Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1904 — IROQUOIS DITCH ESTABLISHED. [ARTICLE]

IROQUOIS DITCH ESTABLISHED.

Order Made On Last Day ol Regular TermOther Proceedings. The following order was made in the Iroquois ditch matter Friday: "The Board having heard the evidence and the argument o£ council now sustain the exception of Right and Lawrence as to se se arid se and sw se 4-29-7. aniS the assessment on said lands is ordered stricken out. The Board further orders and directs that the assessment for benefits of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company be increased in the sum of $4,000. All other exceptions are over-ruled and the ditch is ordered established according to theviewers’ report as amended.” “Benjamin J. Gifford prays an appeal and files written specification, which is filed and oidered recorded and bond fixed at $5,000. The Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company prays an appeal and files written specification, which is ordered recordedand bond fixed at $5,000.” The claim of A. F. Harmon for services on Thompson ditch; A. W. Mechling for bringing prisoners to jail, $5.25, and Chas. Mandeville for expense Moffitt ditch, $6.00, were dismissed. Chas. M. Blue, trustee Marion township, was granted permission to extend additional poor relief, not to exceed sls each per quarter, to Mary Peyton, Cyrus Haas, John W. King, Sarah Platt, Mary J. Stone. John Alberson, Frank Ramey, Cora Morlan and Martha Morlan. Ten bonds of $1,500 each, bearing 6 pe; cent interest, payable semi-annually, were ordered issued. to be dated July 1, 1904, and payable at First National Bank, Chicago, due one on Jan. 1, 1906, aud same date each year thereafter until 1915. Ten bonds of $2,000 each, same rate of interest, etc., payable same, were also ordered sold in the Garraison ditch. Six bonds of SSOO each, same rate of interest, etc., he sold in the W. W. Burns et al ditch. The auditor was directed to advertise for bids for 250 tons of coal for use during fall and winter of 1904-5.