Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1908 — Proceedings of "City Council. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings of "City Council.

All members of hte city council were present at the tegular meeting Monday night. Resolutions were adopted on the death of Jay W. Williams. These resolutions appear in the Republican. The sewer committee was Instructed to act on their judgment in the matter of extending the river sewers. Resolutions were adopted fixing the preliminary assessments on South and on Van Rensselaer streets and Division and Scott streets. The cemetery trustees reported the sale of 14 lots and were authorized to execute deeds to the purchasers. A special meeting was called for Monday night, Dec. 7th, for. the purpose of electing a councilman-at-large to succeed Jay W. Williams. The following claims were allowed: —Corpbration Fund — W. S. Parks, salary marshal._s3o.Co E. M» Thomas, same nightwatch 30.00 Chas. Morlan, clerk Geo. A. Williams, city attorney 50.00 J. C. Gwin & Col, lumber2o.s9 —Road Fund — Chester Zea, labor with team 3Q.00 W. S. Day, subt. on streets 18.50 J. L. S. Gray, same —— 27.00 L. Sanders, work on sewer..,. 3.00 John Hordeman, same 13.12 Cecil Clouse, work on streets and hauling coal 10.10 —Electric Light Fund — Moses Leopold, freight 146.85 C. S. Chamberlain, sal. and tele. 50.35 Mell Abbott, salary 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Tom Hoyes, work •on line 23.25 Illinois Electric Co., supplies.. 94.52 General Electric Co., same 3.88 Smith, Yieter & Co., labor and cement 68.92 Ehrmaum Coal Co., coal 68.92 —Water Fund — Moses Leopold, freight and water pipe 123.71 Cor. fund, water hope sold.— 25.00 Ed Hopkins, salary 30.00 Jas. B. Clow & Sons, sup 66.71 John Hordeman, wk, main ex.. 14 00 Geo. Platt, same 2.70 John Piatt, same 8.85 Lem Huston, same ... Ed Randle, same 11.50 Roy Thomas, same 7.50 Ernest Cochrel, same 8.40 Wilcox, same 6.40 W. Richmond, same 7.20 Richmond, same b. 40 Jim Russell, same 5.60 Stoney Smith, same 5.80 Albert Timmons, same 2.70 W. T. McLane, same 435 Fred Kilgoss, same 1.60 —No. Cullen St. Fund — Moses Leopold, bond paidso.6o —Cullen and Forest St. Fund. — Moses Leopold, bond and int—'3Bs.so