Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1902 — COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS’ COURT.

Following is a report of the proceeding’s of the October term of commissioners’ court: Bridge petitions continued: 2 in Wheatfield, 1 in Gillam, petition of J. N. Price et al, 1 in Kankakee, 3 in Carpenter, 1 in Remington, 1 in Keener, 1 in Milroy, 2 in Jordan. Contract awarded Pan American Bridge Co., at $545 for new bridge in Carpenter; also, Attica Bridge Co., for bridge in Jordan at $458; and Winamac Bridge Co., for removal of bridge in Gillam at $172. The matter of construction of approaches to bridge in Marion tp., was continued. Gillam gravel road matter was continued; also, matter of costs in cleaning the Union Lakin and Scott Cooper ditch; Granville Moody ditch; petition for acceptance of gravel road in Marion tp.; claim of White county of $732.25 for changes of venue; claims of Burt-Terry Stationary Co., of $9.75 and $43.75; petition of A. J. Bellows for abutments; claim of Thomas Florence for $204, expense of gravel road; Jesse Nichols, petition to condetn gravel pit; S. B. Moffitt ditch.

Contract for election supplies was awarded the Burt-Terry Stationery Co., for SBO. In matter of damages to Angelina Walters, the auditor was directed to draw warrant for $75 in part payment of damages awarded at such time as petitioners furnish receipts for balance of damages awarded. The petition of W. M, Porter for the admittance of Myra Porter to the state school for feeble minded was favorably acted upon, said W. M. Porter to pay $2 per month toward maintenance of said child.

In matter of South Barkley gravel road, petitioners file motion to refer reports back for amendments, reports to be re-filed on or before Nov. 1. Final reports were made and approved in Geo. W. Warren ditch; Sophia Chilcote ditch; Balthazar Brown ditch; Fred J. Saltwell ditch. In the John~W. Hutchinson ditch petition, petitioners file motion to set aside viewers report and appoint other viewers; sustained, and S. T. Comer, Charles Harrington and L. Strong appointed, to meet at Virgie, Oct. 20. In the W. W. Burns ditch .matter, George Parkison, Nathan Eldredge and Frank Lakin appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 20. Sidney B. Holmes ditch, reviewers file report modifying viewers report; approved and ditch ordered established; final report to be made Oct, 20. David Miller petition for highway, road ordered established. T. F. Maloney declined to serve further in the Iroquois ditch matter, and Albert Foster of Lowell was appointad in his stead. Notice ordered in matter of deepening the Union Lakin ditch. C. D. Lakin ditch ordered established and final report made Oct. 14. In matter of cut-off in Carpenter’s creek, contract awarded to James Bullis at $560, carpenter tp., to pay $75 of this. In matter of petition of C. C. Randle et al for gravel road in Hanging Grove tp., election ordered for Nov. 4. The total length of the proposed road is about 7 miles, and the estimated cost is $1,554 per mile. This is for a road 10 feet wide and 12 inches of gravel in the center and 4 inches at the outside.

Ditch petition of Charles Otis was dismissed on motion of petitioners. Elias Arnold petition for abutments to Moore bridge; trustee ordered to go ahead with work and county to pay costs in excess of $75. R«port of grand jury approved on changes in heating system at jail, and repairs ordered. The voting place for west precinc t of Carpenter tp., was changed to south room of corner house owned by Henry Mullen. Robert Parker et al ditch, J. M.

Wasson, James T. Randle and R. B. Harris appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 15. Surveyor directed to prepare specifications for cleaning Marble lateral to Wheatfield ditch. Joseph Nissius, petition for ditch, in Jasper and White counties. David Gleaspn, M. Delehanty and I. W. Warren appointed viewers, *to meet with White county viewers Oct. 15. Moses Sigo ditch, Jacob May, James Clowry and Reuben Crain appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 20. Following claims were allowed: L S Alter, surveying $ 8 50 R M Lawrie, engineer Iroquois ditch .. 45 Oil T F Maloney, viewer same 30 J C Jones, same 30 00 F W Bedford, expense poor farm 28 00 J E Troyer, expense bridges 50 00 City Reusselaer, electric lights 7 81 R A Parkison. bridge repair 72 00 Chas Borntrager, allotting ditches ... 150 Jas L Smith, same 150 Jerry Bisher. same 1 50 Robert Randle, same... 150 Chas A Neir, same 75

Thos E Reed. same.... 1 50 Cory O Price, same 3 00 W L Lewis, same.. 1 50 Geo H May. same 1 50 FE Babcock, public printing 13 00 City Rensselaer, water to Dec. 31, '02... 87 50 Jas L Babcock,erroneous taxes 20 70 City Rensselaer, electric 1ight5......... 25 27 Alfred Fairchild, rep Keener grav rd 13 50 Ward Yeagley, same 4 50 T M Tyler, same 75 00 R A Parkison (assignee) same 10 50 White A Marion, expense poor farm 3 15 Same, expense jail. SCO Chas Ramp, same, court house 2 00 H M Grant, rep Keener gravel road.... 2 50 I Tuteur, expense court house 1 10 Ernest Morlan, expense poor farm 53 20 E C English, sec board of health 52 09 liV C Babcock, postage auditor's office. 70 E C English, postage 2 00 Leslie Clark, public printing 2 00 Same, for same 13 00 R A Parkison, postage 2 96 Chas Morlan, laundry, court house ... 75 Same, janitor's salary 45 00 M B Price, postage... 2 25 Same, work on ditohes 84 00 L H Hamilton, per diem Co Supt 104 00 O P Robinson, expense court house.... 2 00 Luther Frame, Keeuer gravel road .... 750 G PN Saddler, expense bridges 65 00 S B Jenkins, firing, court house 9 00 H E Randle, Marion gravel road 8 25 D H Yeoman, lumber, same 10 80 A Woodworth, repairs, same 7 50 Chas Shroyer, same 5 00 Jesse Nichols, same 67 50 J F Irwin, same. 3 74 T A Caldwell, same 41 25 Wm Powers, same 5 25 Wm Woodworth, same 3 00 E D Rhoades, same 2 75 Geo Putts, same 10 75 Calvin Cain, labor at poor farm 21 25 Earl Long, same 20 30 A G Hardy, boarding prisoners 15 15 Same, expense highways 14 55 Same, sheriff’s salary 189 31 City Rensselaer, lights, jail and ct hse. 14 83 L S Alter, expense bridges 4 00 J W McEwan, public printing 2 00 Same, for same 1 80 T F Clark, expense poor farm 3 20 Same, labor at same 1118