Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1907 — MORE TROUBLE FOR CONTRACTORS [ARTICLE]

MORE TROUBLE FOR CONTRACTORS

Remonstrates Against Accepting Main and Division Improvement Filed With Commissioners. The county commissioners were in sessiou Monday and Tuesday. A protest was filed by the prop-, erty owners against the commissioners accepting the county part of the Main and Division street improvement in Rensselaer. The contractors claim that this was to be a capped street, reqolringbnly three of stone, but the property owners claim it should have been 61 inches not counting the top dressing. The attorney for the contractors appeared before the board daring the session and stated that it was a mistake of the engineer in drawing up the specifications, that this was meant to be a capped street and asked that the commissioners make their record show this, but this they refused to do. Tuesday afternoon the city council met with the commissioners and talked the matter over. The commissioners expressed their conviction that the road was not a capped street and it was understood that the record would so show when the matter comes before them officially. At this time nothing can be done, as they have not been asked to accept the street It is also understood that the council will refuse to accept their portion of the street at their meeting next Monday evening. There is a chance lor a long drawn out law suit before the matter is fioally settled. It is understood the contractors will base their claim upon the city being bound by the action of its engineer. M. B. Price, county surveyor, presented his resignation as superintendent of the Marion township and Rersselaer gravel roads, which was accepted. W. A. Churchill was appointed in his place. Mr. Price also trie 1 to resign as superintendent of the Iroquois ditch, but the commissioners asked him to reconsider it, which he will probably do.

The saloon remonstrance from the first ward in Rensselaer was held sufficient. The trustee of Kankakee township was granted permission to extend aid.to Henry Price not to exceed sls per quarter. The following ditch and road business was transacted: John W. Humes, petition for ditch. 8. D. Comer files remonstrance. Overruled and appeal granted to the circuit court. John J. Borntrager, petition for ditch. Ordered established. D. W. Waymire appointed superintendent. t R. W. Burris, petition fcr ditch. Remonstrance filed by John Rush, Grant Davisson, M. B. Rash and Martha B. Rash, etal. Continued. Warren W. Sage, petition for ditch. Ordered established. Warren W. Sage appointed superintentendent. W. E. Jacks, petition for highway. Viewers report road not to be of public utility and cause dismissed.