Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1898 — The City Council. [ARTICLE]

The City Council.

The City Council convened in regular session last Monday evening. The certificate of election of F. B. Meyer from the First Ward, John Eger from the Second Ward and Win. H. Beam from the Third Ward were presented and approved and the new members qualified, i with the exception of Mr. Beam who was absent on account of sickness. The Mayor appointed standing eommitties for the ensuing year as follows: Lights and water. — Meyer, Spitler and Right. Streets, alley and sidewalks: —Alter, Eger and Right. Finance and ordi- | nances. —Spitler, Meyer and Beam, j Fife and sewers: —Right, Eger and Alter. A petition to narrow Walnut 1 street was referred to the city at- | torney for a legal opinion on cer- ! tain questions which had been j sprung relating to the petition j The city commissioners filed their final report of the assessments on the new street on the range iine lin the northwest part of the city 'On the objection of some of tinproperty owners along the line the ‘ matter was refered to the street committee for further investigation.

The treasurer filed his report which was examined and approved It showed a balance on hand of j 5714.74 in the corperation fundi and .$(>94.(55 in street fund. The water and electric light rate | ordinance was passed to second j, reading and will come up for final j action at the next meeting. John o Eger presented his resignation as trustee of Weston Ceme- i tary which resignation was accept- ! ed and N. H. Warner was elected j to fill the vacancy. The county commissioners offered to lease the assessor's room in the court house to the city for the use of the city council for the sum of $75 per year including light, heat and janitor service. The proposii tion was accepted, John Eger cast- 1 ing the only negative vote. H. L. Gamble was reapjxnnted j ! City civil engineer for the term of I ! one year.

The appointment of tire marshal and chief of fire department was pospt n'd until next meeting. The city tapper is ordered to collect water rentals of $5 per year or loss semi-annually, in May and October. Rentals of more than 85 per year is to be collected lyA Proposition was presented to make the macadam on Front street twenty-five feet wide instead of sixteen feet, as origanlly contracted for. The estimate cost of the change is $375. The contractors offered to do the work at actual Cost. The council offers to pay $206 of the additional cost if the i property owners' along the line of the proposed improvement will raise the rest of the additional cost.