Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1903 — The City Council. [ARTICLE]

The City Council.

The city council held a short session Monday evening. W. N. Baker presented a petition asking for an ordinance preventing chickens running at large. The city attorney was instructed to draw up an ordinance covering the matter if he can find any law for it. Superintendent Chamberlain reported that he had communicated with the Standard Oil Co. in regard to using crude oil at the plant and found that it would be much more expensive than coal.' The company wants 4.35 cents per gallon for the oil. It is estimated that it takes 175 to 180 gallons of oil to equal one ton of coal, which would make the cost of oil about four or five times that of coal. Permission was granted to use the streets for the removal of the Free Baptist church building. The following-bills were allowed: ROAD FUND. Wm. Simons, hauling cinders 2 10 A. E. Bird, shoveling cinders 1 05 Lyman Zea, hauling cinders 1 25 Geo. Platt, burying dog 50 Al Fletcher, cleaning walk 5 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. M. B. Austin & Co., supplies ...... 1 85 Ira Smith, work on line 60 Ben Smith, laying brick 1 00 Lem Huston, salary 25 00 C. L. Thornton, salary 25 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, 5a1ary.......... 25 00 Chas. Morlan, recording deed.. 1 00