Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1883 — The Commissioners’ Record. [ARTICLE]

The Commissioners’ Record.

On Thursday morning the commissioners rendered their decision in the matter of the application of Thomas Harris for license to keep a saloon in Remington, tb the effect that the appicant had failed to prove that he was a fit and proper person to keep a saloon, and that the application was accordingly rejected. Shadrack F. Brown was appointed a justice of the peace in and for Walker township. John Way wire and Willard Stockwell having produced satisfactory evidence showing that they had been assessed for taxes on property in Jordan, and upon the same property in Walker tp., their taxes were remitted to the extent which justice required.

The claim of Wm. B. Burford, of Indianapolis, for stationery &c., which was continued from the March term on account of an overcharge was considered at this term. The amount of the claim originally was for $853.74. Mr. Bmford came before the Board in -Person and stated that after having carefully examined all of the accounts ha, had presented against the county since the date of the first contract, that he was willing to concede an overcharge of $134.34. Horace E. James, whom the Board at the March term appointed as a special agent to examine the same accounts, reported that he had found an overcharge of $275.29. The Commissioners decided to adjust the claim on the basis of Mr. James’ figures rather than upon those of Mr. Burford, and they accordingly deducted $275.25 from the original bill leaving a balance, allowed Burford, $78.45. This settlement is, of course, not necessarily final as Burford has the privilege of appealing to the Circuit Court if he believes the, commissioners have not done him justice. A petition from numerous freeholders of Marion tp., was presented asking that an election be ordered in the township upon the question of voting a two per cent, tax in aid of the Rochester, Rensselaer & St. Louis, Railway. As the petition contained the requisite number of freeholders’ signatures, the Board ordered that the election he held fixing the time for the same upon Wednesday, August Ist, 1888. The thx if voted will amount to $17,400, to be paid in two annual installments. Much road and bridge business was attended to, the next tax levy for the county and the various townships and towns Was provided for, and a j portion of the claims against the county were disposed of. Much of the business before the Board was necessarily left unfinished, and a special session was accordingly called by the auditor, and which met yesterday and is now in session.