People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1893 — Special Session. [ARTICLE]

Special Session.

The commissioners met in special session last Monday. Chas. A. Gundy, of Fair Oaks, was granted a saloon license. Gundy was one of the parties whom the commissioners refused license at the March term because he advertised his intention of applying in the Pilot. Later they rescinded their order and set .Monday, April 10th, for a rehearing. The latter action was caused by the popular condemnation of their outrage by the people. Later the circuit court decided the Pilot was a paper of general circulation, but Gundy had been induced, by parties who wished to free the board from the responsibility ot having to again take action on this matter, to readvertise the notice in the official organ of the board, the Republican. A very pertinent question might be, “what inducement was offered Gundy to free the board from their embarrassment?” The contract for a new iron bridge to take the place of the present Lamson bridge was let to the Lafayette Bridge Co. The price is to be $3,550. The bridge is to be completed by June 10th. J. H. Carr, trustee of Jordan township, was appointed superintendent. ■ The bed of the Iroquois river at Rensselaer was ceded by the Jasper Co. Drainage Association to the public for drainage purposes, and the board released the bed from taxation. The most of the session was taken up considering the Iroquois drainage scheme. An agreement was reached whereby the conflict between the two factions will cease. Mr. Gifford will go ahead with his work, viewers being appointed to assess benefits and damages. The old channel will be followed, the ledge of rock being taken out at Rensselaer. It is estimated the cut will be 3,000 feet long and its average depth about four feet. A change of route was made near Burk’s bridge and the engineer is now staking off the new route. The rock taken out at Rensselaer will be used for street building purposes and the revenue derived from this sale will materially reduce the cost of the work.