Hamilton County, Indiana - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 1 of those read), 1880

Chapter with an unread heading (no. 1 of those read)

Under the provisions of the first section of the net approved March 2fi. 18(14, it was made the duty of the Surveyor Ocnernl t^ cnuso the public Inmls north oftho river Oliio, nnd cnst of the river Mis-siRslppi, to bo surveyed into townships six miles si|unri', nnd divided in the same manner ns provided by law in rclndon to the Innda northwest of the river Ohio, nnd nbovo tho moutli of tlic Kentucky River. Subsetjucntly, n law was passed by Conj^rcsa, and approved February II, 1S05. contciuphitin- the division of tho public domain in tracts suit-able for settlers of moderate moans, whicli provided for fliieli suiidivisions nnd cstnldishod the following principles determining tho subdivisional boundaries nf tho public Innds. tScetion 1, provides that "nil tho corners mnrhd in tho surveys relurncd by lliu surveyor * * the .Sheriff Like possexsioii of the same; and that the a;;enl pay nvi'r any uioiH'ys he may have in his hatnls una|,prnpriateil, enlleetc,! lioni ilonatinlis, ite." During ihcSepletnher se.ssion, IHlili, nf the County Heard, itwiLS nidi'ied " that the Sheriff prn.'.i'.l to s,'ll tn the hmi'st hi,hl,'r, on .Saturday, Ihc 9lh iiist., tlio remnval of lliejail nf this eoiiiiiy fr.nu where il now is, to the public s.|iiaie,and that the un.hrtakers li.'W ..lie si.li' of the fnilil.lati.in hi^-s anil lay lliejail floor solid on Ihc same, ami that Ihey fix tin' ilonr Huhstanlial." The jail wih liliived acconlingly, a. short time nflcrwani, ami Isaac Cotlinghani was allowed, nt the November Hcj«ion of the Board, the sum of $^i2 for rcniovint: the witiic to the public squartj, oa conlcinplalcd by the order lit tbo proviout Icrni.

.Mall..iT. .\sahel Dnnnin^-, .iohn Conner, .losiah I''. I'olk. CharleH ham Conner, llezekiah li.Mls and .T,dm ,'<loops, made nhlipilion 1;; the la.st sniwriplions, or any part thereof; in event of failure, to iinioiint nnne-xed to our resjs.elive names, for the use of the snid county of 1 liushanded for the eihiealion of the eoining generadons. A further provision

Hamilton, toward the creetion of the permanent puhlic huildin^ of the j imposed upon siieli Trustee the duty to " nniiually, within the first twelve county. It is expressly understood lliiit all work or materials hereunto. «uh- days of tlic ses-sion of (lie General Assenihly, transmit to the Speaker of the scribed slinll lie done or dcliverwl nt the puhlic square in the town of ! House of Hepresentnlivcs, n certified list of all moneys hy him n'eeived, in coii- sity. ll.n.e, prior l,i the yi'ar IS.SJ, the h.'sl expiri,ne.'s of the coniily were hronuhl into re.piisili.ni lor the purpose of providing, in a more .salisfaelory way, liir an .T.sylnni in fail .as well as in name, adapt.'.l lo the a;;.' anil .'onforluiii^ lo the more nio.lern idea of proviiliiij,- for the i if.irt aii.l alhyialin- the that plans and .spccilicalions will, if |iracli..al, fic agreed upon at a spi.cial session of Ibis b..ard. to be h..ld April U next, with a view l.i Iclting eonlracl for .same, upon bids, as soon Ibereafler as practicable. At the spc.ial March session I March 2S) the board adjoHrii..d to meet at In,liana|.olis, at an early when, on th,. nioriiiog ,if April -'1, 1S77, being salisfi,.,! in the preniis...s, the plans and s|,ccin,.ali,ins pr,.pare.l anil .submitled by Kdwiii May, of Indianapolis, were agr,.c.l upon, an,l be wiw dir..cl<.d to finish the same withoiil delay, and submit tlieiii for the furtbi.r eoiMileration of the board, at a special meeting to be belli for that purpose, on Thnrsilay, April lift, at which lime the lioar.l met, but, the ]ilaiia of Mr. May being still inooniplcto, niljoiirned lo We.lnesday, May 2. This May sp..cial was not held a.s eoiiloniplal..d, but, at the session in June (M), calle.l for Iho purpo.Ho of further considering the plans Biibiiiitted by Mr. May. Iwing unable to consummate their labora satisfictorily. Ibe hoard postponed the further consi.lcralion of them until the Huh, at wbi.h lime tliey invited the attendance of a number of the leading eitiicns, to confer iviih llieiii concerning llic proposed [ilans and specilications. On Ibe 2nth, another spc.ial «,..s.si,in was held, at wliieh there were pn.sent, with the board, I'Mwin May, nrchilecl; W. II. Urown, cipert, and W. M. 1-ieke, C. Hunt, l)ani..| Fisher, J. T. Yon, G. W. Vestal, W. A. Waywright, J. Z. I'atterson, also Mi-.ssrs. Kane and Davis, County Attorneye, as a cominiiteo to cxamiuo the drawings of plans and the Bpccificatuins for tho new court house. As a result of this conference, certain changes were proposed and siibmilted by Mr. llrown. eipert, which being ngrecij U|>on, Mr. May

