Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties, Illinois . With illustrations descriptive of their scenery and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 38

Author: McDonough, J.L., & Co., Philadelphia
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.L. McDonough & Co
Number of Pages: 578


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10th. Cornice, etc. Said building is to have a cornice in the Grecian style ; it is to go all around said building. Th. gutters in this eornice must be liued with 12 1b. copper, the same being made as large as 15 inches; the copper must be put together with a double groove, made perfectly water- tight and fastened down with staples made at right angles, so that the copper will draw under them when affected by heat. It will be observed that said gutters must first be lined with plank before the copper is put in; there must he also four down conductors, made from 10 1b. eopper, and made 3 inches in diameter, and carried down behind the brick facia and anten caps, so as not at all to obstruct the cornice on the outside, and conductors to be carried down straight in the first angle of the antea from the corner on each side to the top of the water table, and there a shoe made to throw off the water.


11th. Frontispieces There are to be four fronti-pieces in Grecian style, one to each of the four entrances, to be made of thick, heavy stuff of the best quality of white pine, also four side-light doors, made of the same material; the


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two recess doors not to stand more than 3} feet from the inside of the wall to the finish of the posts. There is to be a heavy fancy architrave around the outside of said doors ; the shutters to said doors must be made of the best quality of white pine, and made in four panels, well hinged with good butts, each door furnished with a good, heavy American lock, with mineral knobs. There must be an iron railing of a good pattern from antea to antea, on each side of the door over the crown of the frontispiece on each side of the building.


12th. Windows. There must be four windows in stone foundation, two at each end of building, one under each of the other windows. There are also to be twenty-eight win- dows, twelve lights, each 12x18 inches, all of said windows to be made with good pullies properly arranged, and the lower sash hung with good cords and cast-iron weights.


13th. Flooring, etc. Floors to be laid in the first and second stories with good second-rate yellow pine plank, mill worked and of the usual thickness, and from 4 to six inches wide, well seasoned and well laid down by secret nailing.


14th. Doors. There must be the same number of doors as marked on the plan. All the inside doors, except the door to the court room must be at least 3x7 feet, and the one to the court room must be 53x8}, made folding, and each door to be hung with three hinges; to have good spring bolts with chain to the top bolt, also a good American lock, with mineral knobs, as also all the other doors in said house.


15th. Stairs, etc. The stairs in said building to be as laid down in said plan, of yellow pine.


16th. Base. There must be a base in all the rooms and passages in said building, made plain and 8 inches wide, snugly cased.


17th. Partitions. All the rooms in the second story to be divided with partitions; there must be a snug step-ladder to go up to the scuttle in the upper ceiling.


18th. Court Room. All the seats for spectators and jury boxes must be raised from the floor, one above the other, from four to six inches, to have ends back and seats solid, with backs capped in a snug manner ; there must also be a strip, four inches wide, under the seats. The judge's seat to be made with square columns, snugly capped, the front being 2} feet from the floor of the stand to the top. The clerk's desk to be made in good style, with doors, also the desk for sheriff, officers, etc.


19th. Plustering. All the rooms and passages in said building to be plastered w.th three good coats of lime and sand mortar, the last coat to be made of Plaster of Paris and marble.


20th. Painting. All the brick-work on the outside to be painted with three coats of white lead and oil, of light drab color, and all the corners, anteas, caps, pediments, frontis- pieces, frames, doors, etc., to be painted white.


All the window blinds to said building must be painted with three coats, green of the best quality. All the work is to be finished in manner as specified by the 1st day of March, 1853. The said county court and their successors in office agree to and with the said Lloyd Prather that they will upon


compliance of the said Prather with this contract pay to him the sum of $8000 in payments and in manner as follows, to wit, the sum of $1500 on the first day of June 1852 and the sum of $1500 payable yearly after the year 1852, and at the completion of the building the said court further agrees to and with the said Prather, that they will for the balance then due to said Prather issue the bonds of said county bear- ing interest at the rate of 10% per annum until paid and pay the interest thereon aunually until paid.


Lloyd Prather's bond was countersigned by Ham. Shoe- maker, W. C. Starkey, N. B. Wall, A. W. Gardner and Wm. Wilson, jr , witnessed and certified to by J. M. John- son, a justice of the peace.


The court house was completed on April 1st, 1853.


