Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1898 — Page 8

Of The Trustee of Barkley Township, From Ang. Ist, 1897, to Ana:.. Ist 1898. ROAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. , * Aug., 1897, Amt on hand last repbrt ,$406 45 Dec., 1897, amt received from Co. Treas 17 41 May, 1898, amt received from Co. Treas.... 800 57 Total receipts road tax fund 1224 45 Total expenditures since last report 849 73 Balance '174 70 VOUCH- EXPENDITURES. ER NO. NAME. FOR WHAT PAID. AM’T. 1. Henry B. Murray, auditor, road receipts. ,$55 38 2. Henry B. Murray, auditor, road receipts.. 448 88 24. J. J. Hunt, township order 4 70 , 3. Wm, McElfresh, lumber 2 40 5. do do 4 80 6. William Nuse, road work 1 00 7. K. Daniels, “ " 2 50 8. R. Diber, “ “ 6 25 9. G. B. Lewis, “ “ 1 25 10. Alfred Randle, “ “ 5 00 11. W. W. Murray, tiling “ 2 00 12. B. L. Blair & Co., scrapers 10 00 13. Isaac Miller, cleaning ditch 1 82 14. J. B, Warner, sign boards 2 00 15. James Newcome, bridge plank 2 75 16. A. S. Freeman, supervisor and road work. 51 50 17. Thos. Tanner, u “ “ “ •53 00 18. Alfred Randle, ditching road ~... 11 25 19. J. R. Humphreys. “■ " 300 20. Thos. Tanner, road work 10 (X) 21. W. W. Murray, supervisor 20 00 22. G. W. Zimmerman, lumber 5 00 23. George Daniels, cleaning ditch 41 75 24. H. G. Daniels, ditch work 53 50 25. A. C. Robinson, tile 50 00 Total 849 73 ADDITIONAL ROAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug., 1897, ain't on hand last report $292 15 Dec,, 1897. Amt received from Co. Treds.... 18 39 May, 1897, Amt received from Co. Treas.... 544 25 Total receipts additional road tax fund.. 854 79 Total expenditures since last report 245 89 Balance % 808 90 VOUCH- EXPENDITURES. ER NO. NAME. FOR WHAT PAID, AM*T. 1. J. C. Gwin, ditch tax $ 2 46 2. J. C. Gwin, ditch tax 9 61 3. J. O'Connor, ditch tax 34 65 4. S. T. Pass, supervisor 25 00 5. I. D. Walker, lumber 19 75 6. J. R. Miller, tile...-. 26 72 7. James McCleary, cleaning ditch 43 75 8. J. L. Nichols, tiling road 62 75 9. Nowels& Sayler L. Co. sewer and lumber. 10 00 10. C. Pullins, lumber 11 20 245 89

TOWNSHIP FUNDS. RECEIPTS. Aug. ’97 ain't on hand at date of last report.s76s 27 Dec. ’97 ain’t rec'd from Co. Treas 519 44 May ain’t rec’d from Co. Treas 598 18 Am’t cleaning ditches 49 91 Total receipts township fund 1982 80 Total expenditures since last report .... 775 29 Balance ...1157 51 VOUCH- EXPENDITURES ER NO. NAME FOR WHAT PAID. AM’T. 1. S. R. Nichols, service as trustee, '96-’97.. 8234 00 2. Theodore Snow, cleaning ditch 20 81 3. Frank Powley, protecting tp. property.... 3 4. Mel Kenton, tile 10 40 5. N. Randle, road lumber 9 00 0. J. Norman, stone work 10 00 7. J. M. Burns, ditching, 10 (50 8. Thomas Randle, tile etc 9 00 9. T. McCurtain. lumber 4 70 10. E. Ponten, ditching 11 52 11. Henry Randle, lumber 0 72 12. Greenbery Lo*vis, ditching 5 00 13. I. D. Walker, supervisor 47 75 14. James Probosso. road work 25 50 15. B. L. Blair, portfolio 2 25 10. E. F. Johnson, supplies 50 17. H. Wasson, repairing scrapers’. 50 18. J. J. Hunt, bridge lumber 7 19. S. Pass, supervisor 25 00 20. W. C. Brenton, bridge work 3 00 21. Henry B. Murray, Aud. road list etc 11 09 22. Henry B. Murray, road list 7 23. J. E. Alter, assisting surveyor 3 24. G. W. Zimmerman, lumber 2 25. J. E. Alter, work on record 10 90 20. George Daniels, ditching 5 27. Noweis&S. Lumber Co. sewer pipe, lumber 10 00 28. H. E. Parkison. tile 9 75 29. C. W. Reed, lumber 4 84 30. Joe Norman, stone work 27 31. H. G. Daniels, lumber and supervisor.... 135 50 32. August Geopp. lumber 8 12 33. N. W. Reeve, agt. express 1 34. W. H. Beam, agt, freight 70 35. W. H. Beam, agt, freight 8 88 704 23 30. Aug. ’9B, Leslie Clark, printing 14 00 37. July 12 '9B, Warner & Sons, mdse 32 00 38. July 30 '9B. F. B. Meyers, mdse 25 00 775 29 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. RECEIPTS, Aug. ’9B, am't on hand at dnte of last report. .8 3 55 Dec. ’9B, am’t rec'd from Co. Treas <SOO 71 May ’9B, am't rec'd from Co. Treas 752 39 Total receipts special school fund 1416 05 Total expenditures since last report .... 1221 09 Balance 194 90 VOUCH- EXPENDITURES. ER NO. NAME FOR WHAT PAID. AM'T. 1. T. S. Cowger, institute work ........... .$lO 50 2. J. C. Walker, wood 11 28 3. Ida O’Meara, institute work... 13 50 4. D. E. lyesh, wood 17 87

