Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1908 — CITY COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

Grist of Claims Allowed But Making the Tax Levy Was Postponed to Next Meeting. Very little business was done at the regular session of the city council Monday night, except to allow a lot of bills for services and supplies. Joe Sharp, and others asked for an extension of the water mains from Division street to Milton On the north side of Pine, and thence south on Milton to Leopold. Referred to the water committtee. A sidewalk was ordered on the north side of Cedar street from Milton to Division. Also one was ordered on the west side of College Road from the south corporation line to Washington street. The final assessments on the street improvements on Dayton and Weston streets were confirmed and ordered placed on the tax duplicate for collection. The various tax levies for 1908 were discussed but no action was taken. This 'matter will be disposed of at the next meeting. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND W.• S. Parks, sal. marshal. . .$30.00 E. M. Thomas, same, nightw. 25.00 J. H. S. Ellis, same, mayor.. 62.50 H. L. Brown, same, coun’m’n 20.00 J. F. Irwin,, same, same.... 20.00 Eli Gerber, same, same 20.00 C. G. Spitler, same, same.... 20.00 J. W. Williams, same, same. . 20.00 J. H. Kannal, med. for team. 4.50 Frank McCarthy., Asst eng.. 34.00 Dr. W. W. Merrill, sal, b. he’h 10.00 Moses Leopold, sal city treas. 75.00 Same, exp. fire company 35 WATER FUND. Ed. Hopkins, sal. 30.00 Gould Co., sup 66.00 H. Meuler Co., same.. 29.10 James a>. Clow & Sons, same 22.90 Rensselaer Mfg. Co., same. . .65 Marion Roby, work on main. 6.00 Hartsell Adams, 5ame...... 4.60 Guy Ropp, same 9.00 Albert Wolfe, same 14.00 J. J. Montgomery, $1 e»ch 13 fireman 13.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Moses Leopold, exp. paid.... 1.70 Same, freight. . . ■ . ......... 107.00 C. S. Chamberlain, sal. 50.00 Dave Haste, same. ......... 30.00 Mell Abbott, same.. 30.00 Ehrmann Coal Co., coal 50.00 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal.. 175.12 Gen. Electric Co., sup 22.47 Electric Appliance Co., same 3.70 Sullivan Oil Co., oil. . . ..... 11.20 Standard Oil Co., same 29.00 Chas. Elder, ex. firemen.... 14.00 Tom Hoyes, work on line.... 7.62 C. S. Chamberlain, exp. to Chicago and telegrams 10.20 H. L. Brown, exp. Chicago. . 5.00 W. N. Jones, painting wat. t. 1/00 Maines & Hamilton, f’d, team 23.50 Healy & Clark, pub. notice. . 4.50 Marlon Smith, work on street 32.50 Ray Parks, same... 7.00 O. S. Baker, same h.. 2.00 Taylor & Osborn, w'k on bdg 7.00 Jesse Wilcox, same 2.60 Geo. Zea, same.. 3.75 Ches Zea, work with team.. 30.00