Cotton Township Trustee’s Report – 1895

Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, Trustee’s report for 1895 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 22 Aug 1895 – Page 4, Column 4

Cotton Township.
Trustee’s Report to Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana.

J. W. Vanosdol, Trustee.

Annual Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Road Tax Funds, By the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from March 10th, 1895, to August 5th, 1895.

RECEIPTS.

  • March 1, amount overdrawn at date of last report, $63.90
  • June 20, received from County Treasurer, $28.88
  • Total receipts road tax fund, $328.88
  • Total expenditures since last report, $244.39
  • Balance, $84.49

State of Indiana, Switzerland County:
I, J. W. VanOsdol, Trustee of Cotton Township, in said County, do solemnly swear that the foregoing reports are true and correct, and I verily believe. J. W. VANOSDOL, Trustee.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of August, 1895. JOS. E. HART, Auditor Switzerland County.

 

EXPENDITURES.

1895.

  • March 1, amount at last settlement overdrawn, $63.90.
  • March 4, voucher 1, Geo. W. Sanders, lumber and string bridge, $1.62
  • June 12, voucher 2, Lewis Sedam, repairs on grader, $1.35
  • June 12, voucher 3, Lou H. Morrison, overpayment on taxes, $0.76
  • June 18, voucher 4, S. O. Murphy, nails road District no. 2, $0.98
  • June 21, voucher 5, Nathan VanOsdol, 4 stringer bridge, $1.00
  • June 26, voucher 6, A. R. Downey, 35 loads of rock, $3.50
  • July 3, voucher 7, John Tinker, repair road grader, $1.00
  • July 6, voucher 8, W. H. Lee, 624 ft. lumber at $1.40 per hundred, $8.68
  • July 6, voucher 9, W. H. Lee, 1066 ft. lumber at $1.40 per hundred, $14.92
  • July 6, voucher 10, W. H. Lee, timber and bridge lumber, $8.75
  • July 6, voucher 11, W. H. Lee, 545 ft, bridge lumber, $7.63
  • July 6, voucher 12, W. H. Lee, breaking plow on road, $3.15
  • July 6, voucher 13, Fleming Manufacturing Co., road grader and intst, $107.32
  • July 18, voucher 14, Wm. P. Truitt, lumber 130 ft, $1.82
  • July 26, voucher 15, C. B. Shehane, 727 ft. bridge plank $1.40 per hundred, $10.31
  • August 2, voucher 16, Lincoln Clark, 25 loads of stone, $2.50
  • August 2, voucher 17, Geo. W. Potter, 4 stringers culverts, $0.35
  • August 2, voucher 18, Nathan A. VanOsdol, extra work and lumber no. 6, $1.87
  • Total, $244.39

Annual Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Special School Fund, by the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from August 6th, 1894, to August 5th, 1895:

RECEIPTS.

  • August 6, 1894, amount on hand at date of last report, $114.68
  • January 28, 1895, amount received from County Treasurer, $366.51
  • June 20, 1895, amount received from County Treasurer, $487.87
  • Proceeds on note W. H. Madison and wife, $400.00
  • October 8, 1894, received for old school District no. 1, $16.50
  • Total receipts special school fund, $1,385.50
  • Total expenditures since last report, $952.23
  • Balance, $133.36

State of Indiana, Switzerland County.
I, J. W. VanOsdol, Trustee of Cotton Township, in said County, do solemnly swear the foregoing reports are true and correct, as I verily believe. J. W. VANOSDOL, Trustee.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of August, 1895. JOS. E. HART, Auditor Switzerland County.

 

EXPENDITURES.

1894.

