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HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY.
Lost River, near New Prospect. James Collins, Jr., became County Agent January, 1829. William Stewart, survivor of the Revolutionary war, was released from the payment of poll tax. Michael Mavity was President of the Board of Justices, 1829. Richard Hudelson was County Collector in 1829. Benjamin Johnson became County Agent in Septem- ber, 1829. William Lindley became School Commissioner in 1829. The bond of the County Treasurer was fixed at $5,000. Patrick Dough- erty became County Ageut in March, 1831. In 1831 the new law of the State transferred the transaction of county business back to three Com. missioners, whereupon the county was divided as follows, into three Commissioners' districts: Northeast and Northwest Townships to be No. 1; Paoli and Southwest to be No. 2; Southeast and Greenfield to be No. 3. The three new Commissioners, who took their seats in September. 1831, were Joel Cloud, Samuel Dalton and Henry Hollowell.
CREATION OF JACKSON TOWNSHIP, ETC.
In September, 1831, a new township (Jackson) was created out of Greenfield, with the following bounds: Beginning at the southwest cor- ner of the county. thence north to the center line of Township 1 north, thence east with said line to the range line dividing Ranges 1 and 2 west, thence south to the county line, thence west to the place of begin- ning. Elections were ordered held at the house of Jolin Overling. with John McDonald, Inspector. Soon after this a tier of sections on the north of Jackson Township was attached to Southwest Township. David Hudelson was County Collector in 1832. Several men throughout the county were licensed to vend wooden clocks. W. G. Berry was appointed to procure from Jefferson and Vincennes, from the land offices, the field notes of the original surveys in Orange County. Jonathan Stout was County Collector in 1833. Alexander Morris was County Collector in 1837-38.
LATER NOTEWORTHY PROCEEDINGS.
March 4, 1839, Stampers Creek Township was formed with the fol- lowing boundaries : Commencing at the southeast corner of Paoli Town- ship, thence south one mile, to the corner of Sections 26 and 27, 34 and 35, Township 1 north, Range 1 east, thence east to the county line, thence north to the line dividing Sections 20 and 29, Township 2 north, Range 2 east, thence west to Paoli Township, thence south to the begin- ning; elections to be held at the house of G. K. Miller, who was appointed Inspector. Clement McDonald was County Collector in 1839. In 1842 W. E. Simpson was appointed a student to the Indiana College as, also, was Hiram Moyer. In 1843 a map of the United States was bought for $8, of John Baker, for use in the Auditor's office. In 1946 J. C. Thornton was appointed a student to the State University. In June, 1847, the township which was before known as Southwest had its name changed
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to French Lick. Soon after this W. A. Bowles was permitted to build a toll bridge over Lost River at New Prospect. In 1856 D. J. Huffstutter and Washington Colclasure were appointed students to the State Univer- sity; aleo Felix G. Wellman 1857. In June, 1861, A. M. Black, on behalf of the town of Paoli, donated to the county for use on the court house, the clock that is yet in use. During the late war the County Board ordered paid out of the County Treasury large sums for soldiers' bounty, and for the relief of soldiers' families. Iu 1867 a large cistern was dug in the court house square, and an iron lattice work was put around the court house. In March 1875, the County Board offered $1,000 for the murderer or murderers of Thomas Moody, and this amount was paid when the guilty parties were convicted and sentenced. Some- time before this one of the county officers had proved to be a defaulter to the amount of over $5,000. In 1875 the court house was painted. Iron steps were built to the court house in 1880; cost about $1,800. In June, 1883, the county began paying $1 for old fox scalps, 50 cents for those of young ones; old woodchucks 25 cents, young ones 15 cents; hawks 25 cents; owls 25 cents.
BONDS AND BRIDGES.
. At no time has the county been very deep in debt. Bonds were issued when the present court house was built, but were soon paid. In 1868 county bonds to the amount of $10,000 were issued to meet unex- pected expenses not provided for in the county levy. In 1873 new bonds to the amount of $5,000 were issued, which, four years later, were ordered refunded, as were all other outstanding county bonds. The bonded debt in June, 1877, was $9,250. In 1884 it was $10,000. In 1869 the bridge over Lick Creek, near Mr. Campbell's, was built at & cost of $3,898.30. The Paoli and Jasper road bridge over Lick Creek, built in 1879, cost 82,415.80. The Paoli bridge, erected in 1880, cost about 82.000. Various other bridges were built in the county-over Lost River, Patoka River, Lick Creek and other streams-the cost aggre- gating from $15.000 to $20,000.
THE COUNTY FINANCES.
