Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ allowances appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Sep 1887 – Page 4, Column 5

LIST OF ALLOWANCES
Made by the Board of County Commissioner of Switzerland County at their September session, 1887:

PAUPER EXPENSE.

For Jefferson Township.

• J. S. Shadday, goods for Mary Griffith family, $16.48
• Eleanor Courtney, keeping Pelsor child last qr., $8.00
• J. K. Pleasants, goods for Hawes Red, $3.00
• Z. I. Yonge, goods for J. R. Cole’s children, $5.11
• Scott & Brown, goods for Dick Russell, $1.00
• Shaw & Detraz, goods for Dick Russell, $4.00
• C. V. Thiebaud, goods for Mrs. Simpson and Schenck, $10.00
• Wm. A. Shadday, board and conveyance for Minnie Rogers, $5.50
• O. S. Waldo, goods for Mrs. Schenck, $5.07
• Wm. P. Dickason, house rent for Sam Tague, $6.00
• F. L. Grisard, goods for paupers Jefferson Tp., last 1/4, $41.12
• A. J. Schenck, goods for A. Bogs, $5.13
• George N. Reeves, goods for Mrs. McClellen, Miller and Kilgore, $30.00
• A. Edgar, goods for Mrs. Schenck, $3.00

For York Township.

• Indiana Fulton, keeping Knipper child last qr, $10.00
• W. C. Robinson, goods for Mrs. Wheeler, $7.00
• J. I. O’Neal, breadstuff for Fredenberg, Wheeler, $6.00

For Posey Township.

• S. Howe & Co., $13.00
• Wm. Gockel, Jr., $7.00
• N. H. North, $5.00
• E. E. & W. F. North, $23.50
• Str. Gen’t Pike, $1.00
• J. W. Love & Co., $5.00
• G. B. Wade, $6.50

For Cotton Township.

• A. J. Sedam, goods for Montooth & Sedam last qr, $6.50
• E. G. Seymour, burying Orpha Edwards, $7.00
• S. R. Heath, goods for paupers Tp. last qr, $48.27
• George A. Voris, wood for Mary Merril last qr, $1.78
• Alfred Downey, wood for Mary Merril last qr, $1.25
• John Robbins, keeping Jno. Farwood, $10.90
• Jas. H. Gibbs, goods for David Tibbetts, $8.58

For Pleasant Township.

• O. H. Ricketts, goods for Mary McDaniel last qr, $8.00
• Jas. P. Marsh, goods for Wm. Sutherland, $3.30
• L. B. Slawson, goods for Dyken Aldrich, $1.55
• James Mellen, house rent for Mrs. M. D. Lientz, $1.50
• Mrs. Phoebe Riley, keeping Jane Nelson, $10.00
• Wm. Voris, wood for Wm. Sutherland, $2.00
• Chas. H. Padgett, goods for Wm. Sutherland, $2.50
• John S. Steel, goods for Mrs. Courtney & Aldrich, $17.12
• Ben. Belden, breadstuff for paupers, $8.00

For Craig Township.

• A. J. Siebenthal, breadstuff for Ostrander family, $1.44
• A. V. Brown, breadstuff for Ostrander family, $4.80
• A. J. Schenck, goods for children at Tilley’s, $3.00
• F. L. Grisard, goods for Ostrander family, $5.20

GENERAL PAUPER EXPENSE.

• John Gotamiller, for himself, $10.00
• Dicey Estis, keeping McGee children last qr, $12.00
• Noah Martin, for himself, $10.00
• Wm. Carnine, keeping 4 pauper children last qr, $42.50
• Elizabeth Smith, keeping 1 pauper child last qr, $10.62
• John W. Potter, keeping 1 pauper child last qr, $5.00
• Mary Richmond, keeping 3 pauper children, $28.00
• H. M. Faudre, keeping 2 pauper children, $21.21
• J. H. Shadday, service pauper physician Craig Township and Poor House, $18.00
• Wm. Andrew, keeping Martha Wintizer, $9.00
• Jno. M. Golay, keeping Sarah LeClerc, $5.00
• Larkin Turner, keeping Wm. Turner, $10.00
• Dennis C. Valentine, keeping Eddie LeClerc, $8.00
• Thomas Lawton, keeping Ben Pelsor, $12.00
• Mary Gibbens, keeping Sarah Sheets, $7.00
• Julia Wolf, keeping Ben. Barker, $11.25
• Theodore L. Pickett, house rent for Mrs. McClellen, $6.00
• Dr. P. S. Sage, 3 mos. phys. poor Jefferson Tp. and Vevay, $20.00
• Mrs. Hattie Lawrence, house rent for Nancy Schenck, $1.50
• R. H. Bell, house rent for Nancy Schenck, $1.25
• Enoch S. Adams, services Supt. Poor Asylum, $456.80
• Lucy M. Detraz, house rent for Mrs. Orem, $8.00
• F. J. Hollcroft, coffin for pauper, $5.00
• A. J. Schenck, goods for Poor Asylum, $8.00
• Z. I. Yonge, goods for Poor Asylum, $10.00
• John I. O’Neal, goods for Poor Asylum, $4.00
• Jacob Kerth, house rent for Simeon Leach, $7.50
• John W. Smiley, conveyance for Commissioners to poor House, $1.50
• Steamer Thomas Sherlock, conveyance of pauper to Cincinnati, $0.50
• Steamer T. D. Dale, conveyance of pauper to Sugar Creek, $0.50

COUNTY OFFICERS’ FEES.

