Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1915 — City Council Contracts for Water Meters. [ARTICLE]

City Council Contracts for Water Meters.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday night all members were present and the following business was transacted:

The mayor was authorized to sign contract with tne National Meter Co., for water meters for use in Rensselaer.

The bid of C. W. Platt of $l7B to build sidewalks to grade around B. S. Fendig’s old poultry house, or 12c per square foot and S3O to take out the old walk, the city to stand good for the payment of the work, was rejected. In the matter of the petition of J. C. Gwin et al for the oiling of certain streets in Rensselaer, notice ordered for letting contract oh June 14, and Division street, from Washington to Cornelia, which property owners had already oried, will be omitted from the letting. An ordinance against overhead signs in blocks 4 and 9 was passed under a suspension of rules. While no record was made of the matter, The Democrat understands that the proposition to extend the boulevard lights on Washington street out to College avenue was abandoned. All of the property owners out that way were anxious to have the lights extended and agreed to help pay the expense except O. F. Parker, who declined to give anything and did not care for the lights, therefore the project was abandoned. The usual number of claims were allowed.