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5. Alfred Randle, painting 27 00 6. Chas. E. Lewis, institute work 12 00 7. R. G. Daniels, w00d....» 30 00 8. G. E. Collins, institute work 10 50^ 9. A. S. Freeman, wood r . 24 00 10. Joseph Bennett, painting 34 00 11. George Daniels, school house repairs 7 50 12. C. W. Coen, coal 3 00 13. John Eger, township order 74 30 14. W. H. Snedeker, wood 20 00 15. J. F. Bruner, agt. premium on insurance.. 46 40 16. Jay W. Williams, school supplies 5 00 17. Thos. Driver, cleaning school house 1 00 18. H. B. Steele, repairs on school house 1 50 19. J. W. McConahay, Paint and’oil 1 08 20. John Steele, two out houses 18 00 21 The Caxton Co. school supplies 50 00 22. I. D. Walker, wood 14 30 23. Victor Walker, wood 14 30 24. George W. Ott, painters board 2 09 25. F. M. Hays, plastering ~.. 2 00 26. National Lead Co., lead and oil 34 00 27. National Lead Co., lead and oil 36 77 28. D. E. Walker, school supplies 50 29. John Crossius Sons, heater and interest.. 42 40 30. D- H. Goble, school visitors 25 58 31. L. H. Hamilton, school books 6 05 32. Fred Kaupke, board carpenters 1 90 33. Orth Nichols, hauling school furn 2 50 34 E. L. Clark treasurer, for tuition 4 00 35. A. Nichols, hauling coal and etc 15 00 36. Eugene Dilley, institute work 12 00 37. K. A. Parker, institute work 12 00 38. H. M. Prevo, institute work 8 50 39. (). E. Frazee, institute work 9 90 40. W. A. Tharp, institute work .. .. ! 8 50 41. Clyde Reeve, institute work 9 90 42. George Hammerton, institute work 10 50 43. Mary Belle Moore, institute work 9 90 44. B. D. Richardson, institute work 12. 00 45. Stella Parker, institute work 9 90 46. Clara Parker, institute work 9 90 47., A. Potts, wood 18 00 48. George Ott, wood 22 00 49. John Zimmerman, cleaning school house. 275 50. Hala Nichols, cleaning school house 2 00 51. A. J. George, repairs on school house 32 50 52. Geo. Daniels, repairs on school house.... 5 50 53. Frank Ramley, wood 10 00 54. A. F. Long, school supplies 22 00 55 L. H Hamilton, 5 per cent, com on books.. 4 25 56 Joe Bennett, painting 23 55 57 Alfred Randle, painting 10 00 58 Charles T Randle, boarding painters 3 00 59 T J Richardson, school supplies 3 11 60 Joe Bennett, painting , 10 00 61 C E Hersliman, supplies 80 62 Nowels & Sayler Co lumber and c0a1..... 60 00 63 W H Eger, school supplies 30 00 64 M E Davisson, painting 7 50 65 Wm R Bull, school repairs 6 00 66 G W Andrews, school repairs 4 00 67 Nathan Eldridge, wood 24 CO 68 J A Stebleton, wood 5 85 69 J C Ramley, wood 20 20 70 A Nichols, hauling and labor 12 00 71 John Adams, fencing school house 7 75 72 J N Sample, cleaning ground 1 50 73 W W Murray, cleaning ground 1 50 74 W W Pfrimmer, speech commencement.. 10 00

