Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1908 — CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The common council held its regular session at 8 p. m. Monday, with the Mayor, Councilmen Brown/Gerber, Spitler and Williams present, The city Treasurer reported the Councilman Irwin absent. following amounts in the various funds, April 30: Light fund . 12.326 84 Water fund .. 1427.6 s Corporation ‘ 7445 Road (overdrawn) 156.52 Makemself sewer 232.80 Vine Street... 164’50 The city coal contract was authorized signed with The Shirley HUI Coal Co., at: Linton No. 4, per ton, ..$1.95 Linton Nd. 4 Lump 1% 2.15 Linton No. 4 Egg nut a ,, 2.15 Linton Screenings 1.60 Prices are for coal delivered on car in Rensselaer. J. J. Montgomery w’as elected fire warden over C. B. Steward, each receiving two votes, the Mayor deciding by voting for Montgomery. E. M. Thomas received four votes for nightwatch, there being no other candidate. The bonds of contractors on Dayton and Weston streets and Division and Scott streets were approved. Fred Tyler was appointed Superintendent on Dayton and Weston streets.

Mary E. Robinson, Fred Phillips and wife and A. F. Long and wife presented a deed for a strip 12 feet wide off east side of lot 10, and across lots 3 and 4, in South add. for alley purposes, which was accepted and approved. The following claims were allowed : CORPORATION FUND. L. H. Gamble, city engineer.......sll.80 Clarence Thompson, asst. same.... 2.50 Frank Crosscup, same 2.50 E. M. Thomas, nightwatch 25.00 W. 8. Parks, marshal. .... 30.00 Warner Bros., mdse, fire company. 2.04 John O'Connor, board prisoners.... 13.60 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Moses Leopold, freight 4.01 Warner Bros., mdse, light plant... 4.80 C. S. Chamberlain, salary to. May 1 50.00 Mell Abbot, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Gen. Electric Co., supplies 65.75 Scott Chestnut, work on line/..... 5.90 WATER FUND. Gould Co., supplies... 11.33 Ed Hopkins, salary to May 1...... 30.00 ROAD FUND. Maines & Hamilton, feed city team 58.25 Warner Bros., mdse 1.05 Chester Zea, labor with city team 30 00 Wayne Clouse, shoveling c0a1......15.75 O. S. Baker, work on street 1.25 Lemuel Smith, work on sewer.... 2.25