History of Hall County, Nebraska, Part 26

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 1011

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O. A. Abbott was employed as attorney with a salary of $100 per year.

On November 16, 1869, the following named officers qualified: Probate judge, Enos Beall; sheriff, Hugo Hald; county clerk, John Wallichs; treasurer, Henry A. Koenig: justice of peace, Robert Mitchell; road super- visor, Claus Stoltenberg. E. Hooper took Commissioner Wiebe's place. In January. 1870, Wm. H. Platte was appointed justice of the peace to fill vacancy. In that month. Allen Cousins presented 53 wolf scalps. George Williamson eight, and George Stierle eight. For some years prior to this time the county clerk acknowledged receipt of wolf scalps but the names of the hunters were not given.

PLATTE RIVER BRIDGE

In 1870 the question came up of issuing $15,000'bonds bearing 10% interest to be ex- pended in bridging the Platte. A special elec-

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tion was called for May 21, 1870, which re- by a majority of 150 votes. Messrs. Abbott sulted in a majority of 27 votes for the bonds. and Thummel were appointed commissioners in behalf of Hall County to adjust all matters connected with the collection of taxes and ad- justing the same in Adams County, which had been attached to Hall County in the winter of 1871, and also in Hamilton County. George Cornelius had become a member of the board. On March 21st, Messrs, Hooper and Cor- nelius, with Jackson absent, met and on March H. P. Handy was commissioned to make a survey and examination of the Platte River, and on July 5, 1870, he was authorized to contract for the building of a bridge 1,900 feet in length on the line between ranges 9 and 10. The contract was awarded to Wells, French & Co., of Chicago, who agreed to have the work completed on or before Feb- ruary 15, 1871, the considerations being $10,000 worth of bonds on arrival of material, and $5,000 on completion of the work In November, 1870, a petition was received to lay out a new road from Grand Island station to Prairie Creek and A. Thorspecken was ap- pointed as commissioner to act upon the same. Henry A. Koenig resigned as county treasurer in December, 1870, and Fred A. Wiebe was appointed to fill the vacancy. A contract for the Wood River bridge was sold to H. P. Handy at the time for $420 consideration, and the temporary building for jail purposes re- ported complete.

In March, 1871, the newly acquired portion of Hall County south of the Platte River was districted, the territory in range 9 being at- tached to the first precinct, in range 10 to the second, and in ranges 11 and 12 to the third precinct. The sum of $200 was appropriated to combat the Omaha & Northwestern rail- road in their proceedings for injunction against the Platte River bridge bill and H. P. Handy.

BUILDING A COURT HOUSE

On November 23, 1871, a petition was pre- sented by L. W. Rollins and two hundred other inhabitants of Hall County praying the board to call an election at an early date for the purpose of building a court house at Grand Island station, and to vote upon the issuance of $25,000 bonds at 10%. The commissioners called a special election for January 9, 1872, but on January 2 the question came up in another form, and an election was ordered for February 15, to vote $15,000 for building a court house. On February 22nd, the board found that the court house bonds had carried

OLD HALL COUNTY COURT HOUSE

22nd authorized the clerk to ask for bids for the erection of a brick building on stone foun- dation.

In May the board acted upon a petition of Henry A. Koenig and 250 other citizens, and called an election on the proposition of issu- ing bonds for $90,000 to aid the Grand Island and Northwestern Railroad Company. The proposition was carried by a majority of 180.

The contract for building a court house was sold to John W. Graham, July 3, 1872, for $15,750, but for some reason a new contract was awarded on July 17 to Christian Ander- son, D. Plunster and James Tout for $16,500, and Edward Hooper was appointed superin- tendent of construction. The court house was finished and accepted on June 28, 1873. On November 5, 1872, at an election the voters

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carried an issue of $5,000 10% bonds to be applied to the completion of the court house by a majority of thirteen votes. William Hagge was appointed treasurer to fill a vacancy occasioned by the absconding of the former treasurer, Charles Ruelberg, for whose arrest and return to the sheriff of Hall County a reward of $500 was offered. On December 10, 1872, a petition was presented for the in- corporation of the town of Grand Island, and. the same was granted.

