Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1918 — TRUSTEES TO BE ON SALARY [ARTICLE]

TRUSTEES TO BE ON SALARY

LAST LEGISLATURE ABOLISHES SUPERVISORS AND PLACES TRUSTEES ON SALARY. The last legislature abolished the office of road supervisor and placed their duties on the township trustees, and also placed the trustees on salaries. The office, beginning witih the incoming trustees, will pay much nore than formerly. In Jasper county the offices are divided into three classes, 8,-9 and 10. In Class 8 the salary is $720 per year, with an allowance of $l5O for office expense and S9O for rent Manon and Car pence? are included in this class. Union, Barkley, Keener, Jordan, Walker, Wheatfield and Newton come in Class ts, with a salary of S6OO per year, $125 office expense and S6O for rent. Gillam, Hanging Grove, Kankakee and Milroy come in Class 10. The trustees in these townships will receive a salary of $450, office expense of SIOO and S6O for rent. Trustees are also allowed 50 cents per mile for all ditches constructed, cleaned or repaired in the township. The ingest pay is in Class 1, where the trustee receives a eatery of $3,000 per year, but this does not affect Jasper county.