Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1914 — Purtelle Seeks to Mandate Commissioners of Wayne County. [ARTICLE]

Purtelle Seeks to Mandate Commissioners of Wayne County.

Richmond, Ind., Aug. 12. —Supporters of Eugene B. Purtelle of Tipton, Ind., a well-known promoter, in his efforts to construct a traction line from Richmond to Hamilton, 0., today filed mandamus proceedings in Wayne circuit court asking that the county commissioners be compelled to call elections in Wayne and Boston townships,' through which it is planned to run the line in Wayne county. A few days ago the commissioners refused to call elections for the purpose of determining whether Wayne township should give a SIOO,OOO subsidy and Boston township $lO,000 to the traction company. There is much opposition to subsidizing the company in both townships. The mandamus proceedings charge that the commissioners have violated their oaths of office by refusing to refer the question to the voters of the two townships.