Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1874 — In Commissioner's Court. [ARTICLE]

In Commissioner's Court.

Board of commissioners of Jasper county met in the Auditor’s office in Rensselaer. December 7th, 1874. Present, Samuel McCullough, | George Kessler and Frederick j Hoover, Commissioners, Frank W. Babcock, Auditor, and Lewis L Daugherty, Sheriff. Frederick ! Hoover and George Kessler pre- | seated their credentials and took .the prescribed oath of office as | Commissioners from their respective districts. S. I'. Thompson, attorney, pre- ' seated the petition of Alfred McCoy I and 152 others, praying for the ( donation of $:»•»,000 to aid in the construction of the Indianapolis, Delphi Jb Chicago railroad, and to order an election to he held to vote upon a proposition to levy a special county tax for the purpose of raising this amount; upon whichpetitipn the Board ordered an election to be held at the several voting precincts in Jasper county on the ltilh day of January, 1875. Charles H. Price, clerk elect ol Jasper county, filed his official bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, with J. S. -lrwiti> O. \Y. Church, G. G. Thompson, James A. Henry, C. W. Hartley, Jonathan Rank, W. L. Rich, George Major, and S. M. Black as sureties, which b oii'd was app roved. S- P. Thompson, attorney, presented the petition of G. A. Aloss and 01 others, residents of Marion township, praying that the sum of $10,500 he donated to aid the construction of the Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago railroad, and that an election be ordered to vote upon the proposition to levy a special tax upon the property in Marion township tor that purpose Upon which petition the Commissioners issued an order to hold an election in Marion township on the 10th day of January, 1875. S. P. Thompson, attorney, presented the petition of A. llowen and thirty-seven other residents of Newton township, asking that the sum of $3,100 be appropriated in aid of the construction of the Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago, railroad, and that an election be ordered to vote upon the proposition to levy a special tax upon the property in Newton township for.that purpose. The Commissioners ordered an election in accordance with the petition, to be held in Newton township on the Kith day of January, 1873. Ordered that from, and after the close of this Term, all claims, bills, or petitions for the consideration and action of the Bond, except the bills of county officers whose duties make it impracticable to tile a complete biil before the close of the term, and such immergent eases as in the opinion of the Board shall make it necessary to waive this rule, must bo tiled with the Auditor on or before the second day of the term in which action is to be had. *

M. L. Spill er, Clerk of Jasper County Circuit Court, submitted a copy of the report of the grand jury, made at the last September term of said court, of their examination ot the cou My jail, eendemniiig it as an unsafe and an unfit place in which to confine prisoners; whereupon the Board ordered that said building should no longer be -U.se.d-.as-a. county prison, and annulled the order of the Board recorded on page 407 ot the Com tuissi'o tier’s Record of Jasper County. Directed the Auditor to procure,, as soon as practicable, a suitable book to be used as a General Index, of Roads in Jasper county. Directed the Sheriff to purchase one dozen chairs tor the Circuit Court room. Directed the Auditor to purchase four copies of Eggleston’s work on Commissioners CLLIM3 ALLOWED. S. C. Maxwell, medical aid to Joiiuie I'wiu aud child,of Carpe*ter township $ 25 00 S C. Maxwell, medical aid to Dorr Blood, of Carpenter towi»ship 25 00 Joshua Paris, sawing three cords of wood for Court House. 3 00 J>aomi Spray, taxes erroneously collected . -1 30 Elizabeth Warren, taxes erroueously collected ...t V « 3 22 Thonies Boroughs, Eavid Nrwele W. J. hues, L. VV Heukle aao J. H. Willey, eacit $3 for extra services on election board of Marion, township, October 1874 15 00 George M. Johnson, service- as assessor, toy deputy........... . 9 00 D. B. Miller, S. C. Maxwell. G-. W Hascall, M. C- Mead, S. A Morjrau, extra services on board of election in Carpenter township. each $3 15 00 J. H- Wood, stove, &e 18 00 C. M. Johnson, printing, 0re.... 16 00 M. L. Spiller, Clerk of Circuit Court, 6 90 Enimet Kannal, stationery 2 55 Ralph Feudtg, clothing tor pau- » peis on county farm 26 So G. A Moss, meuical services to lami'.y of Joshua Jones, Marion township 34 00 G. A. Muss, medical services to R. G. Anderson, Marion township 17 &0 J. B. Spangle, making sidewalk in trout of puotic square 30 00 L. L. Daugherty, serving precepts in road matters. 43 00 Isaac V. Alter, provision to poor people ot Union township........ 26 70 Thomas Antrim, medical services 16 Sarah Hascall, of Barkley township, $7, to Matilda Bennett, of Union township,sl l. and to Amos Golf, of Union township, $9. total 29 00 d s ugistoacit & knatnb. brick.... 2 50 N. hard wore, Ac. 29 12