  • Aug. 8, voucher 1, Mary Roger, 5 days attending Township Institute, $10.00
  • Aug. 15, voucher 2, Mat Bodle, haul coal Dist. no. 7, $1.92
  • Sept. 2, voucher 3, W. J. Sanders, 5 days attending Township Institute, $8.75
  • Sept. 18, voucher 4, M. V. Turner, Sundries Dists. nos. 2 and 4, $0.65
  • Sept. 19, voucher 5, Wm. W. Marshall, 16 days work Dist. no. 7, $24.00
  • Sept. 6, voucher 6, Lafayett Benham, 9,750 shingles Cotton Township, $24.75
  • Sept. 20, voucher 7, John March, 2 loads kindling Dists. nos. 3 and 8, $4.00
  • Sept. 18, voucher 8, Lafayett Benham, shingles Cotton Township, $15.85
  • Sept. 20, voucher 9, Chas. O. Potter, sundries for school house, $1.21
  • Sept. 22, voucher 10, Henry S. Pavey, coal hauled no. 4, $0.80
  • Sept. 22, voucher 11, A. S. Downey, haul shingles nos. 3 and 9, $2.00
  • Oct. 2, voucher 12, W. H. Melick, putting on roof no. 9, $5.00.
  • Oct 4, voucher 13, L. W. Golay, reading circle books, $1.00
  • Sept. 29, voucher 14, A. Rous, School supplies Cotton Township, $1.80
  • Oct. 8, voucher 15, Louis Chapman, building school house no. 1, $412.00
  • Oct. 8, voucher 16, Mathias Bodle, hauling and work Dist. no. 7, $8.00
  • Oct. 10, voucher 17, H. Myers, hauling lumber for 3 school houses, $3.00
  • Oct. 12, voucher 18, Wm. P. Truitt, lumber nos. 1 and 4 school house, $7.26
  • Sept. 20, voucher 19, Wilson C. Oak, haul shingles and coal no. 9, $6.00
  • Oct. 19, voucher 20, Darius Stevens, plaster and making flue no. 7, $15.00
  • Oct. 20, voucher 21, C. W. Humphrey, repairs and kindling school house, $4.00
  • Oct. 21, voucher 22, Fred Banta, haul coal and supplies no. 10, $5.00
  • Oct. 25, voucher 23, Samuel Smith, repair coal house and lumber no. 4, $17.90
  • Oct. 25, voucher 24, H. S. Humphrey, haul coal Dist. no. 2, $5.00
  • Oct. 31, voucher 25, Elwood Bovard, haul coal Dist. no. 4, $4.00
  • Oct 31, voucher 26, W. H. Elliott, coal no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10, 656 bu., $52.53
  • Nov. 2, voucher 27, A. B. Vannatter, haul coal Dist. no. 6, $5.13
  • No. 2, voucher 28, S. R. Heath, school supplies, $8.02
  • Nov. 6, voucher 29, Henry Kuhlman, work done Dist. no. 1, $1.75
  • Oct. 31, voucher 30, F. M. Stephenson, haul coal no. 3 and 4, $8.10
  • Nov. 12, voucher 31, C. D. Tinker, haul coal, no. 4, $1.50
  • No. 15, voucher 32, W. H. Lee, lumber school house no. 7 and 8, $11.23
  • No. 16, voucher 33, W. H. Melick, repairs and cleaning no. 9, $3.70
  • Nov. 16, voucher 34, D. P. Oak, work coal house haul coal no. 1, $19.00
  • No. 22, voucher 35, John S. Humphrey, cleaning well no. 4, $3.90
  • No. 23, voucher 36, Baker & Thornton, crayon, erasers and primer aids, $36.95
  • Dec. 1, voucher 37, A. S. Downey, repairs school houses no. 7 and 3, $2.20
  • Dec. 8, voucher 38, Lou Oxley, cleaning school house no. 10, $1.00
  • Dec. 15, voucher 39, G. L. Humphrey, and teacher, for reading circle books, $5.00
  • Dec. 14, voucher 40, Chas. F. Thatcher, cementing cistern no. 1, $2.00
  • Dec. 15, voucher 41, Howard Dickason, cleaning school no. 4, $1.00
  • Dec. 7, voucher 42, John Althoff, haul coal and work no. 5, $8.79
  • Dec. 26, voucher 43, Harry Myers, kindling Dist. no. 3, $1.00

1895.