The tax values of 1852 were $905,000 and the special levy for court house purposes was _43 cts.


The secca4 county court was elected in 1853.


John Morrison was re-elected, and in fact remained in office until death called him off in 1872. The reader will find the names of his associates in the roster of county officers on a subsequent page. The County continued to grow in wealth and population. The Financial affairs were in good shape, the taxes light and the tax-payers ready to pay them.


A financial statement made during the third term of the Hon. Judge may find room here.


STATEMENT OF THE FISCAL CONDITION OF MONROE COUNTY --- JUNE A. D. 1858.


Paid since June term 1857 to the present term


for roads and bridges 206.90


$3.330.50


" jailor's fees


17.00


' printing


64 connty and probate


377.00


associate justices


201.00


county clerk


4.30.44


records, cupboards for county clerk's office


11.55


sheriff and deputies


317.21%


= elections, officers of and mileage


22.50


commissioners on lost book (


95.50


constables on circuit court .


610.37


=


clerk of circuit court salary and fees


158.95


$6 repair on court house and jail, fuel, &r


138.20


coroner holding inquests


61.20


pampers


21.75


sundries


97.587 85


Total .


County orders issued since June 1857 $7.346.44


243.16


Total $7.589.60


County orders paid since June 1857


5.552,39


County orders still unpaid .


2.337.21


County revenue for 1857 $6.953.50


Licenses-peddlers and groceries


900.50


Paid in by collecter, part revenue of 1857


. $ 1023.20


Leaves revenue uncollected


6 830.80


Deductiog from this the outstanding county orders as above 2.337.21


Leaves Rmount due to the county $1.493.59


Whereas the jury certificates are not issued in this office, and no report made of those issued, it is impossible to state how many are out.


I, the undersigned, clerk hereby certify that the above is a


200,25


sh riff s percentage on revenue


157.15


assessors, deputy assessora


928.78


County orders of prior date out .


7.854.00


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true and correct statement of the fiscal condition of Monroe county up to June term A. D. 1858.


C. H. KETTLER, County Clerk .*


The following statement will show the increasing wealth of the county.


STATEMENT OF ASSESSMENT 1859.


llor-os


3548 valued


Males


14.615


Cattle


9230


50,001


Sheep .


1360


11.595


Hog-


10797


15.66%


Carriages and wagons . 1703


35.708


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Goods and merchandise


33.970


Manufactured articles


2.300


Money and credits


134.1.86


Bonds and Stocks


1.100


All other personal property


70 x10


Total


$572.770


Lands-number of actes not given


1.645.057


Lot- In town- 44


269,0,35


$2.456. 462


Reduction ordered by state b ard .


567.116


Equalized valuation


$1.919.740


Tar lery for 1850 for state purposes


12x62.31


For county "


7 672.99


$=0.541.30


Special school taxes for said year are not mentioned in the above statement.


An immense banking business was to be started at that period, with a capital of a million of dollars known as the


Mercantile Bank, at Waterloo, Monroe county, Illinois. We whose names are hereunto annexed, do hereby certify :


First. That we have associated together for the purpose of establishing au office of discouut, deposit and circulation, and do hereby agree to become incorporated upon the terms and conditions, and subject to the liabilities preseribed in the act of the general assembly of the state of Illinois, entitled " an act to establish a general system of banking," and the name assumed to distinguish such associations and to be used in its dealings, is the Mercantile Bank.


Second. That its business is to be carried on in the town of Waterloo, Monroe county, state of Illinois.


Third. That the amount of capital stock of the associa- tion is one million of dollars, divided into ten thousand shares of one hundred dollars each.


Fourth. That the name and residence of the respective shareholders, and the number of shares held by each of them respectively, are as follows : Caryl Young, Chicago, Illinois, ten thousand shares.


Fifth. That the said association shall commence this


* The above statement is a verbatim copy of the original'as found on book E pages 216 and 217. It je not in good shape, yet accurate, and being the first statement ever placed on record, it should find spare in this chapter. The county revenue to wit $6.851 (11 exceeds the expenditures about $250, which amount may have sufficed to redeem the jury certificates mentioned above .- What use the county clerk had for a cupboard is however not made plain. The tost book C was a record of desed, spirited away and after several years found in the court house well. The index to this book had been preserved, and a partial record was subsequently made by recording the deeds &e, remaining in the hands of grantees.


