The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-09

also a small item of repairs amOuntngto
Sl6.SS. At the same date the county tooklp
& 800 in bonds and issued $1,000 new ols,
TO one Gasscttc, and borrowed 81 800 of Cub
man. Cushman's services were considced
worth $3.50 and also Sl0j interest was pa
him. In July, 1915, Cushman returned So
1000 in bonds and received new ones, running
from one TO II years from date, at 6 per cat
some of the previous bonds drawing ~ nj
others 7 per cent,
Flagg also drew 5000 interest, and CushIah
50 300, on bonds, the former cash and thcIat-
ter new bonds
Cushman surrendered bond OF $3.50, yin
Icipal and interest, and was allowed $l0l9 for
services.
During this year the repair bills figure ON.
" $sO7l
March 1876 the repairs were $39972 and
l3Oj interest was paid
VIM VI. True loaned the county 1854 and
surrendered court house bonds to that aWunt,
taking new ones at per cent, and drcwca-h
$3.50, interest.
September 1916 repairs on the court ouNc
and jail amounted to %3l5.1S.
March 1874, there was paid ON bone re-.
deemed and interest S1,09302
During the same year the repairs too,d up
to $3.50.
Sept II, 1871, issued new bond to John Nc
Gowan, 1920, for interest due. Also, Dec Il,
an interest bond of $i,GGGGG issued to sane
In lsiS, interest paid, $1G607, and repairs,
$3GO37
March 1Si9, interest paid, $3.50. Roairs
April and June, $j3l.90. In September inter-
est Sii35G and Cushmans fees, $j12.
In 1850 the repair bill was Sj51Ol, am in
1851, $53i3S; and interest on bonds the after
year, S41362.
On the 1st of July 1851 the indebtedness on
court house and Jail bonds amounted to
S22,9l96s.
In 1892 repairs were $87O7; 1853, S295?;
1854, $500; 1855, $136S4.
Cushman in 1854, was allowed $40 for
services as agent for county in the binds
business.
In 1856 the repairs were $111.25. Thisycar
a fence was ordered to be built arounC the
court house at a cost not to exceed 5000
Feb 1851 the repairs amounted to S221i2.
In 1853 February term, the sheriff was au
thorzcd to make extensive repairs and alera
tons in the court house and Jail; ant hC
seems to have done SO, the Jail account bling
$50, and the court house SOB.
The committee of the board reported the
county's outstanding debt at S26,S5jjj. AnC
IN September 1859 ii was found to repair the
court house amounted to 5000
Sept 81, 1860, sewer was built, sin!
$32G52; and in Feb 1861 repairs were pu
upon the court house amounting to S64jO
February 1864 Mcssrs Hise Baldwin mt
lGilman were appointed committee to SCI
about building new court house and jail
lTr-., '-''-i At. , 49," S"''--' .''v'
a model structure. They reported fayorably
and were allowed their expenses $il.
In Sept 1864 $4,000 was voted for vaults 70
|circuit and county clerks offices, and in Mare
1860 $1,000 more added.
The bills as paid were In 1863 and 1861
, St,9OO3j Feb 21 1861, "a sum not to cXccc
So 900" was voted for repairs on the coul
house; and there was spent for that obje(
t ,6Gj.,9 Sept. 10, 1867, an additional $500
In consequence of the lack of room in tn
court house for the business of the county, III
surveyor and county superintendent of schoo
+ had no Office room, nor have they yet, Cons
/ ouently, JAN -, 1869 the county being obllge
! to furnish Office room to lis officers, appropr
5 ted one hundred and fifty dollars rent for ot
c ccs for the surveyor and county superintendent
c of schools, and has been paying an annui
II rent ever since of different amounts ioI tn
purpose.
Feb. ., 1870, Office rent for above officer
i $50; and additional repairs to the old bar
1t called n court house and the cellar called ii
u jail, were 81 ,330s0; repairs on sewer S!6i.S
L From 1871 to 1873 the cost of tinkcrin
> these ancient ruins figured up to $30jii6.
D new vault was built in 1873, costing $l,.25.O
c lSurvcyor's office rent, $50 Repairs 1S,
\ S3lO2I; 1876, S36973. Jail, the same yea
3" $2G5G?.
d Here we have the total cost of building Il
e present court house and Jail and keeping the
VI in repair, amounting to SOL 0G622,
=; In consequence Of the insecurity of Ole tilil
,,,hoe called the Jail, almost ever sincethc fir
prisoner was admitted to it till tn, prcsc
time, it has been necessary to kccpa qua
!, there night and day; and, IN spite ofthis pI
" caution and all vigilance, at different tim
prisoners have escaped. The cost If the
guards since 1850 amounts to $4,000, III
during the ten years previous not hSs tn
$4,000 making grand aggregate II HiHet
- t,ro Housditd nine hyHdrcd ANT sirtySrdo'tr
:, dgd Gro,ty-tir0 ccHtS
a.. Had the Jail been properly construed the
:, would have been no need for guats. 7
~ tailor could at all times have easily nanas