Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1902 — THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY COUNCIL.

Contract for the Clark Street Improvement Let. The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. A request was presented from the property owners affected that the improvement of Clark street be deferred until next spring. The request was denied and the contract was let to W. F. Smith at $5.18 per lineal foot. D. H. Yeoman and Hiram Day’s bid was $5.55 per lineal foot. Delos Thompson, Mary E. Thompson and Ora Ross filed a remonstrance against the proposed sidewalk on Milroy street. The contract was let, however, to Hiram Day at 10 cents per square foot. Rush & Warren bid 12J cents. The marshal was ordered to move a catch basin on Division street near O. P. Wright’s and put in tile leading to the water in the street. The city treasurer’s report tor the month of October shows balances on hand as follows: Corporation fund, $387.98; road fund, $35.94; water fhnd, $1,157.86; electric light, $343.79; Cullen and Forest street improvement fhnd, overdrawn, $115.04. Other funds same as last report. Ellis Walton agreed in writing to submit the matter of the city occupying a small portion of his ground with the water tower to arbitration. The city ' appointed Ad Parkison as its member and Mr. Walton will appoint one member of the arbitration board and these two members will appoint a third member. On the decision of the board both parties agree to abide. The Ladies’ Literary Society reported that SI,OOO had been subscribed toward the purchase of Milroy Park and the attorney was instructed to draw up a contract with R. D. Thompson for the purchase of same. The following bills were allowed: ROAD FUND. Sylvester Gray, hauling cinders i 50 Vem Hopkins, work on street ye Ed Randle “ “ “ 255 Chas. Cordoray “ “ “ [65 John Rush “ “ “ yj John Brown “ “ “ 180 Wm. Guss, work on bridge 75 Frank Swartzell, work on bridge.... 1 50 Ray Hopkins, work on bridge 60 Wm. Simons, hauling cinders. 2 50 •John Wood, burying dog 50 Smith, Yeiter & Platt, sidewalk and crossings 231 38 C. M. Blue, tile drain 11 97

CORPORATION FUND. B. H. Dillon, salary night watch.... 40 00 F. M. Abbott, salary marshal 45 00 Donnelly Bros., stakes for engineer.. 17 56 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Bruner & Merry, light poles 18 83 Central Electric Co., electric supplies ic 81; Standard Oil Co., oil 15 30 Globe Oil Co., packing 22 22 Illinois Electric Co., supplies 52 28 A. L. Branch, hauling coal 11 00 C. S, Chamberlain, salary 37 50 C. L. Thornton, salary 25 00 Peter Giver, salary2s 00 Ira Smith, work on line n 25 Conrad Hilderbrand, salary2s 00 John Hordeman, work on main;.... 2 60 Milt Chipman, work on main 60