20th day of September, 1860, aud terminate ou the 20th of September, 1885.


Given under my hand, this 20th of September, 1860.


CARYL YOUNG, [L. S.].


Subseribed and sworn to }


ED P. HARRIS, Notary Public.


The following report clearly indicates that the people of the county fully understood the favorable financial condi- tion of their county :


REPORT OF GRAND JURY, NOVEMBER TERM, 1858.


The grand jurors at said term have examined the jail, and have also conversed with the prisoners confined therein, and we deem it proper to report, in relation to the prisoners, that they appear to be well provided for under the circon- stances, as could reasonably be expected, and that all speak in the highest term of the kind treatment received from the gentlemen in charge of that department.


We have a few remarks to make in relation to the present condition of our county jail, and hope they will not pass unnoticed by the county authorities; we earnestly recom- mend that speedy measures may be taken to erect a decent, safe and suitable building. to hold our unfortunate people, who have violated and ALWAYS WILL VIOLATE the laws of our common country. We look upon the present jail as a nuisance and unworthy of a resting place upon the public ground of Monroe county, a county free of indebtedness, and settled by an industrious and enterprising people, and occupying the most enviable position of all the southern counties of our growing state.


JACOB GAMLE, foreman.


The county court did not pay any attention to this request or report of the grand jury, for they thought it wiser and more humane to first provide for the poor and friendless, than for our unfortunate people who will always violate the laws of our common country.


Acting on this principle, they purchased a small traet of land from Charles Henekler and John S. Boshert, for $200, and contracted with Charles Borntraeger to ereet an asylum thereon, in order to give shelter to the county poor. This, now commonly called poor house, cost the county $2,2>8.15.


The civil war had now broken out, and the public funds were constantly needed to support the needy families of the men who had taken the field.


The flush times in the years immediately succeeding the war, had their effect on the people of Monroe county as well as on those of other counties. The expenditures of the county increased to $25 000 a year, and frequently exceeded the revenue. County orders, amounting to $5.00 and over, were made ten per cent. interest bearing paper, a floating debt was gradually creeping up and what was worse, a large funded debt was settled upon the county, not by its officers, however, but by the votes of the people. The old county judge, however, did not live to see his county loaded with a debt, exceeding $100,000.


The records of the county pay tribute to this faithful public servant, as follows :


20


this 20th of Sept., 1860.


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DECEMBER SPECIAL TERMI 1872. Monday Afternoon December 2 .


IN MEMORIAM. Hon. John Morrison. - At a formal meet- ing of the county court held at the Court House in Waterloo, December 23 1872, participated in by the several county officers, members of the bar and citizens of the county, for the purpose of paying a last tribute of respect to the memory of Hon. John Morrison deceased, late judge of the county court of Monroe County, Hiinois, after appropriate prelimi- nary remarks, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, viz :


Whereas it has pleased Divine Providence to remove by death from our midst Hon. John Morrison, and as it is emi- nently meet, that we in his death ever honor one whom we bad so long honored while living, therefore as a last testimo. nial of our respect to his memory, be it


Ist, Resolved, that by the death of Judge Morrison, the citizens of this county have lost one whom they long delight- ed to honor as the firma, uncompromising friend and proteet- or of the poor, the friendless, the widow and the orphan, and whose doors and palms were always open to the wants of the needy, and one whose hands were ever pure in the adminis- tration of his official duties.


2nd, Resulted, that we tender our sympathies to his be- rraved widow and family.


Ord, Resolved, that these resolutions be placed upon the rec- ords of the county court, that a copy of the same be fur- nished to the family of the deceased, and also that a copy be furnished to each of the newspapers of this county, the ad- joining counties and St. Louis, with a request that the same be published.


John Morrison was succeeded by H. S. Talbott, who to- gether with Adam Reiss and Harrison Druce conducted the affairs of the county until 1874, and were relieved by a board of county commissioners, who under the constitution of 1870 were henceforth entrusted with the county government.


The large funded debt mentioned above was created by a vote of the people at a special election held on the 24th of February, 1868, in which 1537 voters against 465, decreed that the county should take $100,000 stock in a projected Rail Road from East St Louis to Cairo, and running through the county.


