Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1910 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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WHAT THE “IMPROVEMENT COST. A Barkley township reader asks The Democrat to publish the total expense qf the recent “improvement” to the Burk’s bridge, and the report of the engineer on its completion. We have not had time to go back through the records and secure the little bills, such as advertising twice, the surveyor’s bill for plans and specifications —if he filed such, and we presume he did —etc., neither can we give the amount the repairs have cost To date since the “improvement” was made, which is probably about S2OO.

There was paid the contractor $1,785, and W. Frank Osborne drew pay for Sept. 8, 10, 17, 20, 28, five days at $4 per day at the Sept, term of commissioner’s court. He also drew at same term for services Aug. 4, in (claim No. 722) for team and helping measure the bridge $4, (and $5 for same service on WaL ter’s bridge). He again drew $8 at same term (claim No. 723) for the identical same service and on same two bridges for the same dates. 'The duplication of these two bills is evidently a mistake of Mr. Osborne’s and the commissioners in allowing the $8 twice, but a county order was drawn in each case, warrant Nos. 854 and 855 in his favor. It would seem, therefore, that an overpayment of $8 was made. Regarding the report of the engineer. at page 214 of Road Record No. 7 we found the following: “Comes now the auditor and presents report’ of W. Osborne, engineer, which reads as follows: Rensselaer. Ind, October 3, 1910. ‘To the Honorable Board of CommisJasper county, Indiana. “This is to certify that B. D. McColly has completed the repair of the Burk's bridge according to the plans and specifications and I recommend that the same bet accepted. “W FRANK OSBORNE: S. J. C.” “And the Board now ejraminaa and approves said report, and the work Is accepted and the contractor ! ordered paid.”

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