Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1918 — COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS

The county commissioners finished up the business of their regular monthly ses» s on again in one day, and following is a report of the proceedings: Bridge in Carpenter township— No bids received and cause droppejl. A. E. Herriman, contractor on the Borntrager stone road, asked for and was granted an extension of time too • complete said road to Ahgust 1, 1919. ___ Contractors Johnson & Salrin were ‘allowed $496 on the W. H.

Gratnfr stone road in Barkley townslfip. In the petition of Joseph Kosta et al for a stone road, supplementary report was filed and approved. Road ordered established and notice ordered for letting contract on first day of January term. Contractor Walter V. Porter was allowed S4BO on the James Lane stone road and $320 on the D. H. Yeoman stone road. The county treasurer reported $4,382 collected on the George M. Myers ditch, leaving $2,393.66 of unpaid assessments. Bonds ordered—lssued. Contractor granted an extension of time to complete work to May 1, 1919. Report and profile filed in the A. I. Sargent ditch, and expense account allowed as set out in report. Contracts for supplies for poor farm were awarded to the G. E. Murray Co. for dry goods; John Eger, groceries: Eigelsbach & Son, 50 lbs steak at 35c a' pound; 50 lbs boil and roast at 28c a pound. True D. Woodworth, sheriffelect, filed his official bond in the sum of $5,000, with Walter V. Porter, Greenleaf L. Thornton and Ancel Woodworth as sureties. Superintendent of poor farm filed report for the quarter ending November 30. showing receipts of $1,406.80 and expenses $3,652.58, leaving a net deficit of $2,245.78. Interest on county funds for the month of November amounted to $860.34. according to the report of the various depositories, as follows; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaet, $23 6.37: First National bank, Rensselaer, $210.35; State bank. Rensselaer, $186.66; Bank of Wheatfield, $61.64; State bank, Remington, $165.32.