Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1914 — CHAUTAUQUA IN AILROY PARK. [ARTICLE]

CHAUTAUQUA IN AILROY PARK.

City Council Grants Permission at Monday Night’s Session. At the regular session of the city council .Monday night all members were present and much business was transacted: Permission was given for use of the w est side of Milroy Park for holding the coming Chautauqua, but under the present law the city cannot furnish free lights for such entertainments, neither for carnivals, and the juice consumed by the carnival people next week and also that used in the Chautauqua will have to be paid for, by the Red Men for the carnival grid the local committee for the Chautauqua. The matter of extending water mains from Vine to Cherry street, two blocks, and thus connecting two dead ends, was referred 'to Water committee. Petition o! Joseph X'essius for a light at the corner of Washington and Sparling avenues was referred to light committee. Petition of Emily Wrightman et al, lor sidewalk on north side of Jackson street along two lots formerly owned" by Mrs. Ruth Phillips, was referred to street committee. Petition of M. Gosnell et al, for light at corner of Jefferson and Merritt streets referred to light committee. Petition of .1. C. Grow' for water hydrant at corner of Forest arid v ine streets referred to water committee.. . ' Contract for scraping with a wire brush and painting two coats of 1-amt the Washington and College avenue bridges was awarded to \V B. Peterson at $7 0, the city to furnish the paint. Other bidders were: \V. S. Richards, $140; Frank Alter, $100; Lee Richards, $75; A. E. Kirk, SI3G; Walter Hopkins, $178; C. M. Blue, $lB6. Contract for sewer on east side of Elm street was let to Sam Stevens at $490 and $7 each for catch-basins. Other’biauers were: Lem Huston, $•>10, and Conrad Kellner, $496 both the same, $7 each, for the catch-basins^ Contract awarded Lem Huston for sewer in alley in Benjamin’s add at 40c tier lineal foot and $7 each for catch-basins. His was the only bid filed. City engineer was instructed to prepare plans and specifications for a sidewalk on Plum street, it. 14, bl. 5, and clerk directed to advertise lor bids for constructing same. An ordinance appropriating $l5O tor the Rensselaer band was unanimously passed. Advertisement was ordered asking for bids for furnishing the city with 2,500 tons of mine run coal for the water and light plant. The usual number of qlaims were allowed.