Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1900 — Commissioners’ Court. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners’ Court.

Following bills were allowed on Sept. 8. A. Halleck, quarterly sal as com $56.25 same | sa>33 FfCS Wavmire, spm6 $56.25 Following is report of October meeting, God. ¥'. 7£etchffl&rk Wttfi granted a i ßa jo°n license t 5 sell intoxicants at D'^ nnv iil ei This is Dunnvtll'a Baloon. Tho old claim of the Art Metal Construction Co., of $375 for the furniture for the recorder’s office, which has been stored in the basement of the court house for the past nine or ten months, and for which no one seems to want to assume the responsibility for ordering, was continued again as usual. The Otis gravel road matter in Keener tp., which is familiar to our readers, was continued, once more, M. P, Comer et al petition for ditch; ordered established and viewers directed to make final report Oct. 15, The old claim df the fluh-Terry Stationary Od.v sos $118.50 was again ctmtiphfea. F.rantdaickrnond etal petiiton for fcdaVi't viewers heretofore ap, failed tb qualify and act, and on agreement of parties they were reapS>inted and ordered to qualify ct. 15, and report on or before Nov. 1. Amos Davisson et al petition for ditch; final report examined and approved. Christian Schultz petition for highway; petitioners present report of reviewers, showing same to be of public utility and that remoustrauts will not be damaged and ask that road be established 50 feet wide; board so order and costa of review taxed to remonstrants. 8. P. Thompson et al petition for ditch;viewers’ report favorably and it is ordered that ditch be constructed as per said report; final report ordered made Oct. 22.

Harriet M. Rowen et al petition for ditch; petitioners present final report which is approved. ,W. D. Swisher et al petition for highway; report of viewers approved and road ordered established*»o feet wide. Delos Thompson et al petition for highway; viewers report against public utility of same, which is approved and cause dismissed. Costs taxed to petitioners. Arch Burns, report gravel road work Keener tp; report examined and approved. Following special levies were made for 1900: . Wheatfield ditch, 12 per cent, of assessed benefits; Gallagher ditch, 20 per cent, of cost of construction; Keener tp.. gravel roads, SI.OO on each SIOO valuation. Bridge petitions continued: 4 in Carpenter; 2 in Gillam; 2 in Walker; 1 in Marion; 2 in Jordan; 1 in Newton. The law requires the posting of the amount of unloaned school funds on hand on the first of each month, but for the past two months this has not been done, therefore we are unable to state how much, if any, is on hand. L. B. Josserand et al petition for ditch; ordered established, viewers to meet Oct. 17 and make final report. L. S. Alter, report on meridan line, continued. In matter of ditch petition of Mary E. Baker; bona approved and Chas. Hensler, Jacob May and John Hudson appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 8, at 10 a. m. and report Oct. 12. T. F. Clark, requisition supplies for county farm, for year ending Dec. 3; approved and adv. ordered. W. C. Babcock, auditor, petition to transfer funds; prayer granted. In the matter of bids for furnishing coal for heating plant, jail and poor farm, no action was taken in letting contract, there being, but one bid filed, that of Coen & Brady, which was as follows: Rosedale Ruu of Mine, per ton, $2.94. Indiana Run of Mine, per ton. $2.84. Indiana Lower Vein Brazil blk, per ton. $3.70. Pittsburg, per ton, $4.60. Jackson Hill, per ton, $4.16. All delivered in bins, Lehigh, Anthracite, per ton, dellv. $7.50. Lehigh, Anthracite, f. o. b. cars. $7.20. These prices are subject to strikes and to any advance there may be made from Oct. 2. The following claims were also continued: J E Alter, establishing meridian line, SSO. S C Johnson, M D, poor exp Barkley, $54 22. E C English, caring for smallpox patients, Barkley tp. S2OO. Same, expense poor Rurkley tp. S2O. Burt-Terry Stationery Co. supplies for county offices, $454 75. Thos. Akers, exp. poor Barkley (small-poll $36 23. The following claims were allowed : C B Steward, insurance $22 50 T J Burk, bridge plans,sso, allowed at 10 00 Same, for same, SSO. allowed at 30 00 Wm Shepherd, poor relief. Carpenter 23 00 L H Hamilton, county institute 50 00 N J Reed, expense highways.. 19 10 J G Andrus, work on ditches 3 00 A L Berkley, M D. county poor. sl.so.dismis'd John Kimble, poor relief Barkley (sm pox) 7 06 S Propp, gravel road repairs. Keener. 21 25 Chas Booker, exp. Keener tp grav. rd 500 Jay Spencer, same 10 00 K G Watson, same 7 SO Henry C“ n : •** ln 9 15 50 Arch Burns, sAffi*..,. 33 00 R A Parkisou. Gallagher ditch bonds, J 59 it E C R hglish, postage bU Us hmith 3 25 Sliliiti, salary A* M-ffffcta’ry of same 52 09 J Tit ten bS.V>ense court house 15 Chan. Morlati, salary as janitor 45 00 laundry... 85 M B Price, postage surveyor's office.. 2 00 Same, work on ditches 63 00 J W MoEwan.public printing.- 2 00 T F Clark, expense poor farm... 42 00

T P Wright, exp, smallpox Barkley... 25 00 T F Clark, expense poor farm 20 00 Same, for same 15 60 L H Hamilton, postage Co, Supt 8 61 I N Hemphill, freight and d Jay age.... 2 37 N J Reed, expense Gillam g;avel road. 430 Same, highways 1810 Same, elections 5 00 Andrew Sayler, stock for poor farm.. 18 00 J H Daugherty, grav. rd. rep. Marion. 250 I N Hemphill, repairs court house..... 99 J C Thrawls. expense ditches 62 40 T J Hilton, same.... 2 25 L H Hamilton, sal. Co. Supt 268 00 Leslie Clark, public printing 3 00 Yeomau & Woodworth, gravel road repairs Marion 3 00 T F Clark, expense poor farm 10 65 Indianapolis Journal, gravel road repair fund, Keener tp 6 40 Frank Swartzel, grav. rd. rep. Mari’n 125 Chas. Morlan. firing at boiler house.. 1 00 White <S Marion, exp. poor farm 3 25