Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1890 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Town Board Notices. Notice op Letting Contract fob Construction. Notice is hereby given that on Satururday evening, November 22, 1890, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Rensselaer, Indiana, will receive sealed blds for letting the job of digging and constructing a tile drain ordered to be constructed by said Board on November 10, 1890, on petition of E. C. Owens et. al., recorded in Minute Record number 2, on page 53 of the records of said Town. The job will be let to the lowest responsible bidder. Each bid to be accompanied by a bond for twice the estimated cost of constructing with two freehold sureties . to our approval, for the faithful performance of the work, and to execute a written contract. Said bids will be received at 8:30 o’clock p. m. on above date. The Board reserves the right to refuse any or all bids. By order of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Rensselaer, Indiana. r . Witness my hand and the seal , SEAL - of the Town of Rensselaer —r— ‘ at office this 11th day of November, 1890. CHAS. G. SPITLER, Town Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 178. An Otdinance providing for the construction of a tile drain on Scott street, in the Town of Rensselaer, Indiana, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith and declaring an emergency. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Town of R nsselaer, Indiana, in regular session, that a tile drain be constructed on the following route, to.wit: Commencing on the easterly si ’e of Scott street, in the Town oi Rensselaer, Indiana, 100 feet south of the easterly intersecton with the southerly side of Leopold street, running thence northerly about the distance of 530 feet on the east *side of Scott street to a point near the northerly side of Pine street, where it will intersect a sewer already located, all in Leopold’s addition to said Town. Section 2. The Sewer provided for in Section l e f this Ordinance shall be constructed of elay tile 8 inches in diameter, and to be constructed in accordance with the provisions of an act of the Indiana Legislature of March 8, 1889, as set forth in the acts of said session on pages 247 to 246 inclusive. Section 3. George H. Brown, Calvin Porter and Charles W. Coen, freeholders and voters of s«id Town, and not in any way interested in said sewer, are hereby appointed appraisers whose duty i shall be to examine all the lots ana parts of lots or other pieces or parcels of land in said Town that will in any manner be benefited by the construction of said Sewer, and to assess the,amount of benefit to each lit or part of a lot or 'other piece or pitreel of land that will result thereto by the construction of said Sewer, m-ke out a schedule of said lots or other pieces or parcels o{ land with their assessments thereto, to ppend to said schedule their affidvits that said assessments are in all respects true and impartial ass sements of the benefits resulting to each lot or part of a lot or piece or parcel of land in any way benefitted by the said proposed Sewer, and file their said schedule and assessments with the Clerk of the Board of Trustees of said Town. Should any person appointed as appraiser fail to act, or should a vacancy in any manner occur in the appraisers now or hereafter appointed, their places may be filled by the Board of Trustees at any regular or special meeting of said Board. Section 4. James C. Thrawls is hereby appointed engineer, whose duty it shall be to lay out and make plans and specifications for the construction of said drain, and John R. Vanatta and Edmund H. Morlan are hereby appointed agents to purchase material ana superintend the construction of said work. Section 5. Be it further ordained tha* said d ain sh ill De constructed according to the specifications in this Ordinance and according to the plans and specifications made by the engineer, within fortv-five days from the taking effect of this Ordinapce, and said work, and the collection of the pavment from those benefitted thereby are ordered to be done in accordance with the provisions of an act mentioned in Section one (1) of this Ordinance. S ction 6. Be it further ordained that the Board of Trustees as aforesaid meet in special session to hear ob'eetionsto the necessity for the construction thereof, at the Town Hall, Saturday evening, November 22, 1890. Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 8. An emergency is hereby declared to exist for the immediate taking effect of this Ordinance, therefore t e same shall be in force from and after its adoption. Approved in Regular Session November 10, 1890. EMMET KANNAL, President Board. Attest: Ohas. G. Spitler, Town Clerk.

PUBLICJALE, The undersigned will offer at Public Sale at the farm known as the Jackson Phegley farm, two miles south of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1890, the following property, to-wit; Three broou mares, one yearling colt, 2 sucking colts, 4 milk cows, 3 yearling heifers, 1 yearling bull, 3 sucking steer calves, 1 hog, 1 farm wagon, 1 double buggy, 2 sets double harness, 1 mowing machine, 1 rake, 1 sulky plow, 1 walking plow, 1 cultivator, 1 shovpl plow, 1 stove, 1 harrow, and numerous small articles. Terms of Sale. —Sums under $5 cash; over $5 one year’s credit without interest it paid at maturity, purchaser giving bankable note, if not paid when due 8 per cent, interest from date. 8 per cent, discount for cash. . A. F, GRISWOLD. Simon Phillips, Auctioneer.