Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1917 — CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

The city council met in regular session Monday night with all members present except Councilman Wood. Petition of E. J. Randle and twenty-one others for the oiling of certain streets in the city—r Cullen, from Walnut to* Cornelia; Clark, from Cullen west to College avenue; Susan, from alley in block 17 west to College avenue; Angelica, from same point west to Van Rensselaer; Front, from Angelica north to* College avenue; College ‘ avenue, from Jackson south to river bridge; West South, from College avenue west to Jefferson; Main from Elm north to Walnut; Lincoln avenue, from College avenue west to Jefferson strbet—was presented and city attorney directed to prepare resolution and city engineer to prepare specifications. Ordinance number 178, raising the weekly wage of employes of the light and water plant from $17.50 per week to S2O per week, was passed unanimously under suspension of rules. Ordinance number 179, autnonzing the mayor to execute bond for the purchase of lot 6, block 2 - the old Ralph Fendig property on the corner of Van Rensselaer and (Harrison streets, bargained for a year or more ago—was passed under suspension of rules, the vote being unanimous. The usual number of claims were allowed.