  • Jan. 2, voucher 44, Mathias Bodle, work done school house no. 7, $3.00
  • Jan. 2, voucher 45, Eugene Jayness, haul 100 bu of coal and work no. 8, $14.65
  • Jan. 28, voucher 46, W. N. Pattie & Co., lumber for Cotton Township, $16.75
  • Jan. 31, voucher 47, Chas. E. Hall, making specifications no. 1, $5.00
  • Feb. 2, voucher 48, Geo. B. Gibson, cementing and lime no. 1, $2.20
  • Feb. 2, voucher 49, Jas. K. Pleasants, 1140 ft lumber no. 7, $22.20
  • Feb. 4, voucher 50, A. J. Sedam, repairs on stoves nos. 1 and t [sic], $1.65
  • Feb. 11, voucher 51, Tom Bodle, haul coal no. 7, $5.00
  • Feb. 25, voucher 52, Alfred Rous, 250 bu coal nos. 5, 6, and 7, $21.49
  • Feb. 25, voucher 53, D. M. Haskell, stove door and grate, $0.75
  • Feb. 23, voucher, 54, L. E. Carnine, 4 days attending Tp Inst, $8.00
  • Feb. 23, voucher 55, H. S. McCreary, 4 days attending Tp Inst, $7.40
  • Feb. 20, voucher 56, J. E. Gilbert, 4 days attending Tp Inst, $7.00
  • Feb. 28, voucher 57, Geo. L. Humphrey, 4 days attending Tp Inst, $7.40
  • Feb. 27, voucher 58, Mary Rogers, 2 days attending Tp Inst, $4.05
  • March 5, voucher 59, Wm. J. Sanders, 4 days attending Tp Inst, $7.40
  • March 5, voucher 60, J. R. Houze, supplies for school houses no. 1 and 2, $1.00
  • April 2, voucher 61, C. O. Potter, supplies for school house, $1.58
  • May 18, voucher 62, Lou Oxley, 4 days attending Tp Inst, $7.00
  • May 18, voucher 63, Myrta Oxley, 1 days attending Tp Inst, $7.00
  • June 3, voucher 64, D. H. Goldie, Home [?] School Visiter, $10.00
  • June 13, voucher 65, Ida Gary, 4 days attending Tp Inst, $7.00
  • June 14, voucher 66, W. H. Melick, sundries supplies Dist. no. 9, $1.25
  • June 18, voucher 67, S. O. Murphey, sundries supplies Dist. no. 3, ? and ?, $2.63
  • July 7, voucher 68, Dora Hooton, 4 days attending Tp Inst, $7.40
  • July 18, voucher 69, M. V. Turner, for sundries school Dist. 8, $0.80
  • July 20, voucher 70, W. R. Seward Treas 2 recitation seats [?], $1.00
  • July 28, voucher 71, D. P. Oak, for bail and cleaning cister no. 1, $1.15
  • Aug. 1, voucher 72, Chas. Tyler, repairs on coal house no. 2, $1.50
  • Total, $952.23

Annual Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Tuition Fund, by J. W. VanOsdol, Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, made from Aug. 6th, 1894 to Aug. 5th, 1895.

RECEIPTS.

  • Aug. 6, amount on hand at date of last report, $821.65.
  • Dec. 19, amount of Common School Fund received, $102.11
  • Feb. 6, amount of common school revenue received, $712.22
  • Amount of common school revenue, $683.76
  • Aug. 5, amount of common school fund received from dog fund, $86.00
  • Total of Tuition Fund, $2108.77

EXPENDITURES.

  • Paid out since last report, $1555.50.
  • Balance, $852.27

State of Indiana, Switzerland County,
I, J. W. VanOSdol, Trustee of Cotton Township, in said County, do solemnly swear that the foregoing reports are true and correct, and verily believe. J. W. VANOSDOL, Trustee.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of August, 1895. JOS. E. HART, Auditor of Switzerland County.

 

EXPENDITURES.

1895.