The money with which to pay for the stock was to be raised by issuing county bonds of said amount, to draw 8 per cent. interest, and to become due 20 years after the date of issue. The result of the election however was not made a matter of record at that time, because as it seemed, the plan of building the road had been abandoned. Later this was done, the bonds were prepared, and finally placed into the hands of the railroad people, as will appear from the follow- ing document of one hundred words each, which will cost the county twenty six hundred dollars in principal and interest.


No. 28 .- State of Illinois .- 1,000 Shares Cairo and St. Louis Railroad Company.


This is to certify, that Monroe county, in the State of Illinois, is entitled to 1,000 shares, of $100 each, of the capital stock of the Cairo and St. Louis Railroad Company,


transferable only on the books of said company by the said stockholder in person or by attorney, on the surrender of this certificate.


In witness whereof, the said company has cansed this cer- tificate to be signed by its president and secretary, SEAL this 5th day of March, 1873.


S. S. TAYLOR, President.


D. HURD, Secretary.


CONSTITUTIONAI. CONVENTION OF 1870.


This convention was preceded by that of 1862, in which Thomas W. Morgan represented this county. The funda- mental law proposed by this convention was rejected by the people at a special election, held June 17th, 1862. A ma- jority of the delegates were not exactly "loyal" in the sense of a majority of the people, who were at the time in the hot- test excitement on account of the civil war. "Loyalty" in those days did not mean obedience to law, but allegiance to the dominant party. The convention of 1870 was composed of eighty five delegates, presided over by Charles Hitchcock, of Cook county, with John I. Harmon as secretary and J. L. Lothrop as doorkeeper. Monroe, together with Ran- dolph and Perry counties, formed the eighth district, repre- seated by J. H. Wilson, of Monroe, and George W. Wall, of Perry. The constitution proposed by this convention was ratified by the people on the 2d of July, 1870, and went in force on the 8th of August following.


As stated above, the county government was now entrusted to a board of county commissioners of three members ; the members of the first board to serve respectively one, two and three years; their successors were to be elected for full terms, to wit, three years. The first county board was composed of


George Trick, who served two full terms 1873 to 1879. Harrison Druce, who served a two years' term 1873 to 1875.


George Divers, who served a one year and a three years' term, 1873 to 1877.


The first board caused the present jail to be erected, a substantial structure and a credit to the people of the county, but not until the grand jury had again urged the matter. They say in their report of September, 1874: "The county jail is very unsafe and insecure, and from its construction and arrangement unfit for the purpose of a jail, impossible to be kept clean and ventilated ; its insecurity is so notorious that the sheriff is compelled to place a night-guard around the said building. Steps should be taken immediately to ereet a new jail " The question of borrowing the necessary funds for building a jail was answered in the affirmative by a popular vote, and a contract entered into with Jotham Bigelow, of St. Louis, who agreed to erect the building according to plans and specifications, for $8,985, and have it finished by the 21st of September, 1875. The jail was finished and received in December, 1875, and cost a trifle more than contracted for, to wit :


Amount paid to contractor $8,901 00


for lot 500.00


for plans 125.00


= to superintendent


245.25


19 " for extras


829.75


Total


$10,601.00


During the term of this board, some changes in the names and boundaries of the existing precincts were made and new


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precinets formed Eagle township lost its time-honored name, to be henceforth known as Columbia. We subjoin a complete list, to wit :


PRECINCTS-MARCH SPECIAL TERM, 1875.


Columbia .- Euch precinet to be named Columbia, with boundaries as follows : Oa the north and east by the county lines of St. Clair and Monroe counties ; on the west by the Mississippi river; in the south to include sections 25 and 2 and north part of survey 408, claim 543, all in township 1 S. R. 11 W., and sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35 and 36 in township 1 S. R. 10 W., and the part of section 31 township 1 S. R. 9 W., lying in Monroe county. The elec- tions at this precinct to be held in the town of Columbia.


New Hanover, a new precinct to be established, the boun- daries to be as follows, to wit : On the west by the bluffs ; on the north by the north lines of section 31, 32, 33 and 34 in township I S. R. 10 W., including all of survey 413, claim 341 ; on the east by the section lines between sections 34 and 35 in township 1 S. R. 10 W., and by the section lines between seetions 2 and 3, 10 and 11, 15 and 16, 21 and 22 in township 2 S. R. 10 W; on the south by the section lines between sections 21 and 28, 20 and 29, 19 and 30 in township 2 S. R. 10 W., and by the seetion lines between sections 24 and 25 in township 2 S. R. 11 W; elcetions to be held in the town of llanover.


