Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1871 — Proceedings in Commissioners Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings in Commissioners Court.

Board met in regular session in the Auditor’s office, in the Court House, Rensselaer, Ind., March oth, 1871. Present, Jared Benjamin, Wm. Iv. Parkison and Samuel McCullough, Commissioners, Allen J. Yeoman, Sheriff, and lraW. Yeoman, Auditor. Monday. Settlement with Lucius Strong, Trustee of Newton township, lrorn which there is tho following showing: Sneo School Fund on hand $30.20 Bal Township “ “ “ 32.89 “ Tuition « “ “ 97.15 “ Dog Tax “ “ 97.98 Total amount on hand $258.57 Over paid Road Fund .29 John Quorry, Trusteo of Gill am township, submitted, tho following report: Bal. on hand of T’p Fund $ 77.07 «« “ “ “ Itoad “ 202.88 « . «* ** “ Dog Tax 49.12 Tuition Fund 1143.41 Amount on hand $1532.48 Over paid School Fund 24.56 R. C. Pierce, Trusteo of Jordan township, reports: Balance Dog Tax on hand $ 50.00 “ Tuit’n F’d “ “ 105.70 “ T’p Fluid “ M 30.00 Total on hand 245.82 Over paid Road Fund 51.89 “ “ Spec. Sch. Fund 47.21 Total over paid $ 99.10 T. C. Stephens, Trustee of Whcatfield township, reports: Bal. on hand of Dog Tax $ 46.19 “ “ “ “ Road Fund 103.59 «« “ “ T’p Fund 49.8 G « “ “ “ Spec. Sck’l 13.08 « u u -4* Ooffi.- “ x 109.e5 Total on hand $352.17 James Benson, Trustee of Milroy township, reports as follows? Balance on hand, T’p Fund $ 7.63 « , « « Bog Tax 14.10 m « « Tuit’n F’d 76.06 Total on Over paid Road Fund 6.11 “ “ Special Soliool 1.52 $7.63 Tuesday. Comes John L. Hershman, Trustee of Walker township, and reports as follows: Bal. on hand, Road Fund $ .87 «* «« “ T’p “ 25.38 « « » Spec. School 9.40 tc u a Dog Tax 50.00 t( << a Tuition Fund 465.C0 v 1 * Total amount on hand $549.31 I. V. Alter, Trusteo of Union township, reports as follows: on hand T’p Fund $ 0.05 „ 4t "~°c. Sch’l 204.56, « u 0 « Bog tax «» «< “ ‘ > .... •* Tuition F’d 62.04 ' * ' ‘ 1 •' ' ‘ . * Total on hand ' $280.62 Over paid Road tiind ' ip?

Henry A. Barkloy, Trustee of Barkley township, reports: Bal oh fiamVßoafl Fhflff $ 30,R0 “ ¥i » T’p fund 109.38 “ « « Spoo/Scb’l 395.49 M ” “ Dog tax 50.00 “ *• “ Tuition Fund 744.40 Total on hand $1390.13 David Gray, Trusteo of Hanging Grove townsliip, makes the following exhibit: BaL on hand, Township F’d $17.04 “ “ “ Dog tax 60.00 •* •• “ Tuition fund 18.86 Total on band $85.90 Overpaid Road fund 8.64 “ “ Spec. Sohool 99.00 ’ $102.64 Wjsdnrsday. Alfred Thompson, President of Board of School Trustees, of tho town of Rensselaer, makes tho following exhibit:' Bal. on hand, Spec. $ - 9.98 « “ “ Tuit’n fund 1065.35 Total on hand $1075.33 D. T. Halstead, Trustee of Marion township, reports: Bal. on hand, Road fund • 68.25 tc .»« « Tuition fund 516.22 « « ft Dog tax *50.00 Total on hand $024.47 Duo towimhip from estate of C. W. Ilcnkle, former Trustee: Road*Fund .’.s 91.67 Township fund 305.72 Special School fund 981.25 Dog tax... 50.00 Tuition fund 802.31 Total amount duo township from Henkle estate $2350.93 E. L. Clark, Administrator of tho estate of C. W. Henkle, files receipts of Lud Hopkins, successor of said Henkle, Trustee, which . said receipts show that said estate to the further credit of sl3. Board ordered the amount to be credited to Henkle estate and charged against Hopkins. “Ordered by tho Board of Commissioners, that where tax-payers may desire to pay their taxes, except the railroad tax for 1870, the Treasurer is authorized to give receipts showing suoh payments except as to said railroad tax; and where taxes have been heretofore paid except as to an amount equal to tho railroad tax of 1870, the Treasurer may change the receipts heretofore given by him, so as to show such taxes except said radroad tax have been paid. It is further ordered, that no legal measures be taken to coerce the collection of tho railroad tax for 1870 until tjic further order of the Board. It is further ordered by the Board that at the next distribution of taxes no distribution bo made as to said, railroftd tax, but that such tax thus collected by the Treasurer be reported by him and reserved for further distribution or disposition as the Board may hereafter direct, Provided, that nothing in these orders is intended or designed to releas'eHny taxpayer from the payment of said railroad tax, or to release him from any penalty or interest for whioh ho may bcoomo liable by reason of tho non-payment thoreof.”

