Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1918 — COUNTY COUNCIL MAKES 1919 APPROPRIATIONS [ARTICLE]

COUNTY COUNCIL MAKES 1919 APPROPRIATIONS

The following members of the Jasper County Council met in regular annual session in the commissioners’ room Tuesday and Wednesday of this week: H. W. Jackson, Wash Cook, F. M. Hart, George H. May, T. J. Prouty, Elmer E. Pullins and Wester Bowdy. The tax levies for the year 1918 were fixed as follows: County fund, 44.9 cents on the SIOO.OO. Court house bond, 10 cents on the SIOO.OO. “ "Gravel road repair, 15 cents on the SIOO.OO. These are the same levies as last year. 'Taxes at these rates are levied on the 1918 assessed valuation, but are payable in 1919. Appropriations for the year 1919 were made as follows: * 1 .

Clerk of the circuit court—Salary, $1,500.00; fees, $300.00; office expense, $580.00. County auditor —Salary, $1,700.00; clerk county council and secretary county board of finance, $600.00; office expense, $850.00. ~ •County treasurer —Salary, $2,250.00; office expense, $685.00. County recorder —Salary, $1,700.00; fees, $200.1)0; office expense, $280.00. . County sheriff—. Salary, $1,400.00; per diem, $310.00; fees, $450.00; office expense, $150.00. County surveyor—. Fees, $200.00; office expense, $300.00. County superintendent—Per dieon, $1,408.50; expense county institute, $100.00; office expense, $320.00; traveling Expense, $100.00; office help, $150.00. County coroner—Salary, $100.00; office expense, $20.00; other expense, $250.00. County assessor—Salary, $600.00; office expense, $70.00; County health commissioner—Salary, $195.66; office expense, $45.00; all other expense, $300.00. County commissioners’ court— Salaries,. $675.00; office expenses, $100.00; salary county council, $70.00; salary county attorney, $400.00; salary pauper attorney, SIOO.OO. Board of review—Per diem of members, $325.00; all other expense, SIOO.OO. County board of truancy—Per diem, $200.00; office expense, $30.00. Expense of assessing—Barkley, $362.50; Carpenter, $362.50; Gillam, $202.50; Hanging Grove, $222.50; Jordan, $242.50; Kankakee, $202.50; Keener, $222.50; Marion, $612.50; Milroy, Newton, $242.50; Union, $362.50; Walker, $262.50; Wheatfield, $282.50. Court house—Repairs, $1,000.00; janitor, $1,800.00; supplies, $4,000.00.

County jail—Repairs, $500.00; supplies, $500,00. County poor farm—Repairs, $500.00; salary of superintendent and employes, $2,000.00; supplies, $3,500.00. County home for orphans—Expense orphan poor, SBOO.OO. Expense state penal and benevolent institutions, SBOO.OO. Expense of insane inquests, $760. General and special elections, $500.00. Burial of soldiers, SLOOO.OO. Public printing and advertising, SBOO.OO.

Highways, $200.00. Board of county charities, $50.00. Farmers’ institute, $142.00. Ditches, $1,000.00/ Justices of the peace,. $50.00. Bridge engineer, $1,000.00. Employes for special service, $500.00. Deficiency on school fund, $300.00. Compulsory education, $500.00. Advance payment gravel roads, $500.00. Expense county agent, $1,500.00. Refund taxes, $300.00. Examining public records, $1,500. County council of defense, SI,OOO. County hospital, $3,500.00. Bounties, SIOO.OO. Bridges, $20,000.00. Bridge repair, $5,000.00. Judgments against county, $200.00. Changes of venue, $1,000.00. Circuit court Salary judge, $500.00; juries, $1,800; Witnesses, $100.00; reporter, $650.00; bailiffs, $600.00; board children’s guardians, juvenile court, $70.00; ditches, $3,000.00; suppli®, $500.00; returning fugitives, $200.00. Additional appropriations for 1918: Clerk of the cricuit court, office supplies, $420.00. Per .djem truant officer, $20.00. Supplies for court house, SI,OOO. Repairs at county farm, SI,OOO. Expense inmates state penal and benevolent institutions, $300.00. Poor children, SIOO.OO. Coal bins, SIOO.OO. Expense county hospital, $2,500.00.