Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1881 — Joint Session of Porter and Jasper County Commisionerss. [ARTICLE]

Joint Session of Porter and Jasper County Commisionerss.

In the. matter of a Jirid</c across the Kankakee River, at or near Dunns Ford, between Dorter and Jasper Counties. Koutts Station, Porter Co., Ind., July 6th, 1881. In pursuance of adjournment and the call of the Auditors of Porter and Jasper counties, the Commissioners of said counties met in joint session, July 6th, 1881, at the residence of James A. Hodges, of Koutts Station, Ind. Present as follows : L. P. Scott, N. Pickerel!, and F. Brustrum, Commissioners of Porter county, and I. D. Dunn G.IV. Burk, Commissioners of Jasper county, and W. E. Brown, Auditor Porter county, and Ezra C. Nowels, Auditor Jasper county. The Boards elected Isaac I). Dunn chairman, and being ready for jchit business, Henry Rankin (per W. E. Brown) heretofore appointed by the two Boards to furnish plans and specifications for said bridge, presented said plans and specifications, which tho joint board accepted, and determined to erect a wooden pile bridge at said point; said bridge to have eleven spans of sixteen feet to each span, and four piles to each bent, and John D. Williams, of Porter, was appointed to superintend the erection of the same and appropriate the necessary money for the erection of said bridge. The estimated value of taxable property in the respective counties is as follows: Porter. $7,446,7(10; jasper, $2,722,767, requiring Porter to pay 73 per cent, and Jasper 27 per cent, of the cost of construction. It is therefore by said Board jointly ordered that the plans and specifications of Henry Rankin be adopted and that he be discharged. Also ordered that John I). Williams, of Porter county be, and he hereby is appointed superintendent of the erection of said bridge ; that he make his bond in the penal sum of S2OOO, with at least two good freehold sureties and payable to the Commissioners of Porter county: conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as such Superintendent and the proper disbursement of all monies advanced to to him in the prosecution of such work; that said superintendent shall proceed to advertise for sealed bids for the erection of such bridge, by publication in at least, on» newspaper in each county, referring to the plans and specifications on file in the Auditor’s office of Porter county, and reserving the right to 'reject any or all bids; also that no bid will be entertained unless accompanied by a bond payable to the State of Indiana and signed by at least two freehold sureties in the penal sum of S2OOO, guaranteeing the faithful execution of the work so bid for, and that he will promptly pay all debts incurred by him in the prosecution of such work, including labor, material furnished, and for boarding laborers, thereon. lie is also to enter into a written contract with said contractor to examine and suffer no material to bo used in the construction of said bridge only good, sound material, and that lie report to the joint board at a meeting to be held at the place of location of said bridge, at a future time, which meeting will be agreed on as to time by the Auditors of the respective counties herein named. And in case John D. Williams should, from any cause, fail to accept the appointment, it is ordered by the joint board that the Commissioners of Porter county be and and they are hereby authorized to appoint some one else to superintend said work, he Ordered that the court do now adjourn. Attest : W. E. Brown, Aud. Porter Co. L. P. Scott, N. PICKEKELL, F. Brustrum, r Board of Commissioners Porter Co. Attest: Ezra C. Nowels, Aud. Jasper Co. Isaac D. Dunn, Geo. W. Burk, Board of Commissioners Jasper Co