Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1900 — Commissioners’ Court. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners’ Court.

The county commissioners met in special session last Saturday, for the purpose of settling up the business for the past year and allowing a few claims. On estimate of H. L. Gamble, engineer, #2.200 was allowed on the notorious Keener tp. gravel road contract. A few bills were acted upon: J H Tilton, 1 old fox scalp 2 50 H Landon, med. aid Carpenter tp 25 00 W HParkison, gravel road repairs,.. 1 00 Chas Smith, heating aparatus p. f 580 00 W J Wright, poor relief Marion tp.... 6 00 J C Gwin, cash paid bepobteb in case Babcock vs Gwin 5 00 Francis E. Bostwick, remodeling bks for county 6 88 Chas Smith, changing heating ap. jail 125 00 Leslie Clark, blanks for Co Supt 14 00 H L Gamble, work on Lakin ditch.... 4 50 John Hordeman, work at jail 1 00 J C Thrawls, work on Lakin ditch 82 85 C Bierma, poor relief Keener tp $57.79, allowed at -.... 48 79 I Glazebrook, blacksmithing p f 1 30 I Tuetuer, mdse ct house.... 50 J C Thrawls, work on ditches 11 00 B W Sigler, poor relief Keener tp 25 25 H L Gamble, engineering on ditches.. 150 I Glazebrook, blacksmithing ct house 250 T J Jordan, services janitor... 4 50 M B Price, work on ditches 69 00 Same, postage surveyor’s 0ffice....... 325 Same, work on Lakin ditch 15 00 Wm Knapp, ditqh work 3 00 John Pinter, poor relief Wheatfield tp 31 85 Gilbransen A Paulsen, same 6 00 Moody A Roth, meat for poor farm... 8 63 J D Babcock, poor relief Marion 33 00 T J Joiner, janitor ct house 2 days.... 300 Harry Wiltshire, fixing tile on ct hse. 500 Ellis A Murray, poor relief Union 12 60 Florence Wood, work on Union ditch 500 G E Marshall, notice to taxpayers 1 75 Same, public printing 24 80 James Clowry, work on gravel road.. 22 50 Bank of Remington, material for same 124 44 EC English, med. aid, contract.. 333 Hunt Bros,, mdse ct house 55 E CEnglish, sal sec bd health ~.. 17 36 N J Reed, servidg road notices 3 25 Denham A Broadie, poor relief Car... 643 C Bierma, superintending bridges.... 18 50 Laßue Bros., mdse jail and boiler hse 635 Same, poor relief Marion 10 00 N J Reed, serving road notices 3 35 G L Morgan, supplies for boiler house 60 C C Starr, mdse ct house 1 30 Warner Bros., same 165 Same, mdse jail and boiler house 6 65 E D Rhoades, mdse for county 2 70 J P Hammond, serv. truant officer.. /. 19 00 Same, postage acct 2 00 C Hansen, blacksmithing for boiler hse 290 Warner Bros., mdse poor farm 1 80 A S Keene, poor relief Wheatfield 22 65 J C Gwin, postage treasurer's office.. 9 21 Hunt Bros., medicine for prisoners.... 80 Fenton Metalic Mfg, Co., bill for ex- • tras, ct bouse furniture. $194.85, dismis'd W B Burford, books and stationery... 197 50 SC Johnson, med aid poor farm A jail 417 Same, for same. Marion tp..... 4 17 F. E. COULTEB INQUEST. T P Wright, services inquest 7 50 J W Walker, same transcripting evid’e 11 50 C H Vick, constable for same 2 30 C E Mills, attorney for same 5 00 A L Berkley-, med ex, etc. same 3 35 E C English, same.. 3 35 CE Ross, witness.. 85 J H Coulter, same . 85 Zern Wright, same 85 WJ Wright, same.. 85 Simeon Dowell, same 85 Frederick Waymire.. 85 Harry R Kurrie, 5ame.................. 85 G E Marshall, publishing notice of inq 375 Total cost of inqest $ 42 70 J R Vanatta, mdse poor farm 17 30 Laßue Bros., same ~. 5 25 W H Eger, same.-,.. '... ..... 19 52 John Eger, same...., ................... 5898 A F Long. 5ame....... 16 70 J W Paxton A Co., same 274 16 Donnelly Bros,, same and labor 73 75 Hiram Day, 5ame.,....................... 45 20 Sayler-Bales Lumber Co., same 180 WhiteA Marion, same 7 40 AG Hardy, cash paid labor poor farm 56 45 Coen A Brady, lumber for poor farm 44 05 Ellis A Murray, mdse, same 33 79 Same, mdsect house .... 75 Same, poor relief Hanging Grove 5 00 Same, for same, Marion 4 87 Coen A Brady, coal for et house 200 49 E A Warren, supt. Keener tp.. gr rds.. 60 00 D H Yeoman, lumber for gravel rd rep 99 00 J A Grant, poor relief Mari0n........ 4 50 Burt-Terry Stationery Co., bill for stationery, per contract........ 80 55 Same, bill for same on hand after con 326 55 New Castle Bridge Co., Groom's bdge 1,670 00 J E Troyer, bridge plans and speci.. 75 00 J W Crampton, same 33 40 W J Wright, casket for poor farm 15 00 Chas. Morlan, janitor and laundry.... 36 25 Geo L Morgan, fireman at boiler hse.. 30 00 City Rensselaer, lights for Nov 64 45 J W McEwan, pub, notice letting con. 3 00 W H Dougherty, gravel road work... 1 87 J J Eiglesbach. meat for poor farm... 607 M L Hemphill, blacksmithing for b hse 690 W H Eger, mdse ct house and b. hse.. 20 90 L H Hamilton,services Co. 5upt....... 104 00 Same, postage acct ........... A. 6 11 Hiram Day, mdse boiler hse 50 Sayler-Bales Lumber Co., supplies for jail and boiler hous.e. Board met in regular session Jan. and the followimg record of transactions is made:

