Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 11

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Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co.
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river." June 10, 1814, a petition was presented

June 7, 1814, the following roads were estab- to the county board by a number of the inhabit- lished: a road beginning at John Chambers' ants of Zanesville, asking the privilege of build- blacksmith shop, running thence in an easterly ing a market house on the public square. At direction along the ridge past the Methodist the same time a remonstrance against the meeting-house to intersect the Cambridge road; granting of this prayer was presented, and not a road beginning at Nathan Wilsons', and run- being taken into consideration, the petition was ning thence northerly to intersect the "Tom- rejected, as there was a large majority against it. aka " road at John Taylor's, Jr .; a road begin- September 5, 1814, upon petition of John ning at Leonard Stump's and running in a north- Van Vorhis for an alteration of the Newark east direction to an intersection with the road on his own land, beginning about eight Tomaka road at John Taylor's; a road begin- perches west of John Hood's bridge, thence ning at John Robinson's lane, and running west 120 perches until it should intersect said thence to the two-mile tree. The road to road, David Vandebark, Leonard Stump and begin at the west end of Main Street, Zanes- Joseph Thorp, were appointed viewers, and ville, previously mentioned, was set aside for Jonathan Wood surveyor, of said proposed the reason that the said road was previously alteration, to meet at the house of John Van established under authority of an act of the Vorhis on the first Saturday in October. A legislature of Ohio, which gave Moses Dillon petition from inhabitants of Zanesville town- and his associates a grant to build a bridge ship asked for a road beginning at the east across the Muskingum river; in pursuance of end of Market street, Zanesville, and running which said parties applied to the court of thence south and about eighty degrees east common Pleas "for appraisers to view and until it should intersect the Wheeling road, on value said damage done to the land at the the rising ground nearly opposite Willis Silli- bridging place, which had been done and man's barn. John Spear and Levi Chapman entered upon the record of said court, by order were appointed viewers, and Charles Roberts of the same. And in consequence of the di- surveyor, to meet on the ground the last Sat- vision of the commissioners, Dillon and asso- urday in September. Other inhabitants of

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Zanesville petitioned for a view on a road to the two-mile tree, the adoption of which would begin at the Muskingum river, at Jeffrey Price's involve no damage to the petitioners. farm, running thence to said Price's gate, thence December 6, 1814, the aforementioned road to Spencer Lehne's mill, thence northeasterly beginning at Jeffrey Price's farm and passing to an intersection with the "Tomaka " road, Spencer Lehne'smill and running as described, where Mr. Fulkerson's and Mr. Houck's line was established and ordered to be opened, sixty began on the same. Robert McConnell, John feet wide. The viewer's report was presented Gardner and John Slack were appointed viewers, for an alteration of a road beginning and end- and William Craig surveyor, to meet at John ing on the land of John Van Vorhis, about eight Lehne's on the first Friday in October. On perches south of Jonathan Wood's bridge, on the next day, a petition was presented by the Newark road, thence west 120 perches to inhabitants of Zanesville township, for an intersect the said road, and the next day it was alteration of a road " beginning at the south ordered that the road be established and end and passing through Porter Sawyer's lane," opened. The viewer's report was presented on so as to intersect the Marietta road at the east a road to begin at the end of Porter Sawyer's corner of James McGuire's field. John Kipler, lane, running thence north sixteen perches, Lemuel Joseph and Lewis Carns were appointed west twenty-two perches and the establishment viewers, and William Craig surveyor, to meet of said road was ordered.

the last Saturday in October. The commis-

December 7, 1814, John McIntire, Robert sioners authorized the opening of the road Fulton and Joseph Converse appeared before beginning at the farm of Isaac Norris and the board,and solicited remuneration for moneys extending to the bridge on Jonathan's creek. advanced by them and their associates for

December 5, 1814, inhabitants of Jefferson building the court-house, etc., and after con- and Highland townships petitioned for a view suming considerable time in examining the on a road to begin on the county line adjoin- nature of the claims, the board ordered that ing Patrick Miller's land, running thence north the clerk issue, in the name of John McIntyre, of and near the salt works, through the Ist an order on the treasurer of the county for section of the 3d township in the 7th range, so the sum of $800, December 31, John McIntire as to cross the Muskingum river at the afore- produced an account against the county for said salt works, and running by Philip Sroyer's coal grates for the court-house. After some land further until it should strike the county investigation of papers in the office, the com- line in Section No. 21, Township No. 2, Range missioners could find no evidence that the No. 5. Daniel Stillwell, James Sprague and debt had been paid, but deferred action until Peter Reasoner were appointed viewers, and investigation could be made. Charles Roberts surveyor, to meet at the salt

