Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1892 — Must Keep Off The Walks. [ARTICLE]

Must Keep Off The Walks.

Action of The Board Regarding Bicy*cles, Street Improvement, Sew-1| ers, &cl The Town Board, at its meeting Monday night, ordered that hereof ter bicycle riders must keep off the sidewalks. The order is to take effect August Ist. * The contract for constructing the sewer along the south side of Washington street was let to John H. Jessen, as was also the contract for the tile along the center of the same street, and for the catch basins 4c., for the sewer on the north side. The contract price for the sewer is 49 cents per running foot from the bridge to Van Rensselaer street, and 40 cents per foot the rest of the way to Division street. For the tiling in the center, the price is 15 cents per foot. Gratings for catch basins, $4 each. Catch basins on north side, $7.50 each.

An adjourned meeting will be held Saturday night to finish the contract for the sewer and to receive bids for the street improvement. The Street Committee, with J. C. Thrawls as engineer, was directed to survey the street west of the river, heretofore sometimes called Willow street but now to be designated as Kanna Istreet, with the view to having the same established as a regular street. The Board decided to grant the petition for a sewer on the north side of Cornelia street, from Division to the river. It was also decided to purchase 5,000 feet of oak lumber, of Yeoman & Son, at sl7 per 1,000 feet Two or three barbers’ poles were ordered removed from the sids- waifo.