Waterloo, heretofore known as Fountain precinct. the boundaries of which shall be as follows : On the east by the boundary line between the counties of Monroe and St. Clair, including all of township 2 S. R. 9 W. lying in Monroe county, except sections 25 and 36 : on the north by township lines between township 1 S. R. 10 W. and township 2 S. R. 10 W., and the lines between township 1 S. R. 9 W. and township 2 S. R. 9 W ; on the north by the lines between sections 11 and 2, 10 and 3, 9 and 4, 8 and 5, 7 and 6 of township 3 S. R. 9 W., also by the lines between sections 12 and 1, 11 and 2, and 10 and 3 of township 3S. R. 10 W ; on the west by the lines between sections 2 and 3, 1 and 10, 15 and 16, 21 and 22, 27 and 28, 34 and 33 of township 2 S. R. 10 W, and the lines between sections 3 and 4 in township 3 S. R. 10 W .; elections to be held in the town of Waterloo.


Moredock -On the east by the bluff's ; the west by the Mississippi river, on the north by the north lines of survey 599, claim 764 and survey 588, claim 765, and survey 409 elaim 643, and the north line of section 36, all in township 1 S. R. 11 W; and the southwest quarter of survey of 654, claim 579, in township 1 S. R. 10 W., on the south by the sec- tion lines between 30 and 31, 29 and 32, 28 and 33 and section 34, all in township 2 S. R. 11 W. Elections to be held at the house of Isaae Ebermann, the old homestead of the late Stephen W. Miles, sr.


Prairie du Long .- Ou the east by the Kaskaskia river, including all of township 3 S. R. 8 W. and all township 3 S. R. 7 W. lying in Monroe county, and sections 1, 12, 13. 24 and 25 in township 3 S. R. 9 W., and section 36 and fractional section 25 in township 2 S. R 9 W. Elections to be held at school-house No. 2 in 3-8.


New Design includes all of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,


34 35, 36, township 3-9, and seetion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, town- ship 4-9, and sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 27, 34, 35 and 36 in township 3-10, and sections 1, 2 and 3 in township 4-10. Elections to be held in the town of Burkville.


Bluff includes all of sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, in T. 3 S. R. 10 W. section 28, 29, 30, 31. 32, 33 in town 2-10, the bluffs forming the western boundary line, including the bluff parts of sections 25, 35 and 36 in township 2-11, also the following sections in township 3-11, lying on the bluff's, viz : sectionst, 2, 3, 10 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26; elections to be held at the house of' l'eter Mueller.


Harrisonville .- On the east by the bluffs ; on the west by the Mississippi river, it includes sections 31, 32, 33, town- ship 2-11, and the claims and parts of claims lying within said sections of township 2-11, and the islands and parts of islands in said township, it includes also sections 3. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 1-, 19, 2), 21, 22, 26, 27, 23, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 in township 3 11, and all the claims and surveys lying within said sections in said townships in the American Bottom excepting claim 195, survey 701 ; elee- tions to be held in the town of Harrisonville.


Mitchie to compose all of sections 31, 32 and 33 in town- ship 3-10, also sections 35 and 36, township 3 11, claim 495, survey 701, also sections 1, 2, 3, 4. 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 in 1-11, also secti ms 1, 5. 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 20, 30 in township + 10, the upper line of the common fields of st. Philip, forming the division line between Mitchie and Renault precinct- ; elec- tions to be held in the school house near Chalfin bridge.


Renault comprises all of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. 25. 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 in township 4.9, also actions and parts of sections to), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 35 and 36 in township 4 10, also all of the Renault Grant and the part of the commons of St Philip lying in township 4 16, also all of township 5.9 and township 5-10 lying in the county of Monroe. Elections to be held in the town of Glasgow city.


PAPPERS IN THE COUNTY.


The expenditures of the county on account of this class of its population have never been great. Monroe is an in- different field for pauperism. The expenditures of the county in 1882 amounted to 832,075.83, for general purposes, and to 88,000 more on account of the interest on the railroad debt, making an aggregate of $40,078.33. The pauper bills amounted to 82,873.91, or a trifle more than 7 per cent. of the total. There is no other county in the state of Illinois to show up as well in this respect as little Monroe.




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