Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1899 — Conmissioners’ Court. [ARTICLE]

Conmissioners’ Court.

Following completes the report of the doings of the commissioners for the regular September term, as shown by record: In the matter of allowances for poor relief all claims were dismissed, the commissioners deciding that under the new law they had no power to allow such bills to be paid from the county treasury; that they must be paid by the township trustee direct. ’ County officers reported following fees collected for quarter ending Aug. 31, and filed treasurer’s receipt for same: R. B. Porter, recorder, $581.60; W. H Coover, clerk. $383.50; N. J. Reed, sheriff, $350; H. B. Murray, auditor, $86.20. Reports approved. H. L. Gamble, engineer in charge of construction of the Keener tp., gravel roads, reported j that he had made an examination and found that the superintendent was doing the work according to specifications, and recommended that $2,500 be paid said supt. Approved and estimate allowed. J. D. Babcock,’ was granted leave to extend poor relief for certain parties for next quarter. In matter of special tax levies the board fixed levy for Wheatfield ditch at 10per cent; Union, 8; Gallagher, 25; Keener tp., gravel road, SI.OO on the hundred. John R. Kight ditch petition continued for notice. Report approved in Keever Clymer et al ditch matter. P. R. James et al petition for ditch; ordered established as per viewers report. Viewers ordered to meet at auditor’s office Sept. 11, and make final report. Frank Welsh vacation of highway; viewers’ report favorable, which was approved and road ordered vacated. Matter of Boak ditch; continued. Simon Cook et al petition for highway; viewers reported favorably and the road was ordered established fifty feet wide. J. A. Lamborn, petition for 4 new bridges in Carpenter tp; no action taken. No action taken in regard to holding a railroad election. THE POOR FARM. Supt. of poor asylum made his quarterly report. Inmates 12, as follows: Eleanor Ann Rogers, Mary Downing, Nancy Mowery, Fred Wilder, Robt. Cummings, Thomas Maley, Wm. Price, James MaGuire, Lorey Daley, Avery Baker, George Hellengreene, Arthur Karsner (babe). The stock at poor farm consists of 2 span of mules, 1 span horses, 7 milch cows, 70 shoats of about 100 lbs. each, 13 brood sows, wt 300 lbs. each, 100 chickens. There are, so the report says, 30 tons of hay, 20 tons oat straw, 1,800 bushels oats, no corn. 85 to 90 acres hugarian, I acre potatoes. Following are expenses of quar- ! ter: ' Supt’s. salary $ 150 00 John Clowery, labor ft, S2O per mo 56 90 | Frank Hawkins, same ©lB “ “ ..... 42 90 Bruce Hardy. “ ft 16 “ “ 43 00 Allen Miller, 4 days harvesting; 4 00 John Carr, same 3>/j days 3 50 j A D Burns, 1 day with ..team 2 50 ! John S. Lakin. threshing 1487 bu. oats. 22 30 Mrs. Clara Bridgeman. work 15 weeks and 2 days 45 85 Mrs. Anna Clowery. sewing 13 05 Warner Bros, hardware and implements 63 80 Donnelly Bros. carp, work and mat’l 41 15 I A Glazebrook, hlacksmithing 7 95 A. F. Long, paints and drugs 11 55 John Eger, groceries 92 69 Ellis A Murray 9 68 Moody A Roth, meat 13 28 White A Marion, plumbing 11 85 W H Egor, hardware 2 63 Telephone rent 3 00 Total.. $624 10 Receipts for quarter were: 39 fat steers sold to P D Armour of Chicago, i..... -... ’.... $2,462 99 | 51 hogs to James Yeoman, July 15, 8330 lbsat $3.60 per cw’t... 299 88 1 cow to Jacob Eigleshach, 1300 lbs 52 00 John Martindale, 1 calf 5 00 Total receipts $2,819 84 Following bills were allowed in addition to those reported last week. All claims allowed for full amount unless otherwise noted: W B Burford, books and stationery.. $134.65, allowed at $ 134 00 J W Williams, mdse ct h 1 05 Wilson, Humphries ACo hooks and sta. 150 50 J C Thrawls, ditch work 37 00 W H Coover, quar. salary 375 00 J T Penn, sprinkling for county...... 5 00 Warner Bros mdse jail.. 3 80 Ellis A Murray, mdse p f $11.68 ail’d at. 968 W H Eger, mdse jail $16.83 ail’d at 16 60 Ellis A Murray, mdse Co. Supt 2 25 W H Eger, fountains for county, $130,00 allowed at 125 00 N J Reed, boarding prisoners $100.20, allowed at 97 20 Same, postage sheriff’s office 2 00 Same, quar salary 350 00 M B Price, work on ditches $202.50 continued Same, postage surveyor’s office.... .... 2 50 Antrim A Dean, mdse p farm 8 77 Same.. 105 John Eger, mdse p farm 92 69 Warner Bros same 15 A F Long, same.. 1155 I A Glazebrook. hlacksmith’g for same 2 25 Huntßros. mdse jail 1 50 W B Burford, books and stationery sll6 67........: J. cont W CSchwier, medaid poor Wheatfield 26 SO E B Porter, sal. recorder 275 00 Same, postage 7 70 L H Hamilton, postage and drayage, supt’s office 117$ ▲ O Hardy, labor at p farm 18 U

Same, salary supt p farm uo 00 Anna Clowery. sewing at same, is OB A G Hardy, eash paid for labor at pf, 142 80 Burt-Terry Sta Co books and sta 404.50 cont Same for same.. g 34 8 F Robertson, printing for Co. Supt, 200 JohnMoosmiller, mowing etk yard... 75 J C Gwin, aec. hospital...... 130 87 N J Reed, sgrv. road notices 8 40 Hanley A Hunt, legal advice 10 00 Levi Clouse, ditch work 75 Ernest Middleton, same 75 Leslie Clark, printing Co Supt... 6 00 H L Gamble, ditch work..l. ... 300 S C Johnson, poor relief, Marion 6 25 Leslie Clark, printing auditor’s office. 80 00 J J Eigleshach, meat p. farm 2 30 H B Murray, quar. salary 425 00 Laßue Bros, mdse for county 8 60 John I Gwiu, making delinquent tax lists 30 00 J C Gwin, quar salary 300 00 Some, postage aoct 8 95 S C Johnson, med aid p farm and jail 625 James Warren, ditch work 1 50 A Halleck, quar. salary to Aug. 31 56 25 S A Dowell, same 56 25 Fred Waymire, same 56 25