Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1908 — CITY COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY EVENING [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY EVENING

Water Contract With Monon Railroad Renewed—Other Business Transacted and Claims Allowed.

All members were present at the city council meeting Moqdfty evening except Councilman Gerber. The contract with the Monon railroad for water and light, which has just expired, was renewed for the period of one year at an annual rental of 3380, an increase of S3O over the old contract. The contract for the Van Rensselaer street improvement was let to W. F. Smith & Co. The work from Harrison street south and from Cornelia to Susan street will cost 76 cents per lineal foot. From Susan street north the bid was 76 cents per foot, the street being narrower.

Tne street committee was authorised to employ a superintendent for street work when necessary. The members of the fire department present at the Baptist church and Byrd alarms were allowed $2.50 each for their services.

Anna R. Mills et al petitioned for a cement sidewalk on the north side of Cedar street from the south corner of the Smith property to Division street. The city attorney was instructed to prepare a resolution 'for same. \ ‘

An order was made allowing all city employes at the light and city water plant who had worked one year or more a week’s vacation each year with full pay. All of the present employers will be entitled to the vacation, as all have been employed ovgr the limit.

A number of supply men were here trying to sell the city a small dynamo to be used in the latter part of the night when the load Is light, sack a dynamo having been needed for some time. The council appointed the light superintendent and chairman of the light committee to investigate the needs of the plant thoroughly and report at a later meeting, when a dynamo may be purchased.

15 to 17 bushels to the acre. The latter figures are nearer correct no matter whether It was John’s tongue or the reporters tympanum . that slipped a cog.

I Jacob Shriver, who spent some six ‘ weeks visiting his mother, Mrs Philip McElfresh and other relatives and ] old friends in Rensselaer, left Tuesday afternoon for his home in northern ' Minnesota, near Hay Point This was the first time Jake bad been In Rens- ' selaer for 17 years and be found his I old boyhood acquaintances grown Into manhood and engaged In various occupations. Since he has broken the 1 ice by a return home it is hoped that 1 so great a time will not elapse between his visits in the future. . Tbe Monon railroad conducted an . excursion Wednesday over its Michigan City branch from Greencastle to ] Michigan City. The excursionists were Sunday schools and the traveling pas'seager agent, John Prleat, had ar--1 ranged with several amusement park* 'la Michigan City to gtve a per cent ' of their receipts for the day, and the 'total of these receipts constituted a v pries for the towfr. tlpt, sent the larg-

An order was made transferring $1,200 from the light fund to the corporation fund, allowing the light fund ! 4 per cent interest, which will save the city 2 per cent by allowing it to cash orders in the corporation fund, Instead of allowing them to go I to protest. It is thought that the $1,200 will cover the expenses in the corporation fund until the December draw. The following claims were allowed: Light fund, to corporation fund E. M. Thomas, salary . . 25.00 W. S. Parks, marshal, . . . 30.00 Babcock Fire Ext. Co., supplies 14# Healey & Clark, printing . . 10.20 B. F. Fendlg, mdse fire dept. . 3.36 G. B. Porter, mdse fire dpt. . 2.12 H. L. Gamble, city engineer . 3LO# Leo Colvert, assisting engineer . .70 Sherman Parks, assisting engineer 2.4# Moses Leopold, express . .20 AJ. Harmon, insurance . . 39.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary . 60.00 j Mell Abbott, salary . . 40.0# Dave Haste, salary . . . 30.00 Western Electric Co., supplies, 8843 General Electric Co., supplies, 2246 j Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal . . 208.44 1 Sullivan Oil Co., oil . . 9.18 Roy Stevenson, work on line . 2.8# G. B. Porter, mdse . . . 2.80 B. F. Fendlg, mdse ...... - . L4O Moses Leopold, freight . . 73.90 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, labor , . . 30.00 Wm. Nowles, mowing . . . 14.00 Marion Smith, work on street . 29.75 C. W. Platt, work on sewer . 11.2# O. S. Baker, mowing . . 2.60 Conrad Kellner, hauling timber. 12.0 E Fred. Stocksick, sup. on Dayton and Weston street . . 14.54 Ed Hopkins, salary . . . . 80.00 C. W. Platt, work on main . 5.60

eat delegation. The prize amounted to S3O, and was won by FranceevlUe, and was divided equally between the three Sunday schools at that town. 1 They sent 441 people on the excurslon. Medaryvllle sent 222, Monou 184, Lafayette 178 and Brookston 81 ;In all there were 1,482 men, women ] and children on the excursion.