Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1901 — Commissioners' Court. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners' Court.

The regular August term of commissioners’ court closed Tuesday afternoon, the business of the term having been completed. Following is a complete report of business transacted, as shown by the commissioners’ docket; Liquor licenses granted Geo. A. Strickfaden of Rensselaer; George Ketchmark, of Dunnville; Wm. Ballinger, Kniman. James Maloy was defeated in the third ward Rensselaer, J. F. McColly and 124 others remonstrating against granting of license. Bridge petitions continued: Gillam tp. 1; Marion tp. r 2; Union tp., 2; Walker tp., 4 1 ; Newton tp., 3; Jordan tp., 1; Barkley tp ,2; Carpenter tp., 1. Rensselaer (across Iroquois river west of S. P. Thompson’s residence) 1; Milroy tp., 1. ■ :o Regarding the bridge in the city limits of Rensselaer, we doubt very much if the county has any right to build or pay for it. It would seem to us that this is for Rensselaer to build, and not for Jasper county. We trust that the commissioners will look this matter up-before taking any action. It has been the custom heretofore for the county to build Rensselaer bridges, we are told, but we don’t believe it has any right to do so. Final report approved in Switzer ditch. John K imble et al petition for highway in Barkley tp.; viewers report favorable and road ordered established. W. B. Austin, administrator, petition for rebate of $13.89 on license of the late R. B. Goodrick; dismissed. Jesse N. Jenkins et al petition for highway; Board appoint John Martindale, Andrew Saylor and Jackson Freeland re-viewers, to meet Sept. 1. John Hudson et al, petition for ditch; ditch ordered established. John Armstrong et al, petition for ditch; petitioners ask leave to amend petition, granted and cause continued. E. M. Fairchild et al, petition for highway in Keener tp.; report of viewers favorable and 30-foot road ordered established. R. B. Porter, requisition for supplies, Leslie Clark’s bid of $63.80 accepted. G. E. Marshal bid $74. B. J. Gifford et al, petition for highway; viewers report favorable and road ordered established. Same record made in another highway petition of Mr. Gifford’s. The claim of $75 for the Jasper Public Library was dismissed. When the library was given quarters in the court house the officers, wc are told, represented to the commissioners that they would pay the county for heat and lights. This they have absolutely failed to do, and probably one-half of the total expense of lights is occassioned by the library and its entertainments. Notwithstanding the name “Jasper” attached to the library’s title, the public generally look upon it as a purely local ; library, and the commissioners are j not in favor of saddling any part of the cost of its maintenance upon the whole county, we under-

stand. In this we think they are right. If Jasper county furnishes a room for housing n Rensselaer library, that is all that should be expected of it. Let the library people pay for their lights and for heating the room and let the officers, so far as possible, refrain from making donations from the county fund towards its support. John Martindale et al, petition for ditch; final report made and approved. Nancy E. Brown, petition for ditch; L. Strong, Henry Grow, Samuel English appointed viewers, to meet Aug. 19. Henry Barger, application for exemption fromXiayment of poll tax on account ot physical infirmities; prayer granted. Treasurers of Rensselaer, Remington and Wheattield school corporations tile financial reports, which are approved. The following allowances were made:

J D Aduni* A Co., 2 steel bridge* 4 98 00 t» 1* Saddler, bridge |dan« 1150. slid, at 125 00 Same, (or *ume |i:)0, allowed at 100 00 Burt-Terry Co., book* u»d Ntatlonery 284 30 A J Bellow*, aoct. enumeration..,,.. 22 00 S D Clark, aeet. enumeration.,., 12 t 0 Elia* Arnold, same 24 00 B D Comer, tame 30 00 City of Rensselaer. light* (or jail 8 n K C Eugliah. withe** coroner’* inquest 150 City Rensselaer, water to Oct, 1, 19UI . 87 50 Kill* June*, service* Bd. Review 42 00 F K Babcock, public printing 3 oo R A Parkluou, »er. Bd. Review $33 Continued John Phillips, mime 42 00 Leslie Clark, public printing 1 40 Same, for same 22 10 D H Yeoman, I'mh'r Marion gray, rd*. 462 Stoner A Day, exp. pqor farm 2 88 B For*ythe, groceries (or poor farm. 81 50 Oeo M Wilcox.election meals 1900 .... 560 _C C Starr, ice for county 1 50 John Whittaker, allotlng ditches .... 150 Oeo Ktalb&um, same j 30 Win L Lewis, same 75 O M Wilcox, enumeration id 00 Rhoades A Ovsrtnu, sxp. poor farm... it R J F Major, making statistical report .. 50 Oeo F Meyer, sarv. Bd. Review 86 00 L Clark, pub. ennmeratloa notice.. |oo

