Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, Trustee’s report for 1896 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 13 Aug 1896 – Page 9, Column 1

Posey Township.
Trustee’s Report To Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana.
By W. S. HUMPHREY, Trustee.

[See newspaper for full report.]

Report of Township Fund.

EXPENDITURES.

1895.

• Aug. 10, voucher 1, George Connell, services as supervisor, $10.00
• Aug. 16, voucher 2, Ephriam Williamson, stamps and expressage, $1.50
• Aug. 17, voucher 3, Daniel Nave, services as supervisor, $22.50
• Aug. 21, voucher 4, H. M. Douglas, services as supervisor, $31.50
• Aug. 21, voucher 5, George Connell, services as supervisor, $11.00
• Aug. 21, voucher 6, Cornealas Hufford, services as supervisor, $10.00
• Aug. 21, voucher 7, William Sickman, services as supervisor, $1.50
• Aug. 27, voucher 8, William Powell, services and supervisor, $41.00
• Aug. 29, voucher 9, David Wallace, office supplies, $5.25
• Sept. 4, voucher 10, William Cook, expressage on books, $0.15
• Sept. 7, voucher 11, H. J. Harris, office chairs, $4.50
• Sept. 7, voucher 12, Robert Goff, rubber stamps, $1.00
• Sept. 10, voucher 13, Philip T. Hartford, publishing Green’s report, $60.00
• Nov. 2, voucher 14, E. E. North, one stove for office, $3.50
• Nov. 2, voucher 15, Ambrows Hewett, services as supervisor, $4.00
• Nov. 9, voucher 16, William Eaton, 3 months office rent, $9.00
• Nov. 30, voucher 17, John Taylor, services as supervisor, $11.50
• Nov. 30, voucher 18, Earnest Bodey, services as supervisor, $8.50
• Nov. 30, voucher 19, Hiram Warner, services as supervisor, $10.50
• Dec. 4, voucher 20, Peat McNutt, services as supervisor, $3.25
• Dec. 7, voucher 21, William Eaton, 1 months rent, $3.00
• Dec. 7, voucher 22, Charley Fisher, services as supervisor, $4.50
• Dec. 10, voucher 23, Joe Hart, making road list, $10.00
• Dec. 20, voucher 24, Baker & Thornton, per bill office sup, $18.30
• Jan. 9, voucher 25, William Eaton, 1 month rent, $3.00
• Feb. 14, voucher 26, William Eaton, 1 month rent, $3.00
• Feb. 14, voucher 27, Eprham Williamson, stamps, $1.00

 

Report of Road Tax Fund.

EXPENDITURES.

• Aug. 25, voucher 1, H. M. Douglas, work and lumber, $14.25
• Aug. 25, voucher 2, Cornealus Hufford, team work, $3.75
• Sept. 12, voucher 3, William Cushard, hauling lumber, $1.00
• Sept. 21, voucher 4, J. H. Taylor, one day on road, $1.00
• Sept. 21, voucher 5, John Starker, 1/2 day on road, $0.50
• Sept. 24, voucher 6, Frank Emmerson, one day on road, $1.00
• Sept. 28, voucher 7, Harve Elliott, 3 days on road, $3.00
• Oct. 2, voucher 8, R. O. Wickman, per freight bill on scrapers, $2.80
• Oct. 19, voucher 9, Martin Stevenson, dock yoke for scraper, $1.25
• Oct. 19, voucher 10, James Abbott, for 3 days work on road, $3.00
• Nov. 2, voucher 11, William Evins, 1 day work on road, $1.00
• Nov. 2, voucher 12, E. E. North, per bill nails and repairs, $3.00
• Nov. 2, voucher 13, R. O. Wickman, freight bill one G blade, $0.80
• Nov. 9, voucher 14, Harve Elliott, one day work dist 4, $1.00
• Nov. 9, voucher 15, John Read, 7 perch rock on road, $3.25
• Nov. 9, voucher 16, Frank Cook, repair on plow and hauling, $1.75
• Nov. 29, voucher 17, Warner and Platt, per bill, $2.80
• Nov. 30, voucher 18, William Baley, 1 day dist no. 4, $1.00
• Nov. 30, voucher 19, Andy Walton, one day work dist 4, $1.00
• Nov. 30, voucher 20, Finley Peaters, 1 day work dist 4, $1.00
• Nov. 30, voucher 21, E. E. Snider, one day work dist 4, $1.00
• Nov. 30, voucher 22, William Gockel, per bill, $2.80
• Nov. 30, voucher 23, Ernest Bodey, work with team dist 6, $10.00
• Nov. 30, voucher 24, Hiram Warner, work with team dist 4, $5.00
• Dec. 4, voucher 25, Ambrows Hewett, work with team dist 3, $10.00
• Dec. 5, voucher 26, George Cook, hauling timber V bridge, $2.25
• Dec. 5, voucher 27, Harve Elliott, one day work V bridge, $1.00
• Dec. 7, voucher 28, James Humphrey, timber for V bridge, $1.50
• Dec. 7, voucher 29, William Vauters, timber for V bridge, $1.05
• Dec. 10, voucher 30, Lem Emerson, work Vauter bridge, $1.00
• Dec. 18, voucher 31, Sherman Couch, 3 joints filing dist no. 6, $3.00
• Dec. 21, voucher 32, James Abbott, 1 1/2 days work on road, $1.35
• Dec. 23, voucher 33, John Long, 3/4 day work dist no. 6, $0.75
• Dec. 31, voucher 34, Nelson Jack, 1 3/4 day work dist no. 6, $1.75
• Dec. 31, voucher 35, John Long, one day work dist no. 6, $1.00

