Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1919 — COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS

At Moady's Session —Were Still Grinding Yesterday. The county commissioners met in regular monthly session Monday, and were still grinding yesterday. Following is a report of Monday’s proceedings, most of the day being taken up wltp road matters: fro bids received on the A. 8. Barlow stone road; board finds estimate too low, and appoints E. Di Nesbitt, engineer, and John Tiltog and B. D. McColly re-vlewers, toTmeet June 3 and re-estimate. pame action In Julius Hine stone rokd, except that W. V. Porter and B.v- F. Alter were appointed rev leavers Same action in J. R. Phillips, road and John H. Rusk road. Same action in R. J- Yeoman road, except that Frank Kresler and H. R. \yood' were appointed re-viewers. s Same action In Prank Fenwick stone road, except that Mose Leopold and A. Halleck were appointed re-viewers. No blds received on Crrey L. Carr stone road, and auditor directed to re-advertise same This is one of the road contracts recently cancelled, and county surveyor reported wo>rk done to value of 86,884.69 and that there had been ipaid contractor $5,487.75, leaving a balance due him of sl,396.94, which board allowed and ordered paid. No bids were received on the J. W. Hitchings stone road, and same was ordered re-advertised. In the Frank Hoover stone road, another one of the contracts recently cancelled, engineer reported contract price to have been $6,700 and work done to the amount of $2,919.60, of which 82,481.60 had heretofore been paid contractor, leaving a balance due him of >438, which was allowed and ordered paid. Contract for the Maurice Gorman stone road was awarded to Charles Stalbaum at 84,212.55, and auditor directed to sell bonds 1,2, 3, 4 years. Charles Kess’nger appointed superintendent of construction and his bond fixed at 3800. In the Joseph Lane road (contract cancelled) engineer reported contract price |9,100 with work done to value of 37,771.86, of which contractor had been paid $6,598, leaving balance of 81,173.86, which wag allowed and ordered paid and auditor directed to re* advertlse road. V Contract cancelled In the Granville Moody stone road and work reported done-to value of 32,602.74, of which contractor had been paid 32,104, leaving a balance of $498.74, which was ordered paid. Auditor directed to re-advertise road. In the G. I. Thofiaas stone road a re-estlnfate was filed showing cost of construction at 36,865. Report approved and auditor directed, to advertise road. Final report in the D. H. Yeoman stone road approved and balance of $1,194 due contractor allowed and ordered paid. Viewers report estimate of cost of construction V th? Jacob A. May road at $17,235.73. Report approved and auditor directed to advertise for bids. Bertis Eldridge stone road. Viewers’ report approved notice ordered given. Petitions for highways by Harvey Davisson, Charles C- Parks and John A. Jordan each, referred to the county surveyor and board. In the A. K. Yeoman petition for ditch - same was referred to county surveyor and drainage commissioner, B. F. Alter; James Lane of Newton township appointed third commissioner. The report of the superintendent of poor farm for the quarter ending May 31 showed a total of 14

inmates in the poor - asylum, 10 males and 4 females. Two inmates have been discharged during the quarter. The report showed receipts for the quarter to have been $1,592, $1,392 for oats and S2OO for hay, but neither the number of bushels of oats nor the number of tons of hay or the price per bushel or per ton is given. The expenditures for the quarter are itemized arid total $1,136, making a net surplus of $452 for the quarter. But three of the county depository banks had reported interest on county funds for*the month of May. These were: State bank, Rensselaer, $253.65; State bank. Remington, $243.78; Bank of Wheatfield, $76.30. A largely signed petition was presented by the county superintendent asking for an increase in salary as provided under a law passed by the recent legislature, which increase is not to exceed sl,000 per year, the amount being left to the discretion of the board of commissioners. It is understood that the board flxe.d the increase at approximately SBOO, making the salary now some $2,250.