Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1889 — COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS. [ARTICLE]

COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS.

The Board of County Commissioners met‘Monday, in regular September Session. The full Board, Hons. Taber, Watson and Querry, present, with President Taber in the chair. Monday.’—Saloon licenses were granted to Edward O. Green and Joseph R. Eight, of Rensselaer, and James F. Ellis, of Remington. Luther H. Patton and Merrill Fisher, both of Carpenter township, were appointed to the vacant scholarships at Purdue University. Twenty-seven claims against the county were examined and disposed of. All were allowed, in full, except one of John K. Stoudt, of Remingson, for relief of poor of Carpenter township, which was cut down from s2l to sls. Tuesday. —Thirty-four claims were examined, and all found correct and allowed to their full amount. A petition by Daniel T. Cresse and others, for a highway in Carpenter tp,, was dismissed. Wednesday was devoted to road and bridge business, a full report of which will be given next week. ——S