Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1916 — TAX LEVY SAME AS LAST YEAR [ARTICLE]

TAX LEVY SAME AS LAST YEAR

Connty Council Complete Business of Regular Session. APPROPRIATIONS OF $83,000 Which Includes $6,700 for Repairs and Redecorating of Court House —Proceedings of Commissioners’ Court. At the regular annual meeting of the county council of Jasper county, held at the court house, on Tuesday and Wednesday, appropriations were made for the calendar year 1917 aggregating $83,000, in round numbers, and a few thousand dollars additional appropriations were made for 1916. The tax levy was fixed at 74.9 cents on the SIOO, which is precisely the same as last year. The levy for county revenue proper, including maintenance of the county hospital is 47.9 cents; court house bonds 10 cents; gravel road repair 15 cents. Nothing has ever been done in the way of repaintng or redecorating the woodwork or walls of the court house since the building was completed and turned over to the county in February, 1898, and it is beginning to look quite "rusty’* in plaqes. The council appropriated $6,70Q< i for repairs and redecorating, this amount being included in the 1917 budget. Following is a report of the county commissioners’ proceedings at Tuesday’s session: Inspectors were appointed for thd regular election in November as follows, the township trustees, by virtue of their office, being inspectors in their respective precincts unless disqualified: Carpenter, south precinct, Edward Bellows; east precinct, Samuel Bowman; west precinct, Wester Bowdy. Marion, No. 1, Wood Spitler; No. 2, True ♦Woodworth; No. 3, C. P. Fate. Union, north precinct, N. A. McKay. Barkley, east precinct, A. S. Freeman. Supplies for county farm were let as follows: John Eger, groceries, $167.14; Roth Bros., 100 pounds of roast beef at 17 cents per pound, 100 pounds of steak at 22 cents per pound; G. E. Murray Co., dry goods, $28.49. The viewers in the Robert Michal petition in the location of a street in the village of Kniman reported favorably, establishing street 45 feet in width. Report w r as approved and expense account allowed. Marion E. Bice ditch—Report filed and October 3 set for hearing on report. Notice ordered for new parties, returnable on same date. Expense account allowed as set out in report. John F. Zimmer ditch—Viewers granted an extension of time to first day of October term so file report. George M. Meyers ditch—Cause set for trial on October 3 at 10 a. m. Joseph C. Borntrager ditch— County treasurer reports that additional assessments for benefits to lands in Jasper county amount to $14,490.36, and that he has, collected $6,124.36. Bonds are ordered issued for unpaid assessments. Contract for the construction of the W. O. Rowles stone road was let to A. S. Keen, trustee of Wheatfield tp., for $5,072. Harry Gallagher of Rensselaer was appointed superintendent of construction. Bonds ordered issued bearing 4% per cent interest to date from September 15. Other bidders on this road were: William Stalbaum, $5,356; Oris Salrin, $5,754.16; Guild & Anderson, $5,660.55; Reimschneider & Anstis, $5,420; T. M. Callahan, $5,276; Moneyhun & Son, $5,122. The F. J. Slight stone road was let tp George Stalbaum at $6,999. John Shirer was appointed superintendent. Bonds ordered issued bearing 4per cent interest to date from September 15. Other bidders on this road were: Wm. Stalbaum, $9,998; Hibbs & Davis, $8,625; Jacob Johnson, $8,852; August Salrin, $8,690.84; A. S. Keen, $8,920; Charles Kain, $9,300; Wm. Fitzger-

aid, $8,800; T. M. Callahan, $9,822; Reimenschneider & Anstis, $9,583; J. W. Moneyhun, $9,000. The contractor in. the Deselms stone road in Gillam tp. having repaired culverts, etc., and overcome the objections made by William Reinhartz and others to the acceptance of this road by the commissioners, remonstrators asked for and were granted permission to withdraw objections heretofore filed and road was accepted as having been completed according to plans and specifications, balance due contractor apd attorney ordered paid and cause dropped from the docket. Maurice E. Gorman stone road in Jordan tp.—Attorney W. E. Harry of Brook showed that the disability in Jordan tp. having been removed (bonded limit reduced) and that Marion tp. w r as able to build her part of said road, same was

hrdered constructed and auditor was ordered to advertise for bids. The same entry was made in the J. W. Hitchings stone road in Jordan tp. The auditor was directed to advertise for bids for new bridge over Carpenter creek, known as the Bull is bridge, and also for three other bridges in same township, and to notify the contractor of the Lamson grade in Jordan tp. to appear before the board on October 3 at 9 a. m. and show cause why said contract had not been completed. Notice was also ordered given for bids for repairing the grade at the north end of the Burk’s bridge in Marion tp. Bridge contracts were let as follows: Grade for Baum’s bridge in north end of county, to Enos Hibbs at $2,100; repair of bridge over Carpenter's creek, southeast of Remington, to Rochester Bridge Co., at $800; one new bridge in Walker, one in Union and o—e in Keener to W. V. Porter of Rensselaer,' at $720, SBSO and $822, respectively; one in Walker and one in Union to John Daniel- at $497 and $494, respective-y; one to Rochester Bridge Co. in Marion at $3,595; one in Unicn and one in Barkley to Winamac Construction Co. at $2,297 and $1,089, respectively: one in Keener to St. Louis Bridge Co., at $1,340.