Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1901 — Commissioners’ Court. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners’ Court.

The county commissioners are in regular session this week. The following business has been transacted at the time of going to press : Reason M. Dunn, of DeMotte, was granted a liquor license. A quit claim deed was ordered executed to Ellis Walton. Notice was directed to be given for the letting of contracts for iron bridges as follows: Two in Walker township, two in Barkley township, one in Milroy township, two in Newt-on township and one in Jordan. Angeiine Walters et al. Petition for highway. John N. Baber flies remonstrance. Overruled and John M. Wasson, Frank Parker and Webb Jackson appointed reviewers. John Armstrong et al. Petition for ditch. B. J. Gifford, remonstrant, flies written objection to report of reviewers. Overruled, report approved and ditch ordered established. Nancy E. Brown et al. Petition for ditch. Same aotion as above. Jacob D. Rich et al. Petition for ditch. B. J. Gifford flies demurrer to the petition. Overruled. Then flies remonstrance and bond. Approved. Sylvester Gray, J. F. Irwin and William Washburn appointed reviewers. John W. Hutchinson etal. Petition for ditch. Overruled. Isaac N. McCurtain et al. Petition for highway. Ordered established on payment by petitioners of S2O damages to John O. Frazee within 60 days One-half of the costs of the review to be taxed to Mrs. Candace Loughridge. Barbara Kelley et al. Petition for ditch. John O’Connor, David D. Gleason and Brusnahan appointed reviewers. • Elias Arnold et al. Petition for vacation of highway. Warren Robinson, J. O. Porter and F. M. Parker appointed viewers. Amos Alter et al. Petition for ditch. Henry Grow, Felix French and Wm. Daniels appointed viewers. An extension of the contract w*ili the tax ferrets was made to include the years 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901. On petition of Charles M. Blue, trustee of Marion township, the new gravel road in said township was accepted as a part of the Marion township gravel road system.