Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1910 — Business Transacted By County Commissioners This Week. [ARTICLE]

Business Transacted By County Commissioners This Week.

The auditor was directed to give notice of the letting of contract for three steel bridges in Walker township, at August term, 1910. All bids for the removing and replacing of the Kohler bridge were rejected. The viewers filed report In the Tunis Snip stone road cause and same was continued for filing of objections and remonstrances. The notice was found sufficient in the Granville Moody highway. H. E. Parkison filed motion to set aside notice as pqsted. Motion was overruled. Mr. Parkison then filed demurrer to petition and same was overruled. Mr. Parkison excepts and the cause was dismissed for want of sufficient signers and petitioners asked leave tq withdraw papers. Permission granted. The Jungles ditch cause was submitted for trial and the court found against each separate remonstrance and In favor of the Improvement; that the benefits exceed the costs and confirmed the last amended report. The ditch was ordered established as per the reporf. W. F. Osborne was appointed cqnstruction commissioner and directed to qualify and file bond In the sum of $2,000 and proceed with the construction of the ditch. Cost of each remonstrance was to each separate remonstrator. All the remonstrators, Mary K. M. Kroeger, 'Wilhelm Heilscher, Arthur H. Hopkins, Ernestine Heilsher, Marguerite Springer, Edward Reid, Joseph Smith, Chas. L. Hensler, Ray D. Thompson, Max Baum, B. J. Gifford, Francis E. Schroer, John Schroer, Frank Kresler, John C. Frazee, Susannah F. Frazee, Wna. Folger, trustee of Barkley township, separately except and pray an appeal to the Jasper circuit cburt. The appeal was granted on the filing of bond within thirty days. W. F. Osborne, drainage commissioner, and'the petitioners in the Dunker ditch causb filed a motion in writing to dismiss the cause. Same was dismissed at the expense of the petitioners. » Thf drainage commissioners filed their report in the Prouty ditch cause, taking In new parties. Cause continued for notice to new parties. Petitioners directed to give notice, and cause set for hearing on July 5, 1910. The drainage commissioners report in Maxwell ditch cause presented. The remonstrance of Elmira M. Stockton et, al filed May 31, 1910. The court finds against the remonstrators and in favor of the petitioners; that ,tha report is true and that the proposed work should be established and assessments approved. W. F. Osborne was appointed commissioner of construction with bond In the sum of SI,OOO. Elmira. M.. Stockton et al, remonstrators, prayed an appeal to the circuit court and filed bond in the -sum of S3OO.

George D. Prevo filed petition tor ditch and same was set for docketing July term, 1910. Wm. M. Hoover .ditch referred to W. F. Osborne, R. B. Harris and Frank Welsh, who were directed to meet June 15th and file report on or before the July term. The contract for supplies,for the quarter for use at the county farm was awarded as follows: Groceries to John Eger, $153.45; meat to Bros., steak 17c a pound and boiling meat 11c a pound. The report of the superintendent of the county farm was received and approved. The expenses were $869.01., and the receipts $895.22. The report of John W. Tilton, recorder, was examined and approved, fees amounting to $691.65. The report of L. P. Shirer, sheriff, was examined and approved, fees amounting to $601.01. The report of J. N. Leatherman, auditor, was examined and approved, fees amounting to $47.20. The report of C. C. Warner, clerk, was ®Xt amined and approved, fees amounting to $366.9$ . Vftflfers were appointed in the F.. M. Goff highway in Union township, as follows: R. B. Harris, Warren Robinson and R. A. Parkison, and they are directed to meet June 13th and file, report by first day of the July term, ! Viewers were appointed in the Wm C. Smalley petition for the vacation of a highway in Carpenter township, as follows: Ben Welsh, Robt. Michael and Sylvester Gray, who are directed to meet June 13th, and file report by the first day of the July term. The report of the grand jury was examined and approved. - Cora E. Dexter and Omar Osborne were appointed to a scholarship at Purdue for the ensuing year. F. M. Hershman et al filed a petition to change the voting place in Walker

township. H. B. Brown et al filed a remonstrance. The cause was continued. The commissioner of construction in the Slpkema ditch filed the assessment sheet showing the contract price to be $5,100 .and the total cost of location and construction to be $6,042.10. The board fixed Monday, Sept. 12th, as thq last day to pay assessments and have the land relieved of bond issue. The board approved the sale of the Howe ditch bonds. Interest on county funds was reported as follows: Bank of Wheatfield $.20.56 State Bank of Remington 56-85 State Bank of Rensselaer 77.66 Trust & Savings Bank 67.67 First National Bank 137»67 Bank of Wheatfield (for April). 11.24