Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1869 — Proceedings of Commissioners Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings of Commissioners Court.

We have room to give buta condensed synopsis of the proceedings. Organized Board of Equalization of ItealEstate Apprisement. consisting of I. W. Yeoman, Auditor,G. H. Brown, C. M. Watson, Jared Benjamin, Cominissioners, Wm. Bhortrldgc, Appraiser, and R. Benjamin, Thos. Lainborn, B. Harrington and Jesse Wilcox, Deputy Appraisers. The appraisement was increased In Gillam, ttf per cent., Walker 10 per cent., Newton 12 per cent., Wheatfield 11 per cent., lots in Ilensselaer 8 per cent, end improvements in Rensselaer 21 per cent. Increased Individual property In different localities from b 0 cents to 10 dol-'orden-d f an election to bo held at Remington, on the 26th of June, to determine by ballot whether the town of Remington be incorporate. Received petition of Alfred Thompson J. A. Stephan, and 250 others asking an appropriation of $42,000, to aid >4n the construction of the I. D. & C. R. R., and ordered an election to be held on the 17th of July. Report of School Fund shows a balance of $7,180.85. Report of the finances for the year ending May 31, 1800, shows the collections were $14,805.37. Expenditures 10,889.50. Balance on hand $4,415.87. Am't of orders issued 9,537.83. Ani’t of orders outstanding 375.00. Refused to grant license to Patrick Barton to sell intoxicating liquors. The contract of building the Bedford bridge, was let to the “Wrought Iron Bridge Co.” of Canton, Ohio, for $2,200. The bridge is to be made of wrought iron of the Hammond patent, double T beam arch, consisting of one span of 100 feet in length and 14 feet in width In the clear, and to be floored with 2j inch plank and to be seton masonry. Awarded contract .of grade at the ends of the Bedford bridge to Patrick Halligan and John Lefler, for $600.00. Awarded contract for piers of same bridge to John Lefler and Patrick Halligan for $5 per perch solid ryAppropriated SSOO for survey of the I. D. & C. R. R. through Jasper county. Directed the Auditor to correspond with Insane Asylum to ascertain the cost of keeping John Thomas an harmless insane person of Newton tp., and if it can be procured for $6 per ,week, to take the necessary steps to have him cared for. Authorized the Auditor to refund Interest on school fund erroneously paid by Horace E. James. Tlie following change was made in liounderies of Union Township: “All that portion of country lying east of a line drawn from the south east corner of section 13 town 31 range. 7, thence south to the south east comer of section 36 town 30 range 7, shall be set over to Barkley township and all south of the line drawn from the south east corner of the north-east quarter of section 25 town 30 range 7 through the center of said section 25, to the center of section 26 in said town and range shall be set over to Marion township, and all lying south of a lino drown from the center of section 26 and running thence west through the centers of seetiens 27, 28, 29. and 80 town and range as above to the Newton county line shall be set over to Newton township.” - - Ordered a levy of fifty cents on the hundred dollars taxable property, to be made for county purposes, for the year 1869. ' Awarded the keeping of G. W. Stowers, pauper of Union township, to W. R. Nowles, for one year, for S2O payable quarterly. Charles Platt Treasurer elect filed his bond in the sum of $42,000. with John Cooper, Isaac V. Alter, Abraham Leopold, Thomas Robinson, H. E. Coen, John English, J. C. Henkle, John M. Gwinn, Wilborn Day, James Yeoman, M. H. Grant, John Phillips, Asa C. Porter, A. Parkison and W. K. Parkison os sureties, which was approved by the Board. Consideration of petition of James Maloy for license to sell liquor in the town of Rensselaer, postponed till September term.

