Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1910 — HALLECK QUITS AS CO. ATTORNEY [ARTICLE]

HALLECK QUITS AS CO. ATTORNEY

Commissioners Appoint Geo. A. ' Williams in His Stead RESIGNATION WAS ASKED FOR We Understand, Because of Halleck’s Refusal to Bring Suit to Collect Fees Alleged to Be - Due the County.—John Biggs of Wheatfield Is Appointed Drainage Commissioner.

7\The county commissioners at fTuesday’s session made‘a change in county attorney, Abe Halleck resigning and Geo. A. Williams was appointed in his stead.Alalleck’s resignation, so we axe informed by people Mr. Iflalleck himself told, was asked for, and we understand the action was because of the latter’s refusal to obey the order of the board last month to begin suit within ten days to collect the fees alleged to be due the county from past aifd present county officers as reported by the experts employed a year ors more ago. Other proceedings of the board, not heretofore reported, were as follows: Tunis Snip stone roads in Keener tp.; Tunis Snip files bid of $2,500 on road No. 3. Charles E. Kersey, $11,476.55 on road No. 1, and $2,326.55 on road No. 5. Rompke Sipkema, 53,000 on road No. 2, and SIO,OOO on road No. 4. Cause continued to January term. Frank Fenzil ditch; C. R. Peregrine files report as superintendent that ditch is completed, and report is approved and supt. discharged. Supt. allowed $56.98, other claims as per report. W, B. Waterman ditch; final report filed and Supt. discharged. John Smallfelt ditch; time extended to July 1, 1911, to complete ditch. Geo. D. Prevo ditch; Supt. J. F. Osborne directed to repay county $66 advanced in Dunker ditch out of fund in Prevo ditch. John Biggs appointed drainage commissioner, in place of Dan Waymire, recently resigned. L. P. Shirer, sheriff, reported $173.40 fees collected during quarter, and $231.45 fees earned. Auditor directed to give notice for letting contract for stationery supplies, etc., on Dec. 23. Jesse Nichols, supt. of poor farm, reported receipts for quarter of $629.43 and expenses of $860.26. There are nOw 17 inmates in the poor asylum.