Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1890 — The County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

The County Commissioners.

Tire County Commissioners completed the work of their December session Saturday afternoon, and adjourned. In respect to the number of claims passed u pon. about £SO, the session far exceeded any in the history of the county, witbout doubt. The i reason for this is found in the vast ! number of small claims growing out ■ of the November election, under the new'law. . In the joint session at Winamac, on Tuesday, with the Pulaski and White County Boards, the big Monon ditch was established. There was no opposition to the ditch although quite a large number of affected property owners were dissatisfied with their assessments and would have formally remonstrated had they not been too late. On Wednesday a joint session with ' the White County Board was held at Monticello, to take action on the reviewers’ report on the Culp-Den-ton ditch. The ditch was established; the remonstrance of Thompson, McCoy, Rinehart and others, of Jasper county, was overruled, and they gave notice of an intended appeal. The quarterly report of the Board of Visitors to the County Asylum was received. They report finding everything in a satisfactory condition at that institution. Dr. V. E. Loughridge was appointed secretary of the County Board of Health, for one year from Jan. Ist, at a salary of $65.00 per year. The new official bond of Sheriff Blue was received and accepted.

ROAD AND BRIDGE RECORD Wm, Kennedy, John Meyers and Fred S. Meiser, reviewers appointed in September, on remonstrance of Wilhleni Grube, in the case of the road in Wheatfield tp., petitioned for by A. J. Green and others, reported that the road was all right, and that the benefits equaled the damages. The Board ordered the road established and that Dlr. Grube should }iay the costs of the reviewing. T. J. Mallet, M. R. Cox and T. 11. Davisson, viewers appointed in Sept., in road in Union tp., petitioned for by David S. Alter et al, reported that the road was of public utility and the Board ordered it to be opened and maintained. No remonstrances. The road begins at the southeast corner of section 23, tp., 30, range 7, and runs west 5 miles. It is fifty feet wide. J? R. Harmaclier and 26 other property owncs, petitioned for a new road in Keener tp., beginning at the northeast corner of sec. 33-32-7, and running due south three miles. Geo. Cover. Chas. A. Harrington and Servetus Gerald, appointed to view Jan. 27. Jas. AViseman. of Union tp., J. P. to qualify- them. Joseph A. Timmons and 20 other property owners,” petition for road in Milroy tp., commencing at the southeast corner of 21-28-6, and running due west two miles, more or less. Chris. Hensler, Clarence Babb and John Q, Lamboin, appointed to view Jan. 27 : Geo. B. Chappell, J. P., of Remington, to do the swearing. AA’m. Hoile, AA r m D. Meyers and AVm. Siiirer, appointed in Sept., to view road in AA'lieatlield tp., petioned for by Huet Down et al, report the road „of public utility and the laying out of the same. Augustus Stimson objects on grounds of damages and non-utility and Geo. AA~. Scoudt on the latter grounds, and ask for reviewers and other viewers. Simeon Dowell. Geo. Adair and Wm. Daniels appointed such re-viewers and ether viewers. Day Jan. 27; Joel F. Spriggs, J. P. of Walker tp.. to qualify. ♦

, In the important matter of the Range Line gravel road, across Carpouter (p., about 80 new signatures were reported to the petition, and 12 others who had originally signed but afterwards turned against the road, gave notice that they had repented of their error and were now in favor of the road. The Court finds that the road should be constructed, that no damages are claimed by anyone and none should be allowed. That a majority of the- resident property owners affected have signed the petition and that they represent a majority of the acres affected; that the cust of the improvement will be about 812,G00 [82,100 per mile];that the law has been substantially complied with, in all respects, and orders the improvement to bo'made. The road-bed is first to be graded 24 feet wide. G iliches high in the center and upon this is to be put gravel to the width of 10 feet, and 15 inches in depth in the center and 10 inches at -the sides. Road, to be well drained. J. M. Wasson, of Rensselaer. Harvey W. Wood, of Marion tp., and Geo. Welch, of Carpenter tp., are appointed second viewers, with J. C. Thrawls as engineer, to assess the property benefitted and perform all 'duties re*

quired by law. Will begin their J work Feb. 3rd, 18!‘L Some six or seven new bridges were petitioned for rnit nil were continued until the March term. Among these were the petitions, for a new bridge across; the K->nkakee river, north of DeMolte, and for another ; bridge across the Iroquois river in Rensselaer, on tire Ka ng e Line road, i near the new creamery building.