R. B. Porter, report as to necessity for additional vault furniiure, continued. A G Hardy, supt. poor farm was given permission to sell 20 fat hogsand 10 tons timothy hay. Chas. A. Gundy of Fair Oaks, was granted saloon license for one year.

8. R. Nichols, petition for bridge; continued./ J. A. Lamborn, petition for 4 bridges; continued. J. R. Kight, petition for ditch Barkley tp.; continued for final report. Alex Merica, petition for highway between Pulaski and Jasper counties; report of viewers favorable and road ordered established 50 feet in width. John Eck et al, petition for ditch; report of viewers favorable and final report ordered made Jan. 11. Nelson Morris et al, matter of drainage district; remonstrants and objectors withdraw without prejudice all pleadings filed by them etc. Petitioners ask to amend petition, which is granted. Report in Union and Lakin ditch cleaning matter approved and auditor directed to proceed as provided by law. Austin O. Moore et al, petition for ditch; James W.„ Cowden, R, B. Harris and Felix French appointed viewers, to meet Jan. 5, and report Jan. 11. Auditor directed to give notice of letting contract for doctoring poor at county farm and jail. Also bids for coal for poor farm and boiler house from Feb. 1 to June 1.1900. In the matter of bids heretofore received for stationery for the county; Board award contract for No 3 to Clark & Marshall at $395.20, and the contract for Nos. 1, 2 and 4 to the Burt-Terry Co., at $1,470.50, as per bids on file.

In matter of bids for janitor’s supplies and drugs for poor farm; contract awarded A. F. Long at $129.50 and $2.80, respectively. Following bills were continued for want of appropriation: Chas Ramp, oil for boiler house $ 600 E B Sellers and Hanley A Huut, legal services 50 00 Hanley A Hunt, same 10 00 M L Hemphill, team for comtnissiou'rs 250 Chas Reed, gravel road work 7 50 Foltz, Spitler A Kurrie, legal opinions 41 62 Isaac Kight, mdse poor Union 18 15 B D Comer, poor relief Union 3 50 Jesse Nichols, gravel road w0rk........ 6 00