Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1869 — Proceedings in Commissioners' Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings in Commissioners' Court.

Board met in the Auditor’s office, in Rensselaer, March 11, 1860. Present II. Brown, C. M. Watson and Jared Benjamin, Commissioners, Ira W. Yeoman Auditor, and A. J. Yeoman Sheriff. The first day was taken up in receiving the reports of the Trustees of Jordan, Wheatfield, Kankakee, Milroy and Newton townships, and allowing their bills for services. The second day was occupied in receiving and approving the reports of the Trustees of Carpenter, Gillam, Walker and Barkley townships, and allowing their bills for services. The third day received reports of the Trustees of Keener and Marion townships, approving the same and allowing their claims for services. Also issued orders in favor of W. P. Hopkins for repairing the Court House fence, Ac $8 03. Isaac V. Alter for lumber $lO 00. Moore, Wilstach A Moore for stationery, ssl 50. M. L. Spitler, express charges etc $2 90. Wra. AJ. Braden for stationery, #sl 03. M. L. Spitler for services in the Common Pleas Court, .... sl3 75. Received the report of A. McCoy, A. Thompson and E. T. Harding, road viewers. Issued orders to E. T. Harding for services as road viewer, $1 00. A. McCoy, for same,.... $1 00. A. Thompson, for same,.. $1 00. S. P. Howard for qualifying road viewers, $0 25. S. P. Thompson for making report of road viewers,...... $1 00. Received report of S. P. Thompj son and N. Warner road viewers. Issued orders to S. P. Thompson for services as road viewer,., $1 00. N. Warner for same,.... $1 00. S. P. Hojvard for qualifying road viewers,...... ....... $0 25. Joseph Robinson for securing bridge, $4 00. W. Sheets for stationery, $99 95. James A Healey, for printing and stationery..... . .....S3B 50 Rosser, Spring A Co. for stationery, $44 25. Received petition for road in Newton township, and appointed Milton Makeever, John Sayler and Stephen Nowles, viewers. Fourth day.—Received report of E. T. Harding, A. Thompson and A. McCoy, road viewers. Issued orders in favor of E. T. Harding, A. Thompson, A. McCoy, as road viewers, $1 each; to S. P. Thompson for making out report sl, and to S. P. Howard for qualifying, twenty-five cents.

Kecetwt remorrstrunccof SarntrclBabb against locating road on a 4mm4**h liw* Ui Carpeatw-tewnshtp; Appointed H. C. Bruce, J. JI. Wasson and Stephen Donaldson as road viewers on said route, and to assess damages to said Babb. Received petition signed by E. M. Green and twenty-one others for road in Carpenter township. Appointed Geo. Major, Thomas Lamborn and Russel Wilber viewers of proposed route. ... Issued order in favorofDr.G. A. Moss for medical services in assisting in amputating thigh of Wm. P. McDaniel SSO. Received petition of citizens of Walker township for sale of School Section 16, Town. 31, Range 6, west. Prayer of petitioners granted and sale ordered. Received report of Trustee of Hanging Grove Township, which was approved. Bill of Trustee for services, allowed. Order issued to S. P. Howard for flour furnished R. Anderson.. (7,95 Received petition for location of highway in Barkley township, and appointed J. V. Parkison, J. N. McCurtain and Alvernico Shepard, viewers. Fifth day.—Order issued in favor of Willis J. Wright for making coffin for wife of fGysorge Beezy 812 Received petition for road in Carpenter township. Viewers appoint* cd—Geo. Major, Thomas Lamborn, . and Samuel Babb. i Ordered abatement of erroneous I taxes assessed against estate of John , 11. Phillips, deceased. < i Orders issued—in favor of Willis ■ J. Wright for making coffin for Mrs. Harrington. 8 9. Dr. j. H. Loughridge for medical services in assisting to amputate thigh of Wm. P. McDaniel.... 850 Wm. Sheeks for stationery 818 75 D wiggins & Thompson for services as county attorneys (9 Win. Haver for conveying prise-

ner to Monticello, board, Ao. $25 35 S. P. Thompson Attorneys fees in Kritzer case $5 Received petition for road in Hanging Grove township. Appointed Beth Cox, Geo. McCoy and J. S. Cox, viewers. Orders issued—in favor of E. L. Clark for drawing jurors.... sl2 50 Thomas Boroughs, d 0.... $ 9 00 Geo. M. Johnson for services as School Examiner $165 00 Healey A Keiser, printing... $4 Allen J. Yeoman for services aS Sheriff sl4 30 Thomas Boroughs, expenses incurred per bill filed $l4B 77 E. L. Clark, express charges paid, eighty-five cents. M. L. Spitler, quarterly allowance as County Clerk $25 00 4- J Yeoman, as Sheriff 25 00 Ira W. Yeoman, as Auditor 25 00 Levied township taxes for the yeiir 1869, on each hundred dollars of taxable property, and poll, as follows:

Township.

Poll .. Town.. Road . School

Marion 25 15 Gillam 15 15 10 Kankakee 25 25 15 Newton 10 15 05 Walker 25 10 05 25 Jordan 25 25 15 25 Milroy 25 25 15 Keener 25 25 10 25 Wheatfield 25 25 25 Barkley 20 10 05 Carpenter 25 25 10 25 Hang’g Grove 25 15 15 25 Rensselaer 25 ♦ . Sixth Day—Orders issued in favor of Geo. H. Brown, C. M. Watson and Jared Benjamin, for services as County Commissioners, each, $lB. Ira W. Yeoman and A. J. Yeoman for attendance at present term of Commissioners’Court, each, $lB. Ira W. Yeoman, specifics, $3 75. Ira W. Yeoman, services as And-’ itor for quarter ending March 1, 1869 $370 37. [Note. —This is a little over one hundred dollars more than usual, it includes fees for making a list of real estate in the county for use of Appraiser, as required by law.] Ordered that taxes assessed against —D. Delaney, upon $1471 06, merchandize, be transferred against W. H. Rhoads. Orders issued in favor of C. M. Watson for services in letting contracts on Kankakee Marsh grade $lB. J. W. Duvall, for keeping L. D. Cochran, a prisoner....., > $lO Stackhouse A Bro., for repairing the court room, etc.,... .sl3 46. Assessed tax levy for town of Rensselaer. Received lists of Grand Jurors drawn by M. L. Spitler, for September term, 1869, and March term, 1870, of the Jasper Circuit Court. Ordered that a bridge be built across the Iroquois river one-half mile above Rensselaer, where said river is crossed by the Hanging Grove Road, and authorized the Auditor to receive plans and specifications for same. , Resolved to take no action upon cianges advocated in the boundaries of Union township, until the June, 1869. session, when memorials would be received. Adjourned to meet second MonAMOUNTS ALLOWED TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES ON ITEMIZED BILLS. Jordan. $ 56 00 W heatfield 60 00 Kankakeee 50 00 Milroy -. 30 00 Newton • 43 60 Carpenter 102 50 W alker 36 87 Gillam' 73 00 Barkley .. 50 00 Keener 48 50 Marion. 77 50 Hanging Grove 60 00