1896.

• Jan. 4, voucher 36, Lem Emerson, work on road dist no. 6, $1.85
• Jan. 4, voucher 37, James Abbott, one day work, $1.00
• Feb. 1, voucher 38, W. Fletcher, repairing bridge, $0.25
• Feb. 11, voucher 39, Samuel Stewart, 1 day work with team (omitted by Green), $2.50

 

Report of Dog Tax Fund.

EXPENDITURES.

1895.

• Sept. 17, voucher 1, J. V. Powell, one sheep killed, $3.00
• Oct. 5, voucher 2, Charley Stevens, two sheep killed, $3.00
• Oct. 5, voucher 3, Earl North, four sheep killed and 2 maimed, $16.00
• Oct. 5, voucher 4, J. V. Powell, one sheep killed and one maimed, $4.00
• Oct. 26, voucher 5, I. H. Humphrey, one sheep killed, $3.00

1896.

• Feb. 22, voucher 6, Charley Wade, twelve sheep killed, $36.00
• Feb. 22, voucher 7, H. Jack, one sheep killed, $3.00
• Feb. 22, voucher 8, Benee Huston, sheep killed and maimed, $6.00

 

Report of Special School Fund.

EXPENDITURES.

• Aug. 23, voucher 1, J. H. McDannell & Son, lumber and shingles, $26.75
• Aug. 26, voucher 2, Dick Wickman, freight bill, $1.85
• Aug. 31, voucher 3, S. G. Powell, painting on schoolhouse, $1.00
• Aug. 31, voucher 4, C. D. Green, freight bill omitted last report, $3.35
• Sept. 4, voucher 5, Joe Lowe, hauling lumber, $7.50
• Sept. 4, voucher 6, Lem Emerson, five days work on school house, $6.25
• Sept. 7, voucher 7, Neal Morillian, cleaning schoolhouse, $1.50
• Sept. 10, voucher 8, E. S. Couch, roofing and stove repair, $49.33
• Sept. 14, voucher 9, Stephen Lucas, hauling coal, $10.00
• Sept. 19, voucher 10, Benj. McIntire, cleaning and repairing S, $5.95
• Sept. 21, voucher 11, Rush Platt, repairing school seats, $2.65
• Sept. 23, voucher 12, S. G. Powell, cleaning schoolhouse, $1.00
• Sept. 28, voucher 13, Stephen Lucas, balance due hauling coal, $16.60
• Sept. 28, voucher 14, R. O. Wickman, coal, $102.80
• Sept. 28, voucher 15, Samuel Stewart, cleaning school house, $2.50
• Sept. 28, voucher 16, Tom Fulcher, lumber for coal house, $1.00
• Oct. 12, voucher 17, Miranda Norris, cleaning schoolhouse, $1.50
• Oct. 12, voucher 18, John Peak, hauling kindling, $1.00
• Oct. 12, voucher 19, James Owins, cleaning school house, $1.25
• Sept. 19, voucher 20, Arthur Douglas, cleaning and repairing S house, $4.75
• Oct 26, voucher 21, James Hambricks, cleaning and repairing S H, $3.50
• Oct. 28, voucher 22, P. R. Lostutter, 5 percent discount on books, $2.62
• Nov. 2, voucher 23, Lou Rice, janitor fees, two days, $1.00
• Nov. 2, voucher 24, E. E. North, per bill repairs, $16.45
• Nov. 2, voucher 25, James Hambricks, repairing cistern, $1.50
• Nov. 7, voucher 26, Alfred Moredock, kindling for school house, $1.00
• Nov. 16, voucher 27, O. W. Olcott, 9 Webster dictionaries, $81.00
• Nov. 30, voucher 28, Tomie Newbold, repairs on school house, $0.75
• Dec. 10, voucher 29, Lem Emerson, repairing seats, $0.25
• Dec. 18, voucher 30, Sherman Couch, per bill repairs, $12.15
• Dec. 21, voucher 31, Lou Rice, janitor fees, $0.50
• Dec. 28, voucher 32, E. E. Hufford, shingles dist 2, $1.00
• Jan. 8, voucher 33, D. B. Wallace, school report carde, $3.00
• Jan. 18, voucher 34, Lou Rice, janitor fees, $0.50
• Feb. 8, voucher 35, J. H. Dickman, per bill dist no. 9, $8.80
• Feb. 8, voucher 36, Hizer & Hanna, window shades, $1.35
• Feb. 8, voucher 37, Lou Rice, janitor fees, $0.50
• Feb. 15, voucher 38, Perry Searcy, cleaning and repairs, $1.50