A( the September ses.sion, 18'2ri,of the Hoard of Justices, "bilicvin); thai it would bo conducive to the interests of the county to donate s..me of the lota belonging to the county, in (he town of Noblcsvillc, for the cneouraRement of mcehauics sotdins in said town," the board donated "the following; lots at iho following valuation, to wit: Lot No- 7, in Block No 9, valued at 20; l,ot

" It is propoMil ileil when ball' the tiekel.s .shall be sold there shall be five hundred numbers drawn, and tbc.?3. the S4 and the SI prizes, amounting; to one liundred and seventy-five, to be put into the wheel lo^'clbcr, with three liundred and twenty-five of' the 5; cent prizes, iniikin'; a total of five hundred; that every SS prize be paid with three tickcta and a <|uartcr in second drawin;;, the SI pri/.es, 1 i tickets each, and tlic SI prizes with » of a ticket eocb. After tlic first drawing; the wheel will have sustained considerable loss, to make up which the price of tickets must be Sf-.t'i-'J, instead of S2 each and the heavy prizes remaining; will justify adventurers in piiyin;; the advance ; that the 12i per cent discount for the benefit of the court house be deducted from all prizes paid out in cash ; thai the mana,L;ers be authorized to take the notes of honest, good mechanics, for the amount of tickets purchased by thuu, payboard made a selection of the following; lots lo be put in. at the rates stalcil, to wit: I,ot No. :i in Ki|Uare No. 8, at SKKI ; I,ot No. :) in S.|Uare No. 7, and l,ot No. :i in Si|uaro No. 1 1, ot 8.-)(l each ; Ud No. 1 in Si|uare No. 21, Lot 5 in S'luurc ;!, at $4(1 each ; Lot 7, In Sipiaro 21, Lot 7, in Snuore 17, at giJd each ; Lot:), ill S.(uare 20, Lot 7, in .Sipiarc .S, Lot 1, in S.iuarc 4, Lot 1, in Si(uaro Kf, at 82S each ; Lot 7, in Si|uare 22, Lot 3, in S'|iiaie 2, Lot 1, in Square fl, J^t 5, inSfjuare (t, Lot 7, in Kiiunre 111, Lot 3, in Fractional Sijuare 1, Lot 5, in S.|uaro 20, Lot 7, in S.,uore II), Lot I, in Si|uare 18, Lot a, in Si|UJro 18, It $20 caeli.

