Cotton Township Trustee’s Report – 1896

Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, Trustee’s report for 1896 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 13 Aug 1896 – Page 1, Column 4

Cotton Township.
Trustee’s Report To Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana.
By A. J. WORKS, Trustee.

Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Road Tax Fund, by the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from August 5, 1895, to March 3, 1896.

RECEIPTS. [See newspaper.]

EXPENDITURES.

1895.

  • Aug. 6, voucher 1, John W. VanOsdol, work on road grader, $1.00
  • Sep. 3, voucher 2, Clinton Tinker, locust posts, Bridge, $1.00
  • Sep. 16, voucher 3, Jas. S. Downey, order bridge lumber, $1.00
  • Oct. 12, voucher 4, Wm. P. Truitt, bridge lumber dist 1 and 6, $3.90
  • Nov. 25, voucher 5, Wm. H. Lee, bridge lumber, $27.03
  • Dec. 2, voucher 6, B. W. Clark, work on road, $11.25
  • Dec. 3, voucher 7, F. L. Grisard, road tools, $2.54

1896.

  • Jan. 24, voucher 8, M. V. Turner, stone for road, $1.30

 

Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Township funds, by the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from August 5, 1895, to March 3, 1896.

RECEIPTS. [See newspaper.]

EXPENDITURES.

1895.

  • Sept. 14, voucher 1, J. W. VanOsdol, service as Trustee, $42.00
  • Sept. 30, voucher 2, Sam’l L. Benedict, stationery for Township, $4.00
  • Oct. 1, voucher 3, W. J. Baird, publishing Trustee’s report, $47.50
  • Oct. 7, voucher 4, Alfred Driver, acting as Sheriff, $1.50
  • Nov. 6, voucher 5, Alvin Works, service as supervisor dist 2, $22.50
  • Nov. 18, voucher 6, Albert F. Hyde, services as supervisor dist 5, $20.25
  • Nov. 19, voucher 7, Elwood Houze, services as supervisor dist 1, $18.50
  • Nov. 26, voucher 8, Albert W. Brown, services as supervisor dist 6, $16.00
  • Dec. 2, voucher 9, B. W. Clark, services as supervisor dist 4, $21.75
  • Dec. 14, voucher 10, Newel H. Morrison, services as supervisor dist 3, $18.00
  • Dec. 14, voucher 11, W. C. Ricketts, service as supervisor dist 7, $5.00

1896.

  • Jan. 15, voucher 12, Baker & Thornton, set office books, receipt books and other stationery, $37.25
  • Feb. 5, voucher 13, Jos. E. Hart, making road tax list, $10.00

 

Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Dog Tax Fund, by the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from August 5, 1895, to March 9, 1896:

RECEIPTS. [See newspaper.]

EXPENDITURES.

1895.

  • Sept. 21, voucher 1, Jno. B. Moore, one sheep, $2.40
  • Oct. 4, voucher 2, M. V. Turner, three sheep, $11.50
  • Oct. 5, voucher 3, Henry W. Banta, one sheep, $3.00

 

SERVICE ACCOUNT OF TRUSTEE. [See newspaper.]

 

REGISTER OF TOWNSHIP ORDERS OUTSTANDING.

  • Issued May 1894, note, in favor Fleming Manfc Co., 6 percent, due July 1, 1896, road fund, $100.00
  • Issued Sept. 2, 1894, note, in favor Wm. H. Madison and wife, 6 percent, due Sept. 1895, special school fund, $400.00
  • Issued Jan. 1896, in favor of Baker & Thornton, due June, 1896, special school fund, $53.00

 

Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Special School Fund, by the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from Aug. 6, 1895, to Aug. 3, 1896:

RECEIPTS. [See newspaper.]

EXPENDITURES.

  • Sept. 17, voucher 2, Will Lester, hauling coal, $6.00
  • Sept. 17, voucher 1, Hayden Gary, hauling coal, $6.00
  • Sept. 21, voucher 3, Geo. W. Armstrong, hauling coal, $10.00
  • Sept. 30, voucher 4, B. H. North, coal for 5 school houses, $45.00
  • Oct. 12, voucher 5, Wm. Dickason, repairing school dist 4, $5.75
  • Oct. 15, voucher 6, C. D. Tinker, hauling coal, $13.14
  • Oct. 19, voucher 7, Wm. H. Melick, repairing schoolhouse, $5.50
  • Oct. 19, voucher 8, D. P. Oak, hauling coal and repairs, $9.85
  • Oct. 21, voucher 9, Henderson Works, hauling stoves, etc., $2.25
  • Oct. 26, voucher 10, Harry Myers, load kindling, $1.00
  • Nov. 11, voucher 11, M. O. Dennis, cleaning and repairing schoolhouse, $2.25
  • Nov. 16, voucher 12, Eliott & Seward, coal for 4 schools, $31.57
  • Nov. 16, voucher 13, C. J. Tyler, hauling coal and rep, $8.76
  • Nov. 16, voucher 14, A. T. Hyde, repairing school house, $5.00
  • Nov. 20, voucher 15, Alfred Driver, hauling coal and rep, $6.27
  • Nov. 23, voucher 16, Harry McCreary, reading circle books, $10.00
  • Nov. 30, voucher 17, Chas. Jarvis, mat and repairs Dist 6, $5.00
  • Dec. 3, voucher 18, D. M. Haskell, two stoves and other furniture, $22.65
  • Dec. 3, voucher 19, F. L. Grisard, glass and sash, $2.33
  • Dec. 3, voucher 20, J. K. Pleasant, lumber for schools six and eight, $8.62
  • Dec. 21, voucher 21, Jno. Althoff, hauling coal and repairs, $7.10
  • Dec. 29, voucher 22, Wm. Shaw, expressage on charts, $3.50

