Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1908 — CITY COUNCIL RAISES LOCAL TAX LEVY [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL RAISES LOCAL TAX LEVY

Levy 7 Cents Higher Than Last Year— Council Proceedings.

At the meeting of the city council Monday evening the city tax levy was fixed at $1.90, a raise of 7 cents over last year. The levy was fixed as follows: Corporation fund —— .40 Road fund Water Works —----- .15 Library,2- .10 Electric light — —— .10 Special school .45 Tuition Total t —51.90 There was * raise of 10 cents in the special school fund; the light fund was reduced 5 cents and the public park levy was abolished for this year. A petition of E. M. Thomas et al for an extension of the water mains was granted. The following bills were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. H. L. Gamble, city engineer—- 11.00 Frank McCarthy, assisting eng- 6.00

Chas. Morlan, city clerk2s.oo W. S. Parks, marchal 30.00 E. M. Thomas, nightwatch2s.oo Lonzo Healey, assisting eng— LOO Firemen, services 84.25 Rensselaer Fire Department, dues disability fund 325 , RO’AD FUND. Chester Zea, labor 30.00 Cecil Clouse, work on street— 10.50 Chas. Elder, labor 10.00 Marlon Smith, work on street— 14.00 John Albertson, work on sewer .80 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, salary 30 00 Gould Co., Supplies 16.98 Chas. Elder, firing 14 00 Jolm Hordeman, work on main 10.25 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salaryso.oo Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Mell Abbott, salary3o.oo Sullivan Oil Co., /oil— 9.72 General Electric. Co., supplies— 13.50 Tom Hoyes, work on line— 30.00 Moses Leopold, freight 37.82