Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-24
FINAL REPORT ON
s. f. KING ESTATE.
FILED WITH COURT
EXECUTORS SHOW MONEYS Elk.
PENDED FROM FUNDS LEFT
FOR RYBURN HOSpiTAL-s31,.
31684 PAID TOWARD BUILDING.

No one appeared 10 represen, the
Element OF the Solomon +, King es.
tate or for any OF the other heirs ihlS
morning AT the hearing which was
held at 10 O'Clock before Judge Mills
in the Probate Court. Al ar obtain
ing Il report of Attorney Clarence
Griggs for the state, the Judge took
the matter under adviSenent in order
that he might have time 10 90 ln,o
the requests and cheek over the
amounts paid ont by the executors.
Upon request of Nh Griggs. when
he has finished going over the records
he viii prepare a public statement OF
the moneys paid,
Under ordinary circumstances
when the city failed o have Il repre-
sentative present at the hearing to
either support or withdraw their OBJ
Jecti0ns the matter would have gone
by default judge Mills thought that
as the public was so greatly inter
ested in the final adjustment. large
beqHests having been LETT for the
erection Of the Ottawa High school
the King city annex Of Ryburn hos
piial IA Y, NJ. e. a. ana scholarship
tund, the people OF the city should
nave the opportunity Of knowing .ust
Nha amount of money had been tx.
pended for these interests, His state
ment will thoroughly cover these be-.
quests
Mayor Weeks who filed the objec-
ton TO the settlement in Decem Der,
asking that he be allowed to go over
the records OF the es ate and see just
what amount Of money was expended
in the erection ol the new annex
building OF the hospital, vas busy in
the Circuit Court with the On shane
city damage case and could not be
present He stated today tha: Mr.
Erigss prepared a statement tor him,
showing the various amounts paid out
by the estate for the erection Of the
hospital annex, which was 81 per cent
Of the bequest OF $5V,ooo, This was
he prorata amount paid to all heirs.
He stated that had he been in court
he would only have withdrawn his oh
Jections
The report OF the trustees. as pre-
scented by Mr.. Griggs to Mayor Weeks,
showed that the following sums of
the total amount expended on the an
mex We're paid by he King estate;
Sanders Brothers
King estate. Total.
General contract. s2o,5S7 90 $aG,i71.oo
Terrazzo stairs .. l,25o.oo l.25o.o %
Extra door, third
e, moor 49,. -.... ..,.''. b-N'
Pest house extcn-
y sion 80. .... .... 5000
Painting cperat
ing suite .... .,..... ~ -
Tray cases ...., .,.,.... 5000
Fire doors ,.,..,. ....... $40 90
Total ...... S2l .S37 90 sIS.7J7,1@
!, VI. Dougher -
Contract ;. .....$ 4,49A00 Sl3,S40 90
Vacuum heating
system ,,,..... ....... S3a.oo
Sewer connection .,..... $50
Total >. ...s 4.49400 Sl4,39l 30
Mueller Electric Company
Contract ...., IS ,24t ~ S ,. 1876 90
Laundry equip
49,. .... t71 o 5000
Additional outlets .. $500
Future call system ,..... 1000
Three wire feed .... $500
Total =. ....,S l.92l 90 $ 4,1"5,oo
John Haniien ...,S go - 1906
City obligation :. 25o.1f .......
,
Total .,,.. IS 1.S5 So 1861!
Total 49,. $40. 202 SS $S2,345.l4
Paid through King
trustees =, ,.... I,ll1.9t ........
Grand total s3l,3lS.S4 SS2,345,14
Purchased Los.
The above figures do not include
$4,000 expended by the executors OF
the estate for the east 10, feet of the
lot now occupied by the annex The
properly was purchased from the late
Peter Egan and turned over to the
city d. the estate TO- use of the add-
ton to the hospital