1896.

  • Jan. 4, voucher 23, Baker & Thornton, payment on school desks, $26.50
  • Jan. 15, voucher 24, Chris Holdcraft, freight on seats, $7.45
  • Jan. 15, voucher 25, Alvin Works, hauling seats, $2.00
  • Jan. 15, voucher 26, school reg erasers, etc., $12.50
  • Feb. 14, voucher 27, Alfred Rous, coal, $7.20
  • Feb. 24, voucher 28, W. L. Bell, ten sets school charts, $145.00
  • Feb. 27, voucher 29, S. O. Murphy, supplies for schools, $2.17
  • March 13, voucher 30, Ida Gary, janitor and Institute fees, $12.85
  • March 5, voucher 31, L. E. Carnine, janitor and Institute fees, $13.55
  • March 5, voucher 32, H. S. McCreary, janitor and Institute fees, $13.35
  • March 5, voucher 33, Emma Gary, janitor and Institute fees, $12.85
  • March 7, voucher 34, Myria Oxley, janitor and Institute fees, $12.85
  • March 11, voucher 35, J. E. Gilbert, janitor and Institute fees, $12.85
  • March 14, voucher 36, W. H. Melick, supplies for dist 2 and 9, $3.25
  • March 14, voucher 37, Lulu Works, janitor and Institute fees, $12.85
  • March 16, voucher 38, Lora Hooten, janitor and Institute fees, $13.00
  • March 24, voucher 39, Lottie Works, keeping school books, $5.00
  • April 4, voucher 40, D. P. Oak, supplies and repairs dist 7, $1.30
  • April 13, voucher 41, H. B. Steel, amt due on Trans. Alvin Works, $9.60
  • April 17, voucher 42, S. R. Heath, school supplies, $8.58
  • April 15, voucher 43, Jas. H. Gibbs, school supplies, $1.45
  • April 17, voucher 44, W. D. Tyler, janitor and Institute fees, $12.85
  • May 7, voucher 45, Thomas Works, assisting enumeration, $12.00
  • May 23, voucher 46, D. H. Goble, school visitor, $10.00
  • June 16, voucher 47, Baker & Thornton, school furniture, $55.00
  • June 27, voucher 48, Wm. H. Madison, note of VanOsdol, $221.83
  • June 27, voucher 49, J. K. Madison, note on VanOsdol, $221.83
  • July 7, voucher 50, W. M. Shaw, expressage on books, $1.10
  • July 11, voucher 51, P. M. Pavey, cleaning and repairing school, $2.35
  • July 16, voucher 52, D. H. Goble, report cards, etc., $3.00
  • May 1, voucher 53, Chas. Pavey, Institute and janitor fees, $12.85
  • July 30, voucher 54, J. A. Stewart, two dictionaries, $12.00

 

Report of Receipts and Expenditures on account of Tuition Fund, by the Trustee of Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, from Aug. 6, 1895, to Aug. 3, 1896.

RECEIPTS. [See Newspaper.]

EXPENDITURES.

1896.

  • March 3, voucher 1, Ida Gary, teacher dist 5, $151.80
  • March 5, voucher 2, L. E. Carnine, teaching, $161.00
  • March 5, voucher 3, H. S. McCreary, teaching, $161.00
  • March 5, voucher 4, Emma Gary, teaching, $151.80
  • March 7, voucher 5, Myrta Oxley, teaching, $151.80
  • March 11, voucher 6, J. E. Gilbert, teaching, $151.80
  • March 14, voucher 7, Lula Works, teaching, $151.80
  • March 16, voucher 8, Lora Hooten, teaching, $161.00
  • March 17, voucher 9, W. D. Tyler, teaching, $151.80
  • May 1, voucher 10, Charles Pavey, teaching, $151.80