Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1903 — The County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

The County Commissioners.

The Hanging Grove Tp., gravel road enterprise was revived by a petition by R. S. Drake and others; the former movement having failed because the ooutraot could not be let within the estimates and specifications. B. D. Comer and J. A. Lam born were appointed viewers and J. C. Thrawls engineer, and are to report on or before April Ist. The poor farm contracts for the ensuing quarter were awarded as follows: John Eger, groceries $69. G. E. Murray, dry goods, clothing and shoes, $17.17. B. Forsythe, mittens and underwear, $1.95. Dr. Arthur Kressler was given the contract for jail and poor farm medical attendance, for one year, at $33 50.

For quarter ending Feb. 28th, 1903, county officers reported receipts from fees, as follows: John F. Major, clerk, $466 52. Wm. C. Babcock, auditor $67.60. R. B. Porter, recorder, $680.78. A. G. Hardy, sheriff, $212.75. lu the Moffitt ditch case, amended remonstrances were filed by the Monon R. R., by Thompson & Lawler and H. O. Harris, and T. H. McCullough, Michael Robinson and J. F. Ryan were appointed reviewers. The Wheatfield ditch was ordered cleaned. The cleaning of the Marble lateral was continued. In the Joseph Nesius ditch in Jasper and White counties, the viewers were appointed to meet at Monticello on March 23rd. The Commissioners adjourned until Saturday, when the blanket remonstrance case from Remington will be taken up. _