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