Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1903 — The City Council. [ARTICLE]

The City Council.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. The city engineer filed his report on the Clark street improvement, which was accepted, and the matter was referred to the city commissioners for assessment. ' The insurance on the pumps at the city plant was ordered renewed, SSOO to be placed with O. G. Spitler and SSOO with B. F. Ferguson. The city treasurer’s report shows amount on hand in corporation fund to be $615.92; road fund $665.48; water fund, $541.51; electric light, overdrawn, $185:87. The clerk was instructed to have easement deed from J. C. Passons recorded. 'The superintendent of the city plant was instructed to communicate with the Standard Oil Co. in regard to using crude oil for the plant. The following bills were allowed: ROAD FUND. ♦ Win. Rennie, work on street 45 C. L. McGee “ “ “ - 120 J. P. Simons “ “ “ 60 Evert Huffman, work on street. 60 Elmer Gasaway “ “ “ 60 A. E. Bird “ M “ 1 20 Geo. Platt “ “ “ i2o John Brown “ “ *< 60 Chas. Bowers “ “ “ 180 Frank Swartzell “ “ “ 225 Wm. Simons “ “ “ 1 35 Lon Watson,, cleaning walks. 2 00 Al Fletcher “ “ 2 00 W. T. Smith, crushed rock 59 85 CORPORATION FUND. F. M. Abbott, salary marshal. 45 00 J. A. Larsh, light globe 25 E. D. Rhoades, sundries. 3 69 Clyde Sayler, work on Makemself.... 60 B. H. Dillon, salary night watch 40 00 Wm. D. I ewis, hauling hose cart.... I 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. A. L. Branch, hauling coal 60 76 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 30 C. L Thornton, salary 25 00 Central Coal Co., coall3o 89 Coal Bluff Mining Co 152 00 Davis Co. Coal Co., coal 64 94 Illinois Electric Co., supplies 28 14 J. H. Chapman, freight and express.. 98 94 Ira Smith, work on line 11 25 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 25 00