Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1920 — COMMISSIONERS’ DECEMBER TERM [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS’ DECEMBER TERM

ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT AND WORK WAS COMPLETED MONDAY. County Commissioners H. M. Marble, Charles V. Welch and Bert Amsler completed the work of the December term Monday, transacting the following business: BRIDGES The following bridges were reported completed, contractors were paid in full aa shown below and causes were dismissed: Davis Ditch, Kankakee, >1895. Delehanty Lateral, Wheatfield, 88.00. Oliver Ditch, Barkley, 82,800. Thompson Ditch .Union, 8800. ROA&S A. S. Barlow, contractor allowed 82,000. C. M. Dewey. Vote stood 88 for and 8 against,- road ordered established. W. P. Gaffield. Auditor to roadvertiso. Jacob Johnson. Bonds for 88.800 sold to Fletcher, American Co., nt Indianapolis. Contractor allowed, 85.816.80. Balance of attorney fee ordered paid. Jacob May. Contractor allowed, 8268.80. W. W. Sage. Time extended. Claude Spencer. Bonds for 85,570 ordered issued. John Nowels appointed superintendent. G. I. Thomas. Contractor allowed, 82,152.80. W. L. Wood. Contractor allowed, 82,886. Jesse G.« Eldridge, time extended. DITCHES. Tullis. Bonds to the amount of J >5,311 sold to Edward O’Gara, Laayette. , . Van Hook. Contract awarded to Paul Booth for 8524.75. Bond for 81,000 with D. W. Waymire as surety, filed by Booth. Zimmer. Contractor allowed 88,096.85 in full, 8600 to be withheld until fences are replaced. 'Day. Continued for remonstrancWagler. Notices found sufficient. Continued for remonstrances. MISCELLANEOUS County Auditor directed ‘to advertise for county supplies to be let on Saturday, Dec. 18. Report of Charles B. Steward, delegate to the state convention of the State Board of Charities at Terre Haute, examined and approved. Supply of groceries for the ensuing term awarded to John Eger. Reports of G. M. Wilcox, superintendent county farm for quarter ending Nov. 30, showing receipts, 8463.75, and expenditures, 82,596.49 W, Bond P of’True D. Woodworth for term beginning January 1, 1921,* as county sheriff for with Ahcil Woodworth, George E. Murray and A. F. Long, sureties, was apPr ßond -of Ed D. Nesbitt for term of county surveyor beginning Jan. 1, 1921, in the sum ot*Moo, with Charles May and C. F. Stackhouse sureties, was approved. Bond of Warren E. Poole, for term of county recorder, begmmng Jan. 1, 1921, fn the sum of >4,000, With John Poole and W. V. Porter sureties, was approved. . The Rev. J. Budman Fleming presented to the board thejnatter of uniting with Tippecanoe, Benton and Warren counties in the erecting yid maintaining a tuberculosis hospital. The board expressed themselves M favoring the proposition and directed County Auditor to confer with the proper authorities of Tippecanoe C °Public depositories. Auditor directed to advertise *2£ T themtme. BOARD OF FINANCE. The following reports of interest due from county depositories Were aP Kret ed National Bank, Rensselaer, A Savings Bank, Renns assss’ Jiss »u».ox. Farmers National Bank, Remmg**Bank2ofs‘wheatfleld, 870.49. 1Advoritoo he >o liMlUn