James F. Irwin, Trustee of Carpenter township, reports: Ral. on hand, Road fund $ 200.37 « ic «* Township Fd 121.11 “ “ 44 Tuitidn fund 818.69 Total on hand $1140.17 Over paid, Spec. Soh. Fd 42.51 “ 44 Dog tax 191 $44.42 S. C. Maxwell, President of Board of School Trustees of the town of Remington,, makes report as follows: Bal. on hand, Tuition fund $317.95 Over paid, Special School 29.93 Joseph Garris, Trustee Keener township, reports: - - Bal. on hand, Roadfund $247.76 “ “ “ Town’p fuhd 118.28 “ 44 “ Special Sch’l 192.89 “ « 44 Dog tax 27.47 « 44 44 Tuition.fund 21.45 Total on hand $607.76 Thttustuy. O. B. Rockwell, Trustco of Kankakee township, reports: Bal. on hand, Roau fund $ 12.54 “ “ “ Speoial Jsc'h’l 7-22 “ « « Dog tax s°- 00 <« « Tuition fund 217.35 Total on hand $287.11 Ovor paid, Township fund $3.48 Friday. Contracted with Rosser, Spring <fc Co., to furnish, vaults of Court llouso with 300 boxes for the sum of $l2O. Received petition for road from John Clark and Thos. Murphy.— Appointed M. F.. Chiloote, James Yeoman and John Makeever, to assess benefits and damages, etb., by said rogd. „ - ... D. L jaofson, Treasurer of the towii of Rensselaer, reports Amount of fund overpaid, $37.15.

Tay Levies for 1871. Ordered that the following levies be made In tbo several townships on eaoh SIOO valuation for the juirpoaes specified. . . Hanging Grove —Road, 1C; township 10; tuition, 15; special school, 25; p 011,50. . Gillam —Road, 15; township, 5; special school, 20; poll, 60. Walker —Road, 15; township, 10; special school, 25; tuition, 10; 1 poll, 60.’

.Babklky—Road, 10; township, 6; special school, 20; tuition, 16. Renshblaer, Town of—Special school, 26; road, 15; poll, 60. Marion —Road, 10; township, 6; special school, 25; poll, 50. Jordan —Road, 10; township, 16; special school, 25; poll, 25. Newton — Road, 25; township, 5; special school, 20; tuition, 10. Keener —Road, 10; tuition, 25; poll, 60. Kankakee— Road, 20; township, 15; special school, 26; tuition, 25. Wheatfikld —Road, 25; special school, 15; tuition, 25. Carpentei* —Road, 15; township, 5; special school, 15; tuition, 20. Remington, Town special sohool, 25; poll, 25. Mileoy —Road, 15; tuition, 20; township, 10; special school, 25; poll, 50. Union — Road, 25; township, 5; special school, 25; tuition, 20; poll, 50.