" William Conner, Curtis Mallory and Josiah F. l>olk wore appoinled Managers, and John D. yteiihenson Secretary for same, and they were autlioriz d lo adoptaucll lneasu.es and use such means as were thou;;lit best calculated to insure the success of said scheme, and were rer|uired lo give bond to (he county. At the March se^Mon, 1825, of the boord, the mana;;era of this lottery were authorized to take county orders and notes of hand on good men, in payment for tiekcl.s sold them. "

The scheme, however, did not sucired in a ralio cnrrespondin;.- with tbo anticipations of the projectors, and was declared a failure at the September

Allen O.-bourn, at the January session, l,S2i;, on bis appliiMlion, "was KiaiKed license to sell forei,i;n inerehandi.se fi.r four months, be liavin- satisfied the board that ho would not einploy more tli.in .51 ,000 - payment bein^ made at the rate of SIO a year." William Conner, also, was -cmted a license for another year, on (he same conditions as those preseribed in bis former license. As a part of the procecdin.:;s of the same session, a road was projected, " commencing: at (be llaniil County line, at a road runnin.^ tbroii-b .Madi.son

County I (benee down Fall Creek lo (he line between llnniillon and Marion Connlies, lo intersecta road leading to Indianapolis, to be laid nut on the iiorlli side of Fall Creek." This road was established at u silbse.|nent iiieeliii- of (be board. The followin,;; oibcr ro.nd was projecled at the Sep(ember session, 1820: "Heginnin- at (he liirly seventh niilu post on the State road leadin- from Winchester to Indianapolis ; thence, via Itrazelton Nidand's, to (be ford near Isaac Finch's house ; thence near the dwelliii--bouse of William Youii;; ; thcncc' to i rseet the county road near (be bouse of John lierry."

.\inon;; the proceedings at the January .session, 1827, it was ordered " that Williiiin In-ralnim, who pureba.sed Lot No. 1 , in S.iUarc No. :(, al the price of S10.2.-I, and John Stoops, u.ssiKiiee of Robert L. Ilannaman, who purchased Lot No. 1, in S.|uare 1 7, at the price of 812 'J.-i, in (be town of Noblcsvillc,aiid who having forfeited the said lots by not paying; for the same a;;rccablc to the bond enlcrcd into for that purpose, the lime is extended for payment six months, the purchaser payin;; interest." At the same session, William Conner and Josiah F. I'olk, proprietors of the original town of Noblcsvillc, executed and delivered to the county, a deed for one half the lols in the said town, as before proposed and eonieiiiplalrd, wliieb deed was accepted by the County

During the March .session, 1820, of the Hoard of Justices of Hamilton Counly, it was ordered by the board " that all the territory lying north of ttacbcd to this county by an act of the General Asscm- iniiary, I82(i, form a township, which shall be the board irssign two Justices of the Pcuec to I it is ordered (hat an election be held in said , on the last Saturday in (bis present month,

A T the .May .session, l,-^2:;, of the Hoard of Coniniissioners of llamilloii -^-^ County, when ibc organic s(ruc(ure was put in motion and (he siibdivisional boiiTidaries were set, (he ciuiily was aopanlcd into two civil townsiiips, embracing tbo entire area. These subdivisions took place on the 12lh day of May, 1823. AVhite Hiver Township, the first one pel ofi', neenpied all the territory of the county north of the line- drawn duo east and west, between Sections 17 and 20 on the cn.st, and 18 and VJ on the west, in Congressional.

