Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1875 — Commissioners' Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners' Proceedings.

Board of Commissioner* of Jasper county met pursuant to law, Monday, October 19, 1875. Present, Samuel McCullough, Qeorge Kessler and Frederick floorer, Commissioners, Frank W. Babcock, Auditor, and Lewis L. Daugherty, Sheriff. Samuel McCullough in the chair. The annual reports of township trustees were submitted and approved, to-wit: David Gray, trustee of Hanging Grove township, shows balances as follows : Township fund $329 60 Tuition “ 720 80 Dog tax “ 60 00 Tottd $llOO 30 Road fund, over paid...... 26 63 Special school fund over pd 29 51 Total ; 66 14 Balance on hand v 1044 16 Bill for services 75 00 Lucius Strong, trustee of Newton township, shows balances as follows: Road fund $199 76 ; Township “ -263 64 - Tuition “ 642 36 Dog tax “ ..; 50 00 Total $1155 76 Special school fund over pd 144 27 Balance on hand............ 1011 49 Bill for 5ervice5.........5... 40 00 Lewis Davisson, trustee of Barkley township, shows balances as follows: Township fund $237 69 Special school fund 317 77 Tuition fund 2183 94 Dog tax fund...... 50 00 Total * , $2789 40 Road fund, over paid 22 98 Balance on hand 2766 42 Bill for services...: 50 00 William S. Coen, trustee of Marion township, show balances as follows : Road fund $ 115 84 Township fund 147 44 Special school fund 907 96 Tuition fund 1632 86 Dog tax fund 60 00 Total balance on hand 2854 10 Bill for services 147 00

James H. Benson, trustee of Milrov township, shows balances as follows: Road fund $216 09 Township fund 108 5T Special school fund....* 94 41 Tuition fund 426 60 Dogtax fund .... 60 00 Total balance on hand 895 67 Bill for services 60 00 Janies Y. Dutton, trustee of Jordan township, shows balances as follows : Road fund $ 40 82 Township fund 316 55 Tuition fund., 863 80 Dog tax' fund 50 00 Total.. Jj $1276 18 Special school fund over pd 84 17 Balance on hand 1192 01 Bill for services.... 76 00 Thomas ®I. Robinson, trustee of Gillam township, shows balances as follows : Road fund V $ 201 91 Township fund 94 14 Special school fund 106 82 Tuition fund 571 81 Dog tax fund 56 19 Total balance on hand. * 1030. 87 Bill for services 48 50 James F, Irwin, trustee of Carpenter township, shows balances as follows: Road fund/ $ 360 01 Township fund 293 ()0 Special school fund 489 39 Tuition fund ..7......... 2076 54 Dog tax fund 50 00 Total balance on hand 3268 94 Bill for services 171 00 Stillman Gates, trustee of Wheatfleld township, shows balances as follows : Road fund $ 47 10 Special school fund 183 79 Tuition funcl 463 82 Dog tax fund 50 00 Total 5..., $744 71 Town, fund over paid 31 32 Balance on hand 713 39 Bill for services 73 00 Alfred Thompson, treasurer of board of school trustees of the town of Rensselaer, shows balances as follows: Special school fund ~$ 346 91 Tuition fund 1236 85 Total balance on hand..... 1583 76 Isaac V. Alter, trustee of Union township, shows balances as follows : Road fund.. $164 47 Township fund .103 19 Tuition fund 870 48 Dog tax fund 50 00 Total..*. $llBB 14 Special Bchoolfund over pd 46 61 Balance on hand 1141 53 Bill for services 39 50 Alexander A. Tyler, trustee of Keener township, shows balnncos as follows : Road fund $122 34 Tuition fund. 643 51 Dog tax fund a 60 00 «S r Total $715 84 Town, fund over paid 93 47 Spec, school fund over pd 169 91 T0ta1...... V.a , 253 38 Balance on hand 462 46 Bill for services..: 78 60 It was ordered that the Auditor draw a warrant on the county tieasury in favor of Porter county for the sura, of $712.18, for one-half the cost of bridge recently built over the Kankakee river at the old Eaton Ferry crossing. Ordered that the Auditor certify to the Auditor of Porter county the total value of taxables of this county, and through the Auditor of Porter county request the Board sioners of that county to remit to this county the amount overpaid on the Eaton bridge. Frederick Hoover was appointed agent to superintend the building of two bridges over Carpenter creek—the Thompson and Bullte bridges. Also to let contract for repairing or rebuilding what is known as “the Riwles bridge.” Lucius Strong, trustee of Newton township, was appointed agent to super! utetad the building of the bridge over Curtis creek. Geo. Kessler was appointed agent to superintend the building of “the Pultins bridge’ over the Iroquois river.

Ira W. Yeoman was authorized and employed as the attorney of Jasper county to institute proceedings in the Circuit court to secure to thecounty the estate of John Thomas, an insane person, and who has been for years a county charge, provided his fee fbr such services shall not exceed SIO.OO. It was ordered that the Auditor give public notice by advertising in a public newspaper of this county, that proposals will be received for building a bridge over the Iroquois river at the “Samson Ford.” Employed Felix R. Donnelly to furnish material and paint the wood work and iron cornice of the Court House for $205. The Board approved the action of the Auditor in procuring wood for the use of the county, arid of selling such wood when he believes the public interest will warrant: and the Treasurer was authorized ana requried to receive all such money paid or tendered to him, and receipt for the same. The .Etna Insurance Company were authorized to issue a policy of Insurance to the county on her Court House for five years for SB,OOO, at 2} per cent. Ordered the Sheriff to have the ceiling of the court room replastered, and the ceiling and walls, both whitewashed. ALLOWANCES. Board of Canvassers of (~ D. & C. R. R., W. S. Coen ....$ 3.00 D. 1. Jackson 3.00 W.G. Smoot . 3.00 Lucius Strong 3 00 John Warren 3.00 F. J. Sears & Co., burial clothes for child of Geo. Beasy 3.85 Jas. M. Pugh & Sou, lumber for abutments to Kankakee bridge 6.40 M. B. Alter, med. aid to Geo. Beasy and family 32.75 M. W. Reigle, med. aid to Cain Marion and family 25.00 Lewis Davisson, money expended for poor 10.00 John Coen, services as school trustee of Rensselaei 12.50 Chas. M. Johnson, printing and legal advertising 22.00 C. C. Starr, provisions to R. Anderson, of Marion township.. 2.60 Wm. B. Querry, J, P. f returning fines < of Giliam township...., 4 00 Frank W. Babcock, expense of Audiitor’s office. .. 4.05 John K. Stoudt, burial of poor of (Jarpenter township... .....n..,», r . 28.60 Lewis L. Daugherty, Sheriff, per diem and service extra session. Sept. 16th 3.00 Lewis L. Daugherty, Sheriff, per diem present terra 8.00 Samuel McCullough, Comm’r, per diem in vacation, extra session and present terra 36.00 George Kessler, Comm’r, per aiem present term 16.00 Frederick Hoover, Comm’r, in vacation, extra session and present term. 32.00 Burton Hutson, erroneous tax 1.00