Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1918 — GEO. MUSTARD GETS CONTRACT [ARTICLE]

GEO. MUSTARD GETS CONTRACT

For New Buildings to Be Erected at the County Farm. George Mustard of Rensselaer was awarded the contract by the county commissioners Monday for the new outbuildings to be erected at the poor farm. In fact, his was the only hid filed. The contract price is 33,210, and the buildings to be erected are a cow barn 30x40, 18-foot posts, and a corn crib and

granary 29x40, 20-foot posts. Mr. .Mustard is also building a couple of coal storage sheds dor the county at the south side of the Monon tracks, near where thevold water tank used to stand. One shed 14x70 is completed, and the other one, 14x50, soon will be. Other proceedings of the hoard for the June term—all business being finished up Monday—follow: Through some error outside bridge companies were notified by the county surveyor that the bridge lettings would be on Tuesday, it is said, and they were not here to bid Mbnday, when the lettings were made. Therefore no bids were received Irom outside the county. Walter V. Porter of Rensselaer was awarded contract for bridges, four an Carpenter township, at $331, $240, $749 and $338, respectively, and two in Jordaji township at $l,lOO and S4OO, respectively, Morrow & DeArmond of Tefft were awarded contract for one bridge in Kankakee township at sl,l 98.50, and two in Walker township at $1,210 and $995, respectively. Joseph Lane filed his resignation as superintendent of the Lane stone roads in Newton township and Roseoe Halstead was appointed superintendent in his stead. In the F. J. Slight stone road, Charles R. Peregrine et al filed a petition asking that the improvement be completed with gravel, owing to the difficulty in securing stone, and It was so ordered by the board. Money bun & Son were allowed $982 on the W. L. Wood gravel road in Union township. In the Joseph Kosta gravel road petition tlie viewers were granted an extension of time' until the first day of the July term to file report. The highway petitioned for by the Northern Indiana Land Co. -was ordered established on the report of the viewers. Also the highway petitioned for by Michael Kline. In the. Arthur Kresler petition for ditch the board found for Henry Amsjer, one of the remonstrators, and reduced his assessment $l6O. Board found against other reniqnstrators and ordered the ditch established with K. D. Nesbitt as superintendent, Remonstrators Henry Amsler, George Parkinson, Thomas Clifford and J. A. Larsh object to finding and pray an appeal to the circuit court, which appeal is granted and thirty days given for perfecting same. " In the George M. Myers ditch, September 11 was fixed as limit of time for paying assessments before bonds would issue." Final report was filed in the .7. IV. Phares ditch, showing amount collected to be $2,497.35, and paid out $2,483.10. Amount refunded, -$14«J25. Final report also filed in the Firman Thompson ditch, showing amount collected to be $670.80 and atnhunt paid out the same. Iu the 0 Frank Nesius ditch the county treasurer showed assessments collected amounting to $4,470.85', and total uncollected assessments were $5,221.40. Bonds ordered issued for latter amount The county treasurer also showed

in the Milton P. Roth ditch collections of $5,443.74 and uncollected assessments amounting to $6,152.87. A. J. Sargent petition for ditch. Cause docketed and continued for objections. September 30 was fixed for the limit of time for paying assessments in the Ed. Oliver ditch, after which bonds will issue for unpaid amount. The board of county hospital trustees reported the purchase of the John O'Connor property, adjoining the hospital on the south, at $3,500, which was approved and ordered paid on approval of abstract. ■Contracts for poor farm supplier were let as follows: John Eger, groceries, $24 7.30; G. E. Murray Co., dry goods, $l3B-85; Eisrelshach & Son, meats, 150 lbs. roast at 27c lb., steak at 33c. R. H. and G. H. McWilliams - were allowed $3,120 part ( pay on bridge in Keener township, j —S-. C. Irwin was appointed justice of the peace for Marion township to serve until after the election, when new justices are to be elected. The board leases ground of the Monon railroad company for the erection of coal sheds, at $lO per year, no specified length of time. George M. Wilcox, superintendent of the farm and poor asylum, filed his report for the quarter ending May 31. showing K> Inmates of the poor asylum, 8 males, 5 females. The receipts for the quarter totalled • $2,412.36 — $137.86 for hogs sold. 52.110.10 for com and* oats, $l5O for one horse and $5.40 for cream. The expenditures for the quarter were $1,548.53, ieavifig a net surplus of $563.83. Interest on county funds for the month of May as reported by the various depositories, follow: First National bank, Rensselaer, $252.05; The Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $24 4.30: State bank, Rensselaer. $207.23; State bank. Remington, $166.94; Bank of Wheatfield, $67.23; total, $038.74.