Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1907 — COMMON COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

COMMON COUNCIL MEETING.

Little Done Except Allow Claims and Order Street Improvement. The regular meeting of the Co mmon Council of the city of Rensselaer was held Monday evening with all members present except Councilman Williams who is unable to be out much yet since his month’s sickness with pleurisy. Following is a report in brief of the proceedings: The city attorney reported 17 cemetery lots sold to different parties. Report approved and deeds ordered made. All were for SSO each except one, which was for sls. The Supt. of light plant was ordered to install an arc light at intersection of Dayton and Merritt streets and a small light on Bunkum road, west of the cemetery. Members of fire department were allowed $1 each for responding to fire alarm at Monon train wreck on the morning of Oct. 6. Resolution adopted for the improvement of Division and Scott streets, to be 30 foot roadway, with cement curb. Deferred payment of assessments to be in ten equal installments bearing 6 per cent, interest.. Matter of making final assessments on College avenue and Vine street sewer was continued to Monday evening, October 21, 7:30 o’clock. The matter of cleaning the Fisher ditob at the west side of city was referred to street committee with power to act in the matter. Following claims were allowed: WATB FUND Ed Hopkina, salary 30 00 Leroy Thomaa, work on main 4 75 Gould Co., water supplies.. 19 35 Globe Oil Co., packing . 704 Ed Randle, work on main 2 20 CORPORATION FUND W S Parks, marshal 30 00 E M Thomas, night watch 25 00 B F Fendig, mdse fire dept... 6 06 H L Gammble, city engineer.... 20 50 Roy Thomas, assisting engineer............. 12 40 Geo Heuson, same 7 00 HOAD FUND A L Braneh, feed 50 48 C Kellner, cement crossings 48 80 Mort Murray, teaming 3 00 Cheater Zea, salary 25 00 BLSCTRIC LIGHT FUND C S Chamberlain, salary *. 50 00 Mell Abbott, same- 30 00 Dave Haste, same 30 00 H F Fendig, merchandise.....: 26 71 Jack Wagner, work on line 6 25' John Smith, same 14 70 Landy McGee, same.'.31 25 Roy Grayson, same.. . 488 E W Irwin, coal 15 21 Shirley Hill Coal Co., 5ame........131 40 General Electric Co., supplies... 19 91 Western Electric Co., same 41 52 Electric Appliance Co., same— 5 36 Standard Oil Co., oil 10 10 John Albertson, shoveling c0a1... 7 00 E W Irwin, coal 27 50

A special meeting of the council was held Tuesday evening with all members present except Williams. At thia meeting the only business transacted was the adoption of plan and specifications for the improvement of Weston and Dayton streets, bids for letting contract for same to be opened Nov. 2, 7:30 p. m.