Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1900 — The County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

The County Commissioners.

Charles Mandeville was granted a saloon license, at Parr. An attempt was made for a remonstrance, but sufficient signatures could not be obtained. Henry Hildebrand of Rensselaer. was also granted a saloon license. A petition for a gravel road from Saltillo bridge to the county line west of Francesville, was continued to get more signers. It is proposed to build it under the old two mile assessment law. The commissioners visited the poor farm, Tuesday, and found everything in excellent condition. The cdmmissioners finished up their work for the May term and adjourned, Tuesday afternoon. A sixty (oot steel bridge was was contracted for, in Gillam tp., with the Newcastle Bridge Co., for $1037. The next lowest bid was by the Anderson Bridge Co., for SIO4B. There were eight bids in all. : Specifications were ordered prepared for two bridges in Walker tp., and owing to the high prices charged for iron bridges, the bids on these are to be for both iron and wood. Reviewers were appointed for the Brusnahan ditch in Union tp namely E. T. Biggs, M. J. Dele, hanty and S. D.'Clark. A joint road was established on the line between White and Jasper counties. The sheriff’s and auditor’s fees in the Mansfield ditch were remitted. This ditch was never established and all the preliminary costs fell upon a few men, and the remission of the above costs, was a very proper act under the circumstances.