Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1920 — SALARIES OF OFFICIALS RAISED [ARTICLE]

SALARIES OF OFFICIALS RAISED

At Meeting of the County Commiasioners Last Monday. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and completed the work of the September term at Monday’s session. Among the more important matters transacted was that of raising the annual salary of the auditor and clerk $750; the county surveyor to $lO per day and the superintendent of the poor farm to $1,300 per year, beginning September 1. The latter, however, is to furnish at his own expense gasoline and oil for his car for joy rides. The contracts for supplies for the poor farm were awarded to John Eger for groceries and Roth Bros, for meats, for the next quarter. Inspectors ware appointed where nefecessary for the November election as follows: Barkley, East, Frank Henley; South, William Folger. Carpenter, East, George Hascail; West, Wester Bowdy. Marion, No. 1, J. W. Coen; No. 3, C. J. Dean; No. 4, C. C. Warner. Union, North, Thomas Florence. The township trustees, by virtue of their office, act as inspectors in their own precincts unless disqualified by having some relative on the ticket. The county auditor was directed to procure necessary ballot boxes to take care of the woman’s vote. Interest on county funds for the month of August was reported as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $134.20; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $111.96; State bank, Rensselaer. $130.19; State bank, Remington, _ $112.87; Farmers National bank, Remington, $44.39. Bapk of Wheatfleld report not in at this writing. Contractors on various roads now in process of construction were allowed the following amounts on same: Henry Amsler road, $797; B. W. Ellsworth road, $300; James Lane road, $1,430 in full; John E. Murphy road, $9,818.10 (treasurer reports sale of bonds to Fletcher American bank, Indianapolis, at $19,400); W. O. Rowles road, $1,348.65; John H. Rusk road, $2,920; G. I. Thomas road, $1,664; Joseph E. Thomas road, $10,995.90; G. L. Thornton road, $2,211.70, and 'Williams & Dean attorney fee of SIOO, road completed, caused dropped; Thomas E. Watson road, $4,451.60; William L. Wood road, $347.20; _ Robert J. Yeoman road, $292.65. __ Williams & Dean were allowed SIOO attorney fee in the Edgar S. Thornton road and George A. Williams SIOO and $lO extri allowance in the Henry M. Rayburn road: The John C. Parker and William Hershman roads were ordered established and auditor directed to give notice of letting at October term. Same order as to leting in the Thomas Abbring, John O’Connor and W. P. Gaftield roads. Resignation Of A. S. Lowman as superintendent of W. C. - Rose road was accepted and W. C. Rose appointed in his stead. Bonds were ordered Issued in the Alfred Duggleby road. Approval of proposed bond issue by state board of tax commissioners in the Jacob Johnson aM A. D. Hershman roads. Supplemental report filed in the Frank Henley road. In the Jesse Eldridge road petition board appoints E. D. Nesbitt, engineer, and Walter V. Porter ai)d J. W. Hoyes, viewers.

The Claude Spencer road failing to sell, *board finds estimate too low. New estimate ordered, presented and filed and notice ordered given for letting contract at October term. The following road petitions were continued for reports, etc., to first day of October term: Simon Groet, Ray Borgman, Joseph W. Brown, R. Sipkema, Isaac Kight, Arthur L. Waymire, Elmore Barce, William Morris and W. W. Sage. The following ditch petitions were continued to the October term: William Folger, Amanda Reece and Frank Zacker. The Joseph Kosta ditch was ordered established, assessments confirmed and Gus Heilscher, appointed superintendent of construction. John A. Dunlap was allowed an attorney fee of sl*oo. Charles E. Day ditch petition proof of notice filed and found sufficient.