Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1888 — THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [ARTICLE]

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The County Commissioners are in .regular September session, thin week; Hons. Prevo, Talker and Watson all present. Monday was mostly devoted to. considering the applications for saloon licenses of JasT F. Ellis, of Remington, and Jacob Heil, of Wheatfield. The licenses were granted, in both cases. Tuesday was devoted wholly to the consideration of claims, except the time taken to go out aud examine the Lamson bridge, which was fepoi ted to be in unsafe condition. 1 * . Wednesday was road and bridge day. ' The viewers appointed at the June term in the case of the road petitioned for in Barkley tp., by M. P. Comer aud others, reported j favorably and the Commissioners therefore established the road and issued the necessary orders t 6 have it opened. The road is two miles long. The road petitioned tor in Union tp., by Daniel W. Mellin and others, and viewers for which were appointed in June, was also reported favorably, and the road is established and ordered opened. It begins at Fair Oaks and is j about five miles long, running in | an easterly direction from Fair I Oaks. Tlie other highway petitioned for in Union tp., Seth B. Moffit and others, was reported upon \ unfavorably, by the viewers, and | the'petition dismissed. The report of the viewers in the road petitioned for by Augustus Stimson and.others, in Wheatfield tp., was unfavorable., and the case was dismissed.. The Thos. Swart road, In Keener tp.,-was reported upon favorably, nnd established by the Board. Length 3 miles. The road in Wheatfield tp., petitioned for by W. D. Meyer, and others, was also ordered opened, Length 2 miles.