PROCEEDINGS FROM 1873

On April 1, 1873, Dr. Thorspecken was reengaged as county physician at a salary of $18 per month. A special election was called on May 1, 1873, to pass upon the ques- tion of issuing 10 per cent bonds in the sum of $10,000 to aid in the construction of a mill on Wood River, within two miles of the Union Pacific railroad bridge, but nothing seems to have resulted from this move, though the bonds received a majority vote.

O. A. Abbott resigned the office of county superintendent and John D. Hayes was ap- pointed on the same day.

On May 26th the clerk was ordered to draw a warrant for $1,000 in favor of James M. Woolworth to assist Lincoln County in a suit then pending before the United States supreme court wherein the Union Pacific rail- road company was plaintiff, in the event that Lincoln County should win the said suit. In July, 1873, the work of erecting three bridges over Wood River was undertaken and nume- rous new roads advertised. In August the board endorsed resolutions passed in Co- lumbus in the matter of the injunction pro- ceedings by the Union Pacific railroad against county treasurers along their line, and Hall County agreed to pay its pro rata costs of defending the counties against the railroad company.

On December 4, 1873, an election was held on the issuance of $90,000 of 10 per cent bonds to aid in the building of the St. Joseph & Grand Island railroad, when a majority of 214 votes was recorded in favor of such an issue.

On January 6, 1874, Commissioner Peter Harrison took Jackson's place on the board. During this session there were seven voting precincts established, namely : Grand Island, Prairie Creek, Alda, South Loup, Wood River, Martinsville, and South Platte. In 1875 Jackson returned to the board, vice Cornelius, commissioner, and in 1876, Cor- nelius returned vice Hooper. The question of issuing $15,000 in 8 per cent bonds (to be known as the Hall County Canal Bonds, and the proceeds to be expended on the construc- tion of a canal between the Platte and Wood rivers) was submitted to the voters on May 20, 1876, and rejected by a vote of 330 contra, 140 pro. B. Z. Partridge, James Jackson, and George Cornelius formed the board in Decem- ber, 1876. In May, 1877, the commissioners took steps to tax lands on which title was not proved, although the time had passed when title should issue, with the object of forcing such escapers from tax paying to show their hands. There were then fifty-six school districts listed, all but nine being taxed directly. The people of Grand Island precinct authorized the issue of $8,000 in 8 per cent bonds to be expended on building a bridge over the Platte in conjuction with Hamilton County. The vote was 197 for and 93 contra. In August, 1877, C. D. M. Washburn took the place of George Cornelius on the board and in Novem- ber J. W. West was elected commissioner with P. Nevills. In November the vote on "Township Organization" gave a majority in favor of the change of 478, and on the 24th of that month the county was divided into fifteen municipal townships, namely: Wash- ington, Lake, Prairie Creek, Mayfield. South Loup, Lee, Zurich, Sheridan, Alda, Wood River, Union, Martinsville, Grant, South Platte, and Douglass. The law was declared unconstitutional, so the subject slept for some years, and the old board of commissioners stayed on. In December, 1877, Caswell T. Poe was appointed county physician, and in January, 1878, Messrs. Partridge, West, and Nevills were commissioners.

In May 1878 Surveyor L. E. Reaugh re- signed and Charles Rief was appointed. The

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board also appropriated $8,000 toward build- ing a bridge over the Platte at the east line of Hall County. This was completed in January, 1879. A sum of $200 was appro- priated to the agricultural society to be ex- pended in improving the fair grounds. In May, 1879, a proposition to issue $75,000 bonds to the Hastings & Grand Island raiload, received 1,108 votes for and 470 against. In 1879 there were sixty school districts of which fifty-three paid a direct tax. In Octo- ber a proposition to issue $50,000 in 6 per cent bonds to aid in the building of the Omaha and Republican Valley railroad was submitted to the people of Grand Island and when voted upon on November 8th, received 509 votes for and 122 against. On October 9th the Grand Island railroad was reported com- plete and $75,000 bonds transferred to its proper officers. Work on the railroad shops of the Union Pacific at Grand Island was begun in September, 1880. Charles Rief suc- ceeded John Wallichs as county clerk. In October, 1880, the question of expending $1,000 on a building for the poor was ordered to be voted on. Z. B. Partridge and W. H. West, old members of the Board, continued their membership in 1881 with Joel P. Good- rich replacing Commissioner Nevills. In March a cemetery was established on the poor farm.

