Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1911 — COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HOLD MONTHLY SESSION. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HOLD MONTHLY SESSION.

Inspectors Appointed for Interurban Election—Bld for County Barn Exceeded Appropriation. / Chas. Welsh was appointed inspector of west precinct; Samuel Bowman, of east precinct, for the interurban election to Carpenter township. R. B. Harris and N. Littlefield were appointed election commissioners. All blds were to excess of appropriation for the new barn at the poor farm and the auditor was directed to give notice of reletting on the first day of the November term. T. A. Hurley was awarded the contract for the repair of Burk’s bridge for $737.50. Interest.for September was reported due the county from the county depositories as follows: First National 8ank563.66 Trust and Savings 8ank.25.15 State Bank of Rensselaer. 30.40 State Bank of Remington24.4B Bank of Wheatfield 5.37 Gravel road levies were made as follows: Drake road, Hanging Grove township, 35 cents on the $100; J. C. Logan road, Gillam township, 50 cents on the $100; Parker road, Jordan, Carpenter, Remington. Marion and Rensselaer, 3 cents on the $100; Knowlton stone road, Marion township and Rensselaer, 25 cents on the $100; Ott stone road, Carpenter and Remington, 45 cents on the SIOO. The specifications for supplies for the county offices for 1912 were examined and approved. S. C. Irwin petition for gravel road in Barkley township; A J. Bellows, Sylvester Gray and James H. McClanahan appointed viewers, and W. Frank Osborne declining to act, C. J. Hobbs was appointed engineer. - In the matter of the repair of Hebron grade, the work was referred to Tunis Snip, trustee. Mary K. M. Kruger, et al., petition for ditch; Fred S. Meiser files written appearance. Petition shows service on the C. & E. I. R. R. Co., by the affidavit of Wm. Middlecamp, By agreement of parties 36 feet of the ditch at the outlet through the railroad grade is to be constructed with 24 inch cast iron sewer to be fur-, nished by the railroad company aa payment for their assessment Re-, port approved and assessments confirmed. Ditch ordered established. John O'Connor appointed superintendent. / t ’ Tunis Snip, petition for stone road in Keener township; auditor directed to give notice of letting contract on first day of November term. H. W. Marble, et al., petition for highway; cause continued for the filing of claims for damages. Thos. M. Callahan petitions for highways. Ed Oliver, Charles A Walker and Cass Remm appointed viewers. Joseph Stewart petition for macadam road improvement; no bids received; estimate too low. W- Frank Osborne appointed as engineer and A. J. Bellows and Sylvester Gray as viewers to prepare an estimate of the cost. W. N. Anderson petition for bridge over Kankakee river; continued and county attorney directed to correspond with the auditor of Porter county and ascertain the necessity of a new bridge there at the present time.