Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1898 — COMMISSIONERS' COURT. [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS' COURT.

The regular September session closed Wednesday. A large number of allowances were made on bills presented of which we give a few. Claims "of Heinzman Bros, and Grindle & Weatherliog for work on new court house amounting to $5,484.45, were dismissed. The claim of the Fenton Metallic Co., on same for $182.25 was continued, also bill of the Henry Taylor Lum* berCo., lumber for,court house, and $368,50 was paid as interest on loan made on account of new court house. Thompson. Sigler & Sayler were paid $1,700.25, l>al. on court house yard contract, and $1 ,800.25 bal. on court house clock was paid to Johnson Temperature Controlling Co. $3,431.25 was also paid as interest on court house bonds. The claims dismissed and continued above are a part of those which the Journal claimed had been rejected months ago. As usual the Journal was wrong. Probably law suits will grow out of the dismissal of the claims. Bill of the city of Rensselaer of $18.13 for lights, was continued, and one from same of $234.25 for water was allowed at $146.75. * The ]xx>r farm came in for the usual allowance, and $702.15 was used to appease it. Other hills for various things amounting to thousands of dollars were allowed, while a few were dismissed or continued. The petition, to dismiss the cases against the petitioners in the Iroquois and Wakarusa ditch cases was refused. In the matter of the Scliagley ditch in Kankakee tp., same was continued, as was the petition of M. W. Reed for two bridges in Jordan tp., A. W. Prevo’s petition for bridges in Gillam tp., the Wilson Shaffer ditch case, and petition of Jas. D. Babcock for confirmation of road in Marion tp. In the matter of the B. J. Gifford ditch in Walker tp., an amended petition was tiled and the report referred back and cause continued. In the mat ter of petit ion of Robt,. F. Michaels et al for ditch, the Board appointed Beni. Harris, M. Wasson and J. H. BlLis as viewers and ordered that report be made on or before ()ct. 30, 1898. Final reput in the Thomas Dimon ditch examined and approved. Robt. F. Dobbins et al petitioned for a ditch in Jasper and White counties. Board njqiointed J. F. Warren, Geo. O. Pumphrey and H. W. Porter, viewers, to meet with the White county viewers at source of ditch on Sept. 27. Petition of Geo, J. Nichols et al for highway was granted, as was also petition of H. E. Parkinson to change highway in Hanging Grove. No action was taken on petition of T. J. Mallatt et al for highway in Union tp. The tax levy for the present year was made. The levy for county revenue was 45 cents on each SIOO. Next week we will give the levy for each township. Owing to lack of space we are unable to do so this week.