People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1893 — The Town Board. [ARTICLE]

The Town Board.

The town board met in regular monthly session last Monday evening. The most important work done was on the cow question. The board decided to issue an order prohibiting cows from running at large during all months of the year. Petitions were presented on both .sides of the question, 125 names being h favor of keeping them up and 97 against. The action of tlnboard was unanimous, excop* Mr. Woodworth, who refused to vote on the question. Messrs. Wasson and Spit lei. were appointed a, committee to ; fives'. Lgate and settle a claim o. George. E. Mars!)all for printing relating to the Y» v -it legion s' reel improvement, vi i.j ts. J **ll ted a bid 2 ’ AJ9.2 >. wiiich was so clearly ar ov*-’charge of the excessive rate already fixed by law, that 'Am I t '; L )WOiitjtv—t ViK* (*Ollllll.l, * • , f i fi c o i«vi * n v* "<i s cut dOV* 11 V:■ ; V' ' '' •> was .solfled- on tout basis. Clias. Borntrager was ad | ane«.Ai §l'>j out of the S6OO due j on tie gutters on Washing; u M-. when accepted, .■1.,, .'won Parkinson bo.;. ; • or.;standjng certificates -n the Washington street irnprm l v.fiit at hot cents on the dob .If. K. .lessen asked the bo v to iicc-*pt and pay for the- (or ueoa si reel sewer. Ikie mat ter was inferred to Ellis and Spitler. A report was made whirl ;-bo .. -, that at present there is *4.in the treasury. This i-b iiboa . all the money there will bo this year, and consequently ih-v will be but little left for Miver improvements.