Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1909 — Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners at the April Term. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners at the April Term.

The contract for construction of a Steel bridge in Walker township and one in Keener township awarded to Attica Bridge Company for $429.00 each. The Winamac-Bridge Company and the Lafayette Engineering Company also bid on the bridges. One bridge in Marion, two in Walker and three in Keener ordered adver- ' u' . tiled. The contracts to be awarded at the May term. R. A Mannan, • superintendent of construction of the Stalbaum stone road in Wheatfield and Kankakee townships filed final report, showing completion of contract Superintendent discharged. Viewers filed final report in the gravel road in Union township and also on county line between Jasper and Newton counties. Same are set for hearing May 4th, 1909, and are advertized in the Semi-Weekly Republican. Contractor ordered to sign contract for removal of stone on Gangloff land by next term. Final reports in the Amos Davisson ditch, Henry Amsler ditch and E. P. Honan ditch filed and approved and superintendent discharged. Final reports in Moody-Davis ditch and Mary M. Potts ditch filed and continued. Wm. E. Moore files affidavit in the matter of the Wuerthner ditch, and petitioners move to strike out same, which motion is sustained, to which ruling Wm. E. Moore excepts and prays an appeal to the circuit court ■Firman Rutherford employed to move 65-foot bridge in Jordan township and place it in new location for $212.00. The application of Albert Konovsky for liquor license in Keener township denied, the remonstrance filed Oct. 2, 1908, being held sufficient. Applicant prays an appeal to the circuit court. I. D. Luckey appointed Justice of the Peace in Carpenter township, on petition of several citizens of that township. Schuyler C. Irwin and 1410 others file petition for special county option election. The board ordered the election to be held Saturday, May 1, 1909, and appointed the following officers for said election: Marion township: Ist precinct, J. C. Porter, inspector; N. S. Bates and B. F. Ferguson judges, John Jessen and John Martindale Clerks. 2nd precinct, C. Kellner and Jud Perkins judges, Chas. Blue and I. N. Warren clerks. Third precinct, H. W. Wood inspector, Chas. Dean and Henry Luers judges, Ed Ranton and J. A. Luers clerks. Fourth Prceinet, —Chas. Morl an inspector, W. S. Day and J. Nagle judges, Ray D. Thompson and Chas. Steward clerks. Carpenter township. East pyecinct, J. J. Porter Inspector, Samuel Bowman and Wm. Rich judges, Chas. Harner and F. L. Griffin clerks. ' West precinct, A. A. Fell inspector, Daniel Cresse and Moses Sigo judges, Daniel O’Connor and Chas. Welch, clerks. South precinct, Andrew Hicks and Geo. Besse judges, Chas. Bonner and Chas. Pefley clerks. Barkley township. West precinct, Everett Brown and Thomas Walters, judges; Chas. P. Moody and Ed J Randle clerks. East precinct, John F. Payne, inspector, Elias Arnold and John Marlatt judges, Geo. McElfresh and Homer Arnold clerks. - Union township. North precinct, Ira F. Meader and Joe Theis judges, F. R. Erwin and N. A McKay clerks South precinct, W, L. Wood inspec tor, James McClannahan and Frank . Shroer judges, P. T. Hordeman and M. W. Meyers clerks. Jordan, township. Wm. Morris and W. D. Bringle judges, F. M. Welch and W. F. Michaels clerks. Milroy township. Richard Foulks and John Mitchell judges, W. P. Gas fled and Wllford Garvin clerks. Newton township. A C. Pancoast and A J. Freeland judges, E. Wuerthner and R. J. Yeoman clerks. Hanging Grove township. P. B. Downs and Joseph Stewart judges, Robt. McDonald and Chas. A Lefler clerks. Gillam township. C. F. Tillett and R. W. Burris judges, Frank Parker and fl.. C. Robinson clerks. Kankakee township. Chas. Stalbaum and L. C« Asher judges, Frank Fisher and Thos. Maloney clerks. Wheatfield township. M. J. Delehanty and Andrew Mlsch judges, 8. W. Hamilton and E. W. Alien clerks. Walker township. John O’Connor JCa.rtown.Mp. <C. Wntivn

Daniel Wolf judges, phfts. Kersey and Albert Kounovsky clerks. 1 Auditor directed to give notice of letting contract for painting wood work outside of court house, and sand-, papering, oiling and varnishing windows and '.casings on the inside and all outside doors, both inside and out. Trustee Marion township granted permission to aid Leslie Goodner, Mollie Goodner, John Alberson, Sarah Platt, S. R. Shreeves, Mrs. ?S. R. Shreeves, Clara Stcine, Jessie Stone, Alice Potts and Cecil Potts, to amount of sls per quarter. County Clerk files report of fees for quarter ending March 31, amounting to $298.00. Same examined and ap proved. Trustee Marion township files report of poor for quarter amounting to $194.95. Same examined and approved. Interest reported by depositories: State Bank of Remington for Feb. $19.27 State Bank of Rensselaer, Feb 71.72 First Nat’l Bank of Rens., Feb... .105.23 State Bank of Remington, March.. 27.22 State Bank of Rens., March 62.12 Bank of Wheatfield, March....... 8.64 Jasper Savings & Trust Co., Mar. 54.57 First Nat’l Bank of Rens., March 119.80