.limy; thence n..rth to the northwest enrncr of Section IS, Township 111, Ian;:.' :i cast; lli.'uce ca.st to the northwest corner of Sceti.in It!, Township 111, [an;:.' 1 cast; thcucc south In the place ..f be-inniu;;. An.l an election was i.l.'i.'.l l.i l.c hcl.l on Satiinlay, ncccmher 7, lS:t:i, nt the house of Asa lialcs,

('/'"/. - on the west lino of the county, at the northwest corner I' S.-.'iion III, Township IS, llau.;o 11 east; llicncc east on the section line (0 I,' line divi.lin,- Itan;;es :i and 4 ; thence south with said ran,.;e line to the mill line of the county; thence west to the southwest corner of the county; i.'ii.c n.irth to the place of li.'-innin^'. An elccti.m was also ordere.l to he eld on the "til of Deeeniher lollowiiiK, at the house of liohcrt .Morrow, with the

At the January session, IKISII, the Hoard of County Coiumis.^ioiiers ordered "that all the territory north of White Itivr, Jackson and Adams Townships to the Miami llmervo, be attached to and form a part of said townOiip; nnl Allen Cole isordTil to o'ltiin all lb i li :1 1 note) for tbo territory north of the While Ilivcr, Jackson and Adams Townships, to the Ucserve."

Anerward, at the March fes.M.in, |8:i:l, the Hoard ordered "lliat all tbo territory wilbin the followio'; liomids, shall eonslilnle Ciicro Township: I!cf:innin- at the soiilbeast corner of Scelion H2, Township 21 , Uan-e li, cast ; thence north twelve miles; thence west ten miles; llience south twelve miles, lo the southwest, corner of Section rif). Township 21, lian-e 4 casi ; thence cnst to the place of hcpnniu':," nnd nn declion was ordered to be licbl at the house of James Goodpasture, on the first Monday in April following, to elect two Jiisliees of the IVaec for said township, with Pcinpscy St. Clair ns Inspector. And the followinj; territory was made to constitute

.Irffimmi rroens/i/'/i. - " nc;;inning at the southeast corner of Section :i I, Township 21, liange least; thenec norlb twelve miles; theliec west len miles ; Ihence h lUlh twelve miles, to the soulbwcst corner of Section lil , Township 21, ltan;:c 3 cast; (hence cast to the place of lie;:inning." An election was ordered lo he held, also on ibc first Monday in April following, with John

The former boundaries of Jellcrson and Cicero, nnd the boundaries of the new Township of Madison, were ndju^tcd, ns follows; ordered "(bat the fi.llowing boundaries be known as Jcirers.in Township: ncginning at the southwest corner of Seelion SI , Township 21, llangc :! cast; thenec e.ist to llio soul beast corner of Section .'12, Township 21, lian^e 4 cast ; thenec north lo the north boundary of the jurisdielion of the county ; thence west to the west line of said county; thence snutli to the place of beginning." And the following 03

Ckrro roitwu/i^.. - " Hegiiining nt ihc sonlhw.'st corner of Section :i:!. Township 21, llange least; tbenec cast to llie soutbc.ist corner of Section 30, Township 21, llange 5 cast; llienee north lo the north line of the jurisdiction of ibc county ; thence west six miles; thence south to the place of

Ma'li'inn T""/!'!!.'/!!;!. - " n.ginning at the southwest cnruer of .Seclion ;i:i Town.slii|i 21, Itangc Ti cnst ; tbenec north lo the north jurisdiction of the county; thence cast to the cnst line of Ibc county; thence flonlli tolbesoulbcasl eoriiiT of Section 32, Township 21, Ilaiigc 0 cast ; thence west to the place of beginning." These lliree townships comprised territory north of tbo county line, over which the jurisdielion of this county was extended by legislative nutborily, and wbieb. nflcrward, upon the organization of Tipton County, in May, IHI 1, became a part of and was inclndeil in the boundary of thni county ns prescribed by the l.gislalurc. The lownships so organized eiubraecd the same territorial limits south of (be boundary of the "Old Miami Itcscrvntion," as Ihc townships of tlie same name in Tiplon Couniy.

