Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1895 — MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS. [ARTICLE]

MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS.

Transacted By The Town Board. The Town Board had an interesting session Monday evening and much important business was transacted. It was decided to have semimonthly meetings hereafter, the volume of business being too great for one meeting. The regular meeting nights will be the second and fourth Mondays of each month. It was ordered that hereafter, whenever new walks are built on Washington street, from the Makeever House to Front street, they must be of cement, not less than 8 feet wide, and extend out to the gutters.

The walk in front of the postoffice and Laßues’ grocery was condemned ; and also the -one across the street in front of Laßues’ furniture store, and ordered replaced with cement walks. It was ordered that the name of the north and south street sometimes called College Road, should henceforth be Milroy street. This is the street or roai that runs past the creamery, and it will bear the name of Milroy street, from its commencement near the railroad, south as far as the town limits. It passes along the west side of the property once owned and occupied by Jasper county war hero, Gen. R. H. Milroy, and no street in town is more appropriately named. The ordinance in regard to smoke stacks was amended so as to require, the stacks to extend at least 50 feet above the tops of the boilers. The Western Un|on Telegraph Co., were given permission to extend a branch line from the depot down town.

A petition was presented, signed by 105 names, asking the Board to order a% election on the water-works question. It was found however that 10 of these signers were not legally qualified, as free-holders, and therefore the matter will be deferred two weeks, until the next regular meeting. The license ,pf circuses was raised to $25 per day. This high license is expected to shut out the small fake shows. The Street Committee and Town Marshal were directed to make an outlet to the river for Rutson street sewer.