Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — County Commissioners’ Doings. [ARTICLE]

County Commissioners’ Doings.

The county cortimissioners met Monday and Tuesday in their regular monthly session. The first day was entirely devoted to allowing claims. In the Henry M. Rayburn stone road, A. S. Will ever, heretofore appointed superintendent, tendered his resignation, which, was accepted, and Simon T. Spriggs was appointed superintendent in his stead. -—— In the A. R. Clark stone road the county auditor presented certified copy of proceedings at ojint meeting with the county commissioners of White county, and expense account. Same was examined and approved and bonds ordered issued tQ the amount of $2,000 to date from February 15. Marion E. Bice 'ditch. Bond of R. A. Mannan examined and approved. In matter of additional assessments in the George R. Clayton ditch in Jasper and White counties, bonds in thesum of $356 reported sold to Edward O’Gara, of Lafayette, for $357. In the matter of the Jasper county hospital, board reappoints J. D. Allman, E. P. Honan, C. H. Peck, F. E. Lewis and L. H. Hamilton as members of the hospital board. The latter report completion t of hospital building, report examined and approved and cause dropped. The annual financial statement of the auditor was presented and approved. Requisition of Superintenden Wilcox of the county poor asylum was presented and approved and advertisements ordered for bids. Interest on county funds in the various depositories for the month of January were reported as follows: First- • Notional- —Bank*---Reiißselfterr $126.04; Trust and Savings Bank, of Rensselaer, $67.18; State Bank, Rensselaeiv $71,35; State Rank of Remington, $38.65; Bank of Wheatfield, $19.72. “ ~ In the matter of re-joint bridge, Porter and Jasper counties, Auditor presents certified copy of order of board of commissioners of Porter county, fixing May 9, 1917, as day for' joint meeting of board. Myrt B. Price files resignation as engineer,; resignation accepted and board approves Ed Nesbitt, "bounty surveyor, as engineer in his place. Viewers ask extension of time to Petition for stone road improvement on county line between Monon township, White county, and Hanging Grove township, Jasper county, and presents certified copy of joint meeting Jan. 5. Board finds bonds should issue in total sum of $2,000 in denominations of SIOO each, dated February 16, and maturing annually Nov. 15 of each year, the first to mature May 16, 1918. Treasurer, directed to give notice of sale. In the matter of stdne road improvement of Granville Moody et al, auditor presents report of viewers. D. H. Yeoman et al, petition for road improvement. Viewers refile report of expense account as set out in' report. Allowed and ordered filed. In the matter of the B. Forsythe petition for road improvement, engineers and viewers ask for extension of time for filing report. Time extended to March 20. In the petition of G. B. Parkinson et al for improvement of stone r-oad, Bowman Switzer and Stephen Comer are appointed viewers and Ed Nesbitt as engineer, to file report March 6 Petition of Henry Rowland et al for location of a highway, Q. J. Dean, Harvey Davisson and Fred Phillips appointed viewer*. _ In the road petition of B. W. Ellsworth for road improvement, Walter V. Porter and Er-at* Alter appointed viewers and Ed Nesbitt engineer. In the J. W. Phillips stone road improvement petition Die same action was taken as the above. C. J. Hobbs, petition for drain, referred to Deveer Yeoman, civil engineer, and to Lucius Strong as county drainage commissioner, and Douglas Clark as third drainage commissioner. . John Zimmer, petition for dram. Board rules assignments shall be paid in ten annual installments to be covered by -bonds, first to mature one year from iassae. _ Marion Bice, petition for dram. Bond of Robert Mannan examined Matter of making of road plat and index of public roads of Jasper counts, board finds Is indispensable and orders that auditor make plat and index in the amount of $215.00.