March 6, 1815, a petition was presented to works on the last Monday in December. The the board asking that a road (which was sub- next day the board took up the viewer's report sequently opened) be laid out, to begin at the on the road previously mentioned to begin at New Milford lane, in Harrison township, to the east end of Market street, Zanesville; and intersect the county road at the upper end of a petition was presented by John McIntire, set- Jacob Baher's lane, near the new bridge at ting forth that, if the above report should be con- Jonathan's creek. James Jeffries, John Thomp- firmed, he would suffer heavy damage. Thomas son and George Matthews were appointed Nesbit, William McConnell, John Moore, Wil- viewers, and Benjamin Beckwith surveyor, to liam Ewings and Simeon Sims were appointed meet at Milford, April 14. A review was asked reviewers on said road, to appraise the damages for on part of the road leading from Newark that might be sustained by Mr. McIntire, pro- to Springfield (or Putnam), beginning at the vided the road should be established, and they Muskingum and Licking county line. Conrad were further authorized to view other ground, Emery, Adam Miller and Thomas Nesbit were with a view to changing the course of the road appointed viewers, and Mr. Richards surveyor, if they should think expedient. June 6, 1814, to meet at the house of Adam Smith on the the committee appointed to assess the damage first Tuesday in March, and the change was to the McConnells on the road beginning at a duly made. A county road was asked for (and bridge near John Slack's on the "Tomaka " subsequently opened) from Irville, in Licking road, and running thence as previously township, northwest, to the county line near described, reported the damage to be $400; James Thrap's, in Licking county. John Sidle, but stated that, as the law permitted, they had Edward Rogers and Joseph Thrap were ap- found another route, beginning at the end of pointed viewers, and Jonathan Wood surveyor, John Robinson's lane and running thence to to meet at Irville, March 18. A petition was

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presented for a view on a road (later laid out) through the land of John Spear, south of the to begin at a beech tree, near John Roberts', on present road, to intersect the Wheeling road the Newark road, in Falls township, running near the intersection of the Wheeling and thence to intersect the Zanesville and Newark Wakatomaka road. Joseph Smith, Jonah Ful- road, near Henry Turner's, thence on a north kerson and Frederick Houck were appointed line, between Beal Owings and James Welch, viewers, and Charles Roberts surveyor, to meet to intersect Sidle's new road. Jonathan Wood, at the house of John Spear March II, and the David Vanderburg and Edward Rogers were alteration was subsequently made. A petition appointed viewers, and John Roberts surveyor, was presented for a road (afterward opened) to meet at John Roberts', March 25. A public to begin at the east end of Ralph Hardesty's road (afterward opened) was asked for, "to lane, to run thence to Thomas Cobeau's lane, begin at the upper end of the county road, thence to intersect the Marietta road at Cap- between Moses Plummer's stables and Squire tain Chandler's old blacksmith shop. Abraham Noak's fence, running thence to intersect the Warner, James Brown and George Fay were Federal road at a path leading to Cusac's, appointed viewers, and John Moore surveyor, thence along the Federal road as far as practi- to meet at the house of Ralph Hardesty March cable, and by the nearest course to the county 14. A road (later laid out) was asked for, to line at the southwest corner of Section 34, begin at a whiteoak tree on the State road in Township 16, Range 15, Samuel Thrall's south- Union township, between Ralph Hardesty's west corner. James Rusk, Thomas Wilson and and Frederick Henderson's, and running thence John Rodman were appointed viewers, and by Thomas Calhoun's, Barnet Vandwork's, and Charles Roberts surveyor, to meet at the house Samuel Mccutcheon's to Johnstone's road, of Andrew Cusac, April I. A public road thence southwesterly on said road to the first (which was afterward opened) was petitioned run west of Johnstone's, thence to Chandler's for, beginning on the Guernsey and Muskingum salt well, thence on Chandler's section line to county line, below the breast of Judge Findlay's intersect the Marietta road in Salt Creek town- mill dam on Crooked creek, running thence ship. Abraham Warner, James Brown and along the present township road, past Thomas George Fay were appointed viewers, and John Spear's house to near the west boundary of Moore surveyor, to meet at Ralph Hardesty's the southwest quarter of Section I, Township I, March 14, at which place and time they were Range 5, thence to a point on the dividing ridge to view another road, mentioned previously. between the waters of White Eyes creek on the A petitiom was presented praying for the north, and Salt and Crooked creeks on the establishment of a road to begin at the town south, thence along the ridge to Mr. Shrayer's, of Putnam, and thence passing James Mc- thence to the Muskingum, to cross at the Adoo's, thence along the ridge between Lick- Wills Creek salt works, and continue to the ing and Jonathan creeks, to intersect a road county line. This petition was presented by leading from Licking furnace to Newark at inhabitants of Jefferson township. James or near Nathan Wilson's. John Matthews. McMichael, Charles Roberts and Peter D. Rea- Adam Frantz and Jacob Rees were appointed soner were appointed viewers, and Charles viewers, and Levi Whipple surveyor, to meet Roberts surveyor, to meet March 13, at Find- at the house of Winthrop Robertson, in Put- lay's mill. A road was petitioned for to begin nam, March 31. William Ewing, John Moore at the road leading from the salt works to and William McConnell reported that they Cambridge, near the head of Fox creek, and met at the market house in Zanesville, De- running thence southwesterly to the road lead- cember 26, 1814, agreeable to the order of the ing from the Wakatomaka road to Jacob commissioners, and viewed the road beginning Levingood's mill, at or near where John at the east end of Market street, in Zanesville, Levingood's mill path intersected the same, and running thence through John McIntire's thence across the said road to the Wakatomaka meadow easterly to a white oak tree, near the road near its intersection with the Wheeling Wheeling road, opposite Willis Silliman's road. James Cummins, William McDonnell barn, and that they agreed that the damage and John Gardner were appointed viewers, donc John McIntire in consequence of this and Charles Roberts surveyor, to meet at the road going through his meadow was $100. house of Daniel Geer, March 17. The report A petition was presented asking for an altera- was unfavorable.

