Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1911 — COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCE LIMIT [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCE LIMIT

For Number of Saloon Licenses In Jasper County. ONE TO EACH 1,000 PEOPLE. r ■ » * Under the New Prdctor Liquor Regulation Law, But Not Likely Many Will Get In at That— Remonstrances Filed In First Ward of Rensselaer and Keener Tp.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still grinding yesterday, but finished up in the forenoon. Among the matters taken up at Monday’s session and discussed to some length was that of fixing the limitation of saloon licenses in the townships and municipalties in Jasper county. The new Irquor regulation law as amended before final passage provides that the county commissioners at their first session after the taking effect of the law —the bill was signed by the governor Saturday and at once became a law—shall fix the limit of licenses as applies to population, not more than one for each 500, but may make the limit one for each 1,000. In most counties that have already acted the limit has been put at 1,000, and the board here seemed a unit at that limit, which was adopted. A remonstrance was filed against the liquor traffic in the first ward, Rensselaer, Friday last, containing the.names of 112 voters and in Keener tp., with 84 names. Both were held sufficient by the board. Other matters of importance at the first day’s session were: Contracts awarded for poor farm supplies for the next quarter as follows: John Eger, groceries, $156.20; Roth Bros., meats, 75 lbs. steak at 16c; 75 lbs. boiling meat at 12%c; VanArsdel & Co., dry goods and shoes, $62. Assignment of bridge contract to Attica Bridge Co approved and time for completing work extended to May 1.

June 20 designated as‘ time limit in which assessments on Berry ditch may he paid. Same on R. E. Davis ditch. Matter of bridge repair in Carpenter tp., referred to Chas. V. May, trustee, to have bridge repaired and file bill with auditor. Bond of W. J. Wright as coroner, with The American Surety Co., as surety, approved. Fees collected for quarter were reported as follows: Auditor, $122.10; clerk, $327.25. Interest on public funds for the quarter was reported as follows: State Bank, Remington $22.97 State Bank, Rensselaer 36.28 Trust & Sav. Bk., Rensselaer 26.24 First Nat. Bank, Rensselae r . 68.33 Bank of Wheatfield .-12.62 Report of Jesse Nichols, supt. of poor farm for quarter ending Feb. 28, shows receipts of $539.29, and expenses of $640.81, including the $175 quarterly salary of the superintendent. There were 18 inmates, 15 males and. 3 females.