Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1916 — PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS [ARTICLE]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Meet and Transact Considerable Business—Session f Lasts Two Days.

The county commissioners were in session Monday and Tuesday and transacted considerable business before adjourning. W. V. Porter was awarded the contract for a bridge in Union township at $1,342. The auditor was directed to advertise for bids for a bridge in Jordan township. The contract for a bridge in Kankakee township was awarded to the Enkhart Bridge Co. for $727.50. No bids were received for another bridge in the same township and the contract was not let. June 20th was set as a date for a joint meeting of the commissioners of Starke and Jasper counties to consider the matter of a bridge over the Kankakee rivet between the two counties petitioned for by the trustee of Kankakee township. The meeting will take place at the site of the proposed bridge. The contracts for six bridges in Wheatfield township were let to A. S. Keene, of Wheatfield, at the following prices: $448, $498, $498, $448, $448, $275. The contractor was allowed $639.10, balance due" on the Royal L. Russell stone road in Hanging Grove township, and $125 for additional work on the grade. The superintendent and engineer were discharged and a balance of SBO attorney’s fees were ordered paid and the cause dropped from the docket. The contract for the George Naninga stone road was let to A. S. Keene for $14,120. George Naninga was appointed superintendent. The total cost of the road will be $15,000, and the auditor was instructed to issue bonds for same in twenty series of $750 each, one series to fall due each six months, bonds to be dated May 15, 1916. Milton Roth et al road. Cause continued for filing claims for damages, objections and supplemental report. F. J. Slight et al, petition for stone road. Viewers file report and time given for filing claims for damages and report of viewers.

Wm. L. Wood et al, petition for stone road. M. B. Price appointed engineer, Walter V. Porter and Edward P. Lane viewers to report the first day of the July term. Wm. O. Rowles et al, petition for stone road Improvement. Referred to M. B. Price, engineer, and J. L. Babcock and James McClanahan viewers, to report before June 21, 1916. John F. Zimmer et al. Petition for drain. Petition referred to drainage commissioners for report. W. V. Porter appointed third commissioner. Directed to meet and report the firs; day of the July term. Marion E. Bice et al, petition for drain. Referred to Robert Mannan, engineer, and B. J. Moore and James Bullis as third commissioner to report at the first day of the July term. An additional assessment of 10 per cent was levied on the George R. Clayton et al joint ditch. September 15th was set as the day on or before which the assessments can be paid. After that date the assessment shest will be turned over to the county treasurer so rcollection. The contract for poor farm supplies for the next quarter was let as follows: Roth Bros., meat, $32; John Eger, groceries, $175.81; George L. Murray Co., dry goods, $53.10.

No bids were received for the sa e of some second hand bridge materia 1 and grader and Supt. Gray was instructed to sell the same at priva-e sale at the best figures obtainable. • Ethel Greene and Manley Price were appointed to scholarships at Purdue University and Ransom Sawin was appointed first alternate. The quarterly report of the poor farm superintendent was approved. Lloyd S. Parks was appointed constable for Marion township to serve until the next election. The appoints ment was made necessary by Marion township having no constable.

The Elkhart Bridge Co. was allowed a balance of $3,063 on contract for bridge in Wheatfield township; bridge accepted and superintendent discharged. ■ R. H. and G. H. McWilliams, contractors for widening and improving the grade at Baum’s bridge, were allowed $1,200. T. M. Callahan, contractor, was allowed $1,400 on the M. J. Delehanty stone road in Wheatfield township. The Chris Roush stone road in Carpenter township was accepted and the contractors, W. F.'Smith & Co., were allowed $3j031 balance due on contract. The contractors on the Fred. Baier stone roath in Carpenter township were allowed $6,500 on contract.

In the Thomas M. Callahan stone road, Charles Scott, Supt. of construction, filed report showing the filing of waivers and a request for the issue of bonds. Auditor directed to prepare duplicate and bonds ordered. Chas. W. Postill stone road; engineer and viewers filed supplementary report showing no damages. No exceptions to report, road ordered constructed and notice ordered given for sale of same on July 3. In the Charles Erb ditch in Hanging Grove township, George A. Williams was allowed additional attorney fee of slls for correcting errors in assessments. Joseph Stewart, superintendent of construction, filed report showing completion of ditch and payment of all bills and expenses. Report approved; superintendent allowed SSO and ordered to make distributions of $78.15 and report to court. John C. Baker ditch; report filed and cause continued for remonstrance. George M. Myers ditch; petitioners file motion to dismiss cause, and same is dismissed at petitioners' costs. James C. Anderson, of Wheatfield, proprietor of one of the only two saloons in Jasper county, was granted a renewal of his liquor license for another year.

Grant Davisson, trustee of Barkley township, was granted permission to extend additional poor relief not exceeding S3O to Reuben Syder. The auditor was directed to give notice for the letting of contract for supplying coal for the court house heating plant on July 3. A petition signed by 73 residents of the southwest part of Rensselaer was presented to the board praying that the new Work street bridge be raised on its abuttments. to more nearly conform with the street levels on rither side thereof. Interest on county funds in the various depositories for the month of May (reports from the Trust & Savings bank of Rensselaer and Bank of Wheatfield not being in) were as fellows: First National Bank of Rensselaer, $290.49; State Bank of Rensselaer, $148.72; State Bank of Remington, SIOSL2O. ■