Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1916 — Proceedings July Term of The Commissioners’ Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings July Term of The Commissioners’ Court.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and in order to celebrate the Fourth thjy pushed the business along, finishing the work of the term at a night session. The following business was transacted: The contract for a bridge in Jordan township was let to John Daniels for $749. • James E. Lamson, petition for stone road. The auditor was directed to advertise for bids, letting to be August Bth. Contractor T. M. Callahan was allowed $2,400 as part pay on the M. J. Deiehanty et al stone road. On the Fred Bajre stone road the contractor was allowed 80 per cent, or $8464.80. A. Halleck was allowed $250 attorney’s fee on the George Nanninga et al road, 20 per cent to be retained until the completion of the road. The contract for the Charles W. Postill et al stone road improvement was awarded to Orvis Salrin for the sum of $6,995.50. Bond examined and approved. John Nowels appointed superintendent of construction. Charles Sands, attorney, was allowed $l6O, 20 per cent to be retained until completion of contract. • The auditor was directed to issue bonds in 20 equal series of $375 each, to be dated July 15, 1916. Milton Roth ct al, petition for stone road. Auditor presents report of engineer and viewers heretofore filed. Examined and approved. No remonstrance on file, nor claims for damages. Road ordered established. Auditor directed to give notice of letting the second day of the August term. Moses Leopold was allowed attorney’s fees of SIOO, 20 per cent to be retained until completion. Wm. L. Wood et al. Viewers’ time extended until the first day of the August term for report. Wm. O. Rowles et al. Engineer granted extension of time to July Bth. Silas Potts et al, petition for highway . James L. Babcock, S. D. Brusnahan and Joseph- Kosta appointed viewers, to meet at the office of W. L. Wood at Parr, July 13, ami qualify and proceed to view and report at the second day of the August term. John C. Baker, petition for drain. Ordered constructed. Edgar E. Nesbitt, commissioner of construction, ordered to sell same.

John F. Zimmer, petition for drain. Engineer’s tiine extended to the first day of August term. (Marvin E. Bice, petition for drain. Viewers’ time extended to July 20. William Folger, petition for drain. Continued for objections. The contract for coal for county use was awarded to the Power Coal Co. The petition for the raising of the Work street bridge was dropped upon the refusal of county council to make appropriation for same. County officers reported funds collected for the quarter as follows: Auditor $81.15; clerk $354.72; recorder $627.50; sheriff $277.77. Admission to the Home for Feeble Minded was granted to Charles E. Elmore, of Remington. The County Board of Finance reported the following interest on county funds for thf month of June: First National Bank $196.62; Trust & Savings Bank $125.93; State Bank of Remington $93.98; State Bank of Rensselaer $101.18; Bank of Wheatfield $49.19.