Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1870 — Proceedings of Commissioners' Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings of Commissioners' Court.

The Board met March 7 th, 1870. Present, C. M. VV at son,“Jared Benjamin and Gyo. 11. Brown, Commissioners; Ira'W. Yeoman, Auditoi and A. J. Yeoman, Sheriff. The following township trustees made their annual settlements and were allowed for their services the

following amounts: F. C. Stephens, Wheatf’d, $55 00 Jas. Yeoman, Newton.. . 41 50 Sampson Erwin. Jordan.. 40 00 Peter Foulks, Milroy... t 35 00 J. L. Hershman, Walker. 46 25 David Gray, H’n'g Grove 55 00 Thos. Lamborn, Carpent’r 82 50 O. B. Rockwell, Kankakee 45 00 H. A. Barkley, Barkley.. 37 50 E. Watts, T’n Remington 750 Isaac V. Alter, Union.. . 20 00 John Querry, Gillam.... 55 00 A. Thompson, T’n Rensselaer, no charge. C. W. Heukle, Marion... 100 00 Joseph Garris, Keener.. . 25 00 The St Joseph Orphan Asylum and Manual Labor School farm, | consisting of 320 acres, to-wit: The north half of section 31, in township 29, range 6, was made exempt from taxation during the time it is occupied and used by said corporation as an orphan asylum and manual labor school. Ordered the addition of certain territory to the town of Remington.

Allowed John Querry $7 50, tor temporary relief furnished J. N. Hilton’s family. AlloweckJohn A. Irwine, $4 55 fees as constable in transferring Joseph Woosley, pauper, from Milroy township to White county. Ordered die Auditor to certify to the Auditor of White county a bill of the expense incurred in removing Joseph Woosley a pauper from thia county ,to ( Whito county and for temporary relief furnished him, whole amount 111. ’ Allowed bills as follows: I. M. Stackhouse, for stove to Rebecca Logan on aecount ’ of keeping Daniel Bishop, of Milroy township, poor.hO

M. L. Spitler, specifics... 1 00 3 Bradon A Burford, ate’ry 158 75 W in. Sheets, stationary.. 12 50 Rosser, Spring & Co., do. 25 50 A. G. rosdyke, making Tax Duplicate. 54 90 J. 11, Longhridge, medical aid to John Thomas 5 00 John L. Harshman ahi to poor of Walker township.. 22 54 Stackhouse & Bro., bookcase for offices 57 20 Drs. Elston & McCandless, medical aid to poor in Walker township 26 20 James & Healey, blanks. 18 50 S. C. Maxwell, trustee of the town of Remington.... 8 <5 N. Warner, mending stove in Recorder’s office 1 00 John M. Austin, keeping a prisoner • 2 00 W. J. Laßue, goods furnished poor of Union townp. 12 00 W, J..Laßue, goods fur- I nished poor of Milroy tp... 12 00 A. Leopold, goods furnished poor of Milroy township 26 00 Dwiggins & Thompson, county attorneys • 900 J, A. Bunram; commissioner of lost records • • 800 George M. Johnson, school examiner I®® Charles Platt, wood and sawing the same *.... 241 55 C. M. Watson, services in

buying poor farm 12 00 G. 11. Brown, services in bnying poor farm 12 00 Jared Benjamin ? services in buying poor farm 18 00 A. J. Yeoman, quarterly allowance 25 00 M. L. Spitler, quarterly allowance. . . ..ITT 25 00

™ uu G. H. Brown, services on Nowles bridge and trip to Lafayette 21 00 Ira W. Y T coman, per bill. 321 00 C- M. Watson, Commis’r 18 00 G. H. Brown, “ 18 00 Jared Benjamin, “ I 8 00 A. J. Yeoman, services in commissioners’ court 18 00 Ira W. Yeoman, services in commissioners’ court.... 18 00 Hammond & Spitler, services in removing pauper. ... 500 E. L. Clark 5 75 Purchased M. 11. Grant’s farm, to be used as a county poor farm, at the cost of 14,659. Granted license to Louis Jones to sell liquor by the drink in Rens-

selaer. Made the following levy of taxes on poll and personal property, tor 1870:

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