The Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 13 Sep 1877 – Page 3, Column 1
COUNTY BUSINESS.
What the Commissioners Did at Their Session Last Week.
Monday, Sept. 3.
Jacob Banta, Commissioner elect for the First district, presented his certificate of election as such, and was sworn in.
Present also, William Stewart and Philander Morrison
Licenses to retail liquor were granted to John W. Shirey, Jacob W. Bruner, and Joshua M. Scranton.
F. M. Griffith, Ex-Treasurer presented to the Board County Bonds, Nos. 62 to 87, inclusive—26 Bonds of $300 each, amounting to $13,000—which he had paid off and redeemed, and the same were examined, canceled, and destroyed by burning in the presence of the Board. He also presented his account of interest paid on said Bonds, amounting to $385.98, and he was allowed orders to the amount of $13,385.98 to settle said account.
Said Griffith was also allowed $250 for one quarter’s salary as Treasurer; also $20.48 for interest paid on County Orders during last quarter; also an order for $2.47 to correct an error in books June 2, 1862; also an order for $1.50, office expense.
Matthew Worstell was allowed $483 for keeping paupers.
Alfred Downey and others presented a petition for the vacation of a road in Cotton Township, and John McHenry, Henry Likely, and William Cunningham were appointed Viewers to report at the next regular meeting of the Board. Said petitioners also presented a petition for the location of a highway in Cotton Township, and the same viewers were appointed to report at next term.
F. M. Griffith, Ex Treasurer, presented to the Board County Orders redeemed by him during the last quarter, with the interest paid thereon, amounting to $13,502.71, which were examined and compared with the books and vouchers on file in the Auditor’s office, and after being cancelled were destroyed by burning in the presence of the Board.
Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Retail liquor licenses were granted to Dorwin Schmiedt and Andrew J. Ricketts.
James H. Merit, Stephen H. Scranton and James T. Bodkin, viewers, made a report locating a highway leading from North’s Landing and Quercus Grove turnpike road to Davis Corners.
The following order was made: That the court room shall be used for holding Commissioners’ Court, the Circuit Court and political meetings, and for no other purposes whatever. Also, that no office or room in the Court House building shall be used for holding Justice’s or Mayor’s Courts, or offices.
The Sheriff was required to see that the above orders are strictly enforced, without any exception.
Wednesday, Sept. 5.
George W. Mendell, Mayor of Vevay, was granted the privilege of occupying a room in the Court House as an office until September 20, 1877, in order to give him time to procure another room for an office.
The order of the Board relative to meetings of religious and all other organizations was so modified as to include temperance meetings.
Friday, Sept. 7.
Martin Thompson and Israel Warner, of Posey Township, and Samuel Shievelbein, of Jefferson Township, all cripples, were relieved from paying poll tax and work on highway.
John T. Huston, of Posey Township, was relieved from paying $6.11 taxes, by reason of double tax charged to him.
On the petition of John W. Powell and others for change and location of highway, the Board ordered the opening of the highway to be width of 30 feet, expenses to be paid by the county.
On the petition of Mrs. Caroline Gooch, a public ferry was established from Ash’s Landing, in Switzerland county, Ind., to the town of Carrollton, Ky., petitioner to give bond in the sum of $500.
The bill of Ohio county, for change of venue in case of Vanosdol vs. Richards, amounting to $82, was allowed, as certified by Judge O. F. Roberts.
George W. Mendell was allowed the right to occupy the room now occupied by him in the Court House, as a law office only, at a rent of $20 per annum, payable quarterly in advance.