Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1919 — JULY TERM OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. [ARTICLE]

JULY TERM OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

County Commissioners D. S. Makeever, Charles Welch and H. W. Marble met in regular session in their room in the court house Monday, July 7, and attended to the following county business: Bridges. Bids for the construction of six-teen-bridges were received and contracts were made for the same with the lowest bidders, as follows: No. 3238. Oliver ditch, Winamac Bridge C0.,55,300; Rochester Bridge Co., 15,600; East St. Louis Bridge Co., $5,560. No. 3239. Oliver ditch, Roe Yeoman, S9BB. No. 3240. Oliver ditch, W. S. DeArmond, $1,900; Roe Yeoman, $1,998. No. 3241. Iroquois river, B. D. McColly, $595. No. 3242. Nessius ditch, Roe Yeoman, $738. No. 3243. Nessius ditch, Roe Yeoman, $1,038. No. 3244. Mosquito Creek, Roe Yeoman, S6OO. No. 3245. Bice ditch, Roe Yeoman, $l5O. No. 3246. Nessius ditch, Roe Yeoman, $772. No. 4347. Keener township, W. S. DeArmond, $821.50; East St. Louis Bridge Co., $834; B. D. McColly, $847; Winamac Bridge Co., $849; Rochester Bridge Co., SBSO. No. 3248. Hebron grade, W. S. DeArmond, $3,102; Rochester Bridge Co., $3,154; East St. Louis Bridge Co., $3,190; Winamac Bridge Co., $3,237. No. 3249. Hebron grade, East St. Louis Bridge Co., $6,598; Rochester Bridge Co., $6,899; Winamac Bridge Co., $6,947. No. 8250. —Zimmer ditch, Rochester Bridge Co., $3,079; Winamac Bridge Co., $3,089; East St. Louis Bridge Co., $3,094. No. 3251. Davisson ditch, B. D. McColly, $1,070; Rochester Bridge Co., $1,090; Winamac Bridge Co.s $1,093; East St. Louis Bridge Co., $1,172. No. 3252. Union township, B. D. McColly, $590; Roe Yeoman, S6BB. No. 3253. Davisson ditch, B. D. McColly, $590; Roe Yeoman, S6BB. Road*.

Slight Stone Road —Contract for completion let to E. M. Hibbs for $3,421.62. Harry Stalbaum bid $3,999. Hitching Stone Road—‘Contract let to William Stalbaum for $13,170. No other bids received. Carr Stone Road —Contract for completion let to B. D. McColly for $10,470. No other bids received. Wood Stone Road —Bids for completion were received as follows: No. 8, Johnson and Hindsley bid $17,888. Awarded contract. Same party bid $2,741 on road No. 4. Awarded contract. Same party bid $20,120 on road No. 5. Bid rej (j , No. 2993. Amsler Stone Road — Contractor O. D. Salrin files petition for cancellation of contract. Cause set for hearing August 4. No. 2971. John J. Borntrager Stone Road —Contractor A. E. Harriman allowed $946.40. No. 3194. Bertis C. Eldridge Stone Road —Notice found sufficient and cause is continued for objections. . , _ No. 2717. Frank Fenwick Stone Road —Notice for re-estimate filed and auditor is directed to advertise for sale of contract. No. 2716. Maurice Gorman Stone Road—Bond of W. D. Bringle, superintendent, approved. Contractor William Stalbaum allowed $492. No. 2800. Julius Hine Stone Road —Re-estimate filed. Notice found sufficient. No. 2992. Frank Hoover Stone Road—No bids received. Auditor directed to re-advertise for sale of contract. No. 2991. H. W. Jackson Stone Road and No. 2990, Fred Tyler Stone Road —Contractors, Evans & Vannatta, refile petition to cancel contracts. No. 8258. Eugene Kirk Stone Road—Petition under county unit law found to be in due form-and sufficient. Referred to county commissioners and E. D. Nesbitt. No. 3125. Joseph Kosta Stone Road—Johnson and Hindsley allowed S9OB. County Treasurer C. V. May filed certificate of sale of bonds. No. 3085. Jacob May Stone Road—Notice found sufficient and auditor is directed to advertise for sale of contract ; No. 3260. Alex Menca Stone Road—Petition under county unit law found to be in due form and sufficient. County commissioners and E. D. Nesbitt appointed viewers to report August 4. No. 2987. Granville Moody Stone Road —Auditor directed to advertise for sale of Contract for August. No. 2929. W. O. Rowles Stone Road —Contractor A. S. Keene files petition to have contract cancelled. Cause set for hearing for August 4. Superintendent Thomas Lowe resigned and John W. Nowels appointed to succeed him. No. 8222. Claude Spencer Stone Road—Expense acebunt allowed. No. 8259. John Stack Stone Road—Notice found to be sufficient. Proposed improvement found to be (less than three miles in length and a general election not necessary. ;B. D. McColly and Harry Kresler appointed viewers and E. D. Nesbitt,

engineer, to report August 4. No. 2972. Robert J. Yeoman Stone Road —Notice found sufficient. All other road matters were continued. Ditches. No.- 3057. Curtis M. Dewey Drain—Report referred to E. D. Nesbitt, B. Frank Alter and Robert Mannan to re-assess benefits. No. 2940. William Folger Drain —Report hot according to taw. Referred to E. D. Nesbitt, B. Frank Alter and Elias Arnold. They are to report on August 4. No. 3117. Milton Roth Drain— County treasurer files certificate of

sale of bonds. No. 2832. Russell Van Hook Drain—Report continued for objections. Expense account allowed. Attorney S. C. Irwin allowed $26. No. 1398. Mrs. J. M. Wasson Drain—Report and assessments approved. Expense account allowed. E. D. Nesbitt appointed superintendent of construction. No. 3233. A. K. Yeoman Drain —Time extended for making report to August 4. All cither ditch matters continued. Miscellaneous. . County officers filed reports of fees collected for the quarter ending June 30, as follows: J. P. Hammond, auditor, $45.50; Jesse Nichols, clerk, docket fees, S3O, clerk’s fees, $300; George W. Scott, recorder, $513.10; True D. Woodworth, sheriff, $41.45. No. 8265. Mary Kearney. In the matter of losing Maurice Gorman bonds. Having filed a good and sufficient bond, auditor is ordered to issue duplicate of bonds lost No. 3265. FnrmipTt’ National Bank of Remington. Petition filed to become a depository for county funds. Personal bond approved and petition granted. No. 3266. In the matter of assessing. County Auditor Hammond instructed to appear before the state tax board with County Assessor G. L. Thornton. His expenses for this service to be allowed at sls. County Board of Finance. The reports of interest due from the banks as per below were examined and approved: First National Bank, Rensselaer, $237.66; Trust and Savings Bank, Rensselaer, $263.81; State Bank of Rensselaer, $226.09; State Bank of Remington, $240.55; Bank of Wheatfield, $75.82. ——~——