On July 28, 1881, the county was subdivided into the following voting precincts: Lake, Prairie Creek, Mayfield, South Loup, Camer- on, Harrison, Alda, North Grand Island, East Grand Island, West Grand Island, Wood River, Jackson, Martinsville, South Platte, Doniphan. Each precint was established as a road district and the numerical order of townships one to fifteen being retained as the numbers of such districts outside of Grand Island City. In October, 1881, Com- missioner Partridge tried to resign, but the resignation was not accepted. In November, Dr. H. B. Lashlee was employed as county physician at an annual compensation of $85. In January, 1882, Z. B. Partridge and J. P. Goodrich remained commissioners with S. S. Shultz, new commissioner, vice West. The

estimate of county expenditures for 1882 was placed at $43,000, and of the Grand Island sinking fund at $3,000. Sixty-six school districts were reported existing, the direct tax ranging from 3 to 25 mills. The contract for county printing was awarded to James Ewing in September for $100, Dr. Lashlee resigned as county physician and his suc- cessor, Dr. Janss, was appointed at $139.95 per annum.

On October 10, 1882, the following resolu- tion was adopted :

WHEREAS, It has come to our knowledge through the agency of the Hon. J. Sterling Morton, that the organization of Hall County has never been recorded in the records of said county ; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Morton, who as acting- governor of the territory of Nebraska at the time of the organization of said county, has furnished a copy of the record of said organ- ization, it is therefore resolved that the clerk of Hall County is ordered to spread the pro- seedings of said organization upon the re- cords of the county.

This document is attached to Book "A" of Commissioners Records and is written upon a letterhead of the Democratic State Central Committee, showing J. Sterling Morton, Ne- braska City, chairman, N. W. Smails, Fre- mont, secretary, and J. N. Wise, Plattsmouth, treasurer, and five members from each of the six judicial districts as state committeemen.

On October 14, 1882 a petition was pre- sented asking that all of the territory in sec- tion 19, town 10, range 11, be incorporated as the town of Wood River, and the same was granted. James Jackson, W. L. G. Trapp, N. T. Britton, J. B. Furman, and James Ewing were named as trustees.

In January, 1883, Commissioner W. W. Mitchell took the place of Commissioner Par- tridge ; C. T. Poe was county physician and on November 20, 1883, the board approved sev- eral official bonds, and the work of the board of county commissioners was completed.

TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION

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Z. Avery, temporary president, and Frank Sears, Clerk.

The townships were represented by E. C. Walker, Lake ; Peter Mohr Sr., Prairie Creek ; Henry Rosswick, Mayfield; Frank M. Stanley, South Loup ; Haydn Strong, Cameron ; Jasper Eggers, Harrison; George Elfus, Alda; Stephen Jones, Wood River; Z. Avery, Martinsville; J. H. Powers, South Platte; Samuel S. Shultz, Doniphan; John Fonner, East Grand Island ; James Cleary, West Grand Island; G. H. Bush, North Grand Island; (succeeded in December by W. B. Larrabee) ; Patrick Nevills, Jackson. Hadyn Strong was elected permanent president. A committee of Messrs. Powers, Shultz, Jones, Fonner, and Elfus reported on the formation of townships and the adoption of that report formed the following townships: Lake, town 12, range 9; Prairie Creek, town 12, range 10; Mayfield, town 12, range 11; South Loup, town 12, range12; Cameron, town 11, range 12; Har- rison, town 11, range 11; Center, town 11, range 10; Alda, town 10, range 10,north of main channel of Platte; Wood River, all of town 10, range 11, and town 9, range11, north of main channel of Platte; Jackson, town 10, range 12, and part of town 9, range 12, north of said channel; Martin, all of ranges 11 and 12 south of north bank of main channel of that river; South Platte, all of town 9, range 10, and town 10, range 10, south of north bank of main channel; Doniphan, town 9, range 9, and part of town 10, range 9 and south of channel ; Washington, town 10, range 9, north of channel and all of towns 11 and 9 except Grand Island City and town of Grand Island.

This Board acted on a petition to the gov- ernnor asking commutation of death sentence of Geo. W. Hart to imprisonment for life but the same met with opposition. Dr. Poe was re-appointed county physician and Wood River Gasette, printers. In January, 1884, $1,000 was granted the agricultural society ; a proposition to issue $8,000 bonds for construc- tion of two bridges over Platte River near Wood River was submitted to the voters and received 1,746 votes pro and 670 contra, so was organized.