ORDERS ISSUED. —MISCELLANEOUS. D. S. Lamson, rep’g bridgo SB.OO. F. W. Sparling, „ „ 7.75. J. B. Sparling, ~ . „ 7.75. S. C. Hammond, „ „ 12.00/ W. C. Pierce, bridge material 3.00. P. Foulks, taking care poor Milroy tp. 11.00. J. L. Hcrshman, taking care poor W alker tp. 13.20. J. Coen, services as sohool trustee of Rensselaer to be paid out of the corporafund 11.00 I. Y. Alter, taking caro of poor of Union tp. 64.00. Daniel Dwiggins, threshing wheat for county 1.60. D. I. Jackson, per bill filed 3.80. E. L. CUrk, „ „ 2.65. W.J. Imes „ „ 1.25. Braden & Buford „ 155.35. Rosser, Spring & Co. „ -100.10. James <fc Healey, printing 77.50. Longview Asylum, 20.25. Geo. M. Johnson, seb, ex. 159.C0. J. Garris, election ret. etc. 5.00. J. H. Loughridge, rent to R. Anderson ’9.00. Thos. Hollingsworth, goods furnished poor 4.40. D. 1. Jackson, goods furnished the poor 3.90. J. H. Loughridge, medicine to poor of Barkley tp. 52.00. J. H. Loughridge, medicine to poor of Marion tp. 50.00. Harding <fc Alter medical aid to the poor of county 69.25. S. C. Maxwell, medical aid to poor of Carpenter tp. 30.75. A. J. Yeoman, bill filed 10.30. J. Robinson, rep’g grade 8.00. E. L. Clark, keys to vault 8.50. Elisabeth Thomas, keeping Insano person 0.10. I. M. Stackhouse, coffin for J. W. Brooks 7.00. I. M. Stackhouse, bill filed 26.35. J. F. Zimmerman, relief to poor of B arkley tp. 25 p). S. F. Thompson, writing 1.50. Willey <fc Sigler, goods furnished poor of Newton tp. 12.65. Iroquois Lodge No. 143, I.

Q. Q; F. rent for H. Davis 10.00. O. B. Rockwell, aid to poor of Kankakoo tp. 84 55. M. H. Grant, work on poor farm 58.90. J. M. Hopkins, snrveying poor farm 8.50. M. L. Spitler, quarterly allowance as clerk 60.00. IraW. Yeoman, quarterly allowance as auditor 65.00. A. J. Yeoman, quarterly allowapoo as sheriff 50.00. McCoy & Thompson order to satisfy judgment ag’nstj poor farm 803.14. Jared Benjamin co. com. 36.00 W. K. Parkison ~ 30.00. Goo. McCollouah „ 27.00. • J A. Kays hauling timber 3.00. Chas. Platt, co treasurer 84.50. Ira W. Yeoman co auditor 273.35. James & Healey printing blanks for proseoutor 5.00. Lucius Strong, enumerating Newton tp. V*6o. A. G. Robb, assessing Gil- , lam tp. 47.00.

V IO TRUSTEES. Lucius Strong, Newton tp. 10 00. Juo. Qucrry, Gillam „ 5,0.00. R. C. Pieroe, Jordan . ~ 8.75. F. C. Stephens Whoatfld „ 35.00. James Benson, Milroy „ 26.25. J. h. Hershman, W alker „ 25.00. I. Y. Alter,* Union „ 25.00. H. A. Barkley, Barkley „ 37.50. D. Gray, Hanging Grove „ 40.00. D. T. Halstead, Marion „ 40.00. Estate of C. W.Henkle, for services rendered by said Henkle as trustee of Marion tp. not heretofore allowod 3.00. f. F. Irwin, Carpenter tp 42.50, Joseph Garris, Keener „ 16.25. O. B. Rockwell Kankakee tp. 32.75. Lud Hopkins, Marion „ 83.50.

Dr. Wm. H. Martin desires us to publish that he has from twenty to thirty bushels of the best Canada barley whioh he will exchange lor 1 This b&rlev pats, oorn or wn«a». r - is a superior variety, yields largely, was grown by the Mooter. iS ; free from noxious 'sceds=.