Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 251, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1917 — Commissioners November Term. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners November Term.

Charles Welsh, D. S. Makeever and H. W. Marble were present Monday and Tuesday and attended to business of the November term as follows: Bridges. 3047. Bridge in Union township. Contractor Rochester Bridge Co. allowed $2,087, full amount. Cause is dropped. 3048. Bridge in Union township. Contractor Rochester Bridge Co. allowed $2,087, full amount. Cause dropped. 3049. Bridge in Union township. Contractor Rochester Bridge Co. allowed $2,087, full amount. Cause dropped. All other bridge cases continued. Roads. 3012. J. Adams et al, stone road. Bond of Fred Popp, superintendent, approved. 2971. John J. Bdrntrager et al stone road. Contractor R. E. Harriman & Co. allowed $720. 2970. Carey L. Carr et al stone road. Contractor W. V. Porter allowed $712. * 3009. B. W. Ellsworth et al stone road. Contract awarded to A. S. Keen for SII,BOO. Bond examined and approved. B. W. Ellsworth appointed superintendent. P. R. Blue allowed SIOO attorney fees. 3003. B. F. Forsythe et al stone road. Contract awarded to A. H. McCoy for $13,885. Bond approved. B. F. Forsythe appointed superintendent. E. M. Laßue allowed sloo' attorney fee. 3013. William Folger et al stone road. Contractor H. E. Gifford allowed $560.

3014. W. H. Gratner et al stone road. Contractors Johnson & Salrin allowed $744. 2989. Joseph Halligan stone road. Road accepted. Contractors Johnson & Salrin allowed balance in full, $2,399. Moses Leopold allowed S2O attorney fee. 2992. Frank Hoover stone road. Contractor Harry E. Gifford allowed $624. 2991. H. W. Jackson stone road. Contractors Evans & Johnson granted extension of time until July 1, 1918. ' ' 2969. James Lane stone road. Contractor W. V. Porter allowed $304. 2987. Granville Moody stone road. Contractor H. E. Gifford allowed $1,056. 2874. George Nanninga stone road. Contractor A. S. Keen allowed $960. 3006. G. B. Parkison stone road. Contractors Johnson & Salrin allowed S2BO. 3010. John F. Payne stone road. Albert P. Walter appointed superintendent, vice John R. Parkison, resigned. Parkison allowed $4. 2923. J. F. Slight et al stone road. Contractor Geo. Stalbaum allowed $720. Contractor granted extension of time to July 1, 1918. 2990. Fred Tyler et al stone road. Contractor granted extension of time to July 1, 1918. 2988. D. H. Yeoman et al stone road. W. V. Porter, contractor, allowed $2,400. 2928. William L. Wood et al stone road. I. W. Moneyhun & Son, contractors, allowed $3,260. 3015. John R. Phillips et al stone road. Amended report approved. Road ordered established. Moses Leopold allowed SIOO attorney fee. All other road petitions continued.

Ditches. 3057. Curtis M. Dewey drain. Bond of Robert A. Mannan approved. 3058. David Q. Hart drain. Drain established. W. L. Wood appointed superintendent. John A. Dunlap allowed S4O attorney fee. 2693. King-Lawler drain. Supt. H. F. King reports charges of SB,269.79, credits $8,001.61, balance on hand $268.18. W. F. Osborne allowed $89.35 for work. H. F. King services first report $lO allowed. Balance, $143.58, ordered distributed as required by law. Cause continued. , 11167. Edward P. Lane drain. DeVere Yeoman, supt., ordered to file final report by December term. 2861. George M. Meyers drain. John B. Foresman, Jr., W. H. Wortley, Bert Griffin file appeal. Bond approved. 1993. James Newcome . drain. Supt. W. F. Osborne directed to file final report by December term. - 2916. Ernest Scipio et al drain. Charles V. May, treasurer, presents certified copy of sale of bonds to O’Gara, of Lafayette at par vaule, $3,083.38. Approved. 3064. Simon Thompson et al drain. Assessment of James R. McCann onaese 17-30-7, reduced from $132 to JltfO. Ditch established. E. D. Nesmtt appointed supt. E. M. Laßue allowes,sso attorney fee, to be withheld until completion of ditch. 3092 L Harry McGee et al drain. Harry R. Kurrie, Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. Co. and Hiram Day file separate demurrers to petition. Cause docketed. Petitions show proper notices have been given. Cause continued for objections. 3093. Arthur Kresler et al drain. Board finds notices sufficient. Cause docketed.

Miscellaneous. 3039. James C. Anderson, _ application for renewal of liquor license, Nov. 6. Comes now James C. Anderson and files a complaint to review judgment herein. Evidence heard. Board reverses judgment, vacates same. Grants renewal of license to April 2, 1918. Conditioned upon pyament of pro rata fee and furnishing bond as required by law. 3080. Charles B. Steward appointed delgate to'meeting of State Board of Charities and Corrections at Laporte makes report which is approved. 3091. Frank B. Alter appointed drainage commissioner vice C. J. Hobbs, resigned. .