Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1918 — CO. COMMISSIONERS REORGANIZE [ARTICLE]

CO. COMMISSIONERS REORGANIZE

Charles Welch Re-elected President us Board W. J. WRIGHT MADE CORONER To Succeed Dr. C. E. Johnson, Resigned, and Latter Is .Then Made Health Commissioner. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and, because of much of the work being cleaned up at the special session December 31, were able to close up the business of the term in one day. The certificate of re-election of W. Marble as county commissioner from the north district was presented, and board reorganized by re-electing Commissioner Welch as president. Dr. C. E. Johnson resigned as coroner and W. J. Wright was appointed to fill out the unexpired term'. Mr. Wright has previously served fourteen years as coroner and the office has been in the Wright family except for the past few years for nearly half a century. Dr. C. E. Johnson was appointed county health commissioner to succeed Dr. F. H. Hemphill. « John L. S. Gray was re-appoint-ed county highway superintendent. P. R. Blue was re-appointed county attorney at a salary of S4OO per year. George M. Wilcox was re-ap-pointed superintendent of the poor farm' and his wife as matron at a salary If or both of SBOO per year. Grant Davisson, trustee of Barkley township, was granted permission to extend $36 additional poor relief to Reuben Snyder. The Viewers reported favorably in the petition of James C. Anderson for highway, and same was ordered established 50 feet in width. Board allows expense account, F. M. Hart, $6; John Greve, $6; C. A. Spencer, $6; F. M. Hart, sh. B. Forsythe stone road —Bond of Amos McCoy with U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. as surety was approved. W. L. Wood stone roads —Moneyhum & Son allowed SI,OOO, balance due on completion of road No. 1, between stations 127, 294 arid 90. Petition of George J. Lawton for a drain was dismissed. Interest on county funds for the month of December was reported by the various depositories as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $164.60; State bank, Rensselaer, $162.26; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $157.73; State bank, Remington, $142.70; Bank of Wheatfield, $48.33.