Switzerland County Commissioners’ Allowances – Sep 1876

The Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 28 Sep 1876 – Page 8, Column 1

Allowances
Made by the Board of Commissioners of Switzerland County at their September Section, 1876:

EXPENSE OF KEEPING PAUPERS.

David Allen, keeping pauper child, Jefferson Tp, $1.50

Samuel Wade, coffin, Posey Township, $1.75

J. W. Hall, meat and flour to Eli Owens, Cotton Township, $3.00

S. B. Hyde, sundries to Wm. Morris, Cotton Tp, $15.00

C. O. Thiebaud, school books to N. Martin’s children, Jefferson Township, $6.42

Charles Summers, sundries to Mrs. Craig, Posey Township, $3.00

W. M. Green, to sundry paupers, Posey Tp, $31.42

Miles Stratford, money paid for transportation of McMahon’s, Jefferson Township, $10.00

Peter Pelsor, keeping Ben Pelsor, Cotton Tp, $10.00

R. F. Grisard & Bro., whitewash brush and pump fixtures, poor house, $14.40

John Armstrong, money to Mrs. Redd, Jeff. Tp., $1.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, sundries to Boggs, Jeff. Tp., $15.00

C. W. Johnson, for paid Margaret Spears, quarter ending June 1st, Pleasant Township, $14.00

Same to same, for quarter ending Sept 1st, $14.00

Simeon Orem, coffin and burial of Mrs. Lowe, Craig Township, $8.90

Noah Martin, allowance self and family, Jeff. Tp., $20.00

Jos. Peelman, 8,000 brick for poor house, $100.00

Vevay Furniture Co., planing boards for poor house, $0.75

John Armstrong, money to travelers, $3.00

Hathorn & Moxley, putting in two pumps at poor house, $5.00

M. Worstell, keeping paupers at poor house one quarter, $449.05

Charles Moody, keeping Charles Moody, pauper child, Cotton Township, $10.00

George W. Murphy, work and crow-bar for poor house, $2.80

Mrs. Nancy Mellen, keeping pauper child, Jefferson Township, $7.50

 

HIGHWAY EXPENSE.

John M. Crandell, 2 days viewing highway, F. E. Mennet, $3.00

Wm. H. Stewart, 2 days viewing highway, F. E. Mennet, $3.00

F. E. Mennet, damages for change in highway, $63.00

Wm. Brindley, 4 days viewing, W. J. Keeney et al, $6.00

Thos. B. Dow, 4 days viewing, W. J. Keeney et al, $6.00

Wm. Mercer, 4 days viewing, W. J. Keeney et al, $6.00

Samuel Henry, 3 days surveying, W. J. Keeney et al, $7.50

John Armstrong, serving notices, Mennet case, $2.70

 

SPECIFIC ALLOWANCES.

F. S. Kolder, witness fee and mileage, $1.60

F. A. Darling, post mortem, McBride, $25.00

T. J. Griffith, post mortem, McBride, $25.00

John Armstrong, making Deed Cotton land, $1.00

Thomas Dyer, interest, taxes, fees and money paid in getting possession of Vanbriggle land sold under School mortgage, $66.99

Jasper Faulkner, 53 days work on County Revenue Books in Auditor’s office, $106.00

Eli Rayl, erroneous tax 10 years on 2 acres land, $9.72

 

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

John Armstrong, paid G. W. Lemons repairing gutter, $1.25

Josiah Jackman, repairing lock Clerk’s office, $1.25

James Anderson, oil, lamp wick, matches, &c., (Sheriff), $1.20

W. R. Johnston, paid J. Jackman repairing lock, $0.75

W. H. Wallick, pens, paper, &c. (Treasurer), $0.85

John Gill, stamped envelopes and P. O. Orders, $2.00

John Armstrong, taking care Court House 1 qr, $10.00

J. H. Netherland, postage stamps, &c., $4.00

 

COURT EXPENSE.

Ohio County, costs change of venue, Warner vs. Higham, $127.00

Ohio County, costs change of venue, Higham vs. Bokkins, $35.00

 

CRIMINAL EXPENSE.

Julius Blach, pants for Dunn, prisioner in jail, $2.75

John Armstrong, washing jail beds and prisoners clothing, $2.50

John Armstrong, boarding prisioners county jail, $115.60

 

JAIL EXPENSE.

R. F. Grisard & Bro., $0.25

Vevay Furniture Co., 4 mattresses for jail, $14.00

U. P. Schenck, 1 barrel lime for jail privy, $1.10

 

BRIDGE EXPENSE.

W. W. Winslow, iron plate Grant’s Ck Bridge, $33.50

Chas. Peters, repairing floor, Hunt’s Ck Bridge, $7.30

 

PUBLIC PRINTING.

W. J. Baird, $9.20

Irvin Armstrong, $14.00

 

COUNTY OFFICERS FEES AND SALARY.

John Gill, one quarter’s salary and managing school fund, $476.88

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

Wm. Stewart, 6 days as Commissioner, $24.00

David Scott, 6 days as Commissioner, $24.00

W. J. Gibbs, 7 days as Commissioner, $28.00

John Armstrong, 6 days attendance Commissioners Court, $12.00