Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1902 — Jasper County Council. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Council.

The Jasper County Council completed the passage of their appropriation ordinance, for the year 1903, this morning. The following appropriations were made: Salary of county clerk $1,500; office expenses $281.50 Salary of Auditor, $2,300; office expense $460 Salary of treasurer. $1,200; office expense $173.40 Salery of Recorder, $1,700; office expense, S3OB. Salary of Sheriff, $1,400; office expense, $27.60 Per diem of surveyor and all assistants $1,494; office expense $139.85

Per diem superintendent of schools $1,200; office expense $324* Per diem assessor $450; expense $29.30 Costs—change of venue S6OO Costs —insanity inquests $206 Expense circuit court, $3886. Per diem of township assessors Hanging Grove, $136; Barkley $230; Newton $136; Wheatfield $200; Union $250; Gillam $188; Marion $430; Keener $134; Carpenter $330; Walker $257; Jordan $134; Kankakee $128; Milroy sl3l Supplies for all, S3OO. Court house —repairs $100; supplies $800; janitor $800; other expenses SSO. Jail —repairs $100; supplies $162 employes S4O; heating and plumbing S7OO. Poor farm—repairs $400; supplies $1,460; salary $1,000; drainage and other expenses $562. Bridges and ditches SI3BBB.

Commissioner’s court salary 1700; expense $75; attorney $400; Board of Health $262. rGravel road repairs $4,025 Alsoappropriated for defioienctes far the current year, about $6,000 Bridge repairs SI,OOO. School fund interest S6OO. Burial of soldiers S3OO. Tax ferrite SI,OOO. Refunding tales, advanced on ditches, teachers’ institutes, wolf scalps, advanced on gravel roads, capture of criminals and other small items $1,280. Interest on bonds $6,654.10. Benevolent and penal institutions $425. Printing and advertising $650. Board of Review S3OO Truant officer $106.60. Tax levies—county 40 ata; court house bonds 9 eta; gravel roads 14 ots; total cts the same as last year.