Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1919 — TUESDAY’S SESSION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [ARTICLE]

TUESDAY’S SESSION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county commissioners completed their session Tuesday, transacting the following business: | The report of George M. Wilcox, superintendent of the Jasper county poor farm, was approved as follows: Inventory of Aug. 31, 1919 $7,975.00 Receipts for quarter ending i Aug. 31 1,198.23 $9,173.23 .Inventory May 31, 1919__55,455.00 Expenditures quarter end-} ing Aug. 31, 1919 2,040.47 $7,495.47 Total gain for quarter-__..s 1,677.76 Bridges. . Bridge repair over Iroquois river Manion and Barkley townships, Contractor Ben D. McColly allowed $595.00 in 'full: Cause dropped. Bridge on New Hebron grade, Keener township. Winamac Bridge Co., contractor, allowed $3,102.00 in full. Cause dropped. Bridge over Davisson ditch in Union township. Contractor Ben D. McColly allowed $590.00 in full. Cause ""dropped? Road*. On the following road petitions under ithe county unit law, with estimates of construction, reports of viewers, were filed and causes continued for objections and filing of supplemental reports: Elias Arnold et al, Barkley township. $28,829.18. Charles W. Brand et al, Milroy township, $15,651. Ernest Comer ,et al, Union township, $13,908.83. Edward R. Cook et al, Hanging Grove township, $38,643.94. Harvey Davisson et al, Gillam and Walker townships, $24,866.25. Alfred Duggleby et al, Kankakee and Wheatfield townships, $62,957.58. Will B. Fisher et al, Milroy township, $19,698.75. J. F. Mitchell et al, Jordan township. $35,090.46. Thomas F. Murphy et al, Newton township, $14,177.81. Charles C. Parks et al, Newton township, $64,863.28. G. L. Parks et al, Milroy (township, $17,017. Edward Tanner et al, Barkley township, $10,647.63. The. total estimated cost of construction of the twelve roads is

$346,051.71. The following roads petitioned for under the county unit law were continued: B. F. Fendig et al. Carpenter, Jordan, Marion, —Union and- Keener townships. ' Henry Gushwa et al, Jordan township. Eugenr Kirk et al, Barkley township. , . Henry Kolhoff et al, Jordan township. Alex Merica et al, Hanging Grove township. J. N. Leatherman et al, Barkley and Union townships. Tiehry Amsler et al stone road. Contractor Orvis Salrin released and county auditor directed to advertise sale of (balance of contract. Frank Fenwick stone road. Lyman Raymond appointed superintendent of construction. J. W. Hitchings et al stone road. Charles V. May, county treasurer, reports bonds sold to Fletcher-Amer-ican Bank, Indianapolis. Jacob A. May et al stone road. Bonds ordered sold. Guy and Blue allowed $l5O attorney fees. Henry M. Rayburn, Contractor Orvtis Salrin released and balance due ordered paid to E. P. Lane, sub-

contractor. W. 0. Rowles et al stone road. Contractor A. S. Keene released. County surveyor Ed Nesbitt to report on amount of roda constructed at October term. G. L Thomas et al and Robert J. Ypotoa n pf al stone roads. Guy and Blue allowed $ 15Q attgm.ey-7£ees--in. each. Bonds ordered sold. Ditches. Russell Van Hook et al drain. Fred A. Phillips, whose name was not on petition, waived service. No remonstrance being made, viewers’ report was approved^— assessments confirmed and drain ordered established: Being less than two miles and cost being under three hundred dollars, construction is to be made under Ed Nesbitt, county surveyor. Trustee Walter Harrington was granted privilege to extend S2O additional aid to Mrs. Barney DeWitt and to pay $45 funeral expenses for Barney DeWitt, deceased. The commissioners, serving as a county board of finance^ approved the foil owing bankreports of interest due county; —— Eirst Nationalßank, Rensselaer, $168.03. Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, $196.06. State Bank Remington, $166.11. State Bank Rensselaer, $151.07. Bank of Wheatfield, $54.80.