Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1899 — “Honest Abe’e” February Specials. [ARTICLE]

“Honest Abe’e” February Specials.

Bat ten days of the month of February has gone by, and “Honest Abe” has already got in three days services for Jasper county at •an expense of $10.60 per day for himself and colleagues as their per deim, a total of $31.50. Last Friday, the first day of* the Ist Feb. special, was spent in considering the employment of a superintendent for the poor farm and allowing a few bills, as follows: H A Alter, tiling gravel road, $30.25, allowed at .. $lO 25 -Jame* Cowden, work for county, $3.25, ’ allowed at 2 75 Frauk Hardy, posting delin. tax notices 5 45 J C Gwtn, ft. Keener tp. gravel roads.. .166 25 .Same, for same . 150 90 J T Snyder, 3 old wolf sculps 30 25 S F Wood, engineer boiler house 32 75 Tom Boyle, lumber for gravel roads.... 170 25 Mr. Portwood. work on gravel roads.... 12 75 £ C English, medical aid. poor contract 525 C E Mills, making stationery con. A b'nd 5 25 Mackey A Barcus. work for county 1 30 T J Joiuer, ft. A laundry for ct. house.. 569 Same, salary as janitor Bee. und Jan.... 90 25 Total amt allowances for the day.s6B9 29 Saturday the poor farm matter was disposed of by employing the present incumbent, A. G. Hardy, “‘at the salary of S6OO per year, payable quarterly, upon his entering into contract to the satisfaction of the Board and in accordance with his proposition, and giving bondin tho sum of $2,000 to the approval of the Board. The payments of said salary to be made upon the filing of proper reports as required by law.” Some new rules relating to the keeping of private stock at the farm by the superintendent were introduced by the Board at the time the bids were filed, and which also require that the superintendent shall personally superintend all work and management of the farm, so far as practicable for him to do so. Following bills were passed upon by the Board: B D Comer, grading Burk’* grade. S9B 25 Same, graveling name, $274.95, ail’d at.. .250 95 Antrim A Dean, md-ie.. Co. Supt’*. 0f.... 7 25 fi. L. Gamble, snrv. eng. K. tp, graval r 9 25 Porter A Handle, mdse court house 37 70 Geo. L. Morgan, posting del. tax notices 9 25 Leslie Clark, county priuting 54 25 W. F. Smith A Co., wood for boiler house 41 50 Mrs. Caddie Martin,delinquent taxes, coat'd. Total 508 40 Feb. 7, Board met for the purpose of auditiug tp. warrants.