The Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 14 Jun 1877 – Page 2, Column 5

Allowances
Made by the Board of Commissioners for Switzerland County, Indiana, at their June Term, 1877:

 

PAUPER AND POOR HOUSE.

Ben Pelser, Cotton Township, $10.00

C. W. Johnson, Pleasant Twp, for Spears family, $14.00

Thos. B. McGregor, Pleasant Twp, for Mansel, $1.20

Harry Krutz & Co., York Twp, sundry paupers, $22.70

E. R. Tinker, Cotton Twp, coffin for Mrs. Warfield, $5.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, Jefferson Twp, for Abram Boggs, $10.00

Thomas Sutton, Posey Twp, clothes, &c., to bury Hugh Sturns, $4.70

Samuel H. Hyde, Cotton Twp, for Norris, $10.00

James Hall, Cotton Twp, for Mrs. Owens, $6.00

J. C. Ricketts, Posey Twp, for Hugh Sturns, $3.00

James Cowan, Craig Twp, sundry paupers, $26.00

Noah Martin, Jefferson Twp, for self and family, $15.00

John Sullivan, Jefferson Twp, for Rhoda Pickett, $11.00

John N. Searcy, Posey Twp, taking paupers to Poor House, $1.50

F. J. Hollcroft, two coffins for Poor House dead, $10.00

Jesse Barker, Posey, two coffins for poor, $8.00

O. S. Waldo, sundries for Poor House, $4.75

Hatch & Hall, carpenter work, Poor House, $26.55

John Gill, Flour, &c., on B. N. Davies’ order, $6.50

Geo. McAdams, guttering &c., Poor House, $26.55

Wm. Roberts, flagman, poor farm survey, $1.50

Ben. N. Davies, Jefferson Twp, conveying family of negroes out of State, $2.00

Dr. Vanosdol, Cotton Twp, pauper Physician, $10.00

Heady & Lewis, lumber for poor house, $57.50

James Knox, Jefferson Twp, conveying paupers to Poor Farm, $2.00

James K. Pleasants, lumber for Poor Farm, $173.90

Berry Raymond, Vevay, on account of Mrs. Brewlen, $15.00

W. H. Wallick, books for Mrs. Walcott’s children, $2.17

S. R. Heath, Cotton Twp, for Looten Momooth, $2.00

John Chatelin, Jefferson Twp, coat to paupers, $10.75

Smith P. Worstell, Constable’s fees in case of County vs. Thomas, $2.00

Perret Dufour, Justice’s fees in same case, $3.10

Holland & Charlton, Pleasant Twp, Physicians, $20.00

C. W. Johnson, Pleasant Twp, for spears, $11.00

Smith P. Worstell, serving notices of Survey, Poor Farm, $6.80

J. C. Long, $4.10

F. M. Griffith, cash paid for freight on fruit trees for Poor Farm, $13.00

F. M. Griffith, $13.17

Thos. J. Griffith, Jefferson Township, pauper Physician, $63.00

Wm. Walker, surveying Poor Farm, $5.75

Matt. Worstell for boarding paupers at Poor House for quarter, $292.62

Matt. Worstell, hauling lumber to Poor House, $25.00

J. W. Dodd, plastering Poor House, to be paid when the job is finished, $191.25

Wm. Worstell, hauling Walnut log from Poor Farm to Saw Mill, $15.00

 

COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES, &c.

John Gill, quarter as Auditor and supervising School Funds, $176.88

F. M. Griffith, quarter’s salary, $250.00

David Scott, 8 days as Commissioner, $32.00

Wm. Stewart, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00

Philander Morrison, 6 days as Commissioner, $21.00

J. C. Long, 6 days as Sheriff, $12.00

 

CORONERS’ INQUESTS.

Ezra and Geo. Simpson, box and burying, $6.10

W. Smith, burying remains of human being found in a drift, $1.50

 

HIGHWAY.

Alexander Edgar, Road Viewer, $1.50

Amie Morerod, Road Viewer, $1.50

F. E. Mennet’s Estate, damages, $40.00

J. C. Long, serving notice, $3.30

 

PUBLIC PRINTING.

W. J. Baird, $19.10

Irvin Armstrong, $11.50

 

ERRONEOUS TAX REFUNDED.

W. W. Gilbert, on stock goods assessed, $26.85

 

EXPENSE OF ASSESSING.

James McHenry, Cotton Township, $100.00

Lewis F. Works, Craig Township, $85.00

George W. Bromwell, York Township, $95.00

C. W. Olmstead, Pleasant Township, $120.00

B. F. McIntire, Posey Township, $97.50

Americus Benedict, Jefferson Township and Vevay, $175.00

 

Samuel Butler, bridge expense, Plum Creek

 

ENUMERATION OF VOTERS.

Charles W. Johnson, Pleasant Township, $25.00

James Cowan, Craig Township, $25.00

A. B. Vannater, Cotton Township, $25.00

John N. Searcy, Posey Township, $20.00

 

Joseph N. Netherland, Election expense fees, $10.40

 

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

John Chatelin, Coal for next winter, $107.50

James Anderson, sundries by Sheriff, $1.65

J. L. Thiebaud, sundries from 1875 to date, $16.20

Geo. McAdams, repairs, $1.00

John Gill, office expenses, $4.95

John Armstrong, taking care of Court House from September to November, 1876, $6.65

John W. Banta & Son, sundries by Sheriff, $1.65

J. C. Long, taking care Court House 6 months, $1.33

Joseph N. Netherland, office expense, $3.50

 

CRIMINAL EXPENSE.

Griffith & Kohler, Physician’s services at Jail, $5.25

J. C. Long, boarding prisoners, $97.93

Pleasants & Thiebaud, clothes and shoes, $2.00

Scott Carter, last quarter Attorney for County, $25.00

 

FOX SCALPS.

Joshua G. Coleman, 5 young foxes, $3.75

Elwood Miller, 2 old foxes, $4.00

William Lanham, 1 old fox, $2.00

James McSwain, 1 old fox, $2.00

Thomas Adams, 3 old foxes, $6.00

James Tait, 1 old fox, $2.00

James Cole, 2 foxes, one old and one young, $2.75

J. C. Coleman, 2 old foxes, $4.00

O. P. Cain, 2 old and 6 young foxes, $8.50

 

JAIL EXPENSE.

Ormsby & Green, sundries, $2.85

Geo. McAdams, repairs, $1.45

Hall & Lewis, paper for Jailor’s house, $12.29

J. C. Long, paper for Jailor’s house, $1.00

 

BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

W. B. Burford’s Bill, $15.00

New Albany Ledger Standard Co.’s Bill, $29.50

Indianapolis Sentinel Co.’s Bill, $150.15

W. P. Levy & Son’s Bill, $6.00

 

SPECIFIC ALLOWANCE.

Scott Carter, Fees in Ripley County case, $100.00