Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-10-08
MORGAN COUNTY HOME
(Continued from poge one)

lIOm QC$c OuCJ
notes do not show the price; but we
remember of finding this some
years ago and writing it in the
Meigs section of the Morgan Coun-
ty Democrat We believe the price
was $2.40 2-3 per thousand. The
| bricks were to be counted in the
kiln.
| L and T. w. Fouts were awarded
the contract of doing the car
penter and joiners work.
John Sigler: Ordered that his ac-
count for quarrying stone and
building bake oven at poor house
amounting to the sum of $13, be al
lowed, and an order drawn on the
county treasury for the same.
AS we go through these minutes
We wish to give you some items
that catch our attention, even
though they may not have much
| bearing on the subject Here is
! one: On March l., 1845, a bill of
$S4S IA was paid for coffin for
McFarlin, in December, 1916, Sam
uel Adams took his seat as county
| commissioner. We presume this
man was the same as sleeps in
| Meigs cemetery.
Since Mr. and Mrs Taylor have
| had charge OF the home, at the sug-
| gestion of Mr.. Taylor the name has
| been changed from poor house to
county home Folks passing by in
| high only see the front of the main
building at the home, and as we'
| have said veI 7 few realize the mag
| nitude of these buildings. Sit
uated on one of the most beautiful
locations along the Muskingum, the
buildings are as follows, and after
close inspection we want to say are
such that Morgan county folks have
a right to feel proud of: The main
building is two story, and is the
! building for which the contract
mentioned for burning brick, was
| let. The front is> 30xS0, with a
wing 3SxSO. In this building the
superintendent and family, the in
mates, kitchen and dining room,
! with rooms for hired help, occupy
the first floor The old ladies oc-
, cupy the second floor.
The building called the mems
ward is also two story 32xSO. The
laundry is 30x40. Other buildings
include smoke house, poultry house,
wagon shed, granary, coal house,
garage, wood house, outside toilet.
All these are in the space close by
the main building. Then there is
the big barn where the horses and
cattle are kept. Up the road lit
tie distance is the house for the
farm hand, with barn and neces
sary outbuildings. Back on the
hill is large sheep barn; and now
we want to tell you that according
to last years appraisement the
land is valued at $4,000; the
buildings at $4,000 No doubt
plenty low. Should such buildings
have to be built now, $25,000
would not start them
Somewhere we noticed where the
commissioners paid Geo. Whitzell
SO for 900 hard brick; George Sig
Ter, quarrying and masonry, Az |
days, $6.75. Paid Thos. Hiatt for
$50 feet of lumber, 1885. Some
where we read where they paid 81 /
to some for drawing plans for the !
building, and some other article |
was included in this bill. This was |
before the days of architects who
knew how to charge for blue prints. !
Let us walk through the build
ings. Most folks enter the main
building through the entrance on
the south side of the wing. A wide |
porch extends the full length of the |
wing, but we will enter the door at |
end adjoining the main building |
which takes us into a wide hall |
which runs clear across the wing,
with doors leading to the left into
rooms in the main building, and to
the right into rooms into the wing,
As we made our trip through, Mr..
Taylor opened the doors so we
could see the interior of the rooms