Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1894 — The County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

The County Commissioners.

Gravel road matters have taken so much of the Commissioners’ time that they were unable to complete their work last week, and continued their session until yesterday. NO STOCK AT LARGE. Some parties petitioned for an order to allow live stock to run at large in Milroy tp. Instead of granting the petition, the Board entered a general order, repealing all previous orders to allow -stock at large in any paFtuf the coupty. It is therefore now unlawful for any kind of live stock to run at large on any highways or unenclosed lands in Jasper county- .

PRECINCTS AND INSPECTORS. —Marion township, having'too many voters for three precincts, was redistricted into four precincts. As the most convenient es [iossible boundaries for those four precincts, the new gravel roads, which in.tersect-aLthe-iCrossingjof-WasliihgzLi ton and Van Rensselaer streets, were selected. Thefoilowing are the precincts, their boundaries and voting places: Precinct No. I.—All of town and country between Foor Farm ami Long Ridge Gravel Roads. Voting place north sample room, at Makeever House. Precinct No. 2.—AH between Long Ridge and Pleasant Ridge Gravel Roads. Voting place, the Sheriff’s office, in the court house. Precinct No. 3—All between Pleasant Ridge and College Gravel Roads. Voting place, the Rensselaer Town Hall. "JL

Precihct No. 4.—A1l between College Road and Poor Farm Gravel Roads. Voting place Eger’s carpenter shop. In Carpenter tp lots 7,8, 9, in block orte, were transferred from East precinct to “West precinct, in order to secure a better voting place for the latter, and which hereafter will be the north room in Hartley’s grain office. In Walker township the voting place was changed from Snyder school house to Kniman school house.

The following Election Inspectors were appointed: '7- - Marion: No. 1, J. F. Antrim; No. 2, J. F. Warren; No. 3, Delos Thompson; No. 4, E. D. Rhoades. Carpenter: South, S. W. Thompson; East. Ed. M. Green; West,Geo. Welch.l Barkley: East, Nathan Eldredge; West, Wm. S. Day. Hanging Grove, John R. Phillips. Gillam, George S. Guild.