Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1920 — JASPER CO. ASKED TO JOIN [ARTICLE]

JASPER CO. ASKED TO JOIN

Tippecanoe, Benton and Warren and Build Tuberculosis HospiUl. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and completed the business of ' the term In one day. The moat Important action taken by the board perhaps waa on a petition or invitation from Tippecanoe county, presented by Rev. J. B. Fleming of the Presbyterian church, asking Jasper county to Join - with Tippecanoe, Benton and Warren counties in building a tuberculosis hospital. The game, invitation, it is understood, was presented to White and Newton counties. White county turned the proposition down, but no reply from Newton county had been received. No estimate of the cost or location of the proposed hospital has been made, so far as The Democrat can learn. The commissioners expressed themselves as favorable to the project and directed the auditor lto notify Tippecanoe county as to the feeling of our commissioners in matter. Other proceedings of - the board follow: Certificate of completion of bridge over the Oliver ditch in Barkley township filed and contractor allowed |2,890 in full. Same over Davis ditch in Kankakee township, and contractor allowed-* 11,395. Same over Delehanty ditch in Wheatfleld township; and contractor allowed SBOO. Same over Thompson ditch in Union township, and contractor allowed SBOO. " Contractor allowed $2,000 on the A. S. Barlow stone road. Same, $5,816.80 on Jacob Johnson stone road. Same, $268.86 on Jacob May stone road. Same, $2,152.80 on the G. I. Thomas stone road. Same, $2,336 on W. L. Wood stone road. Report of special election in Walker township on the C. M. Dewey stone rpad showed 83 votes for to 3 against.' Road established. Auditor directed to readvertise sale of bonds for the W. P. Gaffield road in Milroy township. Bond of superintendent in the D. W. Myers road examined and approved. Extension of time granted for report in the W. W. Sage road to January term. Bonds ordered issued in the Claude Spencer road. John Nowels appointed superintendent of construction. Contractor granted extension of time to July 1 to complete the F. J. Slight road. Extension of time granted to January term for report on the Jesse Eldridge road. Superintendent reported completion of the open and tile portions of the jniain ditch of the M. E. Bice ditch, and showing about 600 feet of lateral partially filled with sand. Main ditch completed and contractor allowed $496.80 .leaving SSOO withheld to be paid when lateral is accepted. Attorney allowed SIOO part pay. Treasurer reported sale of bonds in the Curtis M. Dewey and Riley Tullis ditches, $5,904.35 and $5,311, respectively, to Edward O’Gara of Lafayette. Superintendent reported completion of latter ditch. _ Surveyor reported sale of Russell Van Hool: ditch to Paul Booth for $524.25, with bond of SI,OOO, with Dan Waymire as surety. Certificate of completion filed in the John Zimmer ditch, showing $3,096 85 due contractor, not including S6OO to be withheld pending replacement of fence. John A. Dunlap alIbwed balance of attorney fee. • Drainage commissioners report in Charles E. Day ditch and cause is continued for objections. Proof of notice filed in Eli Wagler ditch. Cause docketed and continued

for objections. ■ ... Notice ordered given for letting contract for books and stationery supplies on December 18. Report of Charles B. Steward, delegate to meeting of state board of W&rities, read and approved. for supplies for poor farm Jor next quarter was let as follows:

Meats, Roth Bros., roast at 18 cents and steak at 22 cents; groceries, to John Eger. Report of the poor farm superintendent showed receipts for the quarter of $463.75 and expenditures of $2,485.40, leaving a deficit of over $2,000. The receipts were from 185% bushels of wheat sold at $2.50 per bushel. There were thirteen inmates in the asylum at the end of the quarter, nine males and four females. The bonds of the county surveyor and county sheriff were presented and approved. Trustee Postill of Marion township was granted permission 1 ' to extend additional poor relief of sls per quarter to Mrs. Joseph Meyer and Mrs. Stella Zea. A , .. Claim of $34.30 of trustee of Newton township allowed, and permission granted t 6 extend additional aid of sls per quarter to Frank Vasta. Interest on county funds for November was reported as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $154.28; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $152.80; State bank, Rensßelaer, $132.38; Farmers & Merchants National, Rensselaer, $117.31;* State Bank of Remington,' $140.01; Farmers National, Remington, $42.95; Bank of Wheatfield, $70.49: - ' - -