Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

The November term of the Jasper circuit court will convene Monday. —o— The Benton Kelly road case from Newton tp., has been reversed in the supreme court. Commissioner Denham and J. J. Porter were over from Remington Wednesday on business. No sooner than the final count was made known in the joiht-sen-atorial race, and the figures announced, than the clock in the court house tower became paralyzed and stopped stone still. Even it could not think of getting a 93 majority in a normally 2,500 district. —o---With the completion of the 35 miles of stone streets and roads in Rensselaer and Marion township, together with the several miles of stone streets that bad previously been constructed, Rensselaer becomes one of the best macadam streeted cities in Indiana. And every road leading into town is also macadamized. While this has cost a whole lot of money and has come at a time when the people were already burdened with heavy taxes, The Democrat believes it an improvement that will never be regretted. Good streets and highways are among the very best investments a town or a county can make, and do more toward the upbuilding of a community than most any othar thing. With the almost 35 mile* of stone roads and stone streets being constructed in Carpenter tp., and the town of Remington and improvements here, this section is making strides in the direction of better roads that promises to extend over otber sections of the county until every principal highway is Im? proved. But such improvement* should be made gradually, so as not to become burdensome on the people. The county commissioners rnnt Monday and allowed most of the claims that had been filed, then adjourned until after election. Wednesday they re-conveped and finished up the work of the term. Following is a report of the procedings of the term: There was allowed 3400 on the Gillam, gravel road contract, $4,675 on the Marion-Rensselaer stone roads, $2,057.76 on the CarpenterRemington stone roads. M. Dougan, petition for highway in Walker and Wheatfield towushiptt; viewers report favorable and road established 50 feet wide. Louis Welsh, petition,for vacation of highway in Jordan tp.: report favorable and vacation ordered. Thomas Redgate ditch; assessments confirmed and Mr. Redgate appointed supt. Geo. A. Williams allowed attorney fee at $lO. Thos. Davis, et al. ditch; cause sent back from supreme court and cause set for' trial second, day Dec. term. The following sums of interest on county funds for October were reported: First Nat. Bk.. Rensselaer... $69.10 First Nat. Bk., Remington... 49.27 State Bank, Rensselaer...... 59.15 Jasper S. & T. Co., Rensselaer 58.49 Bank of Wheatfield. 14.14 Total. . .$250.15