The Switzerland County Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 9 Aug 1883 – Page 4, Column 1

County Business.

Report of School Officers—Roads and Bridges.

The County Commissioners met last Monday for the purpose of receiving reports of school officers, (Township Trustees and Treasurers of Vevay and Patriot Boards of School Trustees).

[See newspaper for reports by:

• M. L. Brown, Trustee of Jefferson Township
• Wm. C. Armstrong, Trustee of York Township
• James W. Love, Trustee of Posey Township
• David B. Lee, Trustee of Cotton Township
• F. B. Cunningham, Trustee of Pleasant Township
• John Jester, Trustee of Craig Township
• W. D. Ward, Treasurer of the Vevay School Board
• W. A. Olcott, Treasurer, Patriot School Board]

In the matter of the petition of a bridge in Pleasant Township, near Noah Ritenour’s, over Indian Creek—the viewers, James Culberson, Perry K. Cotton, and Jefferson Smith, reported the proposed bridge as not of public utility. The report was approved and the viewers discharged.

In the matter of repairing the bridge over Wade’s Hill, in Posey Township—James Morrison, Abner Gates and B. J. Wiley, viewers, reported the bridge of public utility, in bad condition, and recommended that it repaired. Estimated cost, $200.00. Report approved and viewers discharged.

Thomas Gordon was awarded the contract to repair the flooring on Hunt’s Creek bridge, for $100.

James Curry was awarded the contract to take care of paupers at Poor Farm, at $70.00 each pauper. To furnish food, clothing and tobacco.

M. G. Keeney was appointed to make a survey, plans, and specifications for foundation, abutments, and superstructure for a wooden bridge to be built at Wade’s Run, in Posey.

Several bills were allowed.

The Commissioners adjourned last Tuesday evening.

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 21 Jun 1883 – Page 4, Column 4

List of Allowances
Made by the Board of County Commissioners at their June session, 1883:

ASSESSING.

John H. Daubenheyer, assessing York Tp., $120.00

R. B. Littlefield, assessing Cotton Tp., $82.00

W. S. Twineham, assessing Pleasant Tp., $136.00

Joshua Means, assessing Craig Tp., $116.00

B. F. McIntire, assessing Posey Tp., $123.00

Jas. P. Orem, making list of mortgages, $8.00

Jno. Gill, making out assessor’s books, $60.00

Oscar Williamson, assessing Jefferson Tp., $138.00

D. G. Manning, assessing Vevay, $86.00

 

CRIMINAL EXPENSES.

W. S. Tower, receiving, boarding and discharging criminals, $78.40

Silas Told, for coal for jail, $5.50

 

BRIDGES AND HIGHWAYS.

Robert Scott, for bridge lumber and freight, $28.11

[illegible] L. Wiley, for two days road viewer, $3.00

John P. Stewart, for two days road viewer, $3.00

W. S. Tower, summoning road viewers, $8.80

Jas. Knox, buggy hire for J. Gill to Florence bridge, $2.75

John Gill, specification for Florence bridge, $10.00

W. S. & E. Cooper, for taking care and hauling bridge lumber, $4.00

 

SPECIFIC.

W. H. Madison, 5 days on Board of Equalization, $12.50

S. E. Pleasants, 5 days on Board of Equalization, $12.50

Abner Dufour, 5 days on Board of Equalization, $12.50

Jas. M. Scott, 5 days on Board of Equalization, $12.50

F. B. Cunningham, taking enumeration Pleasant Tp., $15.00

Jas. A. Works, buggy hire for Grand Jury to poor house, $3.00

R. T. F. Abbott, for making Juror’s certificates, $37.00

W. C. Armstrong, taking enumeration of York Tp., $21.00

J. W. Cunningham, for State School Taxes, $81.00

 

CORONER’S INQUEST.

Dr. John Elfers, post-mortem examination, $20.00

Dr. P. C. Holland, post-mortem examination, $20.00

 

COUNTY OFFICER’S FEES & SALARIES.

