Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1907 — CITY TAX LEVY. [ARTICLE]

CITY TAX LEVY.

Reduction of Ten Cents Over Last Year. TOTAL IS A DOLLAR EIGHTY-THREE Council Asked To Extend Water Mains to “Rabbit-Town”—To Con tlnue Division St. Improvement. r The common council met Monday evening in regular session with all members present except Councilman Williams, who was still confined to the house with sickness. Following is a report of the proceedings: Matter of street light on Bunkum road, leading west of town, was referred to the Light Committee. Resolutions adopted fixing preliminary assessments on College avenue and Vine street sewer and Oct., 14 set for hearing objections. Resolution adopted of H. R. Kurrie et al for improvement of Weston street by macadam and cement curb, which had been petitioned for at last previous meeting. Petition of A. Leopold for alley in block 19, running parallel with Division street; city attorney instructed to prepare resolution for same. Petition of Geo. F. Meyers et al for continuation of improvement of Division and Scott street from Washington street south to gravel road, by cement curb and 30 foot roadway; same order made. An offer to do the work for a total of $1.52 per lineal foot —76 cents on each side —has been made by the stone road contractors. B. S. Fendig e was granted permission to move the old house from the former G. E. Marshall property on Washington street. Petition of Geo. W. Markin et al to extend water mains from corner of Eliza and Clark streets, west to Charlie Battleday’s and thence north on Madison street to Vine (in “Rabbit Town,” a distance of about 2,340 feet, was referred to Water Committee. The residents of this part of the city say that when they were annexed eight years ago, the city wanted to take them in so they could be protected, and they now think it is time to give them a little fire protection. It will be quite an expense to the city to extend the mains out there and it is not likely there will be many private consumers of water, but it is a question but what it will have to be done.

The ordinance fixing the tax levy for 1907, was adopted as follows: Road io Corporations.. 40 Library 10 Waterworks 15 Electric Light 20 Special School >.....> 35 Tuition., 50 Public Park. 03 T0ta1..... $1.83 This is a reduction of 10 cents over the total rate last year. Some levies of last year are out out entirely, notably the sinking fund and electric light improvement fund. Special school is reduced 5 cents, tuition raised 15 cents and corporation raised 5 cents, so the total is 10 cents less than last year. This, with the 16 cent reduction in the county levy, makes a total reduction of 26 cents in the total taxes of Rensselaer property owners. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. J. H. S. Ellis, salary as mayor .. $62 50 C. G. Spitler, councilman 20 00 H. L. Brown, same 20 00 Jas, F. Irwin, same 20 00 Eli Gerber, same 29 00 Jay W. Williams, same 20 00 Chas. Morlan, clerk.. 25 00 W. S. Parks, marshal.... 30 00 E. M. Thomas, night watch 25 00 M. L. Hemphill, repairs.... 12 75 H. L. Gamble, city engineer.. 27 80 C. A. Tuteur, assisting engineer 4 60 Geo. Heuson, same ..." 3 75 Earl Clouse, same 2 00 HOADFUND Chester Zea, salary 25 00 Mort Murray, work onstreet 1 75 John Albertson, shoveling coed.... 3 50 M, L.Hemphill, wagon b0x.... 33 95 Osborne & Thrawls, sewer 18 50 Chas Morlan, city assessment, same.... 53 30 BLBCTBIC LIGHT FUMD. C, 8. Chamberlain, (Mary 50 00 Meli Abbott, same 30 00 Dave Haste, same 30 00

Landy Magee, work on line 10 00 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal 61 20 Electric Appliance Co., auppliaa 10 92 Leslie Clark, atamped envelope! 26 00 Moaea Leopold, freight..... 55 15 watbb rVKD. Ed Hopkina, aalary... 30 00 Chaa. Morlen, clerk.., 55 00 Croaby Co., valves 21 44