At the March scwiim, 18,"i(t, cilizens of Delaware nnd Clay Townships pclias follows : " All of nela'waro Township we.sl of White Uivcr, and two miles olT the west side of Clny Township." The petition was .signed by eighty or ninety citizens of those lownsbi|is. Accordingly the board ordered the township organized with the following boundaries: "All of Delaware Township on the tnst side of White River, nnd nil that part of Clay Township that lies cn.st of a certain line dividing Sections 22 nnd 211, 27 nnd 2li, ill nnd :i.i, in Township 18 north, Kange 3 cast, nnd Sections .'l and 2, 10 nnd 11, in Township 17 north, Ilanire 3 cast." The board ordered nn elc.tion io ho held in said new township, nt the town of Hethlehcni, nnd in Dclawnro Township, cnst of While Uivcr, in the town of Carmcl, on the first Monday in April, 1850, to elect Justieca of the I'eaco, in each. At the follow-.

Ily the act of. the Le;;islnture, npproved February 10, 1831, the sum of 8100, of the fund known ns llin "*t per cent fund," was appropriated to each of tlie countic.4 of the ytalc, for the maintenance nnd iiuprovcment of Stoito roads within their respective limits, and for the construction nnd repair of brid-^CH, the removal of obstructions in navij^able rivers, and other watercourses. For the purpose of managing and properly applying (hi.s fund to its legitimate uses, the Hoard of Commi-'sioncrs duing county bu.Hincss, was rci|uircd to- nppoint, ut any regular session when necessary, a Commissioner, known as n " Commi.-sinner of the 3 percent Fund, ' who, upon being bo appointed, was reijuired to filo "bond payable to the State of Indiana, in the penal sum of S800, conditioned that ho shall well nnd faithfully disehnrgo his duties OB such Commissioner of ihc 3 per cent Fund for such county, by j The following ahsl rails from the reports of the several gravel road compauies ill the eounlv. lile.l .luring the vear KS7.'<, are given as tlie\ appear in Mi.eellaiieous l!.-i .\o. 2, of llamiltou County ,

The following is n complete li.st of all the gravel r,ia,ls in Hamilton County for whii-li iliart..rs have been granted, with the present staltis - whether now in operalinn, ami not rcpollcd, or abandoned :

Cnmherland, lias not reported ; Indianapolis and WestBeld, in operation ; West i-iberly, has not reported ; Cicero nnd Hinkle Creek, in operation; Finley Hun, has not reported; Adams Township, Hranch and North Oivision, in opcmlion ; Lick Creek, in operation ; Hutuilioii nnd Tipton County Lino,

Stonev Ciuxk

At the March session, 1802, William II. Plckcrcll and others, hiivin- presented a petition signed by forty Interested citizens of the eonnty, with a liuaranleed subsiriptliin attached, to that cITcct, the hoard granted the re'jucst for the removal of the Str.awtown bridge to the crossing of the L:< Fayette Stale road, west of .Strawtown. And at a special session licld on tbo 12th of June, of the same year, the board ordered that a bridge be huilt over Fall Crock, on the Greenfield and Nohlesville St:it/! road, and appropriated jri.lO for the purpose, appointing John Burk to superintend the work. Sub.se(|ucnlly, at a special session on the 17th of .Fuly following, the contract for buililing the same was let to Kcedy, Gigger k Co., for the sum of ?."i:i.'i ; the bridge t.i ho 120 feet long.

Among (he proceedings of tiie Sc|>(emli(T session, 1 .Sfl.'t. the board graiilrd the petition of George I,. Ilaworth and others for a bridge over Cicero Cn.k, at the cro.ssing of the Nohlesville and Lii Fayette Stale road ; and at iho .hinc .session, ISiM, upon ]ietitlon filed, the hoard ordered that a survey anfl plans he submitted for 8 bridge over Sloncy Creek, on the Nohlesville and IViidlenn estimate of the cost of the same. In pursuance of the purpose above ituiidicated, at a special session of the board, held on the 2IHh of Scplcmber, IHlitl, the contract for this bridge was let to Messrs. Williams, Durfee, Sloops Si Gigger, for the sum of ?:i2.'>.3 1. The board also, nt a special session on the 2:ith of September, let (ho contract to the same parlies for a bridge over Cicero Creek, on the Strawtown road west of Cicero, for the sum of $2()n. At a special session In ISlIf), .J. Durfcc was nwardeil the contract for building two new spans of the Nohlesville bridge over White Ilivcr for $:.nO each, and Jl.-)(l for additional repairs. The board also, at a special session on Jnly 27, ISO", awarded to Hill & Pavis the contract to put piers and nbutracnta for a bridge over While Itiver at Slrawlown.

