Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1905 — WANT IT “NAVIGABLE’ [ARTICLE]

WANT IT “NAVIGABLE’

Move Made to Have the Kenlcakee River So Declared. Following is the remainder of the proceedings of the county commissioners at the July term, board still being in session when The Democrat went to press last week: The following petition was filed; “The undersigned petitioner, represent to your honorable board that they are each and all freeholder, in the county of Jasper, in the state of Indiana, residing in the immediate vicinity of the said Kankake Biver herein proposed to be declared a navigable stream, and said petitioners respectfully request that the said Kankakee Biver, beginning at a point where said river crosses the east line of the said above named county near the northeast corner of section 13, township 32 north of Range 5 west in said county, to where said river crosses the west line of said county near the northwest corner of section 19, township 32, north of range 7 west in Jasper coupty. be declaring a navigable stream, in accordance with a law passed by the legislature of 1905, as set forth on page 530, sections 24,25,26 of said acts.” Isaac D. Dunn Wm. Hallier George Stalbanm J. M. Galbreath Conrad F. Meyer N. P. Clauson Robert Hall Minnie Schatzley David A. Collin. M. M. Ocher Natavia White Carrie D. Seegrist Mary F. Coffin Samuel Seegrist Rowley Moorehouse Nancy B. Dunn Annie Walton John H. Coffin Win. Dittman Horace Marble I. Moorehouse H. W. Marble J. F. Muffley Chas. Schataley A. J. Bush Chas. Myers Nelson O. Lyon John Greve The law referred to provides that whenever 24 freeholders of the county, residing in the vicinity of the stream proposed to be declared navigable, petition the board of commissioners, the latter are authorized to declare any stream or water course navigable, etc., if after examination it is found to be of public utility. After said stream or water course is declared navigable the supervisors of the road districts through which such stream passes shall take charge of same as part of thier general duties; and for the purpose of keeping same in a navigable condition may call out the inhabitants of the district who are liable to on work the two days each year, who shall work on such stream and clear out timber and other obstructions that may interfere with the navigation thereof. A penalty is provided for obstructing such water course same as provided for obstructing public highways. The board appointed Ralph W. Marshall the county attorney, as commissioner to examine the stream and report as to its length and how much of the same is capable of being made navigable and of public utility, and file report on or before August 1, 1905. The auditor was directed to give notice of letting of contract for a padded cell for the jail, to be 10x10 feet with 8 foot wall. Contracts were awarded the Attica Bridge Co., for new bridge in Jordan tp., at $686, and the Pan American Bridge Co , for new bridge in Carpenter tp, at $750 Advertisement was ordered for letting of contract for new bridge in Wheatfield tp., on July 25, and for two new bridges in Gillam tp., on Aug. 7. The petitioners in the S. F. Iliff et al highway matter in Jordan tp., perfected their appeal to the circuit court by giving bond in the sum of S3OO with S F. Iliff, John Mitchell, William Pruett and John B. Foresman, Jr., as sureties.