Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1906 — THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY COUNCIL.

The common council of the city of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening. A petition was presented by B. Forsythe et al asking for the improvement of Washington and Division streets from the Makeever House to Melville street, 40 feet in width and with cement curb. The improvement under the rock road system is to be but 12 feet wide, and it is proposed to give property owners credit for 12 feet and they pay the difference in the cost and make it 40 feet. It is stated that the same action will be taken by property owners on some of the other streets. The council ordered the city attorney to prepare a resolution for the improvement from the point asked for and north to the railroad. Insurance for S6OO was ordered renewed on oity hall with R. D. Thompson’s agency. The resolution for narrowing Emilie street iu Leopold’s addition, as petitioned for, was adopted. Resolution for new sidewalks on Jackson and Vine streets was adopted. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Hiram Day, window frame $ 200 Larkin life Go., relief valve SO 00 American LaFranoe Eng: Co., fire extinguisher 30 00 W. S. Richards, papering city hall 6 80 J. H. Chapman, salary 58 00 Lyman Zen, night watch 25 00 Chas. Morlan, salary and fees 48 06 A. J. Miller, health officer 16 66 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 6 00 Hugh Kirk, assisting engineer 2 25 Chas. Blue, assisting engineer 75 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. I. H. Chapman, freight.: 81 35 C. 8. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 Lem Houston, salary 30 00 C. L. Thorton, salary ; 30 00 Freeman Spency, boiler ..., 50 32 H. W. Johns-Manviile Co., pipe covering 18 07 Hiram Day, laying brick 85 75 Art Bailey, work on boiler 6 00 Karl Sayler, work on line 3 37 WATER FUND. Mell Abbott, salary 30 00 J. H. Chapman, interest 288 72 ROAD FUND. Hiram Day, cement 80 Marshall A Healey, printing 18 00 Smith, Yeiter A Day, cement work 56 80 W. S. Parks, marshal 22 50 Bruce Hardy, labor 36 40 SPECIAL ADD. FUND. J. H. Chapman, interest school house bonds 180 45 ELECTRIC LIGHT IMP. FUND. First National Bauk. principal and interest loan 1146 10