People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1896 — Commissioners' Fat Job. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners' Fat Job.

Editor of tin- People's Pilot. If Union township had a vote there is not six in the township that would vote for the new court house at present. The people should have something to say as I they have the burden to bear. A certain man made that as the Republicans had it all their own way they hail better build the house now. for if the vote was dose lietwcen the part ice there would never be a house built. If any party, because it has it all its own way. should go ahead and put such a burden on the people it should be de featcil at the next election, which I think will he the result at next election. The house and equipments will cost not less than S'JOO.OOo. The commissioners’ salaries will be quite an item as they will be in session twelve months in the year dining the construction of the building. Of course it will be a good job for the. com-

missioners on their last term. There is no question but if there-was a remonstrance circulated ninety out of every hundred Voters would sign it, so it is plain that the commissioners are hound to bull the thing through regardless of the wishes of the people. It would be more sensible in the commissioners to appropriate money to make the approach to Burk's bridge passable, either by raising the grade or lowering the water in the river, as it is impassable two to three months in the year. There would he no objection to that in the north end of the county, as it is their main road to Rensselaer. L. Davisson. Aix. Ind.. March 1 181)0.