Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1885 — Commissioners’ Court Notes. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners’ Court Notes.

The Special Session. The commissioners met in special session, at the call of the Auditor, on Wednesday, of last week, the Hon. John Waymire presiding. The principal business of the session was to examine and pass upon THE'NEW IRON BRIDGE across Carpenters creek in jarion tp., near Dr. J. Ritchey’s place. The bridge has just been completed by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., of Canton Ohio. It is peculiar in its structure, in that both substructure and superstructure are of iron. The Commissioners accepted the bridge, at the contract price, namely $950. The wooden bridge which preceded it cost SBOO, first cost, and about S2OO since, for repairs, and has only lasted for a few years. The new bridge, which costs but little more, will probably stand for generations.

At the same session the board allowed to"J. W. Powell, Ex-Sheriff $35 for money expended and services rendered in bringing the murderer Wartena, to justice. An old claim of the Auditor for $l2O for making tax duplicates, which has been in the circuit court, on appeal, for some time was settled, on advice of Judge Hammond, by an allowance of $l2O.

THE REGULAR SESSION The Board Diet Monday~nr ‘regular December session. Mr. Waymire’s term having expired, the Hon. O. P. Tabor, the new Commissioner, appeared, and having taken the oath of office before the Circuit Clerk, was enrolled 'as a member of the Board. The Board organized bs electing the Hon. A. 0. Prevo, as President. hi the afternoon Monday the saloon license case of Tacob J. Wesuer, of Wheatfield, was considered. There being no opposition and the applicant having 'iurnished satisfactory proofs that ire was a fit person to'sell liquor, end that he had complied with'the requirements of the law, the license was granted. Tuesday was devoted to the-con-eideration of claims, and Wednes(lj’.y to Hoad anti Bridge .matt.-rs. Considerable time during the balance of tne week will be given to looking over the affairs of the poor farm. ■