SECOND BOARD

The second board, organized on January 13, 1885, with J. H. Powers, president, can- sisted of Z. Avery, T. M.Crittenden, R. H. Dodd, M. S. Drennan,.G. Elfus, L. J. Han- chett, W. H. Harrison, C. B. Lewis, W. B. Larabee, E. S. Lee, John Mullen. J. H. Mehaffie, J. H. Powers, J. H. Scudder, C. Stoltenberg J. G. Shaupp, O. U. Wescott, and C. W. Thomas (who did not qualify and Jas. Cleary appointed).

During the lifetime of this board an investi- gation was held on charges made against the sheriff through columns of Grand Island Times, which resulted in a finding that the sheriff had received $646, more or less, for guarding jail, and that said service had not been truly rendered or performed. This re- sulted in the resignation of Sheriff Cannon and the appointment of E. A. Wedgewood.

THIRD BOARD

On January 12, 1886, the third board or- ganized with Charles Reif, president. Mem- bers were: J. Cleary, Grand Island; W. J. Burger, Doniphan ; T. M. Crittenden, Martin; Z. H. Denman, Alda; W. H. Harrison, Har- rison; Stephen Jones, Wood River; Frank Jacobs, Grand Island ; E. S. Lee, Cameron ; J. T. Mehaffie, South Loup; John Moore, Jack- son ; H. C. Moeller, Lake ; J. H. Powers, South Platte; Charles Reif, Grand Island; G. L. Rouse, Center; Fred Robey, Washington ; C. W. Scarff, Grand Island ; John Shuman. May- field; S. M. Schisler, Prairie Creek ; Monroe Taylor, Grand Island.

Thompson Brothers were appointed county attorneys. In July the question of guaranteed strength of the steel jail cells furnished by Mosler, Bahman & Co. was considered, when their representative Dewey charged the officials with criminal carelessness in allowing a piece of broken hinge to remain in a cell, placing in the hands of the prisoners a much desired weapon with which to break the doors and accomplish escape. Powers's motion declaring the case useless and ordering the removal by the manufacturers brought on a suit in court, and in 1889 the Mosler people secured judg- Digitized by Google

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ment for amount of the original bill, cost, etc., aggregating about $4,000.

FOURTH BOARD, 1887

The fourth board organized January 11, 1887, with Z. H. Denman, president. Mem- bers were: David T. Jamieson, Gustav Koehler, George Loan, John T. Connell, Mon- roe Taylor, Grand Island; Marcus R. Abbott, Wood River; W. J. Burger, Doniphan; Thos. B. Coulter, South Platte ; Z. H. Denman, Alda ; Alvin E. Eager, Prairie Creek, Oscar F. Foote, Martin; L. J. Hanchett, Lake; J. H. Leonard, Harrison; John Moore, Jackson; Fred Roby, Washington; Geo. L. Rouse, Center; Seymour Veeder, South Loup; P. S. Wingert, Mayfield; Erwin Whitehead, Cameron.

FIFTH BOARD, 1888

The fifth board organized January 10, 1888, with Geo. L. Rouse, president. The members were: G. D. Boyce, Thos. B. Coulter, A. C. Denman, A. DeWitte, A. Z. Eager, O. F. Foote, J. W. Freeman, Richard Goehring, L. H. Hanchell, J. R. Jewett,M. D. Nickles,; Patrick Nevills, G. L. Rouse, Fred Roby, F. M. Stanley, Charles A. Wiebe, P. S. Wingert, Ervin Whitehead, and W. F. Mclaughlin.

The county attorney reported to this board that the United States district court decided the 400 feet roadway controversy for the Union Pacific railroad and would not recom- mend an appeal to the supreme court. In April, 1888, Julius C. Bishop was appointed representative of Mayfield township to fill a vacancy (by county clerk, judge and treasur- er), and H. C. Moeller was appointed to rep- re' ent Lake township. In June John W. Harrison was appointed for Harrison town- ship.

