Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1885 — The County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

The County Commissioners.

The llons. Waymire, P.-evo and Nichols, Board of commissioners for Jasper county, met in their regular June Session, last Monday. FIRST DAY. Monday was saloon license day; Only two licenses were applied for. The applicants were James F. Givens, and Micajah F. Johnson. There -was no opposition to cither application, and the licenses were accordingly grantedGivens will keep in the saloon room, in the Nowels Block, in Rensselaer, while Johnson will do business in a -newly erected building at Fair Oaks, Union township, the junction of the C. & (i, S., and the L , N. A. & C. railroads,.» A SOLID BOND. 'The official bond of Wm. M. Hoover, Treasurer elect, was filed and approved. It is in the' sum of §BO,OOO. Mr. Hoover will assume rate duties of his office, August 13th, next. The following are the names attached' to the bond: Wm. M. Hoover, Geo. O. Hoover, Henry I. Adams, John G Culp, Robinson, Joseph I. Adams, Sampson Erwin. A. Leopold, J. H Loughridge, Wm. E. Moore, John Wood. .Chas. D. W. Calp, James-T. Randle, Henry A . Barkley, Frank B i Meyer, Thos. A. Crockett, Harvey W. Wood, Jas. F, 'Watson, John M. Wasson, John C. Chilcote, Ralph Fendig, Wm.C. Pierce. Monday afternoon was occupied by the Board of Equalization. Besides the Commissioners, who are mcrnibbrs’,“exofficio, the Board’of Equalization consisted of the fallowing citizens, appointed by the Circuit Judge, on reccommendation of Auditor Robinson: S. J. Bently, Lucius Strong, Chas. Loshbaugh and Albert Bellows. After full consideration the Board decided that the schedule of assessments adopted by the Board of Assessors, was entirely ehmtable, and therefore made no changes from the rates of assessment in the said schedule. Tuesday was devoted wholly to the consideration of miscellaneous claims against the county. Wednesday was devoted largely to the consideration of road and bridge I matters.