Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1916 — COUNCIL REFUSES TO APPROPRIATE [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL REFUSES TO APPROPRIATE

Funds to Elevate Work Strett Bridge —Proceedings in Commissioners’ Court. At the meeting of the county council last Monday that body refused to make the appropriation of SSOO asked for to raise the Work street bridge to grade line, as had been petitioned for and favorably considered by the county commissioners, therefore the matter was dropped from the docket by the commissioners. The commissioners also desired to have an appropriation for a new and longer bridge over the slough ditch on the rafige line road south of Rensselaer, and proposed to take the present bridge and use it in

Funds to Elevate Work Street Bridge —Proceedings in Commissioners’ Court.

Union tp. over the Jungles ditch, but the council declined to make the appropriation. The bridge over the slough ditch was recently out of commission for a couple of weeks on account of one of the abuttments having been washed out by the high water. Temporary repairs were made and the bridge opened for traffic again last Saturday. A new abuttment must be put in, and as the bridge now there is really too short for the present capacity of the ditch, it was deemed advisable, because of the very heavy traffic on this road,Vo put in a new and better bridge at this time. The contract for a new bridge in Jordan tp. was let to John Daniels for $749. The contract for coal for the county heating plant was let to the Power Coal Co. of Chicago at per ton f. o. b. Rensselaer. The auditor was directed to give notice for letting contract for the construction of the James E. Lamson stone road in Jordan tp. on August 8. Contractor T. M. Callahan was allowed $2,400 on the Michael J. Delehanty stone road in Wheatfield tp. In the George Nanninga stone road in Keener tp. Abe Halleck was allowed fee of $250. Contractors on the Fred Baier stone road in Carpenter tp. were allowed $3,064.80, 80 per cent of contract.

Contract for the Charles W. Postill stone road in Newton tp. was let to Orvis Salrin at $6,995.50. John Nowels was appointed superintendent of construction; C. M. Sands allowed an attorney fee of SIOO and bonds ordered issued for the construction of the road. In the Milton Roth stone road: report was approved, no remonstrances or claims for damages filed, road established and notice ordered for letting contract on second day of August term. M. Leopold allowed an attorney fee of SIOO. In the stone roads petitioned for by W. L. Wood et al in Union tp.; time of viewers and engineers to report was extended to first day of August term. W. O. Rowles et al stone road; petition time extended to July 8 for filing r eport. Silas Potts et al petition for stone road; J. L. Babcock, S. A. Brusnahan and Joe Kosta appointed viewers, to meet July 13 and report on or before second day of August term. John C. Baker ditch; no remonstrances, report approved and assessments confirmed, Edward D. Nesbit appointed superintendent of construction. Time extended to July for filing report in the Marlon E. Bice ditch, and to first day of August term in the John F. Zimmer ditch. William Folger ditch; cause continued for objections. The following fees collected in their respective officers for the quarter ending June 30 was reported by the various county officers: Sheriff $277.77; clerk, $354.77; auditor, $81.15; recorder, $527.50, Application of Charles Elmore of Remington for admission of his son, Robert Elmore, to the home of the feeble minded was approved. The various county depositories reported interest on county funds for the month of June as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $196.62; State bank, Rensselaer, $101.18; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $1 25.93; State Bank, Remington, $93,98; Bank of Wheatfield, $49.19. Total, $566.90.