Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1901 — The City Council. [ARTICLE]

The City Council.

The City Council Monday night passed an ordinance requiring hereafter all city advertising which heretofore has always been in one or the other Republican paper, should hereafter be published in the paper which would do it the lowest. It amounts at present, to S4O or SSO per year. In most Republican and all Democratic towns this matter goes to the papers representing the dominant party in those towns, and is no more than a just recognition of the party papers’ services. Those voting for this ordinance were Chilcote, Spitler and Porter. Those against were Kannal, Dean and McOolly. This made a tie and the mayor gave the casting vote for its passage. There is only one way for these four gentlemen to be consistent, It is to out down the council meetings to once a month, whioh is enough for every reasonable purpose, and to let out the employment of legal advice to the lowest bidder. J. F, Warren having resigned as sohool trustee, Thos. J. McCoy was appointed to Succeed him. The contract for slack coal for light station was let to the Cpal Bluff Mining Co., of Terre Haute, $1.50 per ton, delivered. The coal company reserves the right when, slack is stack, to run in the “mine run” coal, at $2.85 per ton. A number of cement walks were ordered.