Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1912 — CITY TAX LEVY IS RAISED. [ARTICLE]

CITY TAX LEVY IS RAISED.

Making a Total of Seventeen Cents Over Last Year. The regular meeting of the common council was held Monday evening with all members present. The tax levy ordinance adopted makes a raise of seventeen cents on the hundred dollars over last year, and tJhe total rate for the year is $2.59 for the city, divided as follows : Road Fund $ .40 Corporation Fund. .30 Electric Light. 25 Waterworks .20 Public Parks .03 Spec’l add. school b0nd..... .10 In addition to the above comes Che county levy of 50.15 and the state levy of 31.85 making the grand total in the city $3,41 on each SIOO valuation.

Plans and specifications were ordered for a sidewalk on tihe west' side of Milroy Park. The sewer on the east side of College avenue ordered extended out to the river and tile also ordered put in catch basin near the old creamery bridge. Assessment on Franklin, Plum and Webster street sewer was confirmed. Ordinance No. 145, regulating tlhe traffic upon the streets and alleys was passed to third reading. The ordinance requires all vehicles, except when passing another vehicle, to keep to the right, and in turning corners to make a square turn instead of a diagonal; no vehicles must stop in the street except at the right hand curb thereof; every automobile or motorcycle shall >e equipped with muffler and the “cut out” shall be closed at all times when the machinery of such motor vehicle is in motion, and tlhe amount of; oil used in such motor vehicle shall j be so as not to permit dripping and prevent smoke issuing from such vehicle. A fine of not less than $1 nor more than $5 for the first offense and not less than $5 nor more than $lO for the second and subsequent offenses is provided. An ordinance providing • for the issuance of $5,000 school house bonds was introduced and adopted. Petition of C. E. Simpson and others for sidewalk on Cherny street, resolution adopted. The follow’ing claims were allow-: ed:

CORPORATION FUND. Geo. Mustard, sal. |30.00 F. Critzer, nightwatch, sal. .. . 30.00 Charles Morlan sal clerk.... 25.00 J. C. Kresler, sub nightw’ch.. 14.00 Lightning Flash Co., polish. . . 3.00 Rens. Lbr. Co., coal city hall. . 13.34 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, city teamster. , . . 30.00 Rens. Lbr. Co., sewerl2s.69 Healey &Clark, pub notice. . . 6.00 Phil Heuson, hauling stone. . . 3.70 Sam Price, oats 22.86 Vern Robinson, sub c’y t’mstr . 14.00 Alf Donnelly, hay 14.85 PARK FUND. Tom Cox, mowing pariss. ... 340 WATER FUND. T. E. Malone, sal . 30.00 Ray Collins, firing It. plant. . 15.00 LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, sal 50.00 Mel Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Hastei same....: 30.00 Dick Hartman, wk on line. .. . 25.00 Jesse Gates, hauling boal. ... 28.42 Illinois Elee. Co. supplies. .. . 2.15 Western Elec. Co., same.... 26.38 Standard Oil Co., oil 10.48 Vandalia Coal Co., c0a1220.34 Rens. Lbr. Co., fire brick. .. . 5.25