Iowa
Old Press
Red Oak Sun
Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa
April 11, 1902
THE CITY'S FINANCES.
Reports of the Clerk and Treasurer Presented at the Council
Meeting
The city's fiscal year closed last Monday with the regular April
meeting of the council. The old council met at the usual hour
with a full attendance. The clerk's monthly report for March
showed collections aggregating $871.75 of which $125.35 went into
the general fund, $646.40 into the waterworks fund, $90 into the
cemetery fund and $10 into the sewer fund. Claims amounting in
all to $1236.18 were ordered paid. The sums coming from various
funds were: General fund $937.49, waterworks $219.19, fire
department $53.50, cemetery $6. The following is a list of the
BILLS ALLOWED.
LIST OF BILLS PAID GENERAL FUND.
S. S. Davis' salary, street com'r & marshall $60.00
M. E. Moulton, city clerk and expenses $28.96
Chas Damuth, night watch $40.00
C. A. Hough, trea'r, salary $50.00
L. A. Thomas, salary $26.00
Todd Griffith, salary $125.00
L. Fikes, salary $9.00
Geo. Brown, salary $17.50
P. F. Clark, salary $14.00
John O'Rouke, salary $14.00
Henry Peterson, salary $15.00
C. H. Wilson, salary $18.50
J. T. Lockley, ledge of election $8.50
Joel Carey, same $3.25
A. W. Harding, same $3.25
Jas Allen, same $3.25
N. O. Larson, same $3.25
Tables summerizing the local report are given herewith. The
clerk's report shows that he collected $1134.51, which exceeds
the collections of last year $624.56. Licenses brought in
$733.10, fees $227.60, moving permits $75, and water,----
collections wer $3440.10, which is $744.15 in arears of the water
rents colled during the previous year. His report shows the net
floating indebtedness of the city to be $47,822 and the bonded
debt $60,000. The report of Jas Raftery, fire chief, showed that
there had been 18 alarms of fire during the year, but water was
used at only eight of them. The fire losses are given at %10,411,
while the insurance on property affected was $7986. Following is
a detailed statement showing particulars of the 18 alarms turned
in:
May 2, Hand car house ......
May 21, Kerrihard foudry .....$1750
June 6, Call to aid of Villisca ......
June 30, Lane implement Co. warehouse ......$500
Aug. 18, L. B. Pike barn ......$125
Sept. 6, Pulley & Phippen laundry ......
Nov. 10, J. W. Sautbin building ......$150
Dec. 11, Griffith Bros'feed store
S. S.Davis feed store, Hillikeg's blacksmith
shop, J. T. Hobson's barn, C. M. Kelly's
building, Hotel Johnson ice house, barn and
sample room .....$3500
Dec. 15, Mrs. S. E. Hoer's residence .....$750
Dec . 16, A. W. Watson's residence .....
Jan. 6, Webster school building .....
Jan. 19, E. E. Powell's residence .....
Feb. 7, L. Plummer's babrer shop .....$235
March 15, Shank & Ellett's drug store .....$21
March 29, Geo. Chapman's barn .....$10
April 5, H. R. Christy's store ...
DIED IN CHICAGO
Death of C. A. TenEcke, of Villisca in a Hospital, from Pneumonia
Villisca, April 9 -- C. A. Ten Eyck, for 15 years a respected
resident of Villisca, died, in the Presbyterian hospital in
Chicago last Friday morning from pneumonia after illness of about
a week. He went to Chicago about three weeks ago to have a
surgical operation performed, went through with it and so far
recovered as to be about ready to leave the hospital when he was
taken sick with pneumonia. He was in his 55th year. He was born
near Toronto, Canada, Nov. 26, 1847, removed to Wisconsin with
his parents when he was quite young, came to Iowa in 1875 and to
Villisca in 1887. He was married to Miss Melissia Henry Sept. 12,
1879. Mrs. TenEyck and six children survivie him. The funeral
services were held at the home on Sunday morning and were
conducted by Rev. Wm. Dudley, of the M. E. church. The remains
were taken to Carl, Adams county, for burial by the side of the
graves of Mr. Ten Eyck's parents.
[transcribed by C.D., December 2010]