Aderward, at a special session, on October 5, lSll7, the board acecpted iho proposition of J. Durfee lo repair the bridge over While River at Nobleeville, for the sum of S.fon. At the special session held on the ITtli of tho Bamc month, the work was received, and the proposed sum allowed.

iMcssrs. Durfee & Co. having before been awariled tho contract to buibi tbo two stone abutments and one stone pior for tho contemplated bridge over Whil« lliver nt Strawtown, gavo bond to pro.«ceulc Iho same to completion. At > special session in January, 1808, the work wa.s accepted, and the contractors were allowed tho sum of 8 Kid therefor. In December, 1807, iho buard appropriated SlfiO toward building n bridge over Vralrlo Creek, on the line of road between Hamilton and Tipton Counties.

The Noblesvillc bridge to be ;tUO feet long; two spans, caeh l.'iH feet; the bridge to be IH feet wide in tlic clear, and 1 G feet high - a " truss bridge. The

Hi feet wiiie and l(i feet liigh - a " tru.ss" bridge also. On the HHtli cd'.June. following, the board necepled the lu.ason-work on the Strawtown bridge from the eontraetors, Josiah Durfee >t Co., as completed ; and on the 2,^th of .Inly, llic board also accepted the buperstrueture of the same britlge, as conipletod' of eomniercial eeoliomy, further legislation was bad, tending to alTeet the Interest of pr.xlue.TS within the area oeeupie.l by Hamilton County. In IHHi, a eharlcr was grant, 'd to tbi' I'erii & Iiulianapolis Itailroad Company, authorizing the construetion of a roa,l eonnisting the tw.p points named. Among the most active of the friemls of this enterprise, w.as \V. J. Ilolman, to whose unfor this valuable Ihiirougbfare. Speaking of the early history of this road, Mr. John A. i.raham, in Kingn.an's Historical Atlas of >Iiauii County, says; \V. J. Ilolman, of this county, was the projector of this road; he was the first

Itivcr, at l',.tter's ford, at the price of ?l:i,OIMI; the brblgo to be a " llowc truss," 2lli leet l,>ng, with stone abutments ami one stone pier. The bridge, liaving been eonipleted aecoriling to contract, was aceepteil by the board at a special session held on the 1 1th of April, 1871, and ?:illl.lii; for extras allowed.

An order was made by the hoard, at their Mareli se.ssi,m, 1871, appropriating "S1,000 to aid in the construetion of a briilge over White liiver, on the county line between Hamilton and Madison Couniics, the same being orib'ri'd built by the Commissioners of JIadison County;" the money lobe paid May 1, 1875. Th,' bridge was a "truss," wiib stone abutments and piers. At the same session they approprialeil ?.")50 to aid in the construelicm of a I caeli bridge over Cicero Crck, on the line between llamilt,>n and Tiptcui Counties. | ibc The propused briilge was to be 1011 feet long and have stone abiitnicnis, and : at ll cost Jl.llio, ea,-li county paying one-half. At the special session in (),-tobcr, 1 anil 187 t, the board appropriated 8125 to ns.,-ist in const ructing a briilge over ICaglc (be Cn-ek. at Kaglctiiwn. Again, at a .spi'eial s,'s.sion on tho llith of January, ] off, 1877, the board, on petitioii, appropriated $1,0110 to build a bridge across Cnero Creek, on the line of the Noblesvillc ami I'laglelown gravil road. I'Voln tber which, in the aggregate, it will be seen that Hamilton County has a,le,l a e.ui. srssi spieu,,us part in consummating the excelhnt "road system," n,iw in pracliial operation within her b,)rders.

