Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1915 — Minimum Light Rate Reduced to 75c per Month Net. [ARTICLE]

Minimum Light Rate Reduced to 75c per Month Net.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening, all members were present except Councilman Kresler, and the following business was transacted: The new minimum light rate of 85c per month, with a reduction of 10c if paid before the tenth of month, which had been approved by the public service commission, was adopted. This is a reduction of 15c net over the old rate, and will become effective April 1. The light superintendent was ordered to cut off lights w’hen read ing meters in cases where the previous month’s rental had not been paid. Petition of the Jasper County Telephone Company for laying conduits on Washington and Cullen streets, was approved and the street committee directed to superintend the installation of same. As we understand this does not apply to the brick streets where the wires are now strung down through the alleys. A motion was made and carried that the city would flush the brick streets of the business section and clean the garbage from blocks 3, 4 and 9, and thereby keep the fire team within two blocks of the court house for fire protection, if tlbe merchants, men and citizens, would collect and turn over to the city, $1,200, or SIOO per month. This, it is understood, will be done. The usual number of claims were allowed.