It seems that no money was paid out by the county until February, 1816. The receipts and expenditures during the calendar years 1816 and 1817 were as follows :
RECEIPTS.
County taxes, fines, store and tavern licenses $1.351 72
Taxes on ronds. .
156 04
Tas on unlisted land. 2 10
Total
$1.509 86
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EXPENSES.
Paid Prosecuting Attorneys. $195 00)
Paid County-seat Commissioners. 114 00
Repair of public buildings. 11 25
Keeping and guarding prisoners. 59 57
Clerks and Judges of Elections.
Overseers of Roads ..
3.3 1944
Constables attending jurors.
24 1J
Fuel
1 50
Poor ...
11 50
Books for ('lerk's office 68 50
Clerk's extra services .. 122 00
County Treasurer's commission .. 54 15
Township Treasurer's commission.
101 50
ยท Sheriff Tax Collector.
Delinquent tax.
Taxes improperly assessed.
Listing taxable property.
18 00
House rent ..
1. 00
Associate Judges. 160 00
County Commissioners
Total $1,20$ 62
Balance on hand. 241 24
The following are the total receipts and expenses of the county from the organization in IS16 to the first day of January, 1824 :*
RECEIPTS.
For the calendar years 1816 and 1817. $1.500 sg
For the calendar year 1818. 8.NOV 24
For the calendar year 1819. 6 ~~ 10
For the calendar year 1820 174 4>
For the calendar year 1821. 2.079 40
For the calendar year 1822. 1.095 00
For the calendar year 1823.
1.039 $6
Total.
$16,044 4
EXPENSES.
Prosecuting Attorneys.
896 59
Keeping prisoners. 650 14
Public buiklings. 6.120 34
Constables.
124 35
Overseers of Roads.
143 :4
Grand jurors ..
425 25
County Treasurers' commission.
3901 99
County Agents' commission
662 22
Sheriffs' extra allowances ..
('lerks' extra allowances ..
:33 15
*From the exhibit uf a special Committee fJoseph Potts and J. fi. Clendenin appointed by the County Board to examine and rejeirt upon the condition of the county financer during the period abore stated. This report was made in detail and is of much value to the county.
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Sheriff's extra services
16 25
Paid Rebecca Hopper for signing dleed to town land.
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Sheriff. Tax Collector
385 13
Keeping poor.
662 61
Listing taxable property
308 30
Judges' allowance .... 580 00
County Commissioners. 440 00
Books and stationery.
162 18
County-seat Commissioners.
114 00
Judges and Clerks of Election
72 09
Fuel ...
16 13
Township Treasurers.
9 85
Delinquent tax list
27 54
Tax improperly assessed.
Rebecca Hopper for signing deed.
5 00
House rent ..
3, 00
County Coroner.
21 50
Advertising sale of town lots.
8 30
Cleaning court house.
3 00
Recording deeds. town plat. etc.
6 50
Deduction for lot twice charged.
18 00
Paid for town land.
1300 00
Attorney's fee
5 00
County seal .
49 00
Agent of school section.
1 00
Depreciated bank notes.
50 00
Lot returned to county
13 62
Damages on State road
110 00
Surveying town lots
18 :5
Rent of table and de-k
13 00
Money returned to McClain
20 00
Desk for Clerk's office.
17 01)
Wolf scalps. chairs, etc .. etc.
78 75
Returned notes of A. Wilson & Co.
454 00
Total .. $14.861 96
Balance on hand .. $182 85
From the report made by these Commissioners, many interesting items are gathered. The temporary court house of 1816 cost $25. John Pickard was paid 8699 for building the jail. Thomas Hopper was paid $500 for land upon which to locate the county seat, and Thomas Lindley was paid $500 for the same. Mrs. Rebecca Hopper, who probably was opposed to selling the land. submitted gracefully to the signing of the deed of conveyance upon the payment to her of $5. It seems, then, that the Locating Commissioners paid $1,305 for the tract of land where Paoli now is, and that they bought it of Thomas Hopper and Thomas Lindley. The court house of 1819 cost $3,950. In 1821 $810.25 of repairs were put on the jail. The proceeds from the sale of town lots at Paoli in 1516 were $6,423, and in 1817 were $1,871.40. The county revenue in 1520 was 8694.98. and in 1821 was $1,107.15. In 1821 the store and tavern licenses amounted to $147.50. The proceeds from the sale of town lots in 1821 were $824.75. The county revenue for 1822 was $985, and for 1523 was $1,016.14. In 1822 the store and tavern
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license was $100, and in 1823 was $60. In 1830 (calendar year) the total receipts were $852.46, and in 1835 were $1,422.65, and in 1838 were $2.413.32. The county revenue in 1835-36 was $1,314.66, and in IS38 was $1.801.70.