• W. R. Johnston, salary as County Attorney, $25.00
• P. C. Holland, salary &c., as County Auditor, $501.57
• M. C. Walden, salary as County Superintendent, $260.00
• Chas. G. Adams, salary as County Treasurer, $200.00
• Jas. F. Simpson, 4 days service at Com. Court, $8.00
• Wm. H. Scott, 4 days Co. Commissioner, $14.00
• John F. Houze, 4 days Co. Commissioner, $14.00
• D. Armstrong, 4 days Co. Commissioner, $14.00

BOOKS, STATIONERY & PRINTING.

• P. T. Hartford, $45.45
• W. B. Burford, $27.25
• Baker & Thornton, $7.75
• W. A. Knox, $2.15
• W. J. Baird, $10.45

HIGHWAYS & BRIDGES.

• W. A. Olcott, paint for bridges in Posey Tp., $9.86
• A. Abbett, painting for bridges in Posey Tp., $10.00
• John P. White, reviewing S. R. Wilson road, $3.00
• Sam’l Brown, reviewing S. R. Wilson road, $3.00
• Eliakim Stoops, reviewing S. R. Wilson road, $1.50
• Jacob Baker, reviewing B. F. McIntire road, $3.00
• Joel D. Davis, reviewing B. F. McIntire road, $3.00
• Henry Dibble, reviewing B. F. McIntire road, $1.50
• F. R. Dufour, reviewing change in Orem road, $1.50
• W. H. Scott, overseeing Crooked Run culvert, $5.00
• Jas. F. Simpson, serving road viewers in McIntire road, $3.60
• S. R. Wilson, damages, $95.00

CRIMINAL EXPENSE.

• Union Furniture Co., 2 mattresses for jail, $5.50
• Z. I. Yonge, one pair blankets for jail, $1.40
• Jas. F. Simpson, receiving & boarding prisoners, &c., $192.30
• Andy Martin, repairing jail, $5.00

SPECIAL ALLOWANCES.

• R. T. F. Abbett, Clerk, fees of Clerk & Sheriff in case of Clevenger vs. Wigal, $5.00

COURT HOUSE EXPENSE.

• McLean Chair, Crib & Furniture Co., repairing chair for Auditor’s office, $2.25
• A. J. Schenck, nails and tacks for repairs, $0.35
• Scott & Brown, goods for Co. officers, $3.16
• P. C. Holland, office expense, $2.90
• C. G. Adams, office expense, $3.50
• Jas. F. Simpson, care C. H. y’d & cleaning walk, $19.40

JURY EXPENSE.

• Jas. F. Simpson, summoning juries, $29.00

Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Sep 1887 – Page 4, Column 1

COUNTY BUSINESS.

County Commissioners, William H. Scott, John F. Houze and David Armstrong, met Monday, Sept. 5th, and adjourned Thursday evening, Sept. 8th. Among the business transacted was the following:

Claim of Sanford R. Wilson for damages sustained by change of highway. Eliakim Stoops, John P. White and Samuel Brown, reviewers, reported $95 damages. Report approved.

Alexander Tague was exempted from poll and road tax.

Ira M. Taylor, Benjamin Simmons, Vevay; Philip Bittel, Florence, were granted license to retail intoxicating liquors.

Petition of Frank W. Cole and others for change of highway in Pleasant township. Benjamin F. Rogers, Josiah Orem and George W. McKay, viewers, reported that said change of highway would not be of public utility. Case dismissed at the cost of petitioners.

Petition of James H. Merit and others for change of highway in Posey township. Benjamin McIntire filed his remonstrance to said change of highway. Joel D. Davis and Jacob Baker appointed viewers, to report forthwith. They reported the damage of McIntire at $130, which report was approved by the Board and road ordered opened.

Petition of James Culbertson and others, for change of highway. David N. Hayden and Benjamin F. Heady, reviewers, reported said change of highway would damage Van S. Brandon, the remonstrant, $225. The Board accepted the report; but refused to appropriate $225 for damages, and ordered that if petitioners themselves pay the amount within thirty days then the road will be ordered changed and opened.

The stone culvert over Crooked Creek was reported completed in compliance with contract, and was received from Henry S. Pate, the contractor, and he allowed $311.35 for the work.
Sylvester H. Morrison was relieved from the payment of $103.75 erroneous taxes.

C. G. Adams, County Treasurer, presented to Board bonds Nos. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 and 30, of $500 each, in all $5,000, which he had redeemed. Found correct, bonds cancelled and filed.

C. G. Adams, County Treasurer, presented orders redeemed by him for quarter ending August 31, 1887, amounting to $11,643.72. Compared with Auditor’s record and found correct.

The following county bonds issued for five years, but endorsed payable at any time at the option of Board of County Commissioners of said County, were signed by the Board and Auditor and handed to Charles G. Adams, Treasurer, to wit: Nos. 47, 48, 49, 50 of $500 each, with interest at 5 percent, payable annually.