Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1877 — Commissioners’ Court Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners’ Court Proceedings.

In the matter of repairs required on the Saltillo bridge at crossing of the Pinkamink, ou the Rensselaer and Winamac State read, reported by D 8.. Miller Engineer, a contract was entered inßogwith J. P. Dunlap to reconstruct said bridge for the sum of $350 00, the work to be completed on or before the 10th day of December, 1877, and paid for when accepted by the Board. Said Dunlap gave bond in the sum of $250 00 for the faithful performance of the contract with sufficient security to the approval of the Board. The Sheriff was directed to make necessury repairs about the Court House, and to see that the stoves ana pipes were properly secured against fire. The Auditor was directed to have made and erected in his office suita ble boxes, pigecn-holes and shelves for depositing papers, forms, books, &c., for convenience and oroper order. Henry I. Adams, Treasurer of Jasper county, reported an indebtedness of $5079 93, and want of funds to pay tlie same, and recommended that bonds be issued for SSOOO, to be negot at d to raise money to meet and pay said indebtedness; and the Board having considered mid report carefully, find the statement therein contained true, ami that it is necessary to make a loau of SSOOO- Thereupon said Board order that proper blank bonds be procured by the Auditor, that the same may be immediately issued. The Board then proceeded in company with the County Surveyor to inspect the grade on ’he Kankakee at the approach to the Baum bridge, constructed by J. P. Dunlap, the contractor, and finding the work finished agreeably to the conditions of t • contract, accept the same. Daniel B. Miller, Engineer, reports that the total amount of earthwork contained in sa d grade amounts to 31,645 cubic yards, and th • contractor is aJlowed the balance found due him for said material and lubor, and a warrant is ordered to be drawn upon the county treasurer for the sum sl9lO 30 in his favor. Upon finishing the business of settling with the Township Trustees the Board adjourned, and was immsdiately convened in special session by the Auditor to provide means to caneel the present indebtedness of the county, and in compliance with said summons the Board met in Auditor’s office on the evening of October 20th, 1877, and opened court for the transaction of business. On Monday, October 22d, the fol lowing uroceedings were had: In the matter of the petition of Jared Benjamin, ecal for an appropriation of $1950 from Newton township to the I. D. & C. RR. company, and for an election, said petition meeting the requirements of law, an election wate ordered to be held in said Township on Monday, November 26tb, ’77, to determine whether the appropriation petitioned for shall be made. The petition of Charlotte Irwin, a widow, for release from erroneous taxation, was grunted. In tee matter of the Kankakee grade,, the Board, aiter inspection of work, find it necessary to cover the earth with sand to» the depth of one foot in the center, and sloping to the edges of the grade, and enter into a contract with <mid Dunian to furnish the material and do the work required thereon for the sum of $431 25, payable when the work is comnleted and accepted by the Board. JohnD. VantWoud was appointed agent of the Board to receive said work, and ako *

woik of Thomas P. Wilcox, planting willows and birch, and making other protection on said grade, when completed, George Kessler was appointed to superintend the construction of the Saltillo bridge and receive the same when completed. The county bonds ordered printed being ready, the Board proceeded to have the same filled, in denominations of SIOO each, payable, one-half in two years, and one half in three years, bearing 8 per cent interest from date, to the amount oj $5,000, which are to be delivered to the County Treasurer to negotiate the same for the use of county revenue, as provided by statute; and court adiourned until court in dourse, unless sooner convened by the Auditor. The following resolution was offered by Hon. John VantWoud, and by Messrs. VantWoud and Price, Commissioners. ordered to be spread upon the records: Whereas, The official connection of Hon. Geo. Kessler with this Board will terminate when this Board adjourns, We, the undersigned, his colleaguos, hereby thank him for the impartial manner in which he has conducted the business of rhe Board, find decided matters of difference before us while our President; and while our honored brother is now retiring to private life, we hereby express our heartfelt wishes for his continued prosperity and happiness, and that in peace and contentment he and hfe faithful spouse may enjoy the fruits of a well-spent and industrious life, until iit shall please the Almighty Father to. gathen them into His fold. JOHN VANTWOUD, WILLIAM B. PRICE. Rensselaer, Ind., Oct. 22, 1877,