Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 300, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1916 — Election of Road Supervisors Took Place Saturday. [ARTICLE]

Election of Road Supervisors Took Place Saturday.

With the election of November 7th still fresh in thear minds, Indiana voters went to the polls again Saturday—this time to choose road supervisors for the 1,016 townships in the state. The election was sort of a calm after the storm, unattended by glittering parades or a fluent flow of oratory. The number of road supervisors in any township is limited to four by the law passed by the legislature in 1915. A supervisor is p&id 25 cents an hour for his work and is not allowed to work more than fifty days a year except in townships where there is only one supervisor. In such cases he is limited to 120 days. The polls opened at 2 o’clock Saturday and closed at 5, except in such places where the entire vote is cast before 5 o’clock dr at polls where ample opportunity has been given voters to cast their ballots and ten minutes had passed without a b&llot being Cast,. when the polls may be closed. The township trustees acted as election inspectors. They appointed two clerks, who with the trustee, comprised the election board. In district No. 1 James Downs was to the position. In Dis. 2 Steve Kohley was elected and in district No. 3 Baraer Meinbrook was elected.