Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1878 — 'Commissionbrs’ Court. [ARTICLE]

'Commission brs’ Court.

The Board met Monday of last, week, Present- -l ion ora tries Jno. Van’t Wo ml. William B. Price and W. K. I'hikison, Com-mission era; Henry A. Barkley. Auditor, and George M. Robinson, Sheriff. In the mattr of Syl. O’Mera et al petition for a ditch in Marion township, leave granted viewers to withdraw report mid turn nd the same. Whsh. Scott, Trustee of Milroy twp, illes report of receipts and cfxpemii-turss,-and hill for services, import allows balance in his hands, April It), 1878, of ißjlti IS*. Allowed ijUj’ 5J for services.

Tho Assessors of the sen-iat twwu- j . hips present their books ami assess ! merit rolls, whereupon the Bonn! oj i I'laualizatiou is organized ami proceed j 10 examine ehe same, whteii. after due ! inspection, me approved by said board j and the scve.ial assessors are- allowed ' for their sen iees as follows: Hanging, j drove; Leroy E- Noland, $47 sb; Oillain, Adam Hess, $57 50, 'Walker,l>avid Daniels,s4s; Barkley, Geo. A’Dair, | s7O; Jordon, John Waymire, $57 2d; j Newton, BamuolE. Yoonmn, $5/ 50; j Keener, Asa Tyler, SSO; Kankakee, j Thomas M. Jones. $25, Wheat lie Id, j Elmer H. Brown, S2O 75, and Joseph j Urey, $1.2 50; Carpenter, Geo B. Chap i pell, S7O, and Geo. (f. Thompson, $22,- j 50: Milroy, Francis W Sparling, $45; ! Union, Geo. W. Casey, SSO. The I. D. & C. Kit. Co., having shown to the satisfaction of the Board that it j has so far completed its road as to be 1 entitled to recover tax levied in Mari- ' mi township, amounting to sl7,dHOmisk ; Cat tho same be paid. 1C her red to M. F. Chileote, F.sq , for his written opinion, which, being favorable, tile ; Board ordered Auditor to issue a. war- i rant payable to the I. D. G Kit. Co., Ist—For $5330 20 now collected and dile, $2,000 having been paid heretofore. 2d -A warrant for $1309 01, due and delinquent, to draw interest from date at 0 per cent., payable out of UK. fund when collected. And 3d—A warwin t for SB,OOO, amount of second instalment, due loth November next, to draw no interest until after said dat e and to be paid out of no other fund; and the sum of SSO 10 is set apart from said special assessment to cover expenses of election in Marion township at which said tax was voted. Entered into con.raet with Dr. L. D Glazebrook. to furnish medical aid to poor of Wheatiield, Kankakee and Walker townships for the term of six months for the sum ol S4O. Also with Dr. Loriug to render aid to poor of Gillam six months for $lO, to be extended at pleasure of the Board. Assessment of widow Lena l’.Donal reduced SSOO for tuxes of 1877. Petition of A. J. Yeoman et al for a ditch in Jordan twp., Lucius Strong, llonry Welsh and Geo. Bessiu appointed viewers. Petition of Ed. L. Rhoades, erroneous tax of $3 35 ordered remitted. Bids for building house on county farm reji c e Ifon informality of bonds. Bridge petitioned for by lPy. Welsh et al in Jordon twp completed to satisfaction of Board. S2OO heretofore a; - propriated was allowed eon rue or. Front exhibit of receipts and di - bursements for the liscal yerg e .ding May 31, 1878, it appears there remains in the Treasury the total sum of $12,427 32, of which $2,831 3'J belongs to county revenue. The sum of S2OO was appropriated for bridge over Carpenter creek on petition of Janies F. Irwin et al; SIOO for a bridge in Marion twp, on petition of Jos. I. Allen et al., and Hon. Win B. Price appointed agent. The sum of $7 was refunded Rosanuali Mclntosh on erroneous assessment for 1876 and 1877. Fr.mi annual report of Congressional and Common School Fund there appears tho sum of $44,921 50 Cong’nal township principal, aud $10,760 38 of Common School Fund principal for which the county is held liable, all of which is safely invested. Of loans made within the year from Cong, twp fund tne ain’t is $3590 B'q of common 8. hool. fi d $1350 00. The interest on all ©f which-principal for which the co mty is liable —cotig. fund peir arm urn Is $8529 27, aud com school fund SBO 83. (Conclusion 0 f report next week.)