Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1901 — Council Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Council Proceedings.

A 4-foot cement walk was ordered >n the north side of Oak street from Wain to Forest. The work must be lone within 60 days. < , • Action upon the proposed improvenen of Cullen street from Washingon to Grace was deferred. It is the ntention to hold this matter off until he publication of the acts of the last reneral assembly, when it will be conitrucced under the new street jmirovement law, which makes the issessments correspond with the lenefits. It is proposed to make the dock along the east side of the public iquare of brick. The Journal was awarded the contract for printing 100 copies of the irdinance and by-laws of the fire dejartment in pamphlet form at sl4. The chief of the fire department nade a report showing that the folowing persons have been members )f the fire department for one year or note and are entitled to exemption ’rom cororpation taxes: A.D. Burns, S. L. Gay, J. E. Hopkins, E. R. Hopfins, John W. Mann, 0. WxPlatt, lohn Rush, J. H. Hoover. An ordinance was read and passed o second reading providing for the etiing of the contract for public irinting. The Mayor was authorized to exe. :ute a five years’ contract with the Journal for water for a motor for $55 or first year and S4O for subsequent rears. < ' The city attorney was directed to lotify the railroad company to put in i tank and attachments to prevent ihe waste of city water. Tue fire warden and city marshal vere directed to have all waste paper md garbage removed from the streets, illeys and vacant lots within the orporation at once.