Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1909 — CITY COUNCIL MEETS. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL MEETS.

The Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, met In regular session Monday night with all members present. The plans and specifications for the improvement of Washington street from Cullen east to Divisson were adopted and the clerk directed to advertise for bids. A resolution was adopted for the extension of the Division and Scott street sewers to the new river channel. Ordinance No. 123 providing for the cutting of weeds on streets and in lots was introduced and passed to second reading. E. M. Thomas, nightwatch, asked for a two weeks vacation with full pay, but same was rejected, Councilmen Irwin and Spitler voting in the affirmative and Brown, Gerber and Meyers in the negative. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. W S Parks, marshall . .$30.00 E M Thomas, nightwatch/. . . 25.00 Geo A Williams, city attorney 50.00 Chas Morlan, clerk. ........ 25 00 Dr J Hansson, treat, city team.. 7.75 ROAD FUND. /„ * Bert Campbell, labor, team.. 25.00 Earl Chestnut, work on streets 14.00 Percy Longfellow, same 7.00 O S Baker, mowing weeds 85 Hordeman & Platt, cement wk 2.00 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary. .... 50.00 Dave Haste, 5ame.......... 30.00 Mel Abbott, same. 30*00 Chas. Elder, firing at plant. . 15.00 T Malone, work on line. . . .. . 31.25 Ethel Ferguson, copying spec 4.50 Gen. Electric Co, supplies. . . . 23.85 Western Electric_Co^same. "24.95 R H McGrath, rep pump rods 3.00 J B Clow & Son, water guage 5.34 Shirely Hill Coal Co, coal. . . .242.36 Mose Leopold, freight 62.90 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, salary. 30.00 C W Platt, work on main. .. . 7.00 John Hordeman, same 8.00 Roy Thomas, same.. ....... i .00 Gould Co, supplies 26.39