Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1910 — Doings of the County Commissioners at February Term. [ARTICLE]

Doings of the County Commissioners at February Term.

The county commissioners met in regular monthly session this week. The following business was transacted: The contract for a sixty foot bridge was awarded at 81,194 and for a ninety foot bridge at ItfM to the Winamac Bridge Co. The Pan-American Bridge Co., of Newcastle. The Attica Bridge Co. and the Joliet Bridge Co. also submitted bids. The auditor was directed to advertise for one bridge in Marion township for March term. The contractor was allowed 813,950.56 for final work on the Ott stone load. 8500 is withheld until the work is finally completed. The final report of the superintendent of the Redgate ditch was filed and approved. The superintendent was allowed 820.75 for services. The bond of P. T. Robinson, superintendent of construction of the Zimmer ditch in amount of 8500, was examined and approved. The report-of the drainage commissioners in the Dunker ditch was filed and continued for objections. The notice found sufficient in the Prouty ditch. Cause continued for objections. The notice Was found sufficient in Maxwell ditch. Cause continued for objections. The contract for supplies for county officers was continued. The auditor Was directed to advertise for the letting of contract for supplies for quarter for county farm. The poor reports of all township trustees for 1909 were examined and approved. The auditor was directed to procure a record book at a cost not to exceed 815 and Alice M, Bates is authorized to copy said record for a sum not to exceed 860. Tunis Snip et al, petition for stone road. Continued for notice. Interest in the following amounts were reported for January, 1910: Trust & Savings Bank... 840.55 Bank of Wheatfield 5.79 State Bank of Rensselaer 47.97 State Bank of Rensselaer 22.90 First National Bank ..102.10 The following additions and re-ap-propriations were made at a special session of the county council Monday: _ —Additional— New bridges .......81,630.00 Repair bridges 550.00 Gravel road benefits 30.00 County assessment Washington street improvement 1.31 Refund tq soldiers’ monument fund 67.30 Farmers’ institute 50.00 Milroy monument 200.00 New register of tax sales and copying same 75.00 —Supplies County Officers— Auditor 8162.38 Recorder .............. 15.00 Surveyor 35.25 Treasurer 8.75 Co. Supt ; 35.10 Co. Assessor 9.00 Twp. Assessors 77.80 343.28 Treasurer 2.20 Recorder 6.55 Sheriff" 70 Twp. Assessors 67 10.12 Total ....82,957.01 —Re-Appropriations— Clerks office, sup. and postage.. 17.00 Auditor’s office, same 9.20 Treasurer’s office, same 43.49 Recorder’s office, same 18.00 Recorder’s office, per cent fees. 149.28 Surveyor’s office, per diem and deputy 1 v 42.00 Same, expense and supplies.... 34.40 Assessor’s office, post, and sup. 6.00 Juror 2.70 Court house, supplies, etc. 611.86 Jail, same 12.24 County farm, repairs 45.00 New bridges ...12775.50 Repair Burks bridge 700.00 Repair Peters bridge .* 35.25 Expense bridge repair 3.00 Commissioners court 56.00 Board of Health, sal. sec 52.09 Same, expense ............... 5.00 Gravel road repairs 281.18 Elections, 1908 2.00 Sup. poor children in school... 5.93 Bounty wolf 20.00 Truant officer per diem, 32.00 Burial soldier 50.00 Tdtal 815,009.12 While it is often Impossible to prevent an accident; it is never impossible to be prepared—it is not beyond any .one’s purse. Intest 25 cents in a bottle of Chamberlain’s Liniment and you are prepared for sprains, bruises and like injurids. Sold by all dealers. c .yeas Ms MBs * Mt BpMas,