Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1909 — Meeting of the City Council Monday Night. [ARTICLE]

Meeting of the City Council Monday Night.

The city council met Monday evening with all members present. Plans and specifications were adopted for the improvement of Washington street from Cullen street t to the east end.

Ordinance No. 123 providing for the cutting of weeds was passed to second reading. ~ ' ■ E. M. Thomas, night watch, asked for a week’s vacation with pay. The application was denied, Irvin and Spitler voting for and Brown, Gerber and Meyers against. The following claims were allowed: —Corporation Fund — W. S. Parks, marshal $30.00 E. M. Thomas, night Watch 25.00 Geo. A. Williams, city attorney.. 50.00 Chas. Morlan, city clerk 25.00 Dr. J. Hanson, city team 7.75 —Road Fund— Bert Campbell, labor city team. 25.00 Earl Chestnut, work on streets.. 14.00 Percy Longfellow, same 7.00 O. S. Baker, mowing weeds 85 Hordeman & Platt, cement work 2.00

—Electric Light Fund— C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50.00 Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Mell Abbott, salary 30.00 Chas. Elder, firing at light plant 15.00 T. Malone, work on line 31.25 Ethel Ferguson, c0pying........ 4.50 General Electric Co., supplies... 23.85 Western Electric Co., supplies.. 24.95 R. H. McGrath, repairs pump rods 3.00 Jas. B. Claw & Sons, supplies.. 5.34 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal 242.36 Moses Leopold, freight 62.95 —Water Fund— Ed Hopkins, 5a1ary.......... 30.00 C. W. Platt, work on main 7.00 John Hordeman, same 8.00 Ray Thomas, same 1.00 Gould Co., water supplies....... 28.39