Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1909 — RAILROAD FRANCHISE PASSED. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD FRANCHISE PASSED.

And Telephone Franchise Goes to Third Reading. At the meeting of the Common Council of the city of Rensselaer Monday night, the 75-year franchise to the North-Western Indiana Traction Co-, passed third reading, with a few more modifications, among which was the striking out that feature granting free use of bridges, and was adopted, Irwin, Meyers and Spitler voting in the affirmative and Gerber in the negative. Councilman Brown was absent. Resolution was adopted for preliminary assessments for the Washington street improvement, from Cullen two blocks east to Division. The total cost of said rock street and cement curb was $3,139.50, and the property assessments of benefits was fixed as follows: C. W. and Hattie Hanley. . . $6.13 John Makeever 1,033.6 f Cora E. and B. Forsythe. . 357-80 Charles W. Platt 6.12 Anna Tutuer 12.25 Ira M. Washburn 99.25 Martha A. Washburn 351.75 Mary V. Hammond 382.38 Geo K. Hollingsworth 351.75 A special meeting of the council will be held at 7:30 p. m., Dec. 6, to hear objections to these assessmentsThe franchise to the Home Telephone Co., was taken up and discussed to some length and then passed to third reading, the modifications asked for by the representatives of the company present being agreed to be taken up at the next regular meeting. The clerk was directed to communicate with the Western Electric Co., for Information regarding the common battery and magneto systems. A special meeting of the council will be held next Monday night, Nov. 29, to hear objections to the assessed benefits on the alley recently ordered in the Makeever House block. The following claims were allowed:

Corporation Fund. W S Parks, marshal salary.. $30.00 E ,M Thomas, nightwatch.... 25.00 Chas Morlan., clerk ... 25.00 Babcock Fire Ex Co. coupling 27.00 L C Klosterman, city engineer 11.10 Wm Sullivan, assisting same 4.40 W W Merrill, Sec Bd Health 25 00 Road Fund. Bert Campbell, labor with tm 25.00 Earl Chestnut, labor 21.00 I. N. Hemphill, work on street 8.50 Maines & Hamilton, feed.... 65.56 J. C. Gwin & Co., sew. p., etc.,. 117-19 W. F. Smith & Co., rk Ft- st. .406.25 Smith & Kellner, cement wk. 133.13 Water Fund Ed Hopkins, salary 30.00 Harve Moore, work on line. . 2.00 Light Fund C. S. Chamberlain, salary... 50.00 Mel Abbott, same. . b ...... . 30.00 Dave Haste, same. , 30-00 Tull Malone, work on line... 17.44 C. W. Platt, wk on boiler fur 1.50 Moran & Hasting Co, supplies 8.82 Metropolitan El Co., same... 60.73 Shirley Hill Coal Co., c0a1... 94.88 W. S. Edwards Mfg. Co., same 25.75 Fairbangs<Morse Co, rep pu’p 3.60 Western El. Co., supplies..,. 20.56 General El. Co., same 96.12