  • March 9, voucher 1, Lora Hooton, for teaching 85 days, $157.25
  • March 4, voucher 2, W. J. Sanders, for teaching 85 days, $118.75
  • Feb. 27, voucher 3, H. S. McCreary, for teaching 85 days, $157.25
  • Feb. 28, voucher 4, Geo. L. Humphrey, for teaching 85 days, $118.75
  • Feb. 27, voucher 5, Ida Gary, for teaching 85 days, $118.75
  • Feb. 27, voucher 6, Mary Rogers for teaching 85 days, $170.00
  • Feb. 27, voucher 7, Myrta Oxley, for teaching 85 days, $118.75
  • Feb. 26, voucher 8, L. E. Carnine, for teaching 85 days, $170.00
  • Feb. 27, voucher 9, J. E. Gilbert, for teaching 85 days, $118.75
  • Feb. 27, voucher 10, Lou Oxley, for teaching 85 days, $118.75
  • Total, $1555.50

Annual Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Township Funds, by the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from March 4th, 1895, to August 5th, 1895.

RECEIPTS.

  • March 4, amount on hand at date of last report, $270.87
  • June 20, amount received from County Treasurer, $207.27
  • Total receipts Township Funds, $287.61
  • Total expenditures since last report, $271.10
  • Balance, $200.21

State of Indiana, Switzerland County.
I. J. W. VanOsdol, Trustee of Cotton Township, in said County, do solemnly swear that the foregoing reports are true and correct as, I verily believe. J. W. VANOSDOL, Trustee.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of Aug. 1895. JOS. E. HART, Auditor Switzerland County.

 

EXPENDITURES.

1895.

  • March term, voucher 1, J. W. VanOsdol, services as Trustee, $126.00
  • March 1, voucher 2, Jos. E. Hart, making road list 1894, $10.00
  • June 20, voucher 3, W. J. Baird, publishing office days to Aug. 1, 1895, $3.65
  • June 10, voucher 4, Mathias Bodle, acting as Supervisor, no. 1, $10.00
  • June 24, voucher 5, Nathan VanOsdol, 16 days work as Sup Dist no. 6, $24.00
  • June 25, voucher 6, A. R. Downey, 15 1/2 days work as Sup Dist no. 3, $23.25
  • July 2, voucher 7, William Dickason, 15 days work as Sup Dist no. 5, $22.50
  • July 18, voucher 8, Wm. P. Truitt, 1 day work as Sup Dist. no. 7, $1.50
  • July 18, voucher 9, Edwin Sanders, 16 1/2 days work as Sup Dist no. 1, $21.75
  • July 20, voucher 10, Alvin Works, 12 days as Sup and 1 1/2 day team, $19.25
  • July 29, voucher 11, Mathias Bodle, balance on 13 days road Sup no. 4, $9.50
  • Total, $271.40

Annual Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Dog Tax Funds, by the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from March 4th, 1895, to August 5th, 1895.

[See newspaper for receipts.]

EXPENDITURES.

1895

  • June 1, voucher 1, Asa Newton, 3 sheep killed, 3 maimed, $11.00

 

SUMMARY.
[See newspaper.]

SERVICE ACCOUNT OF TRUSTEE.

Cotton Township, Switzerland County to J. W. VanOsdol, Trustee, dr. for the following services rendered:

1895.

  • March 9, making report of teachers work 1 day, $2.00
  • April 1 until June inclusive taking enumeration of school children 7 days, $11.00
  • June 18, looking after roads 1 day, $2.00
  • June 20, going to Vevay to receive Tp Funds, $2.00
  • June 21, business with road Supv 1 day, $2.00
  • July 6, office work 1 day, $2.00
  • July 13, office work 1 day, $2.00
  • July 20, office work making rec’d of Tp Trus, $2.00
  • July 23, office work making rec’d of Tp Trus 1 day, $2.00
  • July 29, office work settling nee’ts of Tp Trus 1 day, $2.00
  • August 1, counting school books and miscellaneous work 1 day, $2.00
  • Aug. 2, settlement in office 1 day, $2.00
  • Aug. 3, office day and help 2 days, $1.00
  • Aug. 5, making final settlement 1 day, $2.00
  • Total, $42.00