Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1886 — Commissioners’ Court. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners’ Court.

Commissioner Prevo did not return after having been called home Tuesday, by the sickness of his daughter, and Messrs. Nichols and Tabor completed the work of the session without him. On petition of the G. A. R. post, of this place, the Board appropriated 8100 to pay for a memorial stone in honor of the soldiers of the county, in the state soldiers monument, to be erected at Indianapolis. Thomas Thompson being disqualified for the position of inspector of elections in the South precinct of Marion tp., on account of a near relative being a candidate, W. H. Rhoades was appointed in his stead. The contracts for supplying coal for the court house, jail and poor farm were awarded, as follows: J. C. Porter to supply the coal for court house and jail at 87.25 per ton, delivered. (J. D. Nowels to supply the poor farm at 87.00 per ton, on board cars. No important action was taken in regard to road or bridge matters, and we understand that a special session will be called, at an early day, to give further consideration to those matters.

Many claims were disposed of, being mostly allowed at the full amount. The joint claim of G. M. Robinson and Wm M. Hoover, for 869, for making delinquent tax records was continued for further consideration. The bill of Treasurer Hoover, for about 89, for postal cards sent out to delinquent tax-payers, was disallowed; the Board holding that inasmuch as the Treasurer receives six per cent, of all delinquent taxes collected by him, he ought properly to bear the expense of said notification. The precedent thus established, if it be correct, ought to be adhered to.