Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1898 — The City Council. [ARTICLE]

The City Council.

An Important Session. The city council held their regular semi-monthly meeting, Monday night. The mayor and a full council present. The certificates of election of-F. B. Meyer, John Eger and W. H. Beam, the new councilmen, were presented and approved. Meyer and Eger were present and took their seals; Beam was absent through sickness. The Mayor appointed standing committees as follows: Lights and Water: Meyer, Spitler, Kight. Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks, Alter, Eger, Kight. Finance and Ordinances, Spitler, Meyer, Beam. Fire and Sewers, Kight, Eger, Alter. The petition of Churchill et al to narrow Walnut street through Weston’s addition, was referred to the city attorney for legal advice. The city commissioners filed final report of the assessments on the new street on the range line, in the northwest part of town. Some objections were made to the assessments and the matter was referred to the Street Committee for further investigation. ... The treasurer’s report was approved. It shows $714.74 in the corporation fund and $694.65 in the street fund. The light fund is about S2OO shy. The water and electric light rate ordinance was discussed and passed to second reading. John Eger resigned as a trustee of Weston cemetery, and N. H. Warner was elected in his place. The county commissioners offered the use of what is known as the assessor’s room, in the basement story of the new court house, to the council for a meeting place, at a rental of $75 per year, included light, heat and janitor serviceThe offer was accepted. H. L. Gamble was reappointed city civil engineer for one year. The appointment, of a fire warden and chief of fire department, was postponed until next meeting. The city tapper is ordered to collect water rentals of $5 per year or less, semi-annually, in May and October. Rentals of more than $5 per year to be collected quarterly. A proposition was presented to make the macadam on Front street 25 feet wide instead of 16 feet, as originally ordered. It is estimated that the change can be made for $375 additional cost; the contractors offering to do the work at actual cost. The council offers to pay S2OO if the property owners will raise the rest of the added cost. On recommendation of the finance committee 62 claims were allowed. Go to Bedford’s for seed corn, and weeders. dwlwk. Mr. Meyer, expert tailor, will be with us Thursday and Friday May 12 and 13 with complete line of suitings for spring and summer wear. We would be pleased to have you come in and look over stock whether you want to buy or

not.

ELLIS & MURRAY.