W. S. Tower, summoning juries for April Term, $29.50

J. R. Hart, County Supt’s salary, $202.25

W. C. Robinson, County Treasurer’s salary, $200.00

John Gill, County Auditor’s salary, &c., $469.12

Julius Muret, 11 days County Commissioner, $38.50

Luther Buck, 11 days County Commissioner, $38.50

Robert Scott, 11 days County Commissioner, $38.50

W. S. Tower, 11 days Sheriff Com’s Court, $22.00

 

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

W. S. Tower, taking care of Court House last qr, $10.00

Shaw & Detraz, for sundries for Court House, $2.65

John Gill, for office expenses, $4.50

U. P. Schenck & Son, for sundries for Court House, $4.74

W. S. Tower for mowing C H yard, $2.50

Jas. P. Orem for desk for Recorder’s office, $20.00

R. T. F. Abbott, for office expenses, $7.55

 

PRINTING AND ADVERTISING.

Hartford & Dalmazzo, for printing, $35.20

W. J. Baird, for printing, $26.60

 

BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

W. B. Buford, for books and stationery, $60.40

Indianapolis Journal Co., stationery, $58.80

Levy, Baker & Co., stationery, $79.30

 

PAUPER EXPENSES.

Jas. Curry, keeping paupers at poor farm, $584.80

C. V. Thiebaud, for sundries for poor farm, $2.60

F. L. Grisard, for 1 pump for poor farm, $5.50

Mrs. Adrian Wolf, for keeping pauper child, $6.00

Mrs. Kilgore for last quarter, $12.00

Vaughn & McCreary, for Joe Benedict, $26.28

Hall & Lewis, for Mrs. LeClerc & Golay, $5.00

Lewis, Simmons & Long, for Mrs. Day & Jennings, $5.50

Z. I. Young & Co., for Hughes, $5.00

Ben Cole for Mollie Moody, $15.00

F. L. Grisard, for Mrs. Snyder, $10.62

Dicy Estes, for keeping orphan children, $15.00

F. J. Hollcroft, for burial of Silas Cole, $9.00

Jno. Melcher, for coal for Mrs. Schenck, $1.40

J. L. Benedict, transportation for paupers, $30.00

Silas Told, for coal for Mrs. Schenck, Davis & Lewis, $9.80

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs family, $35.09

J. C. Kincaid, for Mandy Willis, $4.05

J. C. Kincaid, for Betsy Lewis, $3.85

W. R. Williams & Son, for flour for Mrs. Floyd, $2.00

W. Smith, for burying pauper child, $1.00

W. Patton, for coffin for pauper child, $2.00

W. McHenry, transportation for paupers, $3.25

A. Benedict, for Gus Frazier, $5.00

Schrumpf & Told, for Ohler & McClelland, $7.65

S. Benedict, for Jane Bosaw, $9.11

Vaughn & McCreary, for Wesley Miller, $15.00

Vaughn & McCreary, for C. Frendenburg, $7.00

Jno. I. O’Neal, for C. Fredenburg, $3.00

Jno. I. O’Neal, for Mary McLelland, $8.10

Jno. I. O’Neal, for J. W. Miller, $8.00

W. C. Armstrong, conveyance for paupers, $0.75

D. B. Lee, transportation for Lydia Gibbs, $17.15

E. G. Seymour, for coffin and funeral for Mrs. Mills, $10.00

Simpson & Brown, for Andrew Boyd, $6.00

Levi H. Smith, for Mrs. Mills, $4.00

Jas. H. Gibbs, for John Tibbets, $8.94

S. R. Heath, for Elias Brown, $4.17

Harvy Houze, for burying a pauper, $7.00

Geo B. Keene, for coffin and burying pauper, $10.00

P. W. North, for John Morris, $5.00

Wm. Gockle for Sarah Jones, $8.00

Wm. Gockle for Robert Cotton, $3.00

Wm. Gockle for Noah Crouch, $10.00

Wm. Gockle for John Bailey, $8.00

Viola Graham, for teaching pauper children, $6.20

O. S. Waldo, for Louisa Ostrander, $9.75

F. J. & J. Siebenthal for middlings for paupers, $3.35

Henry Sheets, for keeping G. Sheets, $8.00

Frank Higgins, for keeping F. [illegible]uren, $10.00

Winfield Anderson, for keeping Robt Wakefield, $10.00

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. Leintz, $16.00

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. M. Manuel, $4.50

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. J. Courtney, $16.00

C. G. Adams, for Zach Cole, $7.50