March 7, 1815, a petition was presented for Spencer Lehne's mill to the "Tomaka" road. an alteration on the Wheeling road to begin John Spear, Spencer Lehne and Frederick just west of the Three-mile spring and run Howe were appointed viewers and William

tion in a road through David Lewis' land, from

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March 27.

Craig surveyor, to meet at Lehne's mill, out of a road beginning at the place where the Jefferson and Zanesville township line

March 8, 1815, a petition from a number crosses the State road from Zanesville to of the inhabitants of Salt Creek township was Coshocton, and running to an intersection presented, praying that the original surveyed with the county road from the Newark road Township 13, Range 12, be erected into a town- to Griffin's, at Wakatomaka creek. Aman ship to be called Salt Creek; and that part Butler, Elijah Stradler and Isaac Kelly were of the surveyed Township II and 12, Range appointed viewers, and John Whaller surveyor, 12, lying east of the Muskingum river, be to meet at the place above mentioned at the added to Blue Rock township. Other inhabi- beginning of the road on the third Saturday in tants of Salt Creek petitioned for the incor- August.

poration of the 13th surveyed township, IIth

June 6, 1815, Charles Marquand asked the range and the 12th surveyed township, and commissioners to fix the dimensions of a lock, that part of the IIth surveyed township in or slope, on a mill dam to be erected on the said Range included in Muskingum county, northwest quarter of the 5th section, 3rd town- into a township to be called Rich Hill. The ship, 5th range, on Wills creek; and the com- board ordered the establishment of these two missioners ordained that said slope should be townships. built in such part of the dam as should best ac-

March 14, 1815, John McIntire entered into commodate the navigation of the stream, that bonds to prosecute the trial of a road leading it should be twenty-five feet in width and ex- from the east end of Market street, Zanesville, tend down the stream a distance proportionate to a whiteoak tree opposite to Silliman's barn. to the height of the dam, so that there should June 15, 1815, the commissioners were peti- not be more than one inch fall in every foot in tioned to lay out a road (afterward opened) length of the slope, the mouth of which should from the State road, from the bridge across be sunk two feet below the average height of Jonathan's creek, thence to pass near Jacob the dam, and that the slope should at all times Martin's mill, to the Muskingum and Licking be provided with pulleys, catches and other necessary appliances for the purpose of facili-