SIXTH BOARD, 1889

The sixth board of supervisors organized January 8, 1889, with Geo. L. Rouse, presi- dent. The members were: Z. Avery, J. C., Bishop, John Creason, A. DeWitte, Charles Ewing, C. S. Haines, Wm. Haldeman, J. R. Jewett, W. F. Mclaughlin, John F. Mader, H. C. Moeller, Chas. Moritz, M. V.

Powers, G. L. Rouse, T. Robinson, Theodore Sievers, E. Whitehead, P. S. Wingert, Geo. P. Dean (vice Edward Hooper), J. W. Harrison appointed in March for Harrison township.

SEVENTH BOARD, 1890

Members entitled to seats on the board were found to be: G. H. Geddes, Thos. Robinson, Geo. P. Dean, I. R. Alter, Chas. Wasmer, M. V. Powers, Geo. H. Andrew, M. Murphy, Myron Dings, H. C. Moeller, M. H. Culbert- son, J. C. Bishop, Josiah Hall, W. W. Dubbs, J. W. Harrison, G. L. Rouse, Wm. Stolley, David Barrick, Chas. Ewing, O. F. Foote, Wm. Lammers, and S. S. Shultz.

Sheriff Costello was allowed a deputy at $700 annual salary, and Hugh McVay was appointed.

EIGHTH BOARD, 1891

The members of the board taking office on January 13, 1891, were : H. C. Moeller, W. H. Culbertson, J. C. Bishop, J. R. Birge, W. W. Dubbs, R. L. Harrison, G. L. Rouse, Wm. Stolley, F. D. Hastings, David Barrick, Chas. Ewing, O. F. Foote, Wm. Lammers, O. B. Foster, Thos. Robinson, Geo. P. Dean, J. F. Rourke, Samuel Huston, F. H. Elsner, Frank Corkins, H. W. Potter, and Jas. Cleary. The president of the board was Jas. Cleary.

In 1892 the members who came onto the board by virtue of election in November pre- ceeding were: J. E. Hanna, J. C. Bishop, E. S. Lee, J. L. Johnson, B. Knox, P. W. Francis, Wm. Lammers, Jas. Cleary and Geo. P. Dean. Holdover members were: Harrison, Barrick, Foster, Foote, Lammers, Bishop, Stolley, Cul- bertson, Birge.

On January 10, 1893, the board organized with E. S. Lee as chairman. The new mem- bers were: Wm. Stolley, Washington ; O. F. Foote, Martin ; Patrick Hoye, Harrison ; Geo. A. Burger, Doniphan; David Barrick, Wood River; H. J. Palmer and Geo.P. Dean, Grand Island; W. B. Waite, South Loup; Jacob Lessig, Prairie Creek and D. M. Alter, Cen- ter. Holdover members were Hanna, Foote, Bishop, Lammers, Knox, Lee, Francis.

In November, 1893, complaint was signed against Ex-Treasurer Hockenberger for re-

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puted shortage, which resulted in a trial in hoped, during the past year, and the price of district court early in 1896 when he was con- victed and sentenced to the penitentiary.

The board organized January 9, 1894, with E. S. Lee as chairman and the following mem- bers: Grand Island, W. H. Platt, E. C. Mc- Cashland; Lake, F. Suehlsen; Prairie Creek, Jacob Lessig; Mayfield, J. C. Bishop; South Loup, W. B. Waite; Cameron, E. S. Lee; Harrison, Patrick Hoye; Center, E. B. Engle- man; Washington, Wm. Stolley; Alda, B. Knox; Wood River, David Barrick; Jackson, P. W. Francis; Martin, Seth Wilson; South Platte, Geo. C. Humphrey ; Doniphan, Geo. A. Burger.

On January 8, 1895, the new board organ- ized with Geo. C. Humphrey as chairman and the following new members: Jacob Lessig, W. B. Waite, Henry Rief, David Barrick, Seth W. Wilson, Geo. A. Burger, Richard L. Harrison, E. C. McCashland, and Patrick Hoye. Holdover members were Bishop, Engleman, Francis, Knox, Suehlsen, Lee, Humphrey, and Platt.

NEW COUNTY BOARD

In 1896 the county board was organized on the basis of members from seven districts, which system still prevails in Hall County in 1919.

The new supervisors were: First district, Z. H. Denman ; Second J. C. Bishop; Third, P. W. Francis; Fourth, Geo. A. Burger; Fifth, Henry Giese; Sixth, C. D. Woodward; Seventh, E. C. McCashland. Mr. McCash- land was elected chairman. On July 6, Henry Rief was appointed to take the place of Henry Giese.

