Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1920 — THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS [ARTICLE]

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Business of February Term Is Finished in One Day. The county commissioners finished up the work of the February term Monday afternoon arid adjourned. Following are the proceedings of the session: The county surveyor was directed to prepare plans and specifications for a new bridge in Barkley township. Contractor was allowed $1,300 in full for bridge at the John Schroer corner in Barkley tewnshlp, bridge having been completed, and cause was dropped. X Contractor allowed $821.50 for bridge in Keener township, in full, and cause ordered dropped from docket. Engineer and viewers granted extension of time to first day of March term to report on following ditch petitions: W. E. Cain, S. D. Clark, C. M. Dewey, William Grube, W. P. Gaffield, William Hersbman, Lenley Jones, John A. Jordan, Bert H. Mayhew, D. W. Myers and W. W. Sage. - Report filed in the Charles L. Hensler .road petition and cause pontinued for objections and supplemental report. Expense account allowed as set out in report. Same action in the James E. Lamson, Ernest Lamson and P. F. Rob. rts road petitions. Charles Kain, contractor in the Henry M. Rayburn stone road, was allowed $4,000. County treasurer reported sale of bonds to J. F. Wild & Co. at par and accrued interest. Bond of William Folger as superintendent of’the John H. Rusk road was approved. In the George Naninga highway petition, no remonstrances were filed. Board- appointed E. D. .Nesbitt engineer and I. F. Meader and Milo Michaels as viewers, to meet Feb. 9 at office of John Greve In Demotte and qualify and proceed to view said proposed Improvement. Amos Davisson petition for highway improvement. E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer and Grant Davisson and John F. Payne viewers. Frank Corbin petition for highway Improvement. E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer, Simon Cook and S. A. Brusnahan viewers. Supt. E. D. Nesbitt filed report of distribution to taxpayers of surplus funds in the George M. Myers ditch, which was approved; claim of $6.81 of superintendent allowed, and superintendent discharged. Evidence was heard in the A. I. Sargent "ditch, assessments modified and confirmed and ditch established. R. A. Mannan appointed superintendent. The A. K. Yeoman ditch cause in Newton township was set. for hearing on the second day of the March term. Trustee Walter Harrington of Union township was granted permission to extend additional poor relief not exceeding S4O per quarter to EH Chupp. Bonds of Asst. Highway Supts. Clyde Williams and Jacob Gilmore for SI,OOO each, were approved. The salary of Charles Morlan,

janitor of the court house, was raised from >BO per month to >9O per month. Requisition for supplies for the county farm for the next quarter was approved and notice ordered given for letting of contract. Interest on county funds for the 'month of January was reported by the various depositories as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, >116.70; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, >128.04; State bank, Rensselaer, >106.85; Farmers A Merchants National bank, Rensselaer, >129.64; State bank, Reimlngton, >120.15; Farmers National bank, Remington, >30.31; Bank of Wheatfield, >45.47.