People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1893 — Commissioners' Court. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners' Court.

Commissioners’ court adjourned Wednesday. Fifty freeholders petitioned the commissioners to Order an election for the Construction of three gravel or macademized roads ih Marion township. One is to extend from the Jordan township line along the Range line road to the iron bridge on Washington street, ah estimated distance of three and one-half miles, and is to be called College road. Another one is to join Main street at the railroad and to run north a distance of five miles and be known as Long Ridge road. The third road is to begin east of Pleasant Ridge and to run past the poor farm, a total distance of about seven and one half miles and to be known as the Poor Farm and Pleasant Ridge road. John Q. A. Lamborn and Dexter R. Jones were appointed view’ers and John Q. Alter engineer. They are to report at the regular August term as to the advisability of calling an election and to present plans for the same. If the roads are built all taxable property in the township will be assessed foi’ the purpose. On petition Nelson Hays was appointed a constable for Wheatfield township. County Assessor Mills was authorized to appoint a deputy assessor at the expense of the county to assist in discovering property omitted* from the assessor’s lists for 1893 and former years.

On petition of William Dahncke et al stock was prohibited from running at laige in Wheatfield township. The bonds of 11,000 of county superintendent and 1150,000 of county treasurer were approved. C. C. Sigler was appointed to superintend the construction of a new bridge on the site of Burk’s bridge. A contract was made with E. C. Owens to cement the vestibule in the south side of the court house for 20 cents per square foot. He is also to build an eight foot wooden side walk south from the court house and paper the auditor’s and clerk’s offices and to remodel the vault in the recorder’s office.