Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1917 — ROAD SUPERVISORS ABOLISHED [ARTICLE]

ROAD SUPERVISORS ABOLISHED

And Trustees Will Have Charge of All Unimproved Roads, A saving of $143,056.03 annually in combining the salaries of township trustees and supervisors of unimproved roads is claimed for the new law by the state board of accounts. Governor Goodrich sign-, ed the bill Saturday. It was introduced by Representative Burton Green of Miami and Fulton counties. Eighty-two of the ninety-two counties will show a saving of $1 50,004.34 under the operation of the new law and an additional cost of but $6,948.31 is placed upon the other ten counties. The additional costs range from slls to $1,675. The savings range from $47.25 to $5,770 for each county. A statement prepared by the board of accounts follows in part: “This law abolishes the office of township road supervisor, and the trustee in consideration of the--salary provided under the new salary daw shall also perform the duties of road supervisor as now provided by law. The office of township road supervisor has generally been a farce for years.”