Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1876 — In Commissioners' Court. [ARTICLE]

I n Commissioners' Court.

wt Mondav. Julia 6th. IVeMDt, Rmdml McCullough, George Kessler and Elisha K. Rockwood, oommiaionora, Hear; A, Barkley, auditor, oml L. L. Daugherty, aherUr. Examined and accented the books and papers of tha >«■■■»ora of the several township#? Raooived ea tutu* »ro tune order the report of Alfred tilaxebrook, trustee of Kankakee township, which was due on the 19th day of last October, which shows balance of road fend $210.15, township fend $164.01, special school revenue $184.36, tuition revenue $500.21, dog tax SSO, all ea hand. Allowed for services as trot toe $41.25. Charles L. Dorman, petition for license to sell intoxicating and malt Hquors in town of Remington in less quantities than a quart at a time. Refused. Appeal taken to Circuit court. Alex. A Tyler, trustee of Keener township. petition to contract indebtedness of $1,200 on behalf of township for the purpose of building two school houses. Granted. Concurred ia township levies as follows: Hanging Grovo.—Road tax 15 cents per SIOO valuation ; special school 25 cents per SIOO valuation and 50 cents poll; township tuition 12 oente per SIOO valuation and 50 beats poll. Giliam.—Township 10 cents, road 20 cento, special school 20 cents on each $ 100. Walken —Township 10 cents, road 20 cento, speoial school 40 cents, township tuition 25 cents on each SIOO. Barkley.—Township 3 cents on each SIOO, road 10 cento, special school 20 cents and 25 cents on each poll, township tuition li cents. Marion.—Township 5 cents on each SIOO, road 25 cento, special school 40 cents ami 60 oento poll, township tuition 10 cents on each SIOO. Jordan.—lo cents each SIOO. road 25 cents, special school 30 cents and 50 cents paU, township tuition 25 cents and 50 cento poll. Newton.—Road tax 25 cento, special school 25 cents on each SIOO. Keener.—Towusliip 10 cents, road 20 cents, special school 50 cents, township tuition 25 cents on each SIOO. Kankakee.—Township 5 cento, road 25 cents, apodal school 25 oente on each SIOO. Whealficld. —Township 10 cento, rood 25 cents, apodal school 25 couU on each SIOO and 50 cents poll, township tuition 25 cento on etch SIOO. Carpenter.—Township 5 cento, road 25 Cents, special school 20 cento and 50 cento poli, township tuition 15 cento. Milroy.—Township 10 cento, road 25 Cents, special school 25 cents un i 450 cunts on each poll, township tuition 15 cento. Union.—Township 15 cents, road 25 cento, special school 40 cents, township tuition 20 cento on each SIOO. Town of Renssolaer.—Special school 10 Cento, tuition 25 oeuts and 20 cents poll, feed 25 cents. _ .; . _j Richmond Hathaway and William O. Jenks. Petition for permission to open ditch in Keener township. The necessary preliminaries having been complied with by petitioners, Board appointed Lucius Strong, James Yeoman and Jared Benjamin to view and report open such proposed work. Fred Van Patton et. al. Petition to pordiithogs to ran at large in Kankakee townshfe. Remonstrance presented. Dismissed petition. B. B. Jeffries et al. Petition to appoint constables for Carpenter township. Remonstrance. Case dismissed for wont of jurisdiction. Examined and approved financial exhibit of auditor, which exhibit is published in the advertising columns of this papor. Ordered the auditor of Jasper county to direct the auditor of Porter county to pay William Stoddard S3O out of funds belonging to Jasper county in hands of treasurer of Porter county, for removing old bridge over Kankakee river; and also to draw upon Porter county for balance of $177.70 due Jasper county. Ordered for purpose of providing a revenue for the expenses of Jasper oounty for ensuing year, the levy of a tax of 35 cents on each SIOO valuation of taxable property in county. Amended terms of insuranoo policies upon court house so as to prohibit the use of building for public exhibitions, shows and theatrical performances. Entered of record specifications for a bridge over the Iroquois river at Lain son crossing, and directed the auditor to publish notice of the receival of sealed proposals for the building thereof. Ordered surveyor to make estimates for a grade to the south end of bridge ov cr Kankakee niter at Eaton's Ferry, and that Samuel McCullough supervise said work. Ordered surveyor to make estimates for the construction of abridge over Pinkamink river, petitioned for by Geo. M. Johnson et. al. Joseph D. Cowden was appointed to inspect the books and papers pertaining to the common school and the congressional school feeds of Jasper county to discover errors or discrepancies in reports prior to May 31st, 1876. Also authorized him to examine books of general fund to discover the discrepancy which appears in the land redemption fund. Continued claims es John Y. May, Jacob Jones, Charlotte and James Snoddy, Anthony Earls, Catharine Gray, B. R. Moffit, James Gray, D. C. Y T iers and Robert Erwin for taxes erroneously assessed and paid, Which aggregate $1,575.90. Allowed claims as published elsewhere, in advertising columns.