ACCEPTED ELECTRIC LIGHT PROPOSITION AT SPECIAL MEETING
The City Council held a special meeting January 7 1901 to reconsider the electric light proposition for Troy Indiana. Mayor S. W. Rawson presided with Aldermen Mendenall Gerfen Hoge Hampe Gehl Kimberlin and Clerk pro tem A R Snodgrass. The body approved street tree trimming permits and accepted the mayor’s action on appointing Emil Droll as marshal temporarily. Bills for street work lumber and salaries were approved and referred to the Finance Committee which audited them and ordered warrants. The Donk Bros coal and coke Company electric power offer was sent to the Light Committee for study. after deliberation the committee failed to agree and the council rejected the Donk Bros proposal before finally granting Mendenall authority to assign the streets superintendent as acting marshal at fifty dollars monthly. The meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Rawson
Protem A. R. Snodgrass
Mendenall
Gerfen
Hoge
Hampe
Gehl
Kimberlin
Geffen
T. H. Bell
Emil Droll
East St
Donk Bros.” Coal and Coke Company
Guehl
Donk Bros
Giehl
Light Committee
Light
Yeas
Gouchi
S. W. Rawson
A. R. Syoperass
City Council Special Meeting Reconsiders Past Action
At a special meeting called by the Mayor, present were Mayor S W Rawson, Clerk pro tem A R Snodgrass, and Aldermen Gerfen Gichl Hampe Hoge Kimberlin and Mendenall. The purpose was to reconsider the council action on the
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Roll Catl
A. R. Snodgrass
Gerfen
Gichl
Hampe
Hoge
Kimberlin
Mendenall
City council rejects Donk Bros electric power offer
The council reconsidered the last meeting motion to accept Donk Bros to furnish electric lights. Moved by Mentenill and seconded by Kimbertin, the ayes were Mendenall Mimberlin Geehl and nays Gerfen Hionpe Hoge. With a tie the mayor voted nay and the motion failed. A. R. Sxoncrass, Clerk pro tem, adjourned.
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Donk Bros
Cal and Coke Company
Mentenill
Kimbertin
Mendenall
Mimberlin
Geehl
Gerfen
Hion
City Treasurer Report for December ends in 190?
The City Treasurer submits the monthly report for December showing balance on hand, receipts from licenses and street, police, and contingent expenditures. Totals appear as items paid and remaining balance, with no clear final figures due to garbled OCR.
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Hononan
Orry Covyer
Troy
Gentleme Nour
Teesees
Sholbo
Bulunee Fa Treasury Wees
Ssaoles R. PL
Arwanrex
Board of Education meets in regular session in Troy
The Troy Board of Education met January 4 1901 in regular session at the school house with President Croll presiding. Finance committee reports approved expenditures for Thurston Cochran Kremer and others. principal’s report accepted. adjournment granted. Also noted are tax collector bonds for Edwardsville Nameoki Venice and Woodriver districts and a public notice of pension related remedies and local commerce ads.
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Board of Education
Croll
Shadwick
Donoho
Collins
Rawson
Coolk
Mantle
Finance Committee
Thurston
Mabel Cochran
Bertha Oxborn
Hitchie Kremer
Mabel Rawson
Elna Donohoe
Rhoda Bartlet
Ackerman
HF. Thurston
W. M. Austin
Henry Stolte
JL Stienbans
August Drou
S. W. Rawson
Edwardsville
George Kellermann
Colector
Simon Kellermann
Louis May
Edwin P. Greenwood
Wm. H. Krome
Nameoki
C. A. Kellermann
Charles Thielker
Claus Bruns
W. E. Hadley
Henry Cohn
Venice
Wm. Weyh
Comings and Goings of Local Relatives and Club Officers
Social and personal notes recount the Pride of the West Rebekah Lodge No. 544 installing officers for the coming year led by Miss Kate Horsley as N G and Mrs N C Donoho as V G with other officers named. After the ceremony a light lunch was served and attendance was large. The column also lists numerous social calls and visits by residents to nearby towns, plus society events including dinners and informal gatherings.
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Pride of the West Rebekah Lodge
Kate Horsley
N.G
N. C. Donoho
V. G
Maugie Risser
Laura Purviance
Maude Renfro
Anna Dunstan
Nannie Jarvis
O. G
Esther White
I.G
Rosa Wilkinson
Hannah Morgan
Katie Riebold
R.S.V.G
Ella Hagler
L.S.V.G
Jane Montgomery
Local Notes And Gossip From Troy And Vicinity
Tar Car parades local news and gossip, listing shop goods and prices, medical notices, racehorse and mine payoffs, and social moves. It notes Tyro residents ill with catarrh, scarlet fever cases at Louis Niemier, and various trades from A Klein and W J Vetter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donk
A. Klein's
Heinecke
Electric Light Sparks City Council Debate in Troy
The Troy City Council's Monday session sparked lively heat and speculation over an electric light project. A tie vote after a special session the next day blocked the plan, with Mayor Rawson casting the decisive vote against it. Developments promise further action as plans align with the spring election will of the people.
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Troy
County of
Madison
Ilinois
U.S. A
Rawson
Ase
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Fairfield
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Collinsville
August Trost
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H. R. Hoge
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John F. Deimling
East St. Louis
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Highland
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Mt.live
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Worden
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Taylorville
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Charles Oseland
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Peterson, Ta
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Kingston
Pocket Edition
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New York City
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Neway
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Pin
Oak Township
Troy City
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CAI
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J.H. Stienhans
Marine
W. E. Beisenhert
Formosa
Joseph Harding
Chicago
Roxa Tyler
Illinois Woman’s Alliance
Bi. B. Jamdak
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A. Messbaum
Mrs. Tiensmith
C. J. Willits
Proms Williams
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Bucklen
Sy Kingston
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F. F. Wilson
Formosa, Ill
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