Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1905 — IROQUOIS DITCH MEETING. [ARTICLE]

IROQUOIS DITCH MEETING.

At the meeting at the court house last Saturday of those affected by the proposed Iroquois ditch, Granville Moody presided and B. D. Comer was secretary. The business transacted was as follows: Sherman Thornton, D. H. Yeoman, Henry Amsler, B. D. Comer nda Delos Thompson were appointed as committee to select a superintendent and recommend the appointment of anengineer. Themayor of Rensselaer and the trustees of Marion, Newton, Barkley and Union townships are exofficio members of this committee. A committee of one was selected as to each of the laterals, as follows: Pinkamink, Joe Halligan; Donnelly, R. B. Porter; Gifford, Charles Pullins; Nowels, E. T. Harris; Yeoman, Richard Grow, Davisson, S. T. Comer; Lakin, J. E. Alter Swain, S. P. Thompson; Kurrie, H. R. Kurrie; Hopkins; Nehemiah Hopkins. A committee of the following persons was appoin ted to draft a petition for a stone road election in Marion township and Rensselaer, as follows: Granville Moody, R. B. Harris, Warren Robinson, J. A. Knowlton, James Amsler, Shelby Grant and S. P. Thompson. It was recommended that the bonds be issued drawing 5 per cent interest and to run 20 years. It was also recommended that the contract be let and bonds sold near the first of September, 1905, one advertisement.