Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1874 — Commissioners’ Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners’ Proceedings.

The Board of Commissioners of Jasper county met in regular session in the Auditor’s offiPe September 7th, 1874. There were present William K. Parkisorr, Jared Benjamin and Samuel McCullough, Commissioners ; Frank W. Babcock, Auditor; and LewisL. Daugherty, Sheriff. Philip McElfresh, lessee of Jasper county Poor Farm, presented the Auditor’s quietus for SIBO, for rent from March Ist to August 31st, 1874, inclusive, which was accepted as first quarterly payment of rent. 1 Charged Messrs. Warner & Henderson $25 for license to exhibit their show twice at Remington on the 21st instant, and $25 for two exhibitions of the same at Rensselaer on the 23d. David Nowels, David H. Yeoman, John E. Comer, Brunson Harrington and Thomas Boroughs, directors of the JaSper County Ditching Association, filed with the Board of Commissioners the report of assessments of lands to be affected by their proposed operations, showing benefits to be $39,131.95, and injuries $1,031 —excess of benefits $38,100.95. Said directors presented their joint and several bond, payable to the State of Indiana, with Lewis L. Daugherty, Joshua Healey, Ezra L. Clark, Charles M. Watson, Joseph 11. Willey and Jakob Bakker as sureties, in the penal sum of $39,131.95, conditioned that any and all moneys collected by said directors shall be faithfully applied to the lawful and necessary purposes of said Association ; which said bond was accepted and approved by the Commissioners as ample, and ordered to be recorded in Miscellaneous Record of Auditor’s office.

Issued an order authorizing the trustees of Marion and Carpenter townships to have the iron" bridges in their respective jurisdictions painted. Appointed Wm. K. Parkinson to purchase and to be put up at the public well on the court house square a good pump with wind power attachment, and tanks of suitable capacity for public accommodation; and authorized the Board ol Trustees of the town of Rensselaer to attach wind power to said pump when it is put up. BILLS ALLOWED. Thomas Antrim, medical aid to poor of Keener township $ 91.50 Indianapolis Journal Co. stationery for June bi 11.... 311.84 C. M. Johnson, legal blnks 3.50 Burger & Butler, lumber 2.64 James & liealcy, printing. 43.70 Willey & Sigler, relief of family It. G. Howe in 1872 7.24 M. L. Spitler, elk. cir. ct. 63.00 John D. Morgan, I’ep’aifs on the court bouse.. 17.25 Indianapolis Journal Co. poll books... 29.00 li. Y. Martin, medical aid to families of It. Fielder, • Henry Platt and Mary Coon 18.50 L. C. Janes, etc. in treasurer’s office..'..... 33.25 L. L. Daugherty, serving road viewers.. /. .40.20 G. A. Moss, medical services to Mrs. Wm. Wills.." 10.00 Willey & Sigler, burial clothes for Thos. Woosely. 1.55 C. C. Starr, groceries to Jacob Bumgaraen 3.80 Leopold & Fendig, goods for paupers on poor farm .. 9.93 L. C. Janes, vgsilections Other than taxes and schl fd 40.92 W. J. Wright, coffin for ' ' Thos. Wooslcy.... ... 10.00

J. tit Loughridge, medical aid to T. B. JJeCleftry., 9.25 Philip McElfresh, repair*, etc. oft county farm . CJ-00 Philip McElfresh, hoarding county paupers, etc..'.. .178.20 W. J. Wright, coffin for child of Joseph Boyce. ... 5.00 Spring & Robertson,,stationery .. i. 86.25 G. M. Johnson, assessor 18:00 ‘C. M. Niscly, bill lor Tee oping John Newcomb in Tippecanoe county jail.... 82.23 L. L. Daugherty, keeping Patrick Barton, prisoner.. 45.00 John Querry, relief of J. N. Hilton, Gill am township 12V15 J. A. YVood, medical aid to J. N. Hilton 19.00 Mattingly & Loring medical aid to J. N. Hilton.... 17.00 James A. Low, funeral expenses of J. N. Hilton.. 16.18 R. Y. Martin, medical aid to Triphena Kelley, pauper 2.25 Jesse Goff, repairing public pump 2.00 J. 11. Snoddy, County Superintendent of pub. school IG.OO S. C. Maxwell, surgical treatment of son of Mrs. Griffin, of Carpenter twp.. 4.00 E. T. Harding, qualifying road viewers 1.00 Lacy Chamberlain, same .25 John Lewis, same.. .... .25 Andrew Shepard, same.. .25 B. B. Jeffries, same .25 David Nowels, view’g r’d 2.50 David 11. Yeoman, same 2.50 W. W. Kenton, same... 2.50 W. C. Pierce, same...,. 2.50 Wm. M. Reed, same.... 2 50 David James, same 2.50 Henry C. Harris, same.. 2.50 Lucius Strong, same.... 2.50 Chris. Hentzler, same... 2.50 Samuel Babb, same..... 2.50 I. N. McCurtain, same.. 2.50 W. J. Wright, same.... 2.50 Alfred Hoover, same.... 2.60 Jackson Phegley, same. 2.50 Alfred Collins, same.... 2.50 YVilborn Day, same.. ... 2,50 Joseph Yeoman, viewing and reporting r0ad....... 3.00 Geo. G. Thompson, same 3.00 F. M. Parker, same..... .3.00 N. YVarner, same 3.00 Josiah Hammond, same. 3.00 Alvernico Shepard, same 3.00 W. W-Murray, same... 3.00 Frank W. Babcock, services as Auditor and money expended on acc’t of office 454.05 YV. K. Parkison, services „ as Commissioner 5 days... 20.00 J. Benjamin, same 6 days 24.00 S. McCullough, same 6 d 24.00 L. L. Daugherty, Sheriff, services in Com. Ct. 6 days 18.00 Same, repairs on pump. . .50