county line, in Adam Smith's land, at or near the road from Newark to Putnam. John Dent, tating the passage of boats, rafts and other George Dealt and George Morgan were ap- water crafts up and down the stream. pointed viewers, and Charles Roberts surveyor, June 6, 1815, a petition was presented for to meet at Andrew Crooks' tavern June 21. the opening of a road to begin at the "mouth" June 5, 1815, a second petition for the road of a lane near the east bank of the Muskingum from Putnam to the Newark and at or near river, a little more than two miles south from Nathan Wilson's was presented, and John the town of Zanesville, where two sugartrees Springer, Thomas Nesbit and William Bonne- are standing on the land of Michael Peters, field were appointed viewers, and Charles thence east between the lands of Thomas Dew Roberts surveyor, to meet in I utnam, June 5. and Samuel Frazier, thence east to Frazier's grist- A petition was presented June 5, 1815, for a mill thence to the line between the lands of view on a proposed county road (later opened) Thomas Dew and Daniel McLean, thence east to begin at Sidles' new road, at the bridge be- to intersect the land of Samuel Herrick, a little tween Bland's and Porter's, and run thence to south of the north west corner of the same, thence Bland's, thence to the falls of the Licking. Henry east through Herrick's land, past a cabin occu- Dick, George Welch and Thomas Williams pied by one Wilson, thence easterly to the cabin were appointed viewers and Charles Roberts of Walter Lindsey, thence easterly to intersect surveyor, to meet at John Bland's June 16. the county road leading from the Marietta road The laying out of a road (afterward opened) to Reeves' grist mill, between the four-and- was petitioned for to begin at the county road five-mile trees on said road to a whiteoak tree at Nathan Wilson's, and run thence north- marked T. D. Joseph Smith, William McCon- westerly on or near the dividing ridge, between nel and John Robinson were appointed viewers, the waters of Licking and Jonathan's creeks and Charles Roberts surveyor, to meet "at the to the county line to intersect a road in river where the road begins," on the third Sat- Licking county opposite the premises of Sam- urday in August. On the same day a petition uel Henslee. Thomas Nesbit, John Springer was presented, by Henry Wilson, praying that and William Bonnefield were appointed viewers, an alteration be made in the public road run- and Charles Roberts surveyor, to meet at Na- ning through his land, beginning at the five- than Wilson's June 20. On the same day a peti- mile tree and running northwestwardly to tion was presented preliminary to the laying intersect the aforesaid road at or near a large

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June 7, 1815, an alteration of a road begin- and John Slack viewers, and William Craig ing at Lehu's mill was ordered. On this day redoak. Robert McConnell, Jacob Bowers surveyor, to meet at the house of the petitioner the viewers' report on the road from Irville to the county line near James Thrap's was taken on the fourth Tuesday in June.

June 6, 1815, a petition was presented to up by the board. A remonstrance was handed the commissioners by a number of the inhab- in signed by a number of inhabitants praying itants of Licking township, praying that said that a review might be granted on this road. township be divided according to the following Capt. James Taylor, Samuel Hanslee, Mar- boundaries: "Beginning at the county line at tin Rodebaugh; Edward Tanner and William the southwest corner of the 3rd section, thence Bonnefield were appointed reviewers, to meet east to the section line line that divides the 8th at Johnston's tavern, in Irville, June 27.

range, thence with the said line north five miles

June 7, 1815, the commissioners established to the county line, thence west with the county tavern licenses throughout the county as fol- line to the northwest corner of the county, lows: In the town of Zanesville, $13; in the thence with the county line south to the place town of Putnam, $II; in the town of West of beginning." It was ordered that these bound- Zanesville, $11; on the road from Chillicothe to aries be set off in a new township and be called Wheeling, $9.50; on the Post road from Zane- Jackson township, and that the first election ville to Newark, $8; ať Dillon's furnace, $10; in and for the said township be held on the on all other roads throughout the county, $6. last Saturday in July, at the house of Thomas At the same time ferry licenses were rated as Blizzard.

follows : From Zanesville to Putnam, $10; from

June 6, 1815, at the instance of John Chand- the upper ferry at Zanesville to West Zanesville, ler, road commissioner, appointed by the $8; all other ferries now established or hereafter general assembly to superintend the building to be established, $2. Ferriage was regulated of a bridge on the Marietta road over Salt thus : For a wagon with five or six horses, creek, Commissioners William Moore and Wil- seventy-five cents; for a wagon with three or liam Hunter viewed the plan of said bridge four horses, fifty cents; for a wagon with and inspected its proposed sites and rendered two horses, thirty-seven and one-half cents; an opinion that the most suitable place for the for a wagon and one horse, twenty-five cents; bridge was from a point on the east side of the for a man and a horse, twelve and one-half creek, a short distance below where the road cents; for horse, mule or ass, six and one- then crossed, marked by cuttings on some fourth cents; for neat cattle, each six and one- trees-said to be the ground on which the road half cents; for sheep and hogs, each three was originally laid out. cents; for a foot passenger three cents.

