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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1915
Page
1
The city council accepts the completed street work by Foulkes Contracting Co on South Indiana Street. It orders bonds issued and the assessment roll prepared by City Engineer A. A. Lane at the Tuesday evening meeting.
The city council approved the Foulkes Contracting street project totaling 4646.84 dollars with a 4245.54 dollar assessment on property owners and 401.30 dollar city share. Bonds were ordered issued and a January 29 hearing set for objections. Banks proposed city depository shares: Central National 2900 First National 1300 Citizens National 900. City treasurer filed the 1914 annual report. public safety buys four electric flash lights for the fire department and street crossings in the downtown district to be cleaned.
The council granted Mrs. F M Bruner a permit to trench a rear drain through an alley to a Semin ary street sewer main near Crawford restaurant. December receipts by city firemen totaled 16.70. Officials and departments filed numerous salaries and expenses including city clerk, treasurer, and street work for the month.
Booster meeting is canceled tonight as business men will not meet to plan monthly gifts of gold. The executive board of the booster club will take up the matter Friday night.
The Boosters Club plans a May Day event in Green Castle with a potential county track meet as a feature. An executive board meeting Friday will coordinate efforts with businessmen to raise gifts for Putnam county citizens and discuss spring and summer celebrations. Dora Sweet and Frank Allen were in Danville on business today.
Greencastle Township carries bond indebtedness that will exceed all other county townships, according to Deputy County Auditor Jesse Ashart, though the township still has money to spend on roads.
Deputy Auditor Jesse Airhart reports Greencastle township carries the highest bond indebtedness for road work at 148 415 48, with Franklin second at 71 624 24 and Russell third at 60 958 00. The county boasts strong roads, though Russell cannot fund new roads this year due to falling property values and overdrawn accounts.
The report lists figures for Washington 48 402 009 685 56 Warren 27 160 504 225 42 Jefferson 20 923 506 836 38 Cloverdale 38 426 62 12 316 40 Mill Creek 13 029 002 965 60. The unusual sequence of numbers suggests a fiscal or statistical ledger with multiple jurisdictions and decimal placements.
Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court praised the Penal Farm at Greencastle Ind in a Social Service Church Union address. He said petty offenders in county jails waste time and tax the county. a pen al farm would compel work and cut costs.
Seven Greencastle youths took prominent roles in a DePauw School of Music recital at Music Hall. Dean McCutchan praised each performer’s work. The program listed piano pieces and vocal selections featuring Adams, Taylor, Barth, and Miss Caroline Foreum among others.
Mrs R L O Hair has gone to Indianapolis for a short visit with relatives and friends in that city.
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