Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1920 — JULY TERM OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS [ARTICLE]

JULY TERM OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The commissioners of Jasper county held their regular July term in this city July 6 with all members present. The following business was transacted. BRIDGES. Barkley township. Daniels. Contractor allowed $195. Wheatfield township. Hodge ditch. Contractor allowed SSOO. Barkley township. Contract awarded to Winamac Bridge Co. at $7,998. , ROADS A. S. Barlow, contract allowed SI2BB. / W. E. Cain. Continued for supplemental report. S. v D. Clark. Supplemental report filed. Road ordered established. Attorney P. R. Blue allowed $125, 80 per cent ordered paid. C. M. Dewey. Supplemental report approved. B. W. Ellsworth. Contractor allowed $487.20. W. P. Gaffield. Continued for supplemental report. A. D. Hershman. Bond of A. D. Hershman as superintendent approved. John A. Jordan. Election commission report 59 votes for and 2 against. James Lane. Contractor allowed $1270. J. E. Murphy. Bond sale, approved by State Tax board. John O’Connor. Continued for supplemental report. , Wm. O. Rawles. Contractor allowed $2,123.20. Bonds sold to Fletcher American Bank, Indianapolis. ’ - , ~ Edgar S. Thornton. Bonds sold to Meyers-Kizer Bank, Indianapolis. Contractor allowed $4,657. Fred Tyler. Contractor allowed $3,512.80. „ ' Wm. L. Wood. Contractor allowed $1,900. —y Robert J. Yeoman. Contractor allowed $836.50. Richard Gravenstuk, R. Sipkema, Thomas Abbring and George Nanninga. Continued for supplemental reports. Expense account allowed and ordered paid. • Alfred Duggleby. Road ordered established. Atty. P. R. Blue allowed $125, 80 per cent ordered paid. Auditor to advertise for bids to be received August 2, 1920. John C. Parker. Engineer and viewers’ report filed. Expenses aL lowed and ordered paid. Continued for objections. E. E. Rockwell. Petition and notice found sufficient. E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer, W. L. Wood and William Bringle viewers.

DITCHES. Joseph Kosta. Drainage commissioners report examined and approved. Expense account examined and approved. Cause continued for objections. Frank Zacker. Petition and notice found sufficient. Charles May. Petition to clean and maintain. Continued for objections. ; MISCELLANEOUS. Report of fees collected by county officers s for the past quarter were examined and approved a# follows. - ■ ■ ■ ... 1 True D. Woodworth, sheriff. $394.27 Jesse Nichols, clerk I?™’™ Geo. W. Scotia recorder $538.80 8. C. Robinson, auditor —$ 44.55 Trustee Charles W. Pos t ill ?f Marion township was authorized to extbrfd additional aid. to Mrs. Lyman Zea, Mrs. Mary Deere, and Rosa The board sitting as. a board of ’finance examined and approved the reports of interest collected during June by the following county depositories: . First National Bank, Rensselaer, $157.07. . . - ’ Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, $222.91. State Bank, Rensselaer, $196.08. State Bank, Remington, $206.18. Farmers’ National Bank, RemmgVxrjiltanW National | Farmers’ A Merchants National