Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1892 — County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

County Commissioners.

* i On petition of some 29 of the best citizens of Kankakee tp., the Board entered an order prohibiting all cattle and horses and other domestic ani- . mals from tunning at large in that township. On petition of Hans Paulson, to wnship trustee, the voting place of Kankakee township was changed from South Grade school house 'to - the north room m Dunn’s store building in the town of Dunnville.

William R. Willitts was appointed a justice of the peace in and for Hanging Grove tp., on petition of Jesse C. Gwin and 25 other citizens of that township. On petition of some 46 interested parties the boundary line between Union township on the north and Marion and Newton townships on the south, was moved a half mile south, so as to be on a section line. The change will transfer from Marion township to Union, the south half of section 25 and the se quarter ol section 26, township? Range 30. From Newton township to Union, the sw quarter of section 26, and the south half of sec tions 27, 28, 29, and 30, in tp. 30, Range 7; in all 2$ sections* By this change D. H. Yeoman and Jacob Wilcox, of Marion, and Noah Yoder, Eugene O’Neill, Stephen Brusnahah and Wm. Blankenbaker, of Newton tp., become residents of Union tp.

The building heretofore used as a voting place in Walker tp., having been burned the Snyder school hous*e was designated as the future voting place of that township. Hon. O. P. Taber, president of the Board, before absent on accouLt of sickness, was in his seat on and after Friday. * •» The session continued until Tuesday of this week. John M* Shields was assessed on 11 cattle in both Marion and Union tps. Ordered corrected. A communication from Judge Hammond, of the circuit court, was received, calling the attention of the Board to the great need existing for certain repairs to the court house, and the Board ordered notice to builders to be published asking for bids for the making of such repairs and improvements, for the reception of such bids a special session will be held June 28th. The repairs and improvements will probably comprise new windows, a new vault, to occupy the place of one of the front stairs, and &_new roof, or thorough repairs on the old one.

The purchase of stock and tools for the poor farm by Superintendent Hardy, was approved. On petition of D. E. Fairchild and others, orders were entered prohibiting stock from running at large in Keener tp. i A petition for increased bounty on wolf scalps was. continued. The Spring wolf crop is all harvested now, anyhow. Some new election inspectors were needed, on account of township trustees being disqualified, and for precincts in divided townships, and were appointed as follows: Gillam tp.. Geo. S 1 Guild; East Precinct, Bark ley. S. R. Nichols;East Precinct, Marion, J. Porter; South Precinct, C& nrtmter, Levi Hawkins; East PreGafpentor, Charles T. Denham. A complete survey was ordered of the Marble ditch, of Wheatfield. _ The petition for the issuing of ‘-'bonds for the Lakin ditch was granted; / The county tax levy was fixed at 40 cents on the SIOO assessed valuation. This is a reduction of 5 cents, from the rate for the present year, which was 15 cents. The various township levies will be given next week. , ■ r ROADS AND BRIDGES. The viewers formerly appointed in case of new road asked for by J. F. Riff and others, in Barkley tp. new viewers were appointed. Namely, John O’Conner, William Kennedy, and John F. Pettit. June 25 date of | viewing, and Squire Fred Meiser to ! qualify. - ' , j In thcFhartl- fought road case of ; Orpheus C. Halstead et al in Newton j tp., the reviewers heretofore appoint- ! eu4o assess damages, having been | unable to do the work, were re-appointed; they are Edward T. Lewis P. Shirer and ’ Walter S. Russell. They must make

t their review and assess damages July 22. ;! ’ '; The iron bidge over the stream on : the county, line, between Jordan tp., 1 and Newton reporiectcolnpleted and ordered paid for, the price 1 being $462.50. The similar bridge over Carpenter ; creek, in Carpenter tp., was reported completed, and ordered paid for. Price $462.50. Wm. Dahneke and 13 others petition for road one mile long, in Rank akec tp. Viewers, George Stallbatun, Alexander Shrader, and Henry Bouk. Day June §5, justice John McGuire. The Columbus Bridge Co., was contracted with for an iron bridge in Milroy tp., at a cost of $385. Zibe J. McCashen appointed to superintend the construction of the bridge. T he same company also was- given contract for an iron bridge over the Iroquois river in Union tp,, to cost $440. Wm. Cooper, superintendent