Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1889 — COMMISSIONERS COURT. [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS COURT.

Commissioners Court adjourned Saturday, after disposing of 129 claims and road eases. - Jesse H. Griffin was appointed constable for Carpenter township, and W. W. Watson drainage commissioner for Jasper county. On the old appropriation of the commissioners to the town of Reus? selaer, of S3OO, for building a bridge across Make-em-self, on Front street which was never used, the board reallowed the same, providing the town build a bridge costing S6OO. Any amount expended less than S6OO, for the bridge, the county will pay one-half the cost. ROADS AND BRIDGES. The following road and bridge cases were disposed of: The petitions of Jas. R. Parkison, et el., for highway in Barkley township; Seth B. Hoffitt et al, Union, John F. Garriott et al., Union, viewers appointed to report next term. James Bullis et al., Jordan, viewel’s report favorable and road ordered opened. Jn. M. Helmick et al, Wheatfield, report of viewers accepted, no damages assessed, and highway ordered established and opened. Same petitioners for another road in the same township, viewers report unfavorable and cause dismissed. Chas. Miller et al, Wheatfield, road ordered opened, and remonstrants pay all costs. Robert Wilson, et al, petition for highway in Jasper and Pulaski counties. Road commissioners make favorable report and road ordered established as prayed for in thex petition. John A. Lambom et al, Carpenter township, viewers appointed. C. C. Richardson et ah, Gillam tp., report unfavorable, cause dismissed. John L. Nichols, Barkley township, viewers appointed. Elijah Whitson et al., Keener township, viewers appointed. In the petition of John Jordan et al, for change of highway in Carpenter township, reviewers report damages as follows: Tabitha C. Hunt, $35; Samuel Babb, $25. Tne commissioners decide the proposed change is not of public utility enough for the county to pay the damages 5 but the road is ordered opened upon condition that the petitioners pay the damages. The applications for bridges in Carpenter, Jordan, Newton and Union townships and in the town of Remington, were continued. The petition by J. C. Gwin, trustee of Hanging and J. F. Iliff, of Barkley township, for a bridge across the Pinkamink river, on the line between the two townships, was ordered erected. The bridge will be the one previously ordered for Carpenter township, a sixty foot iron bridge, with ten foot approaches.