Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1899 — The City Council. [ARTICLE]

The City Council.

A five foot cement side walk was ordered in front of John Makeever’s two tenant houses on Cullen street, near Harrison street. Cement walks were also ordered on the south side of Washington street, from the corner opposite the Makeever House to the eastern end of the street, the orders not applying to G. K. Hollingsworth’s residence, as he already has a cement walk in process of construction. When these walks are constructed as ordered there will be no more wooden walks on either side of Washington street, at any plaoe east of the bridge. The walk on Van Rensselaer street in front of the Christian ohurch was condemned Warren Robinson and other property owners want to gravel the whole length of Melville street, and the road north of it some distance. Melville is the north and south street or road running along the east side of the corporation line. It is proposed to begin the gravel at the Stock Farm road, or Grace street, and gravel north for a mile. It is intended to do the work by subscription, and the city is asked to take care of the street intersections, which the Council agreed to do. Charles Platt, the only bidder on Jefferson street sewer, was given the contract at 13 cents per lineal foot and $5 per catch basin. Also the contract for the Vine street sewer, at 18 cents per foot and $5 per catch basin. The heretofore wandering and unlocated watering and drinking fountain was ordered placed on Washington street, about 30 feet east of the Cullen street corner.