Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1894 — THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [ARTICLE]

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The County Commissioners were in regular September session, last week, and came back Tuesday of this week to finish up their work. Saloon licenses were granted to John P. Kosky, of Rensselaer, George A. Strickfaden, of Rensselaer, and James F. Ellis, of Remington. The vacation of an alley in Remington, as petitioned for by N. F. Merritt, fffls three pages of record. The law requires many formalities in proceedings of that character.

The town of Wheatfield was declared legally incorporated, and was divided into three districts, or wards. The consideration of a large number of claims took un the greater part of the session. The various township and town tax levies, as fixed by the Trustees and Town Boards, were put on the record. The county levy is fixed at 43 cents for county revenue, and 2. cents for gravel road repairs. This aggregates the same as last year, although 1 cent is taken off the county revenue and aided to the road fund. Robert Platt is appointed gravel road superintendent, for the new roads in Marion tp., at $1.50 per day; and $3.00 for himself and team when the lAe of the latter is necessary. An order was entered requiring the Monon Co., to keep a watchman at the Main street crossing, from 7 a. m> to 7 p. m., every day.