People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1896 — Council Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Council Proceedings.

The City Council met in regular sesi<m on last Monday night. The rules relative t<> the order of business were at once suspended on motion, and the assembly proceeded to the adoption and rejection of the various ordinances that had been prepared by the City Attorney and submitted to them. It seems to be the intent to completely re-enact ail provisions of a legislative character for the government of our City and consign all of those which were handed down from the Town Board to the lumbered past. While the spirit of most of the members seems to keep a watchful eye on the pecuniary interests, that may be derived,from proper enactments: most of the ordinances which have been passed thus far are either of a penal nature; or

are an exercise of the police powers lodged in such bodies for the protection of the safety of individuals. The ordinances that have been past, and are yet pending before the body are so numerous that paticular mention cannot be accorded to any; suffice it to say. however, that while there are some changes which ;i»-c necessitated by the re-incorporation, the general spirit of all of the others is found in the ordinances we have been obeying for many a day under the old regime. The Council has been holding adjour-’ ned sessions every night this week, and will continue to do so until all that is neccessary for municipal growth shall have found encouragement in ordinance or resolution.