Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1915 — City Council Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

City Council Proceedings.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all members were present except Councilman.' Warner. Not very much business was done except to discuss the matter of relieving the northeast part of town of excess water, or provide sufficient drainage hterefor. A petition by B Forsythe and others asks for for the putting in of a 24 Und 36 inch sewer ! on Walnut street, the first street I north of the Monon railroad, begin- | ning at the east corporation line and i running thence west to near the Harrington Bros, elevator, then passing under the Monon tracks and running south to Vine street, thence wrest on Vine street to the Maxwell ditch. This is a very logical proposition and there is a good fall to the outlet. . This petition was referred to the , sewer committee.

Other schemes were discussed, such as running a sewer south on Scott street, etc., hut it would seem that the Forsythe petition would afford the best relief, although it will be quite an expensive proposition. Ordinance No. 168 relating to the rules and regulations of the water and light plant, and ordinance No. 169, prohibiting the use of fireworks in the city of Rensselaer, were each : passed to third reading. | Th° somewhat painful subject of i granting a franchise to the so-called ; Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Co., through the city of Rensselaer, and which had been passed to second ‘ reading at the last regular meeting, j was not mentioned in any way, no I one, apparently caring to call the 1 matter up. The usual number of claims were allowed.