75 J F Warren, 3 gold stars 3 00 76 Jno Norman, board of painters 1 50 Overdrawn 1897 66 70 1183 69 77 Insurance Hollingsworth & H 400 78 Laßue Bro Tp order 10 00 79 July 30 ’9B N Eldredge, wood 24 00 U 1221 69 TUITION FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug. 1, ’97. ain’t on hand at date last rep’t. .§1832 64 Dec. ain’t of common school fund rcc’d.... 1565 10 Jany. ain't of common school fund rec’d... 757 25 May ain’t of common school fund rec’d.... 984 89 June am tof com sell fund rec’d dog fund... 109 94 5249 82 EXPENDITURES. Paid out since last report 3251 50 Balance 1998 32 VOUCH- EXPENDITURES. ER NO. NAME FOR WHAT PAID. AMT. 1 K A Parker, teaching school §240 (X) 2 H M Prevo, “ “ 181 50 3 Eugene Dilley, “ “ 240 00 4 Clias Lewis “ “ 240 00 5 O E Frazee “ “ 108 00 6 W A Tharp “ “ 108 00 7 B D Richardson “ “ 240 00 8 Ida O’Meara “ “ 270 00 0 Mary Belle Moore *• 108 00 10 Stella Parker " “ 108 00 11 Geo Hammerton * > “ 210 00 12 T S Cowger “ ’ •* 210 00 13 Clyde Reeve “ “ 220 00 14 George Collins “ “ 210 00 15 Clara Parker “ “ 108 00 3251 50 DOG TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug. ain’t on hand date of last rep’t .§133 07 Dec. ain’t received from Co. Treas 26 87 Jany. ain’t received from Co. Treas 40 75 May ain’t received from Tp Assessor 161 00 Total receipts dog tax fund 370 60 Total expenditures since last report..... 113 04 Balance 25(5 75 VOUCH- EXPENDITURES. ER NO, NAME FOR WHAT PAID AM’t. 1 A Grant, one sheep killed 4 00 2 Transferred to S Fund 100 04 SERVICE ACCOUNT OF TRUSTEE. Apr. 7. to Aug. 4, 1898—154 days 308 (X) Witl\ tenrn2l days 21 00 , 329 00 STATE OF INDIANA, JASPER COUNTY. The undersigned, being dully sworn, on oath says that the above account is true anti Correct, as he verily believes. S. R. NICHOLS, Trustee. Subscibed and sworn to before me, this 3rd day of August 1898. HENRY B. MURRAY, Auditor Jasper County.

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NEW UNDERTAKING. In Hollingsworth’s Block with a complete and first-class stock of Funeral - Furnishings. I respectfully solicit a share of the public’s patronage and guarantee satisfaction in every respect. A. B. COWGTLL (Successor to W. E. Overton.) Calls promptly responded to day or night. Residence at the Makeever House. Telephone iO7. -i J. A. THURLOW & CO.,

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Dr. Jacques Dessler, *1 N* Optical Specialist, I herewith take great ■ pleasure in announcing to the people of this town and surrounding country that I have located here in the .... NEW ARCADE BUILDING above the DAYLIGHT CLOTHING STORE As an Optical Specialist. My thor ough experience in the profession and with the help of the latest improved instruments give me the hope that I shall be able to give my patients full satisfaction and can promise with responsibility that every case will be treated with special care. Hoping that the people of this town and surrounding country will give me a trial, I am,* Very Respectfully Yours, .DR. JACQUES DESSLER. OPTICAL SPECIALIST. OFFICE—New Arcade Building above the Daylight Clothing House. NOTICE—I call your attention to the fact that eyes can be examined with the same accuracy at night as at day time. EXAMINATIONS FREE-

ORDINANCE NO. 52* A/< Ordinance Restricting the Congregating of Children Under the Age of Sixteen Years on the Streets, Alleys, and Public Places of the City of Rensselaer, Providing for the Ringing of a Curfew Bell; Repealing all Laics in Con flict Therewith and Declaring an Emergency. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer; ' Sec. I. That it shall be unlawful for any child under the age of sixteen years to be and remain upon the streets, alleys or public places of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, after the hour of 7:30 o’clock P. M. and before the hour of 4 o’clock A M. during the months of October, November, December, January, February and March, and after the hour of 8:30 P. M and before the hour of 4 o’clock A. M. during the months of April, May, June, July, August and September, unless such child be accompanied by its parent or guardian. Sec. 11. It shall be the duty of the City Marshal or his deputy to cause the school house bell to be tapped three times consecutively each night at the hour designated in Section I. All children under the age of sixteen years shall immediately vacate the streets, alleys and public places of said city of Rensselaer and proceed without delay to their homes or lodging places, unless such child or children be and are accompanied by a parent, guardian or governess, or are in charge of an adult with the authority of such parent, guardian or governess. Sec. 111. Any person or persons found violating sections I and II of this ordinance shall, upon oonviction, be fined in any sum not less the One Dollar nor more than Ten (110.00) Dollars for each offense. It is made the SPECIAL duty of the City Marshal and his Deputies to strictly enforce this ordinance. Sec IV. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in any way affecting this ordinance are hereby repealed. Sec. V. Whereas, an eme’.gency exists for the immediate taking effect of this ordinance the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law. Rensselaer, Ind. September 14, 1898. I, Schuyler C. Irwin, Clerk of said City of Rensselaer, Indiana, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 52, as ordained and established by the Common Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of September 1898, as appears from the original ordinance on file in my office. . Witness my hand and the seal of said City this 14th day of < 0 September 1898. (SEAL) Schuyler C. Irwin, City Clerk.