Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1912 — Proceedings of the April Term Of Commissioners Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings of the April Term Of Commissioners Court.

The county commissioners had a rather busy term this month, but finished up their business Tuesday evening. Registration inspectors were appointed in compliance with the new law, as follows: . Barkley East John Hayes Barkley West Grant Davisson Carpenter East ... William Broadie Carpenter West Moses Sigo Carpenter South ....... James Folk Gil lam, John. Ryan Hanging Grove Joseph Stewart Jordan Frank Nissius Kankakee Tom Maloney Keener C. O. Spencer Marion, One N. S. Bates Marion, Two W. R. Nowels Marion Three ? Joseph Luers Marion Four Joseph Nagel Milroy G. L. Parks Newton John Nowels Union, North ... Charles Harrington Union, South Charles Lakin Walker F. M. Hershman Wbeatfield Harry Remley The report of W. S. Parks as gravel road superintendent* was examined and approved. A quit claim deed for 63 feet off the easterly ends of lots 1 and 2 in block 19 in the original plat of the town (now city) of Rensselaer was made to Michael Kuboski. Contracts for bridges were awarded as follows: One in Carpenter township to Attica Bridge Co., for $837. Four in Kankakee township to F. M. Williams for $664, $667, $622 and $623. A. Haileck was allowed $260 for attorney’s fees in the Marble et al highwhy. Judson H. Perkins, clerk-elect, filed a bond in the sum of SIO,OOO signed by himself, Reuben EL Perkins, Harry E. Parkison, Harvey W. Wood, Judson J. Hunt, Sylvester Gray, Walter V. Porter, 0- S. Makeever' and J. N. Leatherman. , Interest on county funds for the month of March was reported by the various depositories as follows: State Bank, Rensselaer $62.21 First Nat. Bank, Rensselaer ... .133.73 T. Bank, Rensselaer ..... 57.04 The bond of E. W. Allen for $5,000 as superintendent of the H. W. Marble stone road in Wbeatfield township, signed by S. D. Clark, Simon Fendlg, Geo. O. Stembel and H. W. Marble as sureties, was approved. The bond of Judson H. Perkins, elerk-eleet, in the sum of SIO,OOO, signed by Reuben E. Perkins, Harvey EL Parkison, Marvey W. Wood, Judson J. Hunt, Sylvester Gray, Walter V. Porter, D. S. Makeever and J. N. Leatherman as sureties, was approved. Advertisements for -the letting of contract for repair of bridge in Union township, were ordered for tbs May term. Also,for a new bridge in Newton township. , * George Naninga et al. Petition for gravel road in Keener township. Report of viewers approved. Board fixes Tuesday, April 30, as day on which election is to be held. Samp action in petition qi Charles EL Kersey et al. Joseph Kosta et al. Petition for highway. John Keim, Frank Tiliett and James Stevens appointed reviewers to meet April 20th. T. M. Callahan. Petition for highway. Tom Maloney, Frank Fisher and William Fitzgerald appointed reviewers. Albert S. Swing et al. Petition for ditch. Cause continued for notice. Gqorge Putts et al. Petition for highway. Cause continued for remonstrance or objections. Frank E. Rupert. Petition for ditch. Report examined and approved and expense account ordered paid. Commissioner discharged and cause ordered dropped from docket. George Davisson et al. Petition for ditch. Same order. W. H. Wortley. Petition for ditch. Drainage commissioner asks extension of time to make report Time extended to May term.

As usual, we will be headquarters for, and now have in stock new garden seeds and onion sets. 7 JOHN EGER.