Ini'idcntal to the action had by counties along the line, appertaining to a development of the r,'al interest felt, by the people in the proposed enterprise,

Cu After Xii

" (InlrrnI, * ' " That the Ami lid reipiired to i.^^suc to the President and [toHs llaiiroad Company, in payim-ntof the toek of said company, at such lime as tin of liidijlia, was the Ma, lis, in & i,lianap,ilis, connecting the Ohio Itivcr with llio Slate Capital, in 18 IL'. When that road had been in operation a .short time, a con.siilerable interest began lo be manifested in other parts of the Stale, reganling the utilization of the railroad system as a means of rapid transportation of farm products, goods and inerchanilisc. If not less cosily than by canal. It was a ((Uestion, at first, whether the higher rates charged for freights by railroads were net an e.vpensivc luxury, when eomparcl with the rales charged for transportn ion by canal, bonds It did not seem to occur to the masses, Iha', while canal freights were eompar- drawi ntlvcly Jow. the lirao required to make the transit and meet the demands of the distant niarkctn was so much greater than by railroads - so much so, indeed.

ilollars each, in the proportion of one-third caeh, any amount not to exceed $2,100. And Ihe said Auditor is hereby directed and required to take a receipt for the amount so issued and delivered, and that ho report the same to the next session of the board."

The Slid board ordered also, " that the Peru & Indiana|iolia Itailroad Company be permitted lo u.se the Imlianapolis .Estate road. It was e-xprcssiy providcl, however, that they leave a suflieietit amount of said road in good repair for passage, etc."

Again, .at llie December session, 1818, the board petitioned ihc Legislature for authority lo burrow money at a rale of interest not execeding HI per cent, lo purtha.se bonds of the company in unlimited auiounts, running from one lo fifleen years. Thomas T. Ituller was appointed nn agent lo drafl and i^suo the county, amounting to ?1(;,0IIII, for railroad purpases, y rate not execeding 10 per cent - conditioned, however, on Ihe passage of the law for which tho board had petitioned tho Legislature. The bimds bo contemplated lo be issued were lo bo offered first lo eili/.cns of that the odvantiigcs cf ready sales and advanced prices were frequently lost to HaDiiltou Counly, then, if unnblo to dispose of them, to these parties, to tho liieiil of the interest that shall accnii' after such eh'etion, and the principal when tile same shall b.^conie due and payablo <ili said bonds, the slock lo become obsolulo in fiivor of the county; but until such election nod n.ssuiiiplloii the counties have the ri(,'ht to bold such as security for tUc performance of I'.TUiin stipiilalloMs on the part of the railnmd company, not cntlllin;; tlio coiinly t4. any dividends, but to have a voice ill llic elections, etc." "The railroa.l eomj.any asks to have lb.- same rescinded because oj' said railroad cmsolblaliiit; with the Marion ,t Indianapolis Uailro.id, by or.ler of iho Board of Direct^irs, to t^kc effect January I,I8,">;j,

"Whereupon snid board declare that, if said railroad (I'eru .% Indian, ap.ilis) will execute additional bonds to the county of Hamilton, for the performance of payment of the last issue of b.mds, S^H.OOn, nuinb.Tini; from 10 to 20, thereby rrlriiKing ihr cttvuly t'nrcvcr from payment of said bonds, they will grant Ihe rcjucst,"

Afterward, nt the December fn-ssion, 1853, the I'cru & Indianapolis Kailroad Company t;avo bond to the county in the penal sum of $40,11(1(1, to secure payment of bonds issued by the county, ami de company loscll, and assist in the construction of said ra bcring from 10 to 20, llio railroad paying interest on etc., and the agent of tho county wua ordered, id lieu, to surrender

In November, 1875, Mr. Zion, the President of tho road, closi-d n contract for tho iron. The formal track-laying commenced at Anderson, on tho 0th of Deicmher, 1S75, at lialf-past 2 o'clock P. M. President Zion drove the first spike, amid deafening cliecrs from the nssembled multitude. Many prominent citizens, frotu various places on the line of the road, were present, and participaled in the dcmonstraliiins of the day.