Elias Arnold, alloting ditches 3 00 Geo Schreiner, same 3 00 A G Hardy, exp. highway* 17 10 M H Hemphill, team comm'n'nj $3.50 Cotit. Same.forsame 150 J A Ramey, wk on Mariou grav. rds.. 5 00 W C Babcock, itostage 4 00 R A Parkinson, aoct. ct. house bonds. 2.531 25 E R Hopkins, sprinkling ct h lawn.... 4 00 R A Parkison. acet. bonds 1,167 21 VI B Price, allotlng ditches 63 00 Pleener A Carnahan, act. omit'd taxes 161 20 S B Jenkins, mowing ct. hse. yard... 1 50 A G Hardy, bourdiug prisoners 11 70 Same, repairs jail 13 25 M B Prioe, postage 1 00 Same, diluting ditches... 75 00 R T Newman, exp. poor farm.,.. -.... 35 00 Chas Morlan. janitor ct. house 45 00 Same, laundry 70 W J Wright, coroner's inquest S9O J W Walker, reporter same 16 00 A B Coleman, witness same 85 D B Haley, same 2 85 J H Kanney, same 2 85 John Narun, same SBS John Harrington, same 2 85 W J Spears, same 85 Wm Barten. same 85 Geo Welch, same 85 John Wilson, same 85 E Besser, examining body same 5 00 John Thornton, labor at poor farm... 705 Burt-Terry Co., supplies on eontract. 63 80 J W McEwen, public printing 2 00 Clara Schults. labor poor farm 12 00 Calvin Cain, same $0 00 Chas Cain, same $0 00 Garland Grant, same 6 25 Chas L Vick, seme No notion L H Hamilton, postage 4 00 Same, Co, Supt. services 108 00 James Clowry. Range Llue gravel rd. 60 00 X. 8. XI.BCTION MAHIOH TP. J N Leatherman, Inspector 600 Wm Greenfield, judge ... 4 00 WmR Nowels. same 4 00 Fred LChllcote, clerk 4 00 J B Spltler, same 4 00 Lyman flea, sherlti 3 00 Larkin Pott*, tame 3 00 Chas VI Blue, Inspector 6 00 Philip Blue, judge 4 00 C B Hershman. same ... 40$ Roy Blue, clerk 400 H Feiullg. same 400 Thos McGowan, sheriff 3 00 Lewi* Davisson, same 3 uo Chas J Dean, insiwirtor 6 00 Robt VllchaU, Judge. ...... 4 uo C D Nowels, same 400 Geo Scott, clerk 4 oo W 4 I me*, same 4 00 Washington Scott, sheriff 3 UO (Was Robinson, earn* 3 00 J D Babcock, inspector 6 00 Shelby Grant, judge 4 00 t A Glaaebrook. same..... 4 00 ■ P Honan, clerk 4 00 (' C Warner, same 4 00 C B Stewart, sheriff 1 8 00 Heqry Pnrcuplle. same 3 00 Michael Eger, rent of r00m... ... 5 00 T. jLllntor. exp. election «... $ a A G Hardy. ■Mriff’a service* $7.10. No action Same, for mine v ..,. *lO Leolle Clark, printing for same M <«> Chas Robinson, preparing booths I 00