Spring Si. Robertson, poll books ami tally papers... ( 29 00 J. IK Snoddy, county supefinendent 88 00 James &. Healey, printing....’ 6 00 G..A. Moss, medical aid to Mrs. Plum, of Newton township...... 35 00 Spring & Robertson stationery, blank books, Ac.,... 72 CO F. J. Seats &. Co., goods to|trustee of Milrov township.... ......... 7 36 Willey &. SigGr, goods to family of Joshua Jones, of Marion townshin. ........ 2 00 Willey &. Sigler, goods to family of James Ramey, ol Union twnp.. 10 00 L. G. Janes, money exuraded on account of treasurer’s office 1 60 L- L. Daugherty, reporting vote ol Jasper county on Representative 10 50 M. Alter, medical services to Wiißon,of Barkley township 12 00 F. W. Babcock, money expended in auditor’s offiep.... 4 65 L C Janes, lees for collecting othe r than taxe* aud school fund.. 87 GO J. H . Snoddy, county supt 72 U 0 L. L. Daugherty, posting end de livering notices ot election 30 00 L. L. Daugherty, delivering poll books and tally pope's to trustees.. 40 30 Joliu E. Watson, repairing bridge in Newton township 39 95 Emmet Kunual, medicine lor Cowgliill family, of Milroy twup.. 2 25 G. C. Starr, goods to poor of Marion township ... 3 00 Willey & Bigler, goods to poor of Newtou township... 7 25 For inquest upon body of John Clark, N. Warner, coroner sl(t, Jr~ W. Duvall, cocstaDle, $3, John Catt, Prestly Dunlap, John Miller, Henry Grow, EzraC. Nowels, W. McColly, jurors, escli $1.50, i) J. Thompson, clerk $2 ; t0ta1....... 22 50 For sei vices ou board ot caurassers of October electioo, 1874, H. 1. Adams,.s'i, Thomas Robison $6, J. W. Smith $4.50, J. H. Willey $3. Stillman Gates $6. David Gray $4.5(D A. A. Tyler $6. F. M. Parker $3, S. C. Maxwell $4.50, L, Strong $3, Jesse Wilcox $6, I. V, Alter $3, Alfred Glarrebrook SP, M. L.Spitler $3 ; total v. Si 50 For qualifying road viewers, viewing roads aud reporting views, allow i:ces Were made to C. M. TV atso«> $5 50, C. J. Brown $5 50, Asa 0. Porter $5, I. N . McCu.tahr $3, F. M Parker $2.50, H.C Bruce $5.50,1. J . Porter SS,T! A, Crork- ;* -t $5, Edom —Antrim —$3 —J. G* Ueukle -2.50. Hiram-Ki ig 7 50, G. ii. Do Den $2.5t). vV. H. Mver.ji‘2.so H. I. Adams-$3, David James $2.50 N. V. Snodgrass $2.50, B. B. Jeffries 25 cents, T. A, Knox 50 cents, E. T, Harding 23 cents, Andrew Shepard 25 cents, D. E. Fairchild 25ednts , total 67 00 J H.Wood, stove I>3 50 Samuef McCullough, George Ees&ler and Fred. Hoover, each $5 per day for six days, services acommissioners of Jasper county.. 90 00 L. L. Daugherty, per diem tor services iu comiuiisioner’s court.. 18 00 Flank W. Babcock, sel vices as auditor of Jasper county ’ 572 15 Frank W. Babcock, to apply on allowance for refunding railroad tax 73 ~00