Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1908 — COMMON COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

COMMON COUNCIL MEETING.

Not Much Done But Allow the Usual k Grist of Claims. The Common Council of the city of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening with all members present except Councilman Williams who was iu Chicago. Following is a report of the proceedings: Dr. M. D. Gwin, who was recently appointed county health officer, resigned as city health officer, he not being permitted to hold both offices, and Dr. Wallace Parkison was appointed in his stead. « The claims of Sarah E. Burns et al for damages for fallingon the sidewalk near the old Foster House last September was dismissed. The marshall was instructed to throw out the old board sidewalk near Lyman Zea’s residence. The “fence” or high tariff wall ordinance to keep out traveling doctors and opticians, introduced at last previous meeting, was not called up, and therefore no action whatever was taken. The last school house bond having been paid off the first of the year and there being $994.57 in the “special additionol fund,” created to pay interest on the school bonds, the same was ordered distributed equally between the corporation and road funds. Both these latter funds are overdrawn largely,the corporation fund about $2,000, we understand, and no more money is available until next June when the June draw comes in. It looks like this fund never would get caught up unless there is a change in policy regarding the reckless spending of money just as if the oity bad it. The following claims were allowed. COBPOBATION FUND. G. B. Porter, Mdse, fire company $5 00 Leslie Clark, blanks, clerk's office 10 50 Same, letter heads, fire chief 2 50 Dr. Miller, sal. on board of health 10 00 E. M. Thomas, nightwatch.. 25 00 W. S. Parks, marshal.*. 30 00 Chas. Jorian, clerk 25 00 J. L. Griggs, firing for council 2 40 James Snedeker. rent hose cart house 12 00 BLKCTHIC LIGHT FUND. C, S. Chamberlain, sai to Jan 15 & exp 55 OS Dave Haste, same.; 30 00 Mel Abbott, same 30 go Illinois Electric Co., suppllee . 23 49 Carnahan-Sherwood Co,, light record 18 50 J. A. Grant, hauling poles 2 25 Motes Leopold, freight... 184 10 WATBR FUND. Ed Hopkins, sal. to Jan. 15 30 00 Mose Leopold, water bonds and int 1463 02 ROAD BUND. Leslie Clark, notices street assessm'ts 200 Chester Zee, labor with eity team...... 25 00 John Alberton, shoveling c0a1... 10 00 Al Pletcher, cleaning sidewalks 3 30 Tom Parker, same 3 30 PUBLIC FAB*. Mosee Leopold, note and interest 174 75 BIVU STRUCT FUND. Same, bond paid .«... 130 00 FOBBBT STBKBT FUND. Same, bond paid. ..24 00 Read The Democrat for news 1