Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1920 — MARCH TERM OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS [ARTICLE]

MARCH TERM OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

• It required two days for the commissioners of Jasper county to take care of the business on the docket and they were in session on Monday and Tuesday, and transacted the following 'business: Bridges. All bridge matters were continued. Roads. Thirteen roads petitioned for under the County Unit la.w were dropped for the reason that the county council refused to appropriate money for their construction. The fallowing are the roads so disposed of: Elias Arnold, Charles W. Brand, Ernest Comer, Edward R. Cook, Harvey Davisson, Alfred Duggleby, Will B. Fisher, Henry Gushwa, J. F. Mitchell, Thomas F. Murphy, Charles Q. Parks and Edward Tanner. Auditor was directed to advertise for sale .on contract on the following: John F. Payne, Claude Spencer, Joseph E. Thomas, Edgar S. Thornton, Roscoe V. Halstead, G. L. Thornton, Lewis E. Harrington, Felix R. Erwin, Charles L. 1 Hensler and John E. Murphy. James Lane and F. J. Slight, road treasurer, reports bonds for SIBOO and S2OOO respectively sold to Mrs. Jessie Thompson of Remington. Contractor Charles Kain was allowed SI6OO. Amos Davisson road dismissed as this is included in the John E. Murphy road which is ordered soldMichael Clyne. Deed for right away presented and road ordered opened between Keener and Wheatfield townships. W. O. Rowles. Bonds approved by state tax board. Amount $2,900. ~ Thomas Abb ring and Alfred Duggleby. E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer. R. A. Mannan and John L. Jones viewers. ~ ; Ditches. John C. Baker. Superintendent ordered to pay contractor balance, $1782, and, also to reimburae him for extra work done for which was voluntarily contributed by land owners. Henry C. Dekock. Contract completed, assessments collected, bills paid and balance of $92.22 ordered distributed to petitioners. Andrew K. Yeoman. Board approves petition and confirms assessment from which judgment the following remonstrants pray for an appeal to the Jasper circuit court: W. D. Sayler, Merrill Osburn, D. S. Makeever, A- M. Yeoman, Mrs. A. M. Stockton, Mrs. C. M. Williams. Appeal granted. Mitrellaiiaqin. ... Report of superintendent of .the county farm showing receipts for the quarter to -be $1221.67, expenditures $671.53 and inventory $7,722, was approved. The following were awarded contract for supplies: Roth Bros., meats; G. E. Murray Co., dry goods and Clouse-and Worden, groceries. - Bond of Jesse Nichols for term of clerk of circuit court beginning May 1,192 Q for SIO,OOO with the following as sureties was approved, Charles V. May, Joseph A. Larsh, H G Daniels, A. O. Moore, Chas. A. Walker and D. S. Makeever. Trustee John Pettet of Walker township granted privilege to- extend aid to the amount of sls. . Board of Finance. The commission acting as the county board of finance approved the reports of the banks of the interest collected for the month of February: First National bank, Rensselaer, $121.27. Trust & Savings Bank, $121.61. State Bank, Rensselaer, Fanners and Merchants National Bank of Rensselaer, $115.95. State Bank of Remington, $108.19. _ Farmers National Bank of Remington, $28.35. Bank of Wheatfield, $42.43. Charles and Frank Hancock of near Brook were in Rensselaer today. . The fire company was called to the home of A. Sorenson on S. McKinley avenue about eight o clock Tuesday evening, the usual spark to the roof being the cause. But small damage resulted. It was the second call in as many days and the thirteenth run the company had made since January 1.