Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 10 Jan 1901 – Page 4, Column 1
County Business.
The County Commissioners, Thos. Land, Walter Lock and C. C. Morrison, met last Monday in regular session.
An inventory of the property at the poor farm Dec. 31, 1900, was filed by Frank Rosenberger and Walter Lock. They also reported the purchase of two calves at $10 each, $20, and 14 pigs for $27. From Frank Rosenberger, 1 ladder, corn planter and molasses faucet for $1.80. All of which was approved.
Harvey Eliott and Edgar Dibble, superintendents of construction of free gravel roads in Posey Township, were ordered to give written notices, before Jan. 25, 1901, to each real estate owner through whose lands any of said roads are laid out, to open up said roads through said lands the required width of said roads, and to remove back all fences to the line of the right of way of said roads.
James P. Orem, Treasurer, presented for cancellation county orders, common and congressional school and permanent endowment fund warrants redeemed by him during past three months; County orders $62,401.66; common school warrants, $3,170.00; congressional school, $999.97; permanent endowment fund, $357.26.
C. V. Thiebaud was awarded contract for supplies for county poor asylum.
Frank Rosenberger was authorized and directed to purchase for county poor farm; half dozen slop pails, 2 padlocks, 1 clothes wringer, 1 galvanized pipe for pump, new smoke stack for furnace, one 50 gallon coal oil tank, half dozen wash basins, 3 door locks, 4 ham straps, 5 joint stove pipe, 2 packages condition powders, 1 boar pig.
W. N. Pattie & Co. was awarded contract to make alterations in Treasurer’s and Auditor’s office for $75.
Tuesday bids were received for books and stationery. M. C. Walden and C. W. Mead bid on 3rd class; Baker & Thornton and W. S. Burford bid on classes 1, 2 and 3. The Sentinel Printing Co. bid on all classes, but totals were not carried out. The Board decided to defer action on said bids until Thursday, Jan. 17th, at 9 o’clock, and requested the county Auditor and county Attorney to figure on said bids and report at said time as to the totals on each of said bids. The board adjourned Tuesday evening.