• March 2, voucher 39, Susie Walker, Institute and janitor fees, $6.10
• March 6, voucher 40, Omer Williamson, Institute and janitor fees, $14.50
• March 7, voucher 41, E. S. Couch, per bill repairs, $6.35
• March 7, voucher 42, Edgar Newbold, hauling coal, $1.00
• March 11, voucher 43, Silas Hickman, Institute and janitors fees, $14.50
• March 12, voucher 44, Prudence Sheldon, Institute and janitor fees, $14.50
• March 14, voucher 45, Maggie Manford, Institute and janitor fees, $14.75
• March 14, voucher 46, Ella Abbott, Institute and janitor fees, $14.25
• March 14, voucher 47, E. F. Jackson, Institute and janitor fees, $14.25
• March 17, voucher 48, Deda North, Institute and janitor fees, $14.25
• March 21, voucher 49, Benj. Searcy, Institute and janitor feeds, $14.25
• March 21, voucher 50, W. A. Downey, repairs and kindling, $2.50
• April 18, voucher 52, James Abbott, five days enumeration, $5.00
• April 4, voucher 51, George Connell, repairs and kindling, $3.25
• April 25, voucher 53, William Cowin, repairs for School H, $1.00
• April 25, voucher 54, Robert Davis, Institute and janitor fees, $6.50
• April 25, voucher 55, John Davis, Institute and janitor fees, $13.20
• May 2, voucher 56, Dilver Bradford, two days enumeration, $2.00
• May 2, voucher 57, William Eaton, 7 days enumeration, $7.00
• May 11, voucher 58, Lottie Douglas, Institute and janitor fees, $14.75
• May 30, voucher 59, George Huston, hauling and meals for hands, $4.35
• June 2, voucher 60, William Gockel, two chairs, $1.00
• June 6, voucher 61, Irve Newbold, hauling lumber, $1.25
• June 13, voucher 62, James Abbott, 3 days work coal house, $3.75
• June 13, voucher 63, Lem Emerson, 3 days work coal house, $3.75
• June 13, voucher 64, Lem Emerson, 2 days work on schoolhouse, $2.50
• June 13, voucher 65, Marion Lyons, 16 meals for hands, $3.20
• June 20, voucher 66, Luther Buck, 6 meals for hands, $1.20
• June 22, voucher 67, J. H. McDannell & Sons, material for schoolhouse, $43.80
• June 30, voucher 68, E. E. North, per bill repairs, $6.87
• July 11, voucher 69, S. J. Bradford, hauling lumber, $1.00
• July 16, voucher 70, Dilver Bradford, painting seven school Hs, $51.30
• July 16, voucher 71, Dilver Bradford, glassing windows and painting roof, $8.00
• July 18, voucher 72, S. W. Wade, 2 days work on school H, $3.50
• July 18, voucher 73, E. S. Couch, per bill for roofing, $31.00
• July 25, voucher 74, O. W. Olcott, paint supplies, $127.17
• July 31, voucher 75, W. A. Robinson, rope broom and repairs, $1.00

 

Report of Tuition Fund.

EXPENDITURES.

• March 2, voucher 1, Susie Walker, 51 days teaching, $91.80
• March 6, voucher 2, Omer Williamson, 120 days teaching, $200.00
• March 11, voucher 3, Silas Hickman, 120 days teaching, $200.00
• March 12, voucher 4, Prudence Sheldon, 120 days teaching, $200.00
• March 10, voucher 5, Maggie Manford, 120 days teaching, $210.00
• March 14, voucher 6, Ella Abbott, 120 days teaching, $198.00
• March 14, voucher 7, E. F. Jackson, 120 days teaching, $198.00
• March 17, voucher 8, Deda North, 120 days teaching, $198.00
• March 21, voucher 9, Benj. N. Searcy, 120 days teaching, $198.00
• April 25, voucher 10, Robert Davis, 66 days teaching, $100.60
• April 25, voucher 11, John Davis, 120 days teaching, $210.00
• May 11, voucher 12, Lottie Douglas, 120 days teaching, $210.00