Switzerland County Commissioners’ Allowances – Dec 1881

The Switzerland County Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 15 Dec 1881 – Page 4, Column 4

Allowances Made by the Board of County Commissioners of Switzerland County, Indiana, at their December Session, 1881:

 

Paupers.

Adrian Wolf, for keeping poor child, $10.00

Mrs. Ben Morris, for keeping old Mrs. Morris, $10.00

Mrs. Ben Morris, for keeping Deppe child, $6.00

Dr. E. M. Cheever, for 6 months pauper physician, $30.00

Peter Pelsor, for keeping Ben Pelsor, $10.00

Jacob S. Shadday, sundries for Mrs. Keaner, $3.60

Jacob S. Shadday, sundries for Mrs. McCorkill, $2.00

Wm. Smith, digging grave and burying Oliver Day, $3.00

A. B. Vannatter, for Orfa Edwards, $3.09

David B. Lee, conveying A. Boyd to asylum, $6.00

W. J. Gibbs, for keeping Lydia Gibbs, $10.00

N. N. Martin, for last quarter, $10.00

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. Lock, $8.85

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. Kelsey, $21.03

C. G. Adams, for Blodget, $4.30

C. G. Adams, for George Ann Cole, $1.00

C. G. Adams, for Mrs. McDonald, $6.00

C. G. Adams, for John Courtney, $12.75

C. G. Adams, for taking Mrs. Kelsey to Aurora, $6.75

O. D. Cunningham, for Mrs. Perkins, $6.00

O. D. Cunningham, for Mrs. Skidmore, $6.00

O. D. Cunningham, Mrs. McLelland, $4.75

Jonathan C. Ricketts, for Oliver Keith, $11.67

John L. O’Neal, for Mrs. McClelland, $5.00

John L. O’Neal, for John W. Miller, $5.60

Bledsoe & Beymer, for telegraphing in case of John Craig, $3.98

Bledsoe & Beymer, clothes for Scudder boy, $2.00

Bledsoe & Beymer, sundries for Mrs. Burke, $6.00

Ira Cooper, wood for Mrs. McLelland, $5.00

Wm. Young, coffin for Thomas Scudder, $5.00

Wm. Scott, for Oliver Keith, $4.00

Robinson & Bledsoe, for J. W. Miller, $12.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Jennie Hintzley, $5.00

Isaac F. Banta, for Elizabeth Turner, $3.00

Wm. M. Patton, for coffin to poor house, $5.00

F. J. Hollcroft, 4 coffins for paupers, $17.00

Ben Cole, for Abner Walden, $10.00

John Smiley, going after Mahala Larrison, $2.00

Love & Boyle, clothes to bury Harry Wade, $4.00

U. P. Schenck & Son, for Boggs family, $26.31

H. M. Fallis, for Ed. Manuel, $7.00

A. Benedict, for Nancy Bosaw, $9.98

A. Benedict, for Mrs. McLelland, $8.00

Oliver Cole, for Mrs. Wainscott, $7.25

Dicea Estis, for balance over Kincaid’s bill, $1.75

Wm. Lindley, for removing Mrs. Disber out of poor house, $4.00

Wesley McHenry, transporting paupers from county, $5.00

Kincaid & Brother, for Dicea Esits, $8.75

Kincaid & Brother, for Day family and Manda Willis, $6.50

Jonathan M. Froman, rent for Mrs. Kilgore, $9.00

Golay & Stevens, school books for poor children, $2.21

J. L. Thiebuad, school books for poor children, $3.85

 

Bridges.

M. G. Keeney, repairs and erecting iron bridge, $165.47

James S. Knox, for buggy hire for Gill to bridges, $9.75

John Gill, plans and specifications for stone work at Baty’s Ford and Indian Creek bridges and superintending of Indian Creek bridge, including freight on iron work, $40.50

Stribling & Walch, iron work for Indian Creek bridge, $47.56

D. C. Weaver, washers for I. C. bridge, $0.40

Banta & Cotton, abutments, &c., I. C. bridge, $332.70

 

County Officers.

R. T. F. Abbett, for jurors certificates and other fees, $35.60

W. W. Long, posting notices of land sale, $3.00

W. C. Robinson, quarter salary, $200.00

John Gill, quarter salary, &c., $444.53

James R. Hart, quarter salary, $282.35

W. S. Tower, summoning juries, $68.25

D. R. Drake, Commissioner five days, $17.50

Julius Muret, Commissioner five days, $17.50

Silas Howe, Commissioner five days, $17.50

W. S. Tower, Sheriff, five days, $10.00

J. P. Orem and J. P. Carter, rewriting indices, $241.77

 

Court House.

R. T. F. Abbett, office expense, $7.75

W. C. Robinson, office expense, $3.78

John Gill, office expense and 2 student lamps, $17.75

W. S. Tower, care of Court House, trimming trees, &c., $35.45

L. F. Works, one cord of kindling wood, $3.00

D. C. Weaver, repairs on pump, $2.50

U. P. Schenck, lime, rope, glass, &c., $2.45

Goldenburg & Son, stoves, etc., $67.38

Smith Brothers, coal oil, $1.40

George Kirth, work court room, $8.00

Golay & Stevens, lamp, &c., Recorder, $5.25

John L. Thiebaud, coal oil, lamps, &c., $11.95

Vandorn, for iron fence, $2,587.20

 

Jail.

W. S. Tower, boarding prisoners, &c., $37.60

D. C. Weaver, 3 iron bedsteads for jail, $22.50

Sol McCallum, for lumber and work on Sheriff’s kitchen, $48.95

 

Books, Stationery and Printing.

Mrs. Mary S. R. Sheets, old order reissued, $37.20

W. B. Burford, books and stationery, 118.90

Indianapolis Journal Co., books and stationery, $82.10

Indianapolis Sentinel Co., books and stationery, $31.60

Levy Brothers, books and stationery, $51.35

Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., books and stationery, $48.90

Golay & Stevens, books and stationery, $2.55

W. J. Baird, public printing, $9.85

 

Jonathan Myers, janitor’s fees at Teacher’s Institute, $7.50