Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1914 — COMMISSIONERS’ COURT IN FEBRUARY SESSION [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS’ COURT IN FEBRUARY SESSION

Charles Kain (vets Contract For Lewis Zick Stone Road—S. C. Irwin Road Bonds Sold. The contract for the construction ol the Lewis Zick stone road in Walker township was awarded to Charles Kain .for the sum of $16,573.86 for the entire system. Bonds ordered issued in the sum of $lB,000.00 Joseph Salrin appointed superintendent of construction. In S. C. Irwin stone road in Barkley township the bonds for same were sold by the county treasurer to the Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis, in the sum of $8,112.07.

The appeal of Moody and others from the jndgment of the circuit court denying the right to review the judgment of the circuit court has just been dismissed ; by the higher court. This means' that the late actions by Moody and others to enjoin the superintendent from placing their assessments upon the tax duplicate, are now without foundation and the restraining order recently granted will have to be dissolved. John J. Brefhm, the contractor, will begin the construction of this road early spring. The board has ordered the sale of bonds in the Frank Hill road in Jordan township in the sum of $31,350.00. In the Eib ditch in Hanging Grove township the board has ordered the sale of bonds in the sum of $5,848.95. John Eck and others petition for stone road under the three mile law, Carpenter township, found sufficient and signed by more than fifty resident freehold voters of the township. Cause continued for objections. T. M. Callahan petition for htghway presented and found sufficient. Continued for objections. Ed Oliver, petition for highway filed and continued for notice by publication.

Expense account on Hobbs ditch allowed by board over objections of Northern Indiana Land Company. Northern Indiana Land Co. file appeal bond from the board’s order of allowance. It is Understood that the appeals stay the payment of the claims. The point of dispute in this matter is whether or not the eoupty surveyor is en-' titled to charge for the use of his automobile. The expense account shows that the surveyor is asking pay on this diteh for 558 miles for automobile at 10 cents per mile, also for meals, etc., in addition to the $4.00 per day allowed by statute. The bonds in the Borntrager ditch lhave been sold to C. Shipp & Co., of Indianapolis, at par and accrued interest. The total issue is $63,027.12. Devere Yeoman filed request to be appointed superintendent of roads and for the removal of Sylvester Gray. Continued. This petition was filed under recent ruling of the attorney generall to the effect that the county surveyor shaJl act as such superintendent where there is less than 200 miles of improved highways. This matter will probably go before the circuit court on appeal.