Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1904 — The City Council. [ARTICLE]

The City Council.

The city engineer filed a report showing Scott and Division street sewer completed. On some obj action to location of catch basins, referred to sewer committee. The fire warden filed report of various chimneys inspected and repaired through his orders He also reported the old vacant Foster House, on Main street, to be unsafe, through broken windows, etc., and the city clerk was directed to locate and write to the owner requiring the building to be put in repair. A permit was issued to Lee Jessup to occupy a part of Washington street, with material in

erecting a brick building, where Murray’s eteam-fitting shop was burned. John Coen and others petition for an arc light on Callen street, about where it crosses Maksmself sewer. Referred to committee on lights. Inspectors for the ensuing May election were appointed, as follows: First Ward, Fred Phillips. Second Ward. B. F. Ferguson. Third Ward, E. A. Aldrich. The Mayor was autboriz >d to appoint a committee of two, to audit the books of the city trea surer. Strong remonstrances were filed against the proposed sewer on south Weston and Grace streits, and it was dismissed. The Weston street people very generally remon* strated. The Franklin street sewer was also dismissed, on motives of economy.