Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1908 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council met Monday night in regular session, all members being present. A contract was ordered drawn with Smith & Co., to macadamize Washington street west of the bridge to College road, at $1.15 per cubic yard, and SSO for the grading. Notices were ordered for bids on sidewalks on College road, Cedar street and Scott street. The marshal was instructed to serve notice on property owners to remove the fence off the roadway on College road. This fence now occupies the ground where the new sidewalk is to be placed. Robert Michal was ordered to move his barn on Rutsen street back onto his own property. This barn was built out on the street some 15 years ago and has occupied it ever since. The following claims were alCORPORATION FUND. W S Parks, salary, marshal. .$30.00 E M Thomas, same n’tw’h. . . . 25.00 L C Klosterman, city eng. ~ . 60.00 Moses Leopold, ex. fire dept. . .35 ROAD FUND. Ches Zea, labor with team. . . 30.00 Cecil Clouse, work on street. . 21.00 John Hordeman, work on s’r 36.75 Healy & Clarke, pub. notices. 23.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, sal and ex 52.55 Mell Abbott, salary 30.0$ Dave Haste, same 30.00 Tom Hoyes, work on line. . 28.25 Oppie Wolf, unloading poles I.OQ Gen. Electric Co., supplies. . 14.46 Western Electric Co., same. . 91.23 Detriot Lub. Co., re. for pump 4.00 Shirley HUI Coal Co., coal.. 112.43 Healy & Clark, printing.... 1.50 Moses Leopold, freights.... 157.27 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, salary. 3Q.OQ Platt Iron Works, repairs. . 5.60 John Hardeman, w'k on main 5.25 Dr I M Washburn, rebate watr 15.00 The following funds had balances on September 30 as follows: Water Fund. $1,473.46; Corporation Fund (In debt) $371.31; Light Fund, $2,517.48; Road Fund, $383.26.