Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1870 — Proceedings in Commissioners’ Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings in Commissioners’ Court.

Board met in the Auditor’s office Monday, September sth, and adjourned— Wednesday, September 7th, 1870. Present, Charles M. Watson, Geo. 11. Brown, and Jared Benjamin, commissioners; Ira W* Yeolhnn, auditor; and A. J. Yeoman, sheriff. Issued orders upon the treasury to the following persons for services and in amounts specified: Wilborn Day for viewing and reporting two roads.. .® 400 John English for viewing two roads 200 Thos. Desclms qualifying road viewers.... 25 Parley Finney viewing r’d and making report '2 00 M. M. Stephens viewing r’d 100 Wm. 11. Myers viewing r’d 100 B. B. Jeffries qualifying road viewers 25 C. Hengstler viewing road 100 G. G. Thompson viewing road 1 00 John N. Beal viewing road ar.d making report 2 00 Wm. J. La Hue goods furnished poor of Jasper county 11 81 John L. llershman aid to poor of Walker township... 55 50 John Qucrry aid to poor of Gillam township 28 25 Jno. Querry keep’g Henry Coppess Gillam township... 24 00 M. 11. Grant keeping poor of Jasper county 49 1C M. 11. Grant hauling rails for Poor Farm 18 00 James & Healey printing 700 Wm. P. Hopkins repairing Courtyard steps 1 37 R. J. Bright poll books «fc tally papyrs. 46 85 Rosser Spring «fc Co. order books for Clerk and rebiud’g tax sale register 45 00 D. I. Jackson pens for Auditor’s office 1 10 A. J. Yeoman going to Chicago t 6 arrest prisoner and returning. 29 75 M. L. Spitler extra quarterly allowance 50 00 Ira W. Yeoman extra quar- „ tcrly allowance 25 00 C. M. Watson services as commissioner present term and three days extra *lB 00, Jared Bepjamin services as commissioner present tferm and three days extra 18 00 Geo. 11. Brown sevices as commissioner present teriii and two days extra 15 00 A. J. Yeoman attendance in commissioner’s court 9 00 R. Anderson hauling wood to Wm. Gibsvm’s family..... 1 50 Eli Heidlebergcr goods furnished D. Marine, pauper 200 Jas. A. Burnham commissioner lost records 3 00 Geo. M. Johnson County Sohool Examiner 12 00 R. S. Dwiggins services as attorney present term 9 00 Ira W. Yeoman services as Auditor i 25

A. J. Yeoman roedioine furnished prisoner...: 4 50 Eli Heidlebergcr rails tor poor farm. ........ »Y, 32 83 Ordered that tho Auditor strike from tho tax duplicate any tax assessed against the Rensselaer Brass Band. Ordered that tho Board adjourn until tho 24th day oi September, 1870, when they will meet to receive additional security upon tho official bond of Charles Platt, county treasurer. Austin’s Ague Drops warranted to cure Ague.