Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1907 — THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY COUNCIL.

At the regular meeting of the oommon council Monday evening all members were present and the following business was transacted: Marshal instructed to put in catch basin at corner of I. N. Warren’s property on South Cullen street. R. A. Parkison re-elected member of school board for term of three years. City engineer instructed to lower corner stones in street at corner of Tyler and Paris properties. Supt. of light plant directed to sell cinders at 25 oents per load. Resolution adopted for new sidewalk on Franklin street, north of railroad. Claim of Dr. M. D. Gwin of $ , for services in scarlet fever cases was referred to city attorney for opinion. y Matter of oatch basin on Susan street near Mark Hemphill’s property, and sfdewalk on College Avenue in front of Geo. Ketchum property, was referred to proper committees. In matter of purchase of a small dynamo for light same was referred to light committee and supt., for investigation. Contracts were closed with J. C. Thrawls and W. F. Osborne for putting in the College and Vine and the Cullen and Forest street sewers which were awarded them st the last previous meeting. The following claims were allowed:

Corporation fund. H*r*V Wiltshire, cleaning chimney city bull 00 W. 8. Parka, marshall 30 00 Thomas, night watch 25 00 Chaa. Morlan, c1erk...... 25 00 A. L. Branch, coal and feed 23 96 A. M. Harrison, rent hose cart bouse.. 18 00 H. L. Gamble, engineer 13 50 Thompson Bom, asaisstin eng. 2 28 ROAD FUND. Mart Murray, labor 15 25 O. 8. Baker, mowing weeds .-. 5 « Chua. Fox, burying h0g.... 53 A. L. Branch, repairs for m0wer........ 328 Cheader Zea, 1ab0r..,, 25 00 Etactile Light Fund, cinders 78 00 ■ ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlin, salary go 00 - 30 00 MeU Abbott, salary , 3000 Shlrely HlUCoal Co., coal .V....\‘."180 16 ' VeBt * rn Flectric Co., supplies.... 40 76 Standard Oil Co., oil M 79 General Electric Co..supplies 20 00 Moeea Leopold, freight j 87 Ro hauling ooal .... 353 go electric light imp. fund. Firet National Bank, principal and interest on loan 30 Bd Hopkins, salary 30 00 Gould Co., supplies........ 2 82 Bd Handle, work on main a qo ““*••• - ..Zl tSO Mueller Mfg. Co., supplies jg 44