Chapter U.

FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD-OFFICIAL LISTS, ETC.

IT is not intended in this chapter to give a held in the tavern of David Harvey, on the | history of the courts and public buildings southwest corner of Third and Main streets, in of Muskingum county. They are of such Zanesville. Subsequently court was held in a importance as to demand independent treat- two-story log house on the west side of Sixth ment. The design is to continue in these street, about 100 feet south of Main street. pages the record of important proceedings of James Herron was the owner of this building. the county board through the earlier years of In 1808 the first court house, sheriff's house and the county's history, and in doing so any men- jail were built. The court house was a frame tion here of courts and public buildings may be structure, two stories high, 20 by 55 feet; the jail was two stories high, built of hewed logs, deemed as merely incidental.

The first court in Muskingum county was squared and lined on the inside with three-

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inch planks. The lower story was for the im- loaned the county by individuals for the afore- prisonment of criminals, the upper for debtors, said use shall not draw interest until the build- The two buildings, court house and jail, were ing is finished entirely. Also that no money under one roof. The following entries relative shall be drawn from the county treasury to go to these buildings are found on the records of toward the payment of either principal or in- the commissioners:

terest so loaned, until all other demands which

"January 25, 1808, the commissioners met are against the county are discharged, and also agreeable to adjournment. Present, William all ordinary expenses of said county which may Newell and Jacob Gomber. The board pro- accrue from time to time are paid. The surplus ceeded according to resolution (the same be- revenue of said county may be applied to the ing advertised according to law) to sell discharge of said loan, but the county is never the necessary materials and the workmanship to be sued for the payment thereof; and fur- thereof (William Reynolds auctioneer) for the ther, within three months after the contract is completion of the temporary court house and signed for the erection of said building, there gaol of this county, the same being purchased shall be paid to the undertaker $1,000, and af- by Henry Ford for the sum of $480. The terwards $1,000 shall be paid quarter-yearly board then adjourned untilto-morrow morning." until $6,000 shall have been paid, and the res- "January 26th the board met agreeable to ad- idue, if any, for the completion of said build- journment and William Newell and Jacob Gom- ing shall be paid within six months thereafter, ber were present. Henry Ford gave his bond, provided the building shall progress so fast as with Increase Matthews, Peter Speck and John to justify such payments, which shall be judged Seavens as sureties "for the faithful perfor- of by the commissioners. The house is to be mance and execution of the completion of the built of brick, to be fifty feet square, or to temporary court house and gao! (a schedule of contain 2,500 square feet, and thirty feet high the particulars being thereunto attached) and from the ground floor, said house to be finished the same, being received by the board, was filed by the first day of November, one thousand accordingly." The board immmediatly gave eight hundred and ten. No money is to be ap- their bond in behalf of the county in favor of propriated, and no subsequent contracts are to said Ford "for the full payment for his services be entered into by the commissioners, until the after the same being by them received, by an money so loaned, together with the interest there- order on the county treasurer for the amount on, is paid, except for the payment for the dig- thereof." December 7, 1808, Henry Ford pre- ging of a well on the public ground and procur- sented his account for finishing the court house ing stones for the gaol." William Newell entered and jail. It was ordered that when, in the opinion his protest against the foregoing proceedings, of William Newell, the said work should be as, in his opinion, the commissioners had no finished, agreeable to contract, the clerk give right, by law, to loan money or to pledge the orders on the treasurer for the balance due faith of the county for the payment of such Ford, the work, so far as it had been done, loan. The following is a copy of a bond for having met with the approbation of the commis- the payment of money loaned under the above sioners. An idea of the close economy ob- provisions for the erection of the building served in those days may be gleaned from the mentioned:

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 11

Author: Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 642

Author:
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 642