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. Lucy Wilson, $15.70

C. G. Adams, for Joseph Blodget, $0.75

O. B. Ricketts, for Mrs. Mc[illegible], $8.00

J. J. Bowen for flour for paupers, $13.20

F. Cunningham, for provisions for paupers, $2.20

Jas. P. Marsh, for goods for paupers, $10.00

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 21 Jun 1883 – Page 4, Column 1

County Commissioners Court.

Julius N. E. Muret, Luther Buck, and Robert Scott, County Commissioners, commenced a term of County Court Monday, June 4th, adjourning last Friday. Among other business transacted was the following: Kansas Hollcroft, John E. Fallis, Thomas Delaney, James S. Girard, and James H. Plew, Henry M. Fallis, Vevay; J. P. Krutz, Florence; were granted licenses to retail liquors.

James W. Love, Trustee of Posey Township, notified the Board that the bridge over Wade’s Run, in Posey Township, was in a dilapidated and dangerous condition. James Morrison, Abner Gates, and Ben L. Wiley, were appointed to examine said bridge, to meet at the office of J. W. Shirey, Esq., in Patriot June 14.

M. B. Hyde and others, through their attorney, Theo Livings, petitioned for a vacation of road in Cotton Township. Henry Dibble, Erastus Ford and Wm. Scott were appointed viewers; to meet at the house of Harvey Littlefield, Esq., July 7th, and report to the County Commissioners on the first Monday in August.

In the matter of the petition of John J. McCreary for damages on account of removing road on his farm, in York Township; John P. Stewart and Benjamin L. Wiley, viewers appointed by the Board at the March term, reported the damages of McCreary at $5. The report was approved.

Wm. C. Robinson, Treasurer, presented his bond for $75,000, as County Treasurer, for two years from September 1, 1883.

The following were appointed Physicians for poor persons, for one year from June 15, 1883:

• Pleasant Township—Dr. R. G. Simpson, $34.00.
• York Township—Dr. Geo. W. Hewitt, $33.00.
• Posey Township—Dr. E. M. Cheever, $60.00.
• Cotton Township—Drs. J. M. and C. L. Vanosdol, $30.00
• Craig Township—Dr. S. Culbertson, $45.00
• Jefferson Township—Dr. G. W. Hewitt, $75.00.

F. B. Cunningham, Trustee of Pleasant Township, petitioned the Board to appropriate $100.00 for the erection of a bridge over a branch of Indian Creek, on the highway running from Noah Rittenour’s Corner to Allensville. The span should be 20 feet high and 6 feet from creek bed. P. K. Cotton, Jefferson Smith, and James Culbertson, were appointed viewers.

In regard to the proposition to employ a matron for pauper children, the Board decided to take no action in the matter at present.

It was ordered that the Road Superintendents be paid out of Township funds, and that the Auditor draw orders on Township Trustees for amounts due said Superintendents.

In the matter of Mary A. Mennet and others, claim of $50 for a strip of land 160 feet long and 8 feet wide, on the river bank, between the mouth of Indian Creek and Mennet’s dwelling, given for a road,–it was ordered by the Board that the claimants be offered $20, and if not accepted that viewers be appointed at next meeting, first Monday in August. Mrs. Mennet, and others through their attorney, refused to accept the proffered $20, and the Board appointed as viewers to assess damages: Wm. Culbertson and John M. Crandell, to meet at the office of James Brown, Jr., Saturday, June 23d.

The Board levied taxes for 1883. [See newspaper for details.]

It was ordered that the County Superintendent’s office be located in the office now occupied by the Sheriff, and the Sheriff occupy the office now used by Carter & Tandy—they to vacate it.