Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1914 — R. R. SUBSIDY ELECTIONS FEB. 10 [ARTICLE]

R. R. SUBSIDY ELECTIONS FEB. 10

County Commissioners Organize -Transact Much Business. HERSHMAN PRES. OF BOARD Monday’s Session Was a Busy One and Several Politcal Appointments Made by the Board—Nichols Retained at Poor aFrni.

THE BOARD APPOINTS Dr. F. H. Hemphill, County Health Officer. Jesse Nichols, Supt. Poor Farm. Sylvester Gray, County Highway Supt. B. J. Moore, Drainage Commissioner.

At Monday’s session of the county commissioners. D. S. Makeever of Newton tp., presented his certificate of election as commissioner-elect from the second district to succeed Charles F. Stackhouse. The board then re-organized, making Wililam H. Hershman, the senior member, president. Quite a good deal of business was transacted at Monday’s session. Subsidy elections to vote a tax of 2 per cent, on the assessed valuation, of Carpenter and Marion townships, including Remington and Rensselaer, in aid of the Indiana North-Western Traction Co., were set for Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Walter Porter, William Coen and G. H. McLain were appointed election inspectors ‘for Marion tp., and George Putt and Jacob May in Carpenter tp. The township trustees, of course, will act as inspectors in their own respective precincts. Dr. F. 11. Hemphil, of Rensselaer, was appointed county health officer in place of Dr. E. N. Loy. Sylvester Gray, of Rensselaer, was appointed county highway superintendent under the new law authorizing such office.

B. J. Moore, also of Rensselaer, was appointed drainage commissioner in place of L. Strong, democrat, whose term had expired. Jesse Nichols was re-appointed as superintendent of the county farm. Commissioner Hershman declining to sign the appointment because of much opposition to Nichols’ re-ap-pointment over the county, he stated? and let his colleagues shoulder the responsibility. In the Irwin stone road improvement, A. S. Lowman, supt., filed his report and the board found that it will be necessary to collect the full, amount of assesments as made.! Bonds were ordered issued for $7,-' 896.10. Tn the C. R. Peregrine petition for highway in Kakankee tp., viewers report was favorable and the road was ordered established to be 40 feet in width. Tn the Frank Hill stone road in Jordan tp., contract was let to Frank , Teach of Crown Point, at $30,725.29 I his being the only bid filed. Martin Cain was appointed supt. of con-, struction. The following amounts of interest on county funds for Dec. was reported, the Trust & Savings bank of Rensselaer and the bank of Wheatfield not filing their report in time for action by the board: First National bank of Rensselaer, $68.28: State bank of Rensselaer, $53.22; State bank of Remington, $3,7.30. The board was still in session yesterday.