Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1919 — COMMISSIONERS’ JANUARY TERM [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS’ JANUARY TERM

Bridges. ; —: ~ All matters continued. Seven cases pending. Road*. Thirty-sax cases pending, all continued except No. 2923, Slight petition for .stone, road. Contractor Geo. Stalbaum was allowed $360.00. Petition signed by R. Schmidt and five others presented, asking that contractor be required to complete road o rthat contract be resold, and objecting to the material being used. It is ordered that the unconstructed portion be completed with stone as originally reported and that the contractor and his bondsmen are directed to appear before the board Monday, February 3, 1919, and show cause why contract should not be cancelled and work resold. Ditches. Thirty cases pending. All were continued with the following exceptions: No. 3152, Oliver ditch Treasurer reports .assessments collected $23,127.51, uncollected $80,339.62. Ordered that bonds be sold as required by law. Bonds ordered printed and treasurer ordered to advertise for bids.

No. 2919, Zimmer drain. Auditor presents assignment of contract iby B. J. Moore to Carl Mattocks. Bond of Mattocks is approved. Miscellaneous. Bond of E. D. Nesbitt examined and approved. . P. R. Blue appointed county attorney. Salary S4OO per year. The following public depositories were approved: ' ■ Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, $250,000 00. First National Bank, Rensselaer, $200,000.00. State Bank, Rensselaer, $200,000.00. t State Bank, Remington, $83,333. Bank of Wheatfield, $50,000. Charles A. Welch certificate of election presented and he is elected president of the board. County Board of "PttHHaee.- • Reports of interest on public funds for Deceit'bet, 1918, were as follows: First National Bank, $166.48. Trust & Savings Bank, $197.05. State Bank, Remington, $158.55. . State Bank, Rensselaer, $168.45. I Bank- of Wheatfield, $60.Q8. These were examined and approvod. . "Plat "bf*Talids 'T5f““ ’Jasper county.

Board finds that new plats should be made. Auditor is directed to prepare same and to be allowed $250.00 for -sarnie, - ——