Switzerland County Commissioners – Aug 1894

Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ proceedings for August 1894 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 16 Aug 1894 – Page 4, Column 1

COUNTY BUSINESS.

County Commissioners George W. Sanders, Thomas Montayne, and Edgar Dibble, met Monday, August 6th, and adjourned last Thursday, 9th.

The Township Trustees and Treasurers of School Boards, presented their reports of receipts, expenditures, and balances of school funds, which were approved.

In the matter of building free gravel roads in Pleasant Township, the Clerk certified that 91 votes were cast in favor of and 165 against; thus defeating the proposition. The matter was continued until next term, for the purpose of auditing the expenses of said special election.

In the matter of building free gravel road from Plum creek bridge up said creek to near Center Square, the Clerk certified that 300 votes had been cast in favor of and 140 against. The road was ordered built; bids for its construction, by sections or as a whole, to be received by the Board up to noon September 1st. Samel Peters claimed he would be damaged $150 by building of the road; and William Armstrong, Jefferson C. Smith, and Thomas J. Stewart, were appointed viewers, to report at next term, September.

In the matter of building free gravel road from Vevay to Jefferson Township line, near Markland, and to reconstruct that portion of Markland and East Enterprise turnpike that is in Jefferson township—the Clerk certified that 334 votes were cast in favor of and 342 against. The road was ordered built; bids for its construction, by sections or as a whole, to be received up to noon September 1st. Claims for damages along the road were filed as follows: Lemuel Bosaw, $100; Dezine Bosaw, $500; George A. and Wm. C. Rayl, $600; Nancy McDonald, $50; Isaac Hanna, $100; Mary J. Marsh, $200; Zeralda Plew, $200; Frank Fancher, $200. William Armstrong, Jefferson C. Smith, and Thomas J. Stewart, were appointed viewers, to report at next term.

A barn was ordered built on County Poor Farm; bids to be received to noon September 1st.