Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1913 — Notes of October Term Of The Commissioners Court. [ARTICLE]

Notes of October Term Of The Commissioners Court.

The township trustee of Gillam township is directed to contsruct a bridge in that township as provided by law. Engineer DeVere Yeoman is ordered to draw up new plans for a bridge in Kankakee township and one in Wheatfield township. Auditor directed to advertise for bids for a bridge in Kankakee township and one in Wheatfield township. The contract was awarded to Ben D. McColly for a bridge in Marion and Barkley townships for $1,725 and for one in Union at $1,280; and two in Kankakee township at $473 each. (gill The auditor was ordered to advertise for bridges in Wheatfield, Carpenter, Union, Kankakee and Newton townships, seven bridges in all.

Ed Oliver tendered his resignation as superintendent of the Ed Oliver stone road and John B. Wolf was appointed in his place. Walter V. Porter et al petition for stone road in Jordan township. Improvement ordered and contract to be let November 3rd. Frank Hill et al, petition for stone road. Election ordered for November Ist.

C. R. Peregrine et al, petition for highway. Oeorge O. Stembel, Alfred Barlow and* John Biggs appointed viewers. Garland Grant, petition for ditch. Remonstrance filed by Whitsell Lewis, George W. Markin and George Collins. Board finds their assessments too high and reduced 50 cents on each separate lot. Ditch established. Deyere Yeoman, county surveyor, appointed superintendent of construction. Chas. Erb et al ditch. Auditor ordered to give notice that assessment jsheet has been approved and placed in hands of county treasurer for collection and that all unpaid assessments shall be placed on the tax duplicate after January 20, 1914, and that bonds shall be issued in ten equal installments with interest as provided by law for unpaid assessments. M. V. Sands, petition for ditch. Referred to Devere Yeoman, surveyor; Lucius Strong, drainage commission, and Win. Fitzgerald, viewers. The auditor was directed to advertise for sealed blds for the sale of 300 feet of iron fence formerly around the jail. The county board of finance reported Interest collected for September as follows: First National Bank, $73.92; Trust & Savings Bank, 34.46; State Bank of Remington, $22.63; State Bank of Rensselaer, $41.49; Bank of Wheatfield, $4.02.