Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1896 — The County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

The County Commissioners.

A contract was entered into with R' W. Spngg to remove the county clerk’s office building from its postion in the rear of the old court house, to the county lot east of the public square. The fire proof brick vault has to be torn down and rebuilt, a window with iron shutter put m same, the building moved and put in complete shape, all for $l5O. It is a good deal for the county, as the rent on a clerk’s ’ office for 15 months woulcl come to more than $l5O, and when the new court house is finished the building can be rented to advantage for a law or real-estate office. The County Clerk has moved into rooms over Starr’s grocery, while his own office is being moved to its new location east of the On account of large sums advanced on ditches, the county revenue is temporarily depleted, and $4,000 is borrowed for 30 days, of the Commercial State Bank, at the rate of 7 per cent, interest, per annum. The firing of the sheriff out of his official residence, together with the removal of so much valuable property into the jail building, has made it necessary to employ a man to act in the combined capacity of jailor, janitor, watchman and fireman at the jail; and who will have to spend his night’s there. Thos. J. Joyner was employed, at $35 per month. A fire-proof vault for the Recorder’s temporary office in the jail building, will be extemporized, at little expense, from one of the detached jail cell rooms. The Auditor reported his receipts from fees for quarter ending Feb. 29, TB96':“Transfer fees $37.50; making school fund mortgages, $5:25; makingtax deeds $13.50; total $76.25, which was duly turned into the count£ treasury.