Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1910 — THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY COUNCIL.

J. N. Leatherman Elected Member of Library Board. At the regular meeting of the common council Monday night all members were present except Councilman Grow. James N. Leatherman was elected to succeed the late Judge Thompson on the library board. Street committee authorised to purchase two carloads of stone for (he repair of streets. The city attorney was instructed to correspond with Prof. Smith of Purdue and have him come and inspect the Washington street bridge and prepare plan.< and specifications for the repair of same. Under suspension of rules an Ordinance was adopted for the flushing of private sewers. petition of Allen Swim for a sidewalk from Elm street to Franklin was referred to sidewalk committee. The city marshal was directed to put in catch basin at corner of Webster and Cornelia streets. The report of the city treasurer showed the following balances on hand : - Park fund, $108.40; Sinking fund, $41.08; Library fund, $645.39; Road. $1,873.83; Light, $3,757.46; Corporation, $2,008.74; Water, $2,368.60. The following claims were allowed: LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary. ... |50.00 Mell Abbott, 5ame......... 30.00 Dave Haste, same. ...., ... . 30.00 Western Electric Co, supplies. 65.18 General Electric Co, same. . . 53.60 Shirley Hill Coal Co, coal. . . 66.60 Ehrmann Coal Co, same.... 90.10 Frank Turner, 1ab0r....... 32.85 Al Timmons, same..... 16.60 Roy Thomas, same... . ...... 16.50 Jesse Gate, hauling coal. .... 24.88 R D Thompson, freight, . . ... t 0.34 Same, same 6<.Bu WATER FUND. T E Malone, salary ... 30.00 R D Thompson, freight..... 1.23 CORPORATION FUND. G F Meyers, mayor.. 62.50 G W Hopkins, councilman.. 20.00 DE Grow, same. ......... . 20.00 C J Dean, same.. 20.00 A G Catt, same . 20.00 F G Krasler, same.. . 13.33 H W Kresler, same :. 6.66 J K Davis, marshal 30.00 Frank * Critser, nightwatch.. 25.00 Chas. Morlan, clerk. ........ 25.00 R D Thompson, treasurer... <5.00 Moses Leopold, attorney.... 50.00 M D Gwin, secy bd health.. . 22.55 Same, expense. ............ 8,40 Rensselaer Fire Dept. , 51.00 Bobbs-Merrill Co, law book. . 7.50 Geo. Mustard, extra police. . 3 } oo W S Parks, same. ......... 4.00 Elmer Gwin, same 3.00 Al Robinson, same. . ........ 3.00 ROAD FUND. Bert Campbell, salary...... 25.00 J L’ Brady, feed............ 8.80 Michael Kanne, oats 19.04 Rensselaer Lum Co, lumber. . 2.02 G Borntrager, mow’g machine 5.00 Jean Smith, labor. .... .... 1.00 PARK FUND. A N Bailey, labor,. 6.00