Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1916 — UNION TP. TO VOTE OCT. 7 [ARTICLE]

UNION TP. TO VOTE OCT. 7

On Proposition to Improve Extensive System of Roads. NO OBJECTIONS WERE FILED —■ ' To Preliminary Proceedings in Commissioners’ Court and It Is Believed Proposition Will Easily Carry. County Commissioner D. S. Makeever was quite ill the latter part of the week with congestion of the bowels, and was unable to attend Monday’s session of the board, and he was also likewise unable to attend yesterday’s session, although considerably improved. Following is a report of the proceedings of the board at Monday’s session, and the proceedings of yesterday’s session will be published in Saturday’s Democrat: In the W. L. Wood et al system of improved roads in Union tp„ the report of viewers filed Aug. 21, together with supplemental report, was presented by the petitioners. No objections nor remonstrance was on file and report was approved, and an election called for Saturday, Oct. 7th, to vote on the proposition. J. W. Faylor was appointed inspector for the north precinct. It is believed that the proposition will carry by a good large majority. The total estimate of the viewers on the five roads petitioned for is but $47,376.41, divided as follows: Road No. 1, $14,626.61; road No. 2, $6,399.75; jroad No. 3, road No. f 4, $1,590; road No. 5, $6,575.40. Contractor Walter V. Porter was allowed $1,342, full contract price, on new bridge in Union tp. Contractor A. S. Keene allowed $275 in full on bridge in Wheatfield tp. Contractor John Daniels allowed $796.85 in full on bridge in Newton tp. Contractor T. M. Callahan was allqjved balance in full of $2,079 on the M. J. Delehanty stone road in Wheatfield tp.; superintendent discharged and cause dropped from the docket. Contractor Wm. Stalbaum allowed SI,OOO on Lewis Fritz stone road in Walker tp. Contractor Oris Salrin allowed $1,600 on C. W. Postill stone road. In the William Folger ditch viewers were granted until the first day of the October term to file their report. Petitioners were granted permission to file amended petition, and it appearing that Eli Arnold was an interested party, Judson L. Adams was appointed third commissioner in his stead. > In the Marion E. Bice ditch viewers were granted until second day of present term to file their report. Same action in the petition of Robert Michael for location of a street in the town of Kniman. A duplicate warrant w r as ordered issued to M. B. Price for $52 in place of warrant drawn May 4, 1916, which had been lost, and payment was ordered stopped on the original warrant should it turn up in the future. x Jesse L. Nichols, superintendent of the county farm filed report for the quarter ending August 31, showing receipts for the quarter of $3,059.96, and expenses of $917.35. There were 10 inmates of the poor asylum at the close of the quarter, seven males and three females. The bond of William Murray for $5,000 as superintendent of the Roth stone road, with Milt Roth, Joseph Hallagan, James Hallagan and Sam Roth as sureties, was approved. N - Interest on county funds for the month of August was reported by the various depositories as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $139.41; State bank, Rensselaer, S7O; The Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $51.29; State bank, Remington, $69.55; Bank of Wheatfield, $38.19. See the Kahn Tailoring company’s line from Indianapolis. Their line is simply grand and every garment will fit perfectly. Look the line over and have your measure taken. Prices reasonable. DUVALL’S QUALITY SHOP, C. Earl Duvall.