Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1919 — COUNTY LEVY IS EIGHTEEN CENTS [ARTICLE]

COUNTY LEVY IS EIGHTEEN CENTS

COUNTY COUNCIL MAKES APPROPRIATIONS AND LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1920. The Jasper county council met in adjourned .session Monday with all members present except Wester Bowdy, of Carpenter township. The levies for 1920 were made as follows: Gravel road repair, 8 cents on the $100; court house bonds, 3 cents on the SIOO, and county tax 18 cents on the SIOO. This makes a total of 29 cents on the SIOO, as against 64.9 cents on the SIOO for 1919. No more revenue is to be raised for 1920 than in 1919. The total valuation of taxables for 1920 is $43,453,755, as against $15,942,666 for 1919. The following is a list of the appropriations. made: Clerk salarysl,soo.oo Per diem court 300.00 Fees 100.00 Expenses and supplies 580.00 Auditor salary 1,700.00 County council and board of finance ‘ 650.00 Expenses and supplies 850.00 Treasurer salary 2.250.00 Expenses and supplies 545.00 Recorder salary 1,700.00 Additional salary 200.00 Expenses and supplies 730.00 Sheriff salary 1,400.00 Per diem com court and board of review 310.00 Fees . 450.00 Expenses and supplies 150.00 Co. Supt. of schools salary 2,250.00 County institute , 100.00 Office expense and supplies 330.00 Traveling expenses/100.00 Assessor salary 950.00 Expenses and supplies 180.00 Coronor salary 100.00 Office expense and supplies 25.00 Other expenses 125.00 Co. health com. salary 195.66 Office expense and supplies 25.00 Other expenses 125.00 County coms, salaries 675.00 Expenses and supplies 100.00 County council salaries 70.00 County attorney’s salary 400.00 County pauper attorney -- 100.00 Board of review 560.00 Expenses 50.00

County truant officer per diem - 200.00 Expenses and supplies 30.00 »x — Assessing, Barkley township 268.00 Carpenter township- 300.00 Gillam township , 160.00 Hanging Grove township 160.00 Jordan township ____, 175.00 Kankakee township 100.00 Keener township 200.00 Marion township 469.00 , Milroy township 160.00 1 Newton township . 175.00 Union township ,_ 260.00 Walker township---- 260.00 Wheatfield township 260.00 rX— Court House. Repairs, care, ins and improvements _____sl,ooo.oo Janitor, if Expenses and supplies 4,000.00 —X— County Farm, Repairs, care, ins. and improvements _j ,s 500.00 Salary, superintendent and employes 2,000.00 Expenses and supplies 4,000;00 —X— County Jajl, Repairs, care, ins. and improvements $ 250.00 Expenses and supplies 50Q.00 —-x Expense poor orphanss 50Q.00

Expenses state and 'benevolent institutions 500.00 Expenses, insanity 770.00 Election and registration. _ 4,000.00 Burial of soldiers and sailors -4---- 1,000.00 Public printing -- 800.00 Highways, etc. 200.00 Board county charities 1,500.00 Ditches 200.00 Employes of county coms. 500.00 School fund 300.00 Poor children under compulsory education 500.00 Examining public records 1,500.00 Taxes refunded 300.00 I Stone roads __ 2,000.00 Co. agricultural agent -- 1,500.00 County hospital .... 3,000.00 Donation* Agi. societies 200.00 Bounties 100.00 New 'bridges .... 20,000.00 Bridge repairs 5,000.00 Judgments 200.00 Change of venue 1,000.00 Salary judge 1 500.00 Jury expense ... 1,900.00 Witness fees 100.00 Reporter’s salary 800.00 Bailiffs 650.00 Juvenile courts 175.00 Ditches - - -— library -- 500.00 Returning fugitives 200.00 —x- — Additional Appropriations for 1919. Salary Co. school Supt. --$ 525.93 Gravel roads ' — 1,000.00 Soldiers’ rings 1,200.00 Reporter -—.---------- 100.00