Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1918 — PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL [ARTICLE]

PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

Salary of Nightwatch Will Probably Be Increased. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all members were present except Councilman Warner. Not much was done other than allow the regular grist of claims. The city attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance fixing the salary of the nightwatch. It is now S6O per month, and it will probably be raised to $75 or SBO, it is understood. The city attorney was also instructed to prepare an ordinance requiring property owners to cut the sod on each side of their sidewalks to a depth of three inches and a width of six Inches. This move is one that The Democrat has advocated for the past ten years, as by cutting small trenches at the sides of the walk the water will run off freely instead of being held on the walk by the sod at the side. However, no ditches six inches wide should be cut. Three to four Inches wide and two to three Inches deep is a plenty and do not disfigure the appearance of property as would be the case if the large size channels are adopted.