For the fiscal year 1841-42 county officers cost $574.64, and jurors $822. Merchants' licenses brought $83.98, caravans 840. For the fiscal year 1513-44 the total receipts were $2.954.29, the county revenue being $1,691.14, and license receipts $93.33. County officers cost $912.71: jurors. #467.25; total expenditures, $2,325. For the fiscal year 1848-47 the total receipts were $3,527.14, and the total expenses $1.667.85: county revenue was $2,363.40; merchants', show and clock licenses, $288.08; county officers cost, $513.58; jurors, $291.50. There was in the treasury at this time $1,859.20. For the fiscal year 1851-52 the total receipts were $6,673.54, and the total expenses $7,576.44, leaving a bal- ance against the treasury of $902.90. The county revenue was $5,059 .. 44; store, etc., license, $335.35; county officers cost. $580.91; juries cost. $208. For the fiscal year 1859-60 the total receipts were $3,583.21: total expenses, 87,167.12; county revenue, $6,654.09; county officers cost. #1,169.50; agricultural society, $50). For the fiscal year 1863-64 the total receipts were $11,188.96, and the total expenses $7.566.59; county revenue was $5, 106.85; jury fees, $605.59; prisoners, $334.95; county officers, $1,944.52; soldiers' families, $207.30. For the fiscal year 1869-70 the total receipts were $22,056.89; total expenses, $21,- 462.20: county revenue, $18,829.67; county officers, $3,026.63; juries. $972.37; criminals, $595.60; bridges, $6,327.59; interest on county bonds, $996.37; teachers' institute, $50. The following are the receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year 1883-84:
RECEIPTS.
Balance in treasury at last report.
$ 2.978 58
December, 1883, distribution of tax
6.403 45
May, 1884, distribution of tax.
8,985 31
May, 1884, bridge tax.
1.98% 23
Advertising lands for tax. 87 65
School Interest refunded to county.
185 45
County asylum.
9 95
Total receipts.
$21,589 02
EXPENDITURES
Jurors
* 1.1-2 60
Poor. 1.650 23
County Asylum.
234 57
Roads and highways.
253 70
County officers.
3.319 85
Printing and stationery
1,597 32
Specific .. 936 10
Public buildings.
3;0 10
Bridges
485 28
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Assessing revenue.
944 00
Insane ..
832 63
Bailiffs.
231 00
Coroner's inquests 93 95
Elections. . .
50 85
County Superintendent and institutes.
355 50
County Attorney.
92 50
County Physicians 833 75
Criminals.
220 35
Commissioner's Court.
511 00
Furi and gas.
335 45
Circuit Court
197 60
Change of venue.
552 60
State benevolent.
110 17
Fox bounty.
801 40
Interest on county bonds
496 00
Enumeration
176 60
Total disbursements. $16,940 20
May 31, 1984, balance in treasury al present date. $ 4,648 82
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. CAMPBELL, Treasurer Orange County.
Examined and approved June 9, 1884.
AARON SPEER.
HUGH SHEEKS,
JAMES M. SUMMERS.
Commissioners.
COURT HOUSES AND JAILS.
The first court house was a small log building erected by John Pick. ard in 1816 for $25, to be used only until a larger and better one could be built. This house was not used except for a session or two, after which subsequent courts met in private residences or stores until the completion of the court house of 1918. On the 4th of May, 1816, the contract of building a jail was let to John Pickard, who completed the work by August. 1817, at which time the structure was formally accepted. The total cost was $699. The building was of logs, and was used until 1821. when it was either rebuilt or replaced with a new one. In January, 1817, preparations were made to build a court house. The fund from the sale of town lots was ample, and the County Board decided to erect a credit. able building. The contract was let to Jonathan Lindley, February 1, 1817. for 84.000, one-half to be paid in nine months and the remain der when the work was finished. Owen Lindley, Thomas Lindley and Rob ert Hollowell were sureties on Mr. Lindley's bond. The building was to be of stone: was to be 33x50 feet; two-storied, fourteen feet between floors; upper story eight feet between floors; walls of the first story two feet thick. and of the upper story eighteen inches thick; eight windows with twenty-four panes of glass each in the lower story, and six in the upper
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story; one chimney and two doors; court-room below and Clerk's office and jury-rooms above: windows with Venetian blinds. This building was completed in November, 1818, and reported for the acceptance of the County Board. Upon examination the Board refused to accept the build- ing as finished, owing to alleged incompleteness in some parts, but signi- tied their willingness to pay all except $150 of the contract price. Mr. Lindley refused to accept this proposition and asked that a committee of three might be appointed to examine and report what deduction, if any, should be made. He appointed David Floyd, and the County Board ap- pointed Maj. Charles Dewey, and these two appointed the third member of the committee. The examination was made and the building was to be received and paid for with the exception of a deduction of $50. This satisfied all parties. The building, then, cost $3,950. It was a two- storied stone structure, compactly rather than ornamentally built, covered about two-thirds of the ground of the present court house, and stood on the square where the other now stands. The entire story below was used for a court room, while above were two small jury rooms and a larger room used for various purposes while the building stood-as a library room, and as a law office by Judge Simpson, and perhaps others.
