Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1875 — Commissioners' Court Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners' Court Proceedings.

The Board of Commissioners of Jasper county met in the Auditor’s office at the Court House in Rensselaer, Dec. 6, 1875. Present, as such Board, Samuel McCullough, George Kessler and Frederic Hoover, Commissioners, Henry A. Barkler, Auditor, and Lewis L. Daugherty, Sheriff. The court was duly opened by die Sheriff, Samuel McCullough presiding. It was ordordered that Emmet Kannal be employed to tarnish two chandeliers for the court room at a cost net to exceed twenty dollars each. Jesse Osborn, trustee of Walker township, submitted report of receipts and expenditure* for year ending October 20th, 1875, which shows balances as follows: Road tand, $212.05; township tand, $40.76; special school tand, $382.68; tuition tand, $546.91; dog fund, $50.00. Services as trustee, $50.00. Petition of Stillman Gates and others for an appropriation to build a grade across the Kankakee marsh. Cause continued. Petition of Riley Ellison and others for an order to allow hogs and sheep to run at large in Gillam township was dismissed on remonstrance ol' seventy-four persons of said township. Petition of B. C. McCoy and others for change of Marion and Jordan township line. Continued. D. 11. Patton, Treasurer of Remington School Board, submitted report of receipts ond expenditures from the 20th day of October, 1873, to Dccsmber Ist, 1875, which shows that said Treasurer is is responsible to the tuition tand to the amount of $1,414.50, shown to be on hand, and that the speeial school fund is responsible to him to the amount of $116.48. Lncins Strong and others presented a petition for a bridge to be built across the Iroquois river, at the Lamson ford. Contrast let to Cyrus Lewis, of Blackford county, Ind., for the sum of SBSO. Petition of James Spencer and others for vacation of part of Western Addition to Remington: Granted. Ordered that Marion L. Spitlcr, Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, execute a bond in the penal sum of $15,000, with good and sufficient securities, for the faithful performance of his duties. And now comes Marion L. Spitlcr and files his bond as such Clerk with Charles 11. Price, James A. Burnham, Harvey WWood, Henry A Barkley, Simon P. Thompson. Lemuel C. Janes, Grant W. Terhuue, F. W. Bedford, Lucius Strong, John Coen, Geo H. Brown, Sampson Erwin, Norman Warner, Abraham Leopold and G. A. Moss, as his sureties thereon, in the penal sum of $15,000. It was ordered that Charles 11. Price, Clerk elect of the Jasper Circuit Court, execute a new bond, with good and sufficient security, in the penal sum of $15,000. v In the matter of the application of Geo. W. Swctt for license to sell intoxicating liquors in the town of Remington, the Board considered said applicant an unfit person to bo entrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors at retail. In the matter of the application of Resin F. Goddard for license to sell malt liquor in less quantities than a quart at a time, tho Board found the applicant to be at} unfit person to be entrusted with the sale of malt liquors at retail. Ordered that George Kessler, agent of Board to superintend the coustrnction of the Pullens bridge, be authorized to contract with Frank P. Thompson for an iucrease in the length of bridge, if necessary. In the matter of tho application of Michael Halloran for license to retail intoxicating liquors io less quantities than a quart at a time in Rensselaer, the romoostrators asked the court for leave to take the depositions of John Jackson aud other witnesses, to be used in evidence on the trial, said depositions to he taken at the office of Gilbert Wyman, in Cbatsworth, Livingston county, 111., on on the 19th day of January, 1876, between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m. and 6 o’clock p. m., of said day, before some officer authorized to take depositions, tho taking thereof to be continued from day to day until the same is completed, which was granted by the court, and the cause was continued.

Saturday, December 11, 1875, Board adjourned until next regular session at the March term, 1876, unless sooner called together by the Auditor. The following is a list of the allowances made during last session: Roans. D. B. Miller, surrey and views, $9 60 Stillman Oates, views,.... 3 00 George Shreek, “ 8 00 W. Q. Smeot, «* 6 60 John English, " 4 50 Rial Benjamin, " 460 W. B. Price, '• 1 50 Jonathan Bank, “ 160 W. L. Rich, “ 8 00 George Welch, “ 4 60 Wb. Hamilton, ** 1 60 J. T. May, " 1 50 J. B. Spangle, » 6 50 Simon Phillips, “ 460 W. J. Wright, “ 4 50 G. Q. Thompson, <« 306 C. Heat dm*, " " 250 J. M. Wesson, “ 1 50 H. C, Brace, « 1 60 I. J. Porter, « 1 60 laaac Parker, “ 1 50 W. E. Moore, 1 60 0. B. Rockwell, “ 150 J. B. Wilcox, “ 4 50 George Summer*, axnutn.... 75

John Wenrick, “ 1 60 3 I. 11. Dunn, ftagraan........ 1 60 9 B. B. Jeffries, J. P. Swear’g vie’* 60 ' E. T. Harding, do 76 D.. I. do ■*-- f| Lorenw Thik£pit, d|; J. P. frwiß, Frank P. Thompson do 876 00 F. P. Thompson, Bowles bridge, 482 00 Fred Hoover, for John Thomas, damages ......... ... 18 00 D. B. MUller, surveyor, for estimating Kankakee grade 28 00 James Y. Dutton, trustee Jordan t’p, for grade at Hollis bridge - 2f 00 wolf scaxps. William Culp. 3 00 COURT House. WiHiaui Weibert... 0 60 Chas. Ed wards 8 CO 6. L. ft J. D. Morgan, for plastering and whitewashing 128 00 T. J. Mft110t.......... 60 Remus Rogers - * 0 60 J. H. Wood 7 60 Steward ft Saylor, sawing wood, 24 75 Charles Platt 70 Norman Warner * 4 26 Emmet Kannal..., -. 6 36 W. W. Reeve, rep’g water tank, 600 Emmet Kannal, for chandeliers, 40 00 Willey ft Sigler, for carpet...... 680 L. C, Janes, Treasurer’s office, 440 F. R. Donnelly, painting 215 00 George Robinson 6 60 AKVKBTIBWQ. A. J. Kitt... 6 00 Chas. M. Johnson..... 16 75 KSROXKOCS TAXES REFUNDED. Alfred Thompson... 63 08 W illiam Railsback 8 88 POOR. Charles Platt, Tor Geo. Hurley’s family, in Barkley township.., 5 00 Ludd Hopkins do 4 50 C. C. Starr do 2 00 Ralph Fenclig do 7 07 Ralph Fcndig, for Moses Wilson, in Union township 11 17 M. B. Alter, do 6 00 Norman Warner, poor farm...... 10 35 R. Y. Martin, do 15 00 Ralph Fendig. do # 20 00 G. A. Moss, for John Cole, in Newton township P 25 J. 11. Wood, for Buntgnrdner, in Marion t0wn5hip......... 9 50 W. S. Coen, removal of Enoch VanCoover '• 6 CO G. A. Moss, for roarion township 20 00 Willey & Sigler, for Jordan t'p, 805 STATIONERY FOR COUXTY. Spring & Robertson 75 00 Indianapolis Journal Company, 129 00 county orncEßs. Marion L. Spitlcr, Clerk..., 4 50 F. W. Babcock. Auditor....... 363 57 L. L. Daugherty, Shertff. 90 85 F. W. Babcock, Auditor 25 00 H. A. Barkley, Auditor 178 96 Samuel McCullough, Com’r 24 00 Frederic Hoover “ 04 00 George Kessler, *' 32 00