Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1914 — City Council Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

City Council Proceedings.

The common council of the city of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday night, with all members present, except Mayor Spitler. F. W. Tobias was elected president pro tern in the absence of the mayor. Ordinance No. 155, fixing the amount of the bonds of city officials, was introtuced, read, and rules suspended and on motion was put on passage and unanimously adopted. It provides bonds as follows: City clerk, $500; civil engineer, $500; city marshall, $1,000; chief fire department, $500; each member of board of health, $500; city treasurer, $7,500. The present bonds were approved, and the city treasurer was authorized to execute a new bond in the penal sum of $7,500, in lieu of the bond now in force in the penal sum of $15,000. The city attorney was instructed to order statutes, docket and such forms as are necessary for the municipal court. The usual number of claims were allowed.