Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1917 — Commissioners Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners Proceedings.

.The following business was closed up by the county' commissioners in their January meeting. er Makeever presented his certificate of election and was sworn in. Commissioner Welch was .elected president. Roy Blue was appointed county attorney for the ensuing year at a salary of S4OO per annum, succeeding George A. Williams. _ _ • , County officers reported fees collected for the last quarter of 1916 as follows: Auditor $93.26, clerk $286.65, recorder $443.93, sheriff $435.66. E. M. Hibbs, contractor for bridge in Wheatfield township, was

SSOO on same. The bonds of W. V. Porter as superintendent of the J. W. Hitchings and the Maurice Gorman stone roads, both in Jordan township, were approved. Oris Salrin, contractor of the James E. Lamson stone road in Jordan township, was allowed $350 on contract. _ 1 A. S. Keene, contractor, allowed $1,700 on Geo. Nanninga stoneroad. Jacob Johnson, contractor, allowed $560 on Milton Roth stone road. - Geo. Stalbaum, contractor, allowed $450 on F. J. Slight stone road. A. S. Keene, contractor, allowed S4OO on W. O. Rowles stone road. William L. Wood and A. Halleck were allowed SSOO attorney fees in the W. L. Wood et al stone road system in Union township. The following petitions for stone roads were continued .to February 6 for report: James Lane, Carey L. Carr, John J. Borntrager, R. J. Yeoman, Granville Moody, D. H. Yeoman, James Hallagan, Fred Tyler, H. W. Jackson'and Frank Hoover. In*B. Forsythe petition for stone road, notice was found sufficient; E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer and Weister Bowdy and George Putt, viewers, to meet Jan. 10 and report on or before the 2nd day of the February

term. . . . George B. Parkinson, petition for a stone road; proof of notice made and found sufficient. Cause docketed. Horace Daniels ditch. Contractor granted to May 1 to complete ditch. George M. Myers ditch. Viewers granted to second day of February term to report. - John F. Zimmer ditch. Assessment sheet presented and approved and April 10 fixed as last date for paying same. x a Marion E. Bice ditch. Assessment sheet presented and approved and April 7 fixed as last date for paying same. -George R. Clayton ditch. Bonds ordered issued for unpaid assessments in additional assessment on ditch. S. E. Huff ditch. No objections on file. E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer and B. J. Moore and A, 0. Moore viewers, to meet Jan. 13. The county board of finance received bids for the deposit of county funds form the various banks of the county as follows: Firdt National Bank, $200,006: Trust & Sayings Bank, $200,000; State Bank of Rensselaer, $100,000: State Bank ors Remington. $50,600: Bank of Wheatfield, $50,000. Bonds approved and funds, awarded to bidders in proportion to capital stock. 4 ' • Interest on county funds for the month of December totaled $333.84, as follows: First National Bank $126.04; Trust A Savings Bank, $60.38: State Bank of Rensselaer, $72.62; State bank of Remington • $50.32; Bank of Wheatfield, $24.58.