Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1917 — PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL [ARTICLE]

PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

At the regular- meeting of the city- council Monday night all members were present except Councilman Warner. But very little business was done. Plans and specifications were ordered for a larger sewer on west Washington street from the river west to College avenue. The present sewer has been in but a few years and this action shows the inadequate manner in which sewer construction * has been made in Rensselaer. The putting in of a sewer on South street to empty into this Washington street sewer makes it necessary to take up the sewer laid years ago and put In a larger one in its place. The matter, of providing street signs made necessary before we can have free mail delivery, was discussed to some length and the superintendent of the mannual training department of the city high school had offered to make wood signs free in his department if the city would furnish the material which, we understand, means the lumber and the necessary paint for painting and numbering them. This offer was accepted. The signs will run from about 18 to 22 inches in length and will probably be from four to six inches in width. Cypress wood will be used. While not as durable of course as metal signs, they will last for some years before they will require repainting,' and will cost but a few cents each where the metal signs cost between 35 and 40 cents apiece. The usual grist of claims were allowed.