Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1892 — THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [ARTICLE]

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The County Commissioners were m regular August session, Monday and Tuesday. The annual settlement with the township trustees occupied the greater, portion of the session. The resignation of Hon. Preston M. Querry as Commissioner from the Ist district was accepted and Benj. R. Faris- appointed to serve in his place until the vacancy is filled by election. The auditor was directed to draw his warrant for $875 in favor of the Barbee Iron Fence Co., towards paying for the court house fence. Fifty dollars of the full price is kept back until the fence is properly painted.

J. B. Fatout ,was contracted with to make certain repairs and alterations to the court house. A fireproof vault will be built m the place now occupied by the east front stairs, opening into the auditor’s office. The space above the vault will be fitted up as an office room, opening from the court room. An outside iron stair-way will be erected at the rear of the building, and 23 new windows, hung with Weights, be put in. The whole cost is to be S9OO. E. L. Clark, superintendent.