Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1920 — COMMISSIONERS AUGUST SESSION [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS AUGUST SESSION

TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION AUG. 25 TO APPOINT REGISTRATION BOARDS. The Jasper county commissioners completed the regular August session Monday. At the request of Frank Welsh, chairman of the Democratic CQunty central committee and Attorney Moses Leopold, the Republican chairman, they, were given until August 25 in which to file their recommendation for members of the registration boards of the county. The board added a new election precinct in Barkley township increasing the number in- that corporation to three and the. number in the county to twenty-one. Mrs. Marion I. Adams of Marion township was appointed on the county hospital board to succeed Louis H. Hamilton, resigned. 6 9 BRIDGES. Ben D. McColly was awarded the contract-for a bridge over the Delahanty -lateral in Wheatfield township at SBOO, and over the Delahanty ditch in Walker township at the sanle price. „ Winamac Construction Co. .was allowed $487 balance on bridge over Hobbs ditch in Wheatfield township. F t . . ROADS. I Henry Amsler. '.Contractor given right substitute gravel for stone. Thomas Abbring. Supplemental report approved and road ordered established. * Alfred Duggleby. Contract for, construction awarded Clarence Stalbaum at $19,600. B. W. Ellswdrth. Contract or allowed S3OO. . Emil Herre and William Hershman. Engineer’s report approved and road ordered established. Frank H. Henley., Continued for supplemental reports. Expense account approved and ordered paid. James Lane. Contractor allowed balance $1430 and cause dropped. John O’Connor. , Supplemental report approved and road ordered constructed. Henry M. Rayburn. Completed and contractor allowed balance, $3,420. Labor claim of A. S. Keene for S4OO to be paid. W. O. RowleS. Contractor allowed $1,789.60. W. D. Bringle appointed superintendent in place of Ed Kanne, resigned. G. I. Thomas. Contractor allowed $432. Joseph, E. Thomas. E. S. Thornton appointed superintendent in place of J. E. Thomas, resigned. Edgar S. Thornton. Contractor allowed balance, $8,593.35. Cause dropped. G. L. Thornton. Contractor allowed $4,793.75. Bonds sold to J. H. Chapman at $7,600. W. L. Wood. Contractbn allowed $320.30. Jesse D. Eldridge. Notice sufficient. Cause docketed and continued for objections. O. G. BakerX E. D. Nesbitt ap6'ointed engineer, W. L. Wood and en D. McColly appointed viewers. ► George Nanninga. Ordered established. DITCHES. > j Mary Bartoo. Completed and balance ordered paid to contractor. William Folger.. Report filed. Continued for objections. Expense account approved arid ordered paid. Arthur R. Kresier. Completed. Contractor allowed balance and sls for extra work. . Frank Zacker. No objections. Thomas Redgate appointed third commissioner. s , , MISCELLANEOUS. , # Trustee Burdett Porter granted privilege to extend additional aid to Mrs. Bartlett. " “. .Boundary of voting precincts changed in Barkley township new precinct added. /. Ordered that the board meet in special session Wednesday, August 25, to appoint members of the registration board. > < < ' • BOARD OF FINANCE. The reports df the county, depositories were examined and art pFrat^National^^Rensselaer- _$138.63 Trust & Savings, Rensselaer- 144.31 State Bank, Rensselaer. —-- 119.73 Farmers & Merchants Naf. _ .Rensselaer — State Bank, Remington 139.98 Farmers-National —- 44.39 Rank of Wheatfield 46.49