OKDBRS ISSUED. In favor of Dwiggiuv4Thompson, County Attys, , 000 Dr. S.U. Maxwell, med. treatmt. of John Johuson £3 00 Joseph Whited, keeping and guarding Win. Moulter, insane 20 00 Wm. J. LaKuc, goods furnished Q. W, Stowers o 00 Dr. G W. Maxwell, medical aid and temporary relief to family of A. Ford 25 00 Beth Cox, viewing end report'd road I 59 f. 8; Cox, •• “ •• 150 Wm. Priest,qualifying road viewers 25 M. L- Spitler, expenses in Cl’k's office* 1 10 Mat. Henderson, Sheriff While county keeping Wilson Boyle, prisoner 12 90 B. 11. Jeffries, qualifying road viewers 23 li. C. Bruce, viewing road and making report 2 00 8. Donaldson, viewing road 1 oo J. M. Wasson, viewing road 100 Wm Sheets, stationery 74 50 Douglass 4 Connor, stationery 31 33 C. W. Hcnkle, making return of April election for Marion township 1 00 J. L. Hersh man, making return el April election for Walker town'n 4 00 11. 1. Adams, making return of April election for Jordan township 2 00 A. G. W, Farmer, making return of I April election for Milroy tawns'p 2 00 B. W. Harrington, making return of April election for Union town'p 2 00 David Gray, making return of April. station for Hanging Grove t'Wp 2 00 Henry Barkley, making return of April election for Barkley tow'n 200 John Quarry, making return ol April election for Gillam township < 00 Wm. Irwin, making return.of April election for Carpenter township 2 00 James Yeoman, making return of April election for Nowton t'wn’p 2 00 Thee. m. Jones, making return of April election for Kankakee tp. 4 00 M L. knitter, record's elecl'n returns 200 Jarnos & Healey, printing 45 00 A. J. Yeoman, keeping prisoner 473 Geo. If. Johnson, school examiner 27 00 B. Harrington, appraising real estate in Keener and Union townships 78 00 Than. Lamborn, appraising real estate in Carpenter township *OO H. Benjamin, appraising real eslate . Newton township 43 50 -•“« • kflPralsi ng real estate „ >n WaUrer, WhontlioW, Kankakee 102 00 E. 1., Ctak, specincs 1 23 Kuesel Wilbur, road viewer 1 00 Thomas Lambom, road viewer 2 00 s'ate’rfwss. *s ,s John barter, read slower ” IM Stephen Nowlee. road viewed* y M Adam Conpess, keeping pauper in Gillam township . gg gy B. F. Faria, keeping pauper 4g w D. I. Jackson, specifics, wm. Hhorlrldge, County appraiser 317 M M. I*. Spitler, Clark, extra allowance 2» M A. J. Yeomsa, Bbarlff. extra allowance ag oo Ira W. Yeomsa, And., ext rc allowance 23 00 Ira W. Yeoman, services as Auditor 404 73 fra W. Yeoman, specifics• 4 99 G. 1G Brown, Jared Benjamin, C. M. Watson. A. J. Yeoman a«d I. W. Yeoman, services ou boaid,each 18 no Fhomaa Boroughs, for money for blind , 9 30

Pat Barton I* inclosing the lot la rear of "Liberal Corner" with a substantial fenoo. Tue irrepressible Grady wilt ba In town ■«Mt Wednasday, wilh his "nuprecedauied, old-fnahioucd, American Circus.*’ Every body la going and eo are we. For particular! see advertisement. Dr. Wirt, the Dentist, is iu town. AU afflicted with bad teeth, or who want good new oies can avail themselves of the services of a first claim Dentist by. oaHng at Dr. Loughridge's officq/ The Common Pleas Court, Hon Hiram A. Gillett, presiding, was In session hero this week, and adjourned Wednesday. There was tlie usual amount of Probate business, but no Important suite. Town Marshal Frank J. Purcuplle is laboring under the weight of a new "star," and the oitv of Rensselear san now congratulate herself upon the resjioctable appearence of her efficient corps of one metripolltan police. Mr. F. W. Bedford has our thanks for the present of some splendid strawberries—many ol them weighed over an ounce oach, and one or two measured Jour inches in circumference. They were of the Triomph de Gaud variety. M. L- Spitler, County Clerk, started for Portland, Me., yesterday. He joins iris wife and family who have been visiting her relatives there, for a month or two past, and together they will visit the sea-side rosorta'of the New England States. Mr. Thos. Boroughs, county Treasurer, went to Indianapolis on Tuesday, to make his settlement with the Treasurer of State. Alfred Thompson, Esq., one of the Directors of the Indianapolis, Delphi and Chicago Railroad, lor thia county, went with him to attend a meeting of the Directors of that road which was held yesterday. Three more of those splendid cheeses made by Mr. Swain, at Starr’s. Dried Apples, Peaches, Prunes nnd Raisins, at Starr’s. Lemons, great big ones, at Howard’s. Pearl Barley, for soups, atStarr’s. Pea Nuts, at S. P. Howard's. Coal Oil, at C. C. Starr’s. Raisins, finest Malaga* at Howard’s. CotTeo, chcapandgood,at Howard’s. Finest Sugar House Syrup in the town, at C. C. Starr’s. A large lot of new Tea Bets—cheap, at C. C. Starr’s. Young Hyson and Imperial Teas — the best—at S. P. Howard’s. Figs, fresh and nice, at Howard’s. Table and Pocket Cntlcry, large assortment, at C. C. Starr’s. Dried Peaches, best quality, at S. P. Howard’s. New Oranges, Lemons and Maple Sugar, at Starr’s. New consignment of Tea, Coffee and Sugar, at C. C. Starr’s, All the youngsters go to Howard’s for Maple Sugar and Candy.