Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 24 Jun 1880 – page 4, column 4
List of allowances made by the Board of Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their June Term, 1880:
PAUPER.
Jonathan C. Ricketts, for Posey township, $14.00
Love & Boyle, for Posey township, $5.80
Wm. F. North, for Posey township, $6.00
N. H. North, for Posey township, $5.00
R. Galbraith, for Posey township, $5.00
Samuel Stewart, for Posey township, $10.36
G. H. Keeney, for Posey township, $7.00
Levi H. Smith, for Cotton township, $10.00
James W. Hall, for Cotton township, $10.37
S. R. Heath, for Cotton township, $5.56
Peter Pelser, for Cotton township, $10.00
W. J. Gibbs, for Cotton township, $10.00
Wm. McMillan, for Cotton township, $17.50
F. J. Holcroft, for Jefferson township, $6.00
Noah N. Martin, for Jefferson township, $20.00
Mrs. A. Wolf, for Jefferson township, $10.00
M. Brown, for Jefferson township, $0.75
Thomas J. Griffith, for Jefferson township, $58.00
William Smith, for Jefferson township, $4.00
Jonathan Froman, for Jefferson township, $9.00
B. W. Simmons, for Jefferson township, $19.00
O. S. Waldo, Poor House, Jefferson Township, $51.02
J. L. Thiebaud, Poor House, Jefferson Township, $5.65
John Gill, Poor House, Jefferson Township, $2.00
Kincaid & Bro., Poor House, Jefferson Township, $5.50
J. K. Pleasants, Poor House, Jefferson Township, $4.50
W. M. Patton, Poor House, Jefferson Township, $14.00
U. P. Schenck, Poor House, Jefferson Township, $51.40
A. Benedict, York and Jefferson townships, $7.00
Ben Cole, York and Jefferson township, $22.50
G. W. Hewett, York and Jefferson township, $2.00
Isaac F. Banta, Craig Township, $33.50
Wm. Armstrong, York Township, $133.95
C. G. Adams, Pleasant Township, $79.78
W. L. Moon, Craig Township, $23.00
M. Worstell, Poor House, $614.15
C. Saberton, Jr., work, Poor House, $12.00
James Knox, hauling out paupers, $4.50
E. M. Cheever, pauper physician, Posey Twp, $25.00
Ben F. Keeney, pump for Poor House, $30.00
J. W. Langsdale, pauper physician, York Twp, $15.00
HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE EXPENSE.
Samuel Butler, taking care Plum Creek bridge, $2.00
W. H. Lamson, flooring, &c., Indian Creek bridge, $16.18
F. L. Thiebaud, lumber, Indian Creek bridge, $20.00
Wm. Armstrong, repairs bridge York Township, $5.22
C. G. Adams, bridge on Bear Creek, $67.00
Wm. Anderson, viewing road, $1.50
M. H. Brown, viewing road, $1.50
W. F. Detraz, viewing road, $1.50
T. J. Gordon, repairing Hunt’s Creek bridge, $10.00
ASSESSING.
W. M. Miller, assessing in Craig Township, $5.00
G. W. Bromwell, assessing in York Township, $176.00
W. S. Twineham, assessing in Pleasant Township, $190.00
R. F. McIntire, assessing in Posey Township, $154.00
Joshua Means, assessing in Craig Township, $126.00
Jonathan McMakin, assessing in Jefferson Township, $248.00
John W. Morrison, assessing in Cotton Township, $176.00
A Benedict, salary last quarter, $200.00
John Gill, salary, etc., last quarter, $494.84
R. S. Northcott, salary, last quarter, $114.30
Jacob Banta, salary, last quarter, $27.82
Wm. Stewart, salary, last quarter, $24.50
D. R. Drake, salary, last quarter, $26.50
John P. White, salary, last quarter, $14.00
I. W. Richards, salary, last quarter, $5.30
John Gill, making report for Commissioners, five years, $50.00
James P. Orem, drawing jury, $1.00
BOOKS, STATIONERY AND PRINTING.
Levy & Bros., $69.20
W. J. Baird, $6.00
Indianapolis Sentinel Company, $30.33
Indianapolis Journal Company, $3.70
W. B. Burford, $196.53
J. W. Shirey (docket), $6.00
CRIMINAL EXPENSE.
Wm. Rowin, bringing criminal to jail, $15.00
Union Furniture Company, bedding, etc., $9.00
John P. White, boarding prisoners, etc., $48.20
J. L. Thiebaud, medicine for prisoners, $3.00
SPECIFIC ALLOWANCES.
W. A. Neal’s heirs, delinquent tax donated, $18.63
D. Purcell, fires, etc., for County Supt., $8.00
Loss on school fund, principal made good by County, $632.80
CORONER’S INQUEST.
Wm. Smith, Coroner’s inquest, $5.00
John P. White, summoning juries, $19.00
COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.
F. J. Hollcroft, shelving in Clerk’s office, $56.00
Golay & Stevens, sundries for county offices, $5.85
B. W. Simmons, $0.85
John P. White, taking care of Court House, etc., $13.50
A. Benedict, office expense, $17.50
J. H. Netherland, clock, $20.00
W. S. Told & Bro., coal for Court House, $88.83
John Gill, office expense, $5.75
Thos. J. Gordon, repairing pipe to cistern, $2.00
C. G. Boerner, taking care of and repairing clock, $5.00
W. L. Fisk, chairs, etc., for Court House, $4.50
Wm. M. Patton, repairing book case, $9.00
C. Goldenburg & Son, sundries, $29.45
James Boyd, sundries, $2.50
Thos. Salyers, painting Court House roof, $37.50