Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1874 — In Commissioners' Court. [ARTICLE]

In Commissioners' Court.

The Honorable Board of Commissioners of Jasper county met pursuant to law in the Auditor’s office at Rensselaer, Indiana, Monday October 19th, 1874. Present, William K. Parkison, Jared Benjamin and Samuel McCullough, —Commission-era; —Frank —W. Babcock, Auditor, and Lewis L, Daugherty, Sheriff. Leonard & Bro., of Porter county, Indiana, were granted a warrant on the treasury in the sum of $49.71 for taxes erroneously assessed and paid under protest to prevent distraint and sale of property. . Henry I. Adams, trustee of Jordan township, submitted his report of receipts and expenditures of the funds of said township for the year ending October 19, 1874, which shows as follows : Road fund, 48.46 dollars ; township, 367.92 dollars; special school, 186.15 dollars ; tuition, 793.89 dollars ; dog tax, 50 dollars. Alien hand. Allowed for services, 66 dollars. Report of Lucius Strong, trustee of Newton township, shows: Road fund, 153.46 dollars; township, 235.30 dollars, special school, 23.03 dollars; tuition, 546.57 dollars; dog tax, 50 dollars. All on hands Allowed for services,.42.so dollars. Report of John Querry, trustee of Gillam township, shows: Road fund, 206.17 dollars: township, 184.43 dollars; tuition, 717.98 dollars ; dog tax, 61.36 dollars—all on hand ; and special school, 58.83, overpaid. Allowed for services 50.50 dollars. Report of David Gray, trustee of Hanging Grove township*: Road fund, 22.51 dollars ; township, 350.87 dollars; special school, 174.64; tuition, 744.73 dollars; dog tax, 50 dollars. All on hand. Allowed for services, 50 dollars. Report of John Hershman, trustee of Walker township: Road fund, 11.90 dollars;"township, 53.68 dollars; speeial school, 213.50 dollars; tuition, 641.07 dollars ; dog, 50 dollars. All on hand. Allowed for services, 36 dollars. Report of Alfred Thompson, treasurer of the Board of School Trustees for Town of Rensselaer: Special school fund, 288.33 dollars; tuition, 760.78 dollars. All on hand. Report of Henry A. Barklej, trustee of Barkley township: Road fund, 114.02 dollars; township, 202.15 dollars ; special school, 629.45 dollars; tuition, 1879.63 dollars; dog tax 50 dollars. All on hand. Allowed for services, 40 dollars. Report of Isaac V. Alter, trustee of Union township: Road fuhd. 37.66 dollars; township, 200.80 dollars; special school, 381.59 dollars; tuition, 566.66 dollars; dog tax, 55.73 dollars. All on hand. Allowed for services, 66 dollars. „ s ReporJ of A. A. Tyler, trustee of Keener township: Road fund, 18.47 dollars; special school fund, 503.94 dollars; tuition, 369.02; dog tax, 61.81 dollars—all onliaud ; township fund, 127.92 dollars, overpaid. Allowed for services, 87 dollars. Report of S. C. Maxwell, trustee of Carpenter township: Road fund, 447.27 dollars; township, 185.84 dollars ; special school,' 356j,55 dollars; tuition, 1,749.71 dollars; dog, 50 dollars. All on hand. Allowed for services, 100 dollars. , '

Report of Joseph H. Willey, trustee of Marion township: Road fund, 90.58 dollars; township, 37.97 dollar; special school, 713.74 dollars; tuition, 1,100 dollars; dog tax, 50 dollars. All on hand. Allowed for services, 62.50 dollars. ' ■ 1 Report of JamesAV. Smith, trustee of Milroy township : Road fund, 99.40 dollars; township, 79.25 dollars; special school, 66.12 dollars; tuition, 420.70 dollars ; dog tax, 50 dollars. All on hand. Allowed 30 dollars for his services. ' ' . •

Report of Stillma,n Gates, trustee of Wheatfield township: Road fund, 5 V 93 dollars ; township, 25,63 dollars; special school, 45.98 dollars; tuition, 444.63 dollars; dog tax 50 dollars. All on hand. For his services was allowed 62 dollars. Report of Alfred Glazebrook, trustee of Kankakee township: Road fund, 155.31 dollars; township, 196.94 dollars; special school, ; tuition, 711.49 dollars; dog tax, 50 dollars. Was allowed 49.50 dollars for his services. ALLOWED. S. H. Reeve, mason work on Poor Farm - - $ 6.00 J. H. Snoddy, county sup’t 25.00 F. W. Babcock, auditor - - 100.00 W. K. Parkison, commis’r 12.00 Hain’l McCullough, ” 12.00 Jared Benjamin “ 12,00 L. L. Daugherty, sheriff - - 9.00