Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1915 — NO BRICK OX COLLEGE AVENUE. [ARTICLE]

NO BRICK OX COLLEGE AVENUE.

Proposed Improvement Was Defeated Monday Xight by Strong Remonstrance. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all members were present. The most important business before the meeting*, perhaps, was that of hearing objections r o the proposed improvement of College avenue from Washington street south to the city limits, more than one-half mile. The remonstrance was dfUite generally signed by all the property owners along the line of the proposed improvement, and by about three-fifths of the resident property owners. The petition was therefore dismissed. Now it is hoped that the city will get busy and see that this miserable piece of road is put in decent sort of condition. Practically nothing has been done to it for a long time and it has long been a disgrace to Rensselaer and Jasper county. It is claimed by the city that it is the county's business to keep this in condition, so long as it remains a stone road, as it is a part of the Know it on stone road system constructed here several years ago and which included certain streets in Rensselaer and country roads, totaling some 35 miles. In any event something should be done immediately before the city or county is sued for damages, as accidents might easily occur there and it is almost a miracle that none have as yet. A resolution for the vacation or narrowing of Elm street in Benjamin & Magee’s addition was passed to second reading. The bid of Sherman White for oiling certain streets petitioned for by J. C. Gwin et al, of 2%c per square yard, was accepted. Joern & Fink, oi Crown Point, the only other bidders, submitted a price of B*6 c per gallon for Xo. 5 Standard Asphalt Road Oil, which was about 2c per square yard more than the White bid, it is said. George A. Williams was re-elected member of the city school hoard for a period of three years. A plat of the new west addition to Weston cemetery was presented and approved, and the matter passed to second reading. In the matter of the improvement of alley in block 9, original plat, the engineer presents estimate and the hoard finds for the improvement and same in confirmed. Continued for remonstrance.

City Light and Water Superintendent C. S. Chamberlain presented contract for purchase of Clark meter box covers together with forms of the H. W. Clark Co. for approval of the council and reports that he has received 25 covers and forms. The hoard rejects contract in full but agrees to accept the 25 covers received if agreeable, otherwise they are to be returned. The city attorney was instructed to prepare contract with the Ford Water Box Co., for the required number for water meter installation. Resolution Xo. 122, providing that the city will not employ or retain any person in its employ who fails or refuses without just cause to pay his obligations to citizens of the city who extend him credit, was passed to second reading. Resolution Xo. 165, relating to the installation of water meters, was also passed to second reading. The usual number of claims were allowed.