Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1914 — PROPOSED FRANCHISE AMENDED [ARTICLE]

PROPOSED FRANCHISE AMENDED

City Council Reduces Number of Streets Asked for by N.-W. I. Traction Company to Two. At the regular meeting of the city council Moiday evening all members were present and the following business was transacted: Ordinance No. 156, for granting a franchise to the Northwestern Indiana Traction Co., was modified by cutting out all of the many other streets asked for except College avenue and Cullen and Forest. The ordinance was then passed to third reading. Frank Critser was re-elected nightwatch for one year by the unanimous vote of the council. The city engineer filed estimate on the Cullen street sewer and the matter was continued. Petition of Maud E. Spitler for a sewer on Angelica street was refered to the city engineer. Petition and bond of Thorston Otterburg for use of a part of Division street for material w>hile constructing a porch at residence of Mrs. Cordelia Williams, was granted and bond approved, The usual number of claims ■were? allowed.