On January 12, 1897, the new board organ- ized with C. D. Woodward as chairman and the following members : District 1, D. M. Alter 2, J. C. Bishop, 3, Chas. Ewing, 4, Geo. A. Burger, 5, Henry Rief, 6, C. D. Woodward, 7, E. C. McCashland. On January 12, 1897, the following communication was placed on file :

"To the Hon. County Board of Hall Co. Nebr.

"Gentlemen: WHEREAS, times seem to have become worse instead of better as many of us

corn and other productions of the farm are lower than a year ago, I desire to call the attention of the present county board to the fixing of the salary for the current year.

"Instead of placing the salary at $1,400 as last year, I hereby request you to fix the amount at the lowest the statutes will allow which in counties of this population cannot be less than $1,200.

"Thanking you most sincerely for the courtesies extended to me in the past three years, I remain

"Yours Sincerely "Maynard Spink, "Co. Supt. Hall Co. Nebr."

The application of the same rule on part of office holders in 1918 might have brought sub- stantial increases, but probably none of the court house occupants were aware of Mr. Spink's doctrine.

The board which was organized in January, 1898, were 1,D. M. Alter, 2, Patrick Hoye, 3, Chas. S. Ewing, 4, S. W. Wilson, 5, Henry Rief, 6, C. D. Woodward, and 7, E. C. Mc- Cashland, with Ewing as chairman.

In March John Mullen was appointed to fill a vacancy from the third district, vice, Mr. Ewing, deceased. Upon Mr. McCashland re- tiring in December a gold headed cane was presented to him by his fellow members.

On January 10, 1899, the new board organ- ized with supervisors, district 1, D. M. Alter, 2, P. Hoye, 3, John Mullen, 4, S. W. Wilson, 5, Henry Rief, 6, C. D. Woodward, and 7, F. P. Cowee, with Alter as chairman. Super- visor Woodward resigned on June 19th and Henry Schlotfeldt was appointed by Judge Garlow, Clerk Menck and Treasurer Thoms- sen.

In January, 1900, a new board took office, composed of Supervisors D. M. Alter, F. P. Cowee, Patrick Hoye, John Mullen, Henry Rief, R. P. Mccutcheon, and E. E. Dominy, with Hoye as chairman.

The board in 1901 were Henry Rief, chair- man, R P. Mccutcheon, Geo. P. Dean,P. Hoye, John Ewing, J. J. Lorentzen and, E. E. Dominy.

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In June of this year a special election was year County Attorney Horth reported the called for August 8, 1901, to vote upon the cost to the county of the trials of Wm. T. Turley for murder, the first trial resulting in a disagreement costing $985.03 and the sec- ond, bringing a conviction of murder in sec- ond degree, costing $844.80. issuance of $100,000 of bonds for the purpose of erecting, constructing and completing a court house and jail building in the city of Grand Island. The canvass of this election made on August 13, showed a total of 2,069 In January, 1905, the board organized with Mr. Roeser as chairman, Messrs. Z. H. Den- man, J. M. Weldon, Louis Schmidt and Oscar Roeser as newly elected members, Messrs. Benton, Gallacher and Moncrief holding over. A report was made showing the new court house facilities to have cost $131,142.51 and itemized as follows : votes cast with 1,051 pro and 944 contra, as reported by County Clerk Menck, Will R. King and S. D. Ross, canvassers. At the same time a vote taken upon the site resulted in 834 votes for the site on Block 84 where the old court house stood and 947 for the site at First and Locust streets where the new court house was eventually erected. Architects who sought For court house building $84,703.45 the contract for the new court house were Jail building 11,418,90 Jas. Tyler, Lincoln, Jas. Craddock, Lincoln, Heating system Morton & Son Co., hardware 1,428.45 12,597.99 Geo. Berlinghof, Beatrice, Jas. McDonnell, South Omaha, Mr. Prescott, Marshalltown, Marble 500.00 Iowa and Thomas R. Kimball, of Omaha, who Vault doors 648.00 secured the work.

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History of Hall County, Nebraska, Part 26

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor Publication date: 1920 Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co. Number of Pages: 1011

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 1011