Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1910 — THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY COUNCIL.

Meet Monday Evening and Transact Routine Business. The common council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present except the mayor, who was out of town. It was voted to extend water mains in east part of town to Mel Griffin and Mrs. Seelman, at cost of $43 to latter and s4l to former, who are to pay said cost and be credited for such amounts on their water rentals. The city attorney was instructed to investigate matter of extension of Melville street sewer and report at next meeting. Ihe city treasurer’s report showed the following balances in the various funds: Corporation fund $ 299 80 LigM fund 3,446.17 Road fund............. 1,199.72

The following claims were allowed: LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary.. | 50.00 Mel Abbott, same. ....... 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Tull Malone, wiring 4.75 Gen. El. Co., supplies 31.88 Western El. Co., same 19 72 F-. Bissell Co., same 20.96 R. D. Thompson, freight paid 312.79 Sunflower Coal Co., c0a1... 69.87 Shoal Creek Coal Co., same. 111.57 Ehrmann Coal Co., same. . 59 84 Shirley Hill Coal Co., same. 45.74 Hoover-Watson Ptg Co. reeds 15.00 CORPORATION FUND. J. K. Davis, marshal salary 30.00 E. M. Thomas, nlghtwateh. . 25.00 Rensselaer Garage, wk on h 1.00 Rensselaer Lumb Co., coal. 775 Maines & Hamilton, coal. . 6.40 ROAD FUND. Bert Campbell, salary 25.00 Andrew Wheeler, labor. ... 640 Rensselaer Lumb. Co., lumb 22.89 Maines & H., feed for team 27.63 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, salary 30 00 John Hordeman, wk. maines.. G H McClain, insurance. . . 6.80 Hoover-Watson Co, reoords 16.50 bor this week only our large package of oat meal, without a china dish, only 17c.; our regular 25c package, with a china dish, 20c.—John Eger.