Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 17 Dec 1891 – Page 4, Column 1

COUNTY BUSINESS.

County Commissioners W. O. Marble, C. D. Green, and George W. Sanders, (succeeding O. A. Potter, term expired, from 3d district,) and Joseph A. Hart, Auditor, met Monday, December 7th, and adjourned last Thursday, 10th. We condense their proceedings as follows:

Licenses to retail liquors were granted as follows: Francis M. Graham, George Kiger, and Frank Scott, Patriot; B. W. Simmons, Vevay.

D. V. Seaver, Recorder elect, filed his bond, which was approved.

A. G. Smith, Attorney General, presented a claim, amount not stated because not known, due tuition school funds, on account of amounts detained and deducted from said funds for salaries and fees. He claims that such deductions have been made from tuition school funds in this county since 1867. By way of explanation, it is not claimed that any illegal fees were charged, but that they should have been paid from general county fund. The County Auditor and County Attorney were ordered to examine into the matter and if they find the claim of the Attorney General correct, then they ascertain the amount due each school corporation, and the Auditor authorized to draw warrants on the general county fund in favor of such school corporations.

In the matter of the claim of Mrs. Jennette Scott Ryan, for damages occasioned by change of highway—Robert Bovard, R. B. Littlefield, viewer, reported her damage $15, which was approved.

Frederick Bakes, (son of John Bakes, Jr.,) appointed students to Purdue University.

William Tait, county treasurer, presented orders redeemed by him for quarter ending Dec. 5th, 1891—county, $10,821.56, school warrants, $11,432.46. Found correct and approved.

A list of allowances made will be found in another column, which in compliance with the law is published in paper having the largest circulation in the county.