Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1915 — City Council Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

City Council Proceedings.

The regular meeting of the common council of the city of Rensselaer was held Monday evening with all members present. Hamii & Co., who are to occupy the Leopold store room where the Model Clothing was formerly located, were granted permission to use a part of the street in front thereof fur building material while putting a new front in the store, on filing of the required bond to the approval of the mayor. Hamil & Co, will put in this front at their own expense and will open up a clothing and gents furnishing store when the repairs are completed. Resolutions to vacate a part of Sumner and Elm streets in Benjamin and McGee’s addition at the west side of town, were passed under a suspension of rules, and July 26 fixed for hearing remonstrances thereto. An ordinance fixing the license fee for roller skating rinks was passed under suspension of rules. The rate is practically prohibitive, for which there will be little regret. It is $5 per day, $25 per week, $75 per month. A tent seating rink Is now being operated over at Goodland and seems to be a popular attraction among certain people there, while being roundly condemned by others. It is said that many of the women of the town having families of small children, will put the kids to bed and go to the skating rink every night and stay there for hours. A similiar rink wished to Come to Rensselaer, hence the passage of this ordinance which is hoped will keep them out.

In the matter of improvement of alley in block 9, original plat, notice ordered given for letting contract on July 12. The report of the cemetery trustees with the new plat filed of the west addition, was approved. The light superintendent was instructed to purchase 25 water meter boxes of the Clark Meter Box Co., at the same price paid the Ford Meter Box Co. An ordinance, contract or franchise was presented oy attorneys for the Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad to enter Rensselaer at the south limits of Cullen street and occupy said street north on Cullen and Forest to Vine street, and thence west on Vine to the west city limits. The ordinance was passed to second reading. The presentation of this ordinance is evidently a scheme to change public sentiment in the coming subsidy election, to be held on Wednesday, July 14. This company is asking $61,000 of Rensselaer and Marion tp., on a line as shown by a blue print and profile filed with the county clerk, whicn line runs away over to the west side of town, as shown heretofore by The Democrat. The company must build on the line as shown by this profile in order to collect the subsidy, should same carry, and in fact, iifi order .to collect the subsidies Voted in other counties, as we understand the same profile was filed in White and Newton counties. o , The usual bunch of claims were allowed.