Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1916 — City Council Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

City Council Proceedings.

• All members were present at the Monday evening session of the “city dads,” and the following business was transacted: in the matter of the petition of ( . G. Spitler et al for a district sewer on Dayton street, beginning at Merritt street, the city’s eastern corporation line, and emptying into the Make-emuelf sewer, city engineer was instructed to prepare plans and speci-

j beat ions for same and the attorney • to prepare resolutions for said sewer. ! in the matter of Make-emsel! sewer resolution No. 128 was introduced and read, and after sutfnenj sibn oi rules was adopted by a unanimous vote of the council. Sewer begins at the north corporation limits, and is to be deepened and relayed,.tire outlet to be 4 feet in diai meter from railroad on to the river. : A resolution providing for the j oiling of several streets in the city, as petitioned for by K. J. Donnelly et al, was read and passed to second reading. I City engineer was instructed to prepare plat of the district wherein ; 5: P. Hammond et al had petitioned for a sewer on Rut sen street. | Ordinance No. 172, providing for tlie purchase of lot 6, block 2, original plat of Rensselaer, the former : Ralph Fendig property, was unanimously passed on suspension of rules, it is intended to build a city hall on this site. j Ordinance No. 173, providing sot , the sale of a part of the lots in block 3, was adopted on suspension of rules. T following claims were-a Mow • ’ed: CORPOR AT lON FUND. Corn Robinson, sal marshal. .$30.00 Frank Gritser, sal nightwatch 30.00 (’has. Moriah, salary clerk. . . 33.33 Rens Fire Dept, alarm Feb. 5 1 5700 Hemphill Bros., blacksmith w 5.95 W. B. Rurford, supplies clerk 16.00 G. E. Murray Go., mdse Fire d 1.69 Grant-Warner L Go, lumber 25.63 Amer. La France F E Co, sup 8.06 Kelts Lbr, Co , coal citv hall. 19 SO ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, sal city teamster 4 5.00 Fred Ferguson, work streets 36.00 Harry Swartzell. clean hose w 1.00 James Godfrey, work street 1.80 Hemphill Bros., blacksmith w 8.75 Omar Osborne, assist engineer 1.2 a W F Osborne; sery city eng 9.t¥) Same, same Make-emself. . . 65.00 WATER FUND. T. J. Hoyes, salary. ...?, . . .9s G. M. Sands, bond, int paid 2,254.76 Ci H. McLain, premium on in 570 ELECTRIC LIGHT FI ND, c S. Chamberlain, salary. .. 62.50 T. E. Malone, same. ...... 52.50 Dick Hartman, same 52.50 T. J. Hoyes, same 51.52 Dave Haste, same ... . ; . , 52.52 Jesse Gates, hauling coal . . , 33.33 Same, assigned, same 10.00 Gen. Rubber & Sup. Go., sup 17.86 Dearborn Electric Go., same. . I 19.83 Fairbanks-Mor.se Go., same. . 14.22 Vacuum Oil Co., oil 32^81 N andalia Coal Go., coal .... 166.12 ('. M. Sands, freight paid. . . 133.68 WEBSTER ST. SEWER FUND, c M. Sands, paid contractors 4 1 08 MAIN ST SEWER FUND. G. M. Sands, paid contractor 25.18 GEO. A. WILLIAMS, et al., SEWER FUND G. M. Sands, paid contractor 172.00 SPEC. ADD SCHOOL FUND. C. M. Sands, bond, int paid 562.50