In February, 1821, the County Board let the contract of building a new jail, or perhaps remodeling the old one, to Abraham Bosley, for 8800, the work to be completed by November of the same year, and the build- ing to be erected in accordance with specifications, which required the foundation to be of stone, and the structure of oak one foot square. The building was duly erected, and for many years was considered one of the safest jails in Southern Indiana. It was two-storied, and was lined with heavy oak plank placed upright and pinned to the logs with numerous huge spikes. It had two cells, one above and one below, and stood where the present jail stands, and near it was a log house usually occu- pied by the Jailer, who at that time was appointed and assigned duty now performed by or under the authority of the Sheriff. The actual cost was $810. In the fall of 1828 a small one-storied brick Clerk's office was built on the square a short distance west of the court house. It was in size about 20x24 feet, and cost only about $300. The other county offi- cers found offices elsewhere than in the court house, nsually, it is said, in the earlier days. carrying their offices around with them.
THE PRESENT COURT Hot'sE AND JAIL.
In the autumn of 1839 the County Board, after some consideration, prepared specifications for a new court house, and issued an order to that effect, which was recorded on the minutes: but in November the action was annulled and nothing further seems to have been done at that time. In the autumn of 1847 it was fully determined by the County Board to erect a new and larger court house on the public square. Specifications
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were prepared and a Court House Committee was appointed, as follows: A. J. Simpson, John Baker, John H. Campbell, Thomas V. Thornton and John A. Ritter. Arrangements were soon completed. Andrew L. Burke was given the contract to make the bricks at $7.50 per 1,000, or $10 per 1.000 for those necessary in the columne. Michael Ombaker seems to have had the contract to lay the brick. The stone work of the foundation was laid for $1.25 per perch. The wood work was done by William Har.' man. The work on this structure continued until 1850, when the build. ing was turned over to the county wholly finished. It cost a total of over $14.000, and at that day was the best county court house in southern Indiana. The order of architecture, especially the four huge columns on the south end. is nearer the Doric than any other. The shaft of the cirenlar columns of the portico is of the best brick covered with cement of great durability, while the capital is of plain, heavy slabs of hydraulic limestone. On each side and each end of the building are engaged columns of brick work relieved by engaged capitals to correspond with the circu. lar columns on the south portico. These engaged columns are square, and greatly relieve the otherwise broad and bare side and end of the building. Between the capitals and the eave-plate is a considerable space devoted to fancy molding. The under surface of the projecting eave- plate is made conspicuous by a species of crenelated molding. At the center of the ridge is the cupola surmounted with a weather vane, and occupied by a clock (since 1856). The building is 53x74 feet, and the distance to the eave-plate is abont forty five feet. The town clock was a donation from the citizens, and was placed in the cupola in 1856. The hall is ten feet wide. The court room is above and the county offices below. In 1957-58 the present stone jail was built at a total cost of 86.757.58. The building committee were: A. J. Simpson, Dr. C. White, William Johnson, H. C. Wible and John C. Albert. The contractor was Morgan Morris, and the woodwork was done by William Shaw. The building is about 25x60 feet, with jail and jailor's residence combined, is two-storied and of brick. and has a one-storied addition on the west. The jail is in the southern part, and the cells or rooms are of solid stone three feet thick, except in the upper story, where brick is used. Those confined occasionally escape from this building.
THE COUNTY HIGHWAYS.