Tlio sixth annual fair of the as.soeialiou was held diirin- llie three days cmimauin- on the 24lh of August, 1S7.">, which was in a measure salislael.iry. Do 111.. Isl o( Ocloher, of the sann. year, Adams Township AgrieulturnI As-.>.ialion, organized early in the season, held n fair at "Teeter's (? rove," o mil a half miles s.iiilh of Uoxley. Il was strictly n local rariuers' or|;ani-

Asthe result of a meeting held nn theli.Sih of Deeeiuher, I>7ri. participated in hy represenlalives froui the several townships, tho " llnuiillon County Agrieullural A.ssi.eialion " was organized on the 5lli of .lanimry, IS7t!, upon the joinl-sl.iek plan, willi n capital of Slll.Him, divided into one Ihoufnnd eliarcs of $10 each, with the privilege of increasing tho capital to 815,0110, if

80 dclcrinined by the vote of a majority of the stock ic|ircaciitiil. No irulividuitl mcmljcr waa eitlitlt'd to hold more tlian twciity-6ve shiirc.-f of Rlotk. The fjrouiids of the Asaoehition were located on the " Claiii|)itt farm," three and Ihree-ijuarlers miles west of Xoblcavillc, on the N'oblesville and Ivi^lctown f:ravcl road. Twenty acres of ^Tound were projio.Hed to be purchased for 81,(1(10. In consei|ucnco of numerous and positive dilTerenecs of opinion exislin;;, this hwt effort seems to have been abortive, hence, to reconcile those dilferenees, it was finally determined, upon consultalion, to or;;anizc under the ri';;nlati(in9 prescribed by the State law autborizin;; coutily agricultural

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, - h:i,: ,r;^anized, in May, l.S2:i, the population was ! were wholly undevelo|ied, lap.se of llrao to get the machinery in motion wlierertith to open the avenues t^ prosperity by utilizing the material in storo awaiting the demands of skillful operatives in primitive economy. The pecuniary requirements wore more than cijual Ui the means on band ; even some of the early expenditures were made Mpon personal rosiionsibility in anticipation of future Ineinues. Heforo the revenues from taxation were paid in, the chief source of income was first from licenses to vend general merchandise, " keep tavern," keep ferries, etc., and from appropriations, the item of appropriations being generally in the way of a bonus ofTered by the |iroprietor«of town sites eligible -8 cnndidaU'S for the location of the "seat of justice," as inducements for -election as such. Tho defioioncies of funds to meet these pressing wants were usually made up from teinporaiy loans, instances of which have been alrenily nolici'il. The first olBeial exhibit of the receipts ami disbursements of tho county, covering the period from tho organization until the date of the report, was Hied by the County Treasurer at the January session of the lioard of Justices, for the year 182(i, as follows; Uei'eipts and expenditures sineo tho organization of the county ; Kxpeliditures, S.'iH;)."?}, receipts "5 15(5.4(1 J, showing the debt of the eoun(y to be SI3li.;^7 - comparatively a fair showing for ity's independent existenco ; tho the receipts fur that year at

This slalement was ordered be piihlisbeil fii lie, and was piililishcil accordingly. At this tii follows: "At Ibis session of the board the fiillo fixed anil the properly named as bi'ing subject to For eounly jiurposi's, on ivieh 1(1(1 a,