Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1896 — UNDER CITY GOVERNMENT. [ARTICLE]

UNDER CITY GOVERNMENT.

Monday evening, about 8 o’clock, the “town” of Rensselaer ceased to have a legal existence, and the of Rensselaer blossomed forth in its place. At the time mentioned the Board of Trnesteeß of the town of Ransselaer met for the last time, with J. M. Wasson in the ohsir. Minutes of the last meeting were approved. Certificates of the election of their successors, a City mayor and city councilmen, were placed on file and on motion, the Board turned over the government to the new officers, and the town had ended and the city begun. The Common Council was called to order aud presided over by Mayor McCoy. The official beads of tin new city officers were placed at the fcOoeting amounts: Mayor,ss,ooo;Treasurer, $20,000; Clerk, $500; Marshal, $5,000; and bonds filed and approved. The fixing by lot, as by law required, of the long and shortterm* of the councilmen resulted as follows: First Ward, Meyer two years; Alter four years. Second Ward, Porter two years; Spitler four years. "Third Ward, Robinson two years; Right four years. - An order for $l5O was drawn in favor of the Mayor, to pay witnesses’ expenses at the Dexter vs Rensselaer trial. Surplus, if any to be returned to the treasury, with itemized account of expenditures. J. W. Childers was appointed night watch, or “Policeman” at a monthly salary of S2O, the balanc: being raised by merchants, as heretofore. Marshal McGowan was appointed Street Commissioner. Hie Fire Department appointments, will be made next meeting, as recommended by the members the fire company. Regular meeting nights will be the 2nd and 4th Mondays, as heretofore. Standing Committees are as follows: On Lights, Street and Alleys, Sidewalks, Public Health and Public Property, Alter, Robinson and Kigfit. On Finance, Claims, Ordinances, Contracts, Printing, Education,*!*?' er, Spitler, L . On Fire Department, Fire. -Jbnits, Drainage, Sewers etc., Porter, Robinson, Spitler. The matter of fixing salaries went over to the next meeting. Decoration Day will be properly observed in Rensselaer, ss usual, under direction of the G. ▲. R post Uncle John Braddick and wife, from near Parr, have gone to Tennessee, to visit a daughter. They may remain there if the climate suits them. John D. Sink, of Newton County, is a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, as will be seen from bis announcement, given elsewhere. Supt Murphy has favored us with a tabulated report of the results of the school exhibit and field day, at Remington last week, but It readied us too Ute for publication. The summaries show that In school work exhibits, Monticello won 70 points, Remington 48 and Goodland 25. In field sports Goodland had 82 points, Monticello 57 and Remington 82. The Rensselaer high school boys went over bat arrived too late to be entered for the prizes. A new early morning train out of Chicago, on the Monon, has beat talked of for some time, and it is now reliably stated that it will be put on next Monday . It will run to Indianapolis and Cincinnati, and a corresponding train will leave the latter city for Chicago, every morning. The train will leave Chicago about 3A. M., it is said, and will pass Rensselaer soon after 5 A. M., and will, it is supposed, bring the Chkwgo morning papers. The train from Cincinnati will it is expected, reach here about 11 A. M., and bring Cincinnati and Indianapolis morning papers. It is not known here ygt, whether any present trains will bn taken off on aooount of this new train or not; bat it is understood that In any case some of them will be doubled up between Chicago and Monon. W. R. Nowels has desirable improved and vacant City property tor sale on easy terms. AUo executes deeds, mortgages, leases etc. Office over Leopold* Bazaar. 6to