Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1917 — Commissioners Doings. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners Doings.

Board employs A. Wesson Coen for sum of $l3O to draw plans for redecorating of court house. G. M. Wilcox, superintendent of county farm, files report for quarter ending Feb. 28, showing expenses of $1,136.90 and receipts of $2,065.19, leayinig a net excess of receipts over expenses of $938.29. There were fourteen inmates of poor asylum at end of quarter. James Lane, John J. Bomtrager, Robert J. Yeoman and Carey L. Carr stone road petitions continued for filing supplementary reports. Granville Moody stone road. Ordestablished and April 3 fixed for letting contracts M. Leopold allowed SIOO attorney fee. Same order as above in Joseph Hallagan stone road. M. Leopold allowed SIOO attorney fee. Same order as above in Fred Tyler stone road, except J. A. Dunlap allowed SIOO attorney fee. Same order as above in H. W. Jackson stone road, except M. Leopold allowed $75 attorney fee. Same order as above in Frank Hoover stone road, except E. M. LaRue is allowed $lO0 > attorney fee. Extension of time to file report to March 20 granted viewers in B. Forsythe stone road. Extension of time to April 3 is granted! viewers in G. B. Parkison stone road. Henry Gowland, petition for location of highway. Road ordered vacated and located as set out in report of viewers. Marion Adams-stone road petition. Notice found sufficient and cause continued for objections. Clifford J. Hobbs ditch. Commissioners file report and cause is continued for objections. Board increases salary of Charles Morlan, janitor of court house, from' SSO per month to S6O per month, beginning March 1, 1917. B. J. Moore resigns as drainage commissioner and board appoints C. J. Hobbs to serve out tmexpireJ term. * ------ : Grant Davisson, trustee of Barkley township, granted permission to extend additional poor relief to Reuben Snyder to amount of $75.