The county was hardly organized before the survey of county roads was ordered. One of the first connected Salem and Paoli; another Paoli and Orleans: another Paoli and the Harrison County line; another from Orleans to White River: from Paoli toward the mouth of Little Blue River: from Paoli south through Greenfield Township; from Paoli to Section 12, Township 4 north, Range 2 west, on White River, and others. For the first half dozen years roads were built in all directions, and the
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want of a road fund was seriously felt. Many worked the roads gratuit. onsly and gladly. The New London and Paoli State Road was projected in 1820, passing through Livonia and Salem. It was in 1820 also that the Commissioners appointed by the General Assembly (Frederick Sholdtz, John G. Clendenin and John Eastburn) laid out the (then) New Albany and Vincennes State Road (now the New Albany Turnpike). Extensive work was begun on this afterward famous road. In 1823 the road was re-surveyed. The distance from New Albany to the court honse at Paoli was forty-one miles, and there were twenty-five miles of the road in Orange County. It was soon fully completed. After this the roads became so numerous that it is impossible to follow them.
In 1836 the famous 3 per cent fund furnished by the State began to be received. This was to be used on the county roads, under the superintendence of special Commissioners appointed by the County Board. John Hollowell, James Doaner, William Cathcart. Jarvis Smith. Jesse Reed, John Pinnick and many others thus served. William Cathcart was the 3 per cent Commissioner. The amount received from the State was $1,926.86, all of which was soon expended on the roads. Edward Millis built the first substantial bridge over Lost River on the Orleans and Paoli Road for $428 in 1842. So numerous became the county roads projected and built that no attempt will be made to trace an account of them.
THE NEW ALBANY AND PAOLI TURNPIKE.
The New Albany and Vincennes Road was a State road of the usual kind until the passage of the famous internal improvement bill in about 1835-36, after which the road was re-surveyed, partly re-located, and metaled with good stone, the work being finished to Paoli in 1539. After the completion of the road in this manner toll gates were erected, and have survived until the present. In about 1850 a chartered company of men living all along the line of the road raised sufficient means to pay off the outstanding road script, which had been issued at the time of construction, the amount being, it is said, about $30,000, less about $14.000 that had been redeemed, the real amount paid by the company, it is asserted, being about $16.000. This was extremely cheap, as the road cost the approximate amount of nearly a quarter of a million of dollars. The State had become tired of its internal improvements. and the Legislature rendered this sale possible in a special enactment. This company (the purchasers) have remained the owners of the road until the present. The property is very valuable, the stock paying a high divi- dend and being far above par. At the time of the purchase it was the intention to put down plank, but this was abandoned after a few miles had been laid-none in Orange County.
THE ORLEANS AND PAOLI GRAVELED ROAD.
In 1869 an effort was made at Paoli and along the route to transform
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the Orleans and Paoli highway into a graveled or plank road under the existing State law. For a time the effort seemed likely to succeed. but a few men at Orleans and elsewhere with considerable means at their disposal managed to defeat all efforts, upon the ground of the heavy tax that would have to be levied upon the property of all to be benetitted along the road. As a matter of fact, real estate would have been enhanced in value for more than the tax would have amounted to, and the road would have been a permanent value not to be measured by the consider- ation of a limited tax.
In 1830 the Legislature appropriated $300 of the 3 per cent fund to be applied in improving the navigation of Lost River as far up as Shirley's Mill. and Lick Creek from its mouth to Dougherty's Mill. Sain- uel Cobb being the Commissioner to expend the fund. These streams had previously been declared public highways by the following enact- inent:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That Lick Creek from its mouth up to its junction with Lost River." and Lost River from its mouth :o the rise at Shirley's Mill. be and the same are hereby declared public highways. and shall be entitled to all the benefits contained in the provisions of the act to which this is an amendment.
This act 10 be in force from and after ins passage.
Approved January 20. 1926.
THE COUNTY PAUPERS.
From the organization of the county to the present the care of poor persons has been assumed at public expense. In each township Over- seers of the Poor were appointed whose duty required them to look after the wants of the helpless and report the ontlay to the County Board for settlement. During the years 1916 and 1817 only 811.50 was thus paid mit of the county treasury. In 1818 there was expended $79. 75; in 1.19 the amount was 862: in 1820 was $100.50; in 1821 was $193.12: in 1522 was 8144.74. and in 1823 was $62. Total for the first eight years of the county 8062.61. After this the expenses gradually increased until in 1535 it was determined to purchase a poor farm. A special committee. May 4, 1835, bought of Aaron Maris for $600. the northeast parter of Section 5, Township 1 north, Range 1 east, also thirty two acres on the south half of Section 32. Township 2 north, Range 1 east. Four hundred dollars were paid down and the remainder January, 1. 1936. l'pon this farm were the ordinary private dwelling and out-houses of that day. These were improved and enlarged and the permanent paupers taken thereto. Anderson Meacham became the first Poor Superintendent. He leased the farm and was to take care of the poor. In June, 1930, he resigned and Thomas Maris and Thomas Braxtan (?) were appointed. John H. Campbell took their place in 1837. He was to manage and
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