Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1911 — COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ORDER TWO ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ORDER TWO ELECTIONS.

Carpeater and Newton Townships to Pass on Traction Company Sub* sidles on October 14. Upon petitions asking that elections be held in . Carpenter and Newton townships to decide the proposition of voting a 1% per cent tax support for the Indiana Northwestern Traction Co., the line promoted by Eugene Purtelle, the commissioners ordered elections held in each township on October 14th. Purtelle filed with the commissioners what he purported to be a bond to guarantee the cost of the election in the road built. The so-called bond is nothing more than a promise from the Indiana Northwestern Traction Company, with Eugene Purtelle as president, to protect the townships from loss, and judged from other transactions of Purtelle and his company, would be of no value. In the Newton township matters the so-called bond was not even signed. The leading petitioners, -01. C. Halstead and B. M. Makeever, in Newton township, had asked the commissioners not to order the election unless a good and sufficient bond was furnished. Th& commissioners evidently considered the bond fulfilling those grounds, but it is doubtful if k voters will do so. Why Purtelle does not make good on his own propositions when it is of such vital importance to his project is another of the mysteries connected with that very uncertain gentleman. • The commissioners transacted considerable other business, mainly with ditches and roads. The Borntrager, Burris, Sparling, Besser, Wortley, Kroeger, Rupert, Davisson, Smallfelt, Culp, Hoover, Prevo, Merry, Gish, Prouty, Akers, Halstead, Lewis, VanGundy, Delehanty, Maxwell, Randle, Davis and Harry Gifford ditches were continued without action. The Frank M. Reed ditch was ordered established. Expense account approved and ordered paid. Attorney’s fee SBO. C. H. Sternbdrg petition for drainage; amended report filed; ditch .established; W. Frank Osborne appointed superintendent; A. Halleck allowed SSO attorney’s fee. Samuel Huggins petition for ditch; cause referred to drainage commissioners; Dexter R. Jones appointed third commissioner. Ordered to meet at office of Jasper Guy, in Remington, Sept. 18th, to qualify and report at October term.

All bridges petitioned for in various townships were continued except cause No. 1732 in Milroy township, which was dismissed. C. J. Fox, et al, petition for stone road on Jasper, Benton and Newton county line continued. The Tunis Snip road in Keener township was jlso continued, as was the Charles E. Sage, et al., petition in Jordan township. The Joseph Stewart, et al., petition for a gravel road improvement of less than 3 miles in length in Hanging Grove township was acted upon favorably; auditor ordered to give notice in Rensselaer and Indianapolis newspapers; continued for letting contract. Everett Halstead and Reuben C. Yeoman petitions for gravel road improvements in Newton township, continued. The Gerstner, Callahan (2) and Marble petitions for highways were continued. The following contracts for supplies for the county farm were awarded: John Eger, groceries, 1177.92; Roth Bros., 200 pounds roast beef, $25; E. VanArsdel, drygoods, 163.15. Walter O. Lutz and Paul Glazebrook were appointed to scholarships at Purdue. The bond of Jesse Nichols, superintendent of the county farm, was approved; as also were the quarterly reports of the clerk, auditor and recoarder. Robert J. Yeoman, petltlon for way; viewers report highway not of public utility and cause dismissed. The county board of finance reported the following interest from the depositories of the county moneys: First National Bank 169.78 Trust A Savings Bank 26.03 State Bank of Rensselaer 32.56 State Bank of Remington.....,' 24.49 Bank of Wheatfie1d............ 6.63