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•Mil OLU sr.TTLKtts. «/.* homk \ probably the first ever appointed lieie.' Mr. Scott continued to hold the office and perform the functions of sherill lt;1 Cass county during the entire period for : which lie was appointed, until the quali*HIOGII.IPHIKS.ll T. II. Helm.IVIr.f.IA M SCOTT. —CONTINVJ-.l*-Hcation of dames H. Kintner, his .successor. chosen at the election on tinAfter the conclusion of the Treaties j firs[ \[0,l(]av j„ August. 182'J. In ad-of October tiie ltith and 2.‘»rd. 182ti, i jj,ion to tho duties devolving upon him with the Pottnwattomies and Miaiuis. \ J|S shoritT. he was appointed by the respectively, he returned temporarily to j Coillltv foard, or, the 11th of May. 1S2!. Fort Wayne, and having closed up the j COQnty Revenue collector, holding thebasin ess connected with his mail con-1 Jntter u'f|j jJj(. jjt), 0j* May, IrslO, in all tract at that place, in the spring of j (,- wJ,jch hoac,,uitted himself with.great XS27. he came down the Wabash to! criNmlt;LaGrd. and there took a contract forbuilding houses for the Indians under the supervision of (leu. Tipton, the agent. In this field iic continued to labor during the summer and fall of that year, spending the winter, for the most part at Fort Wayne under the patronage of the agency. Early the following spring, he came to I.ogansport, arriving here about the time the original town plat had been surveyed by Mr. Carter, in April, 1328. stopping with Major Bell, who settled here more than a yearbefore. .About this time, also. Gen. TiptonCOUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.TW- Council, for the first time in a month met last night. Present—Mayor. Clerk. Marshal. Attorney, and all the Council men except Knight and Messin-ger.rni.irx.Mr. Brown from the Board of Police asked the confirmation of Michael Morrissey as captain of police. So confirmedHe also reported that the Board had conferred police powers upon m. Maginness and M. Sclmoeberger. Ap*moved the Indian Agency from FortWayne to this place, under sanction of P™'* ou,Kl •i -• mv i* . j . Police powers were conferred uponthe authorities of Washington; and its y. , J . .......aia _ _location hero afforded Mr. Scott furtheropportunities for employment which heembraced and continued exercising histalent in that direction according to the demands of the situation.On the 18th of December of the same year, the legislative act nasaed at Hint session for the organization of Cass county at a separate jurisdiction, haring received the approval of the Governor, became a law. and pursuant to the provisions of which, on the second Monday in April, 1820, it commenced its corporate existence, and entered upon the enjoyment of all the rights and privileges appertaining thereto. In the meantime. .1. Brown llnv. then Governor of .he Slate of Indiana, by proclamation. dated February—, 1*20, directed an election to bo held bv the legal voters of the new county, in conformity with the provision.' enabling act aforesaid, for the election of a Cb*rk and Recorder.* two associate judges, three justices of the p.-nee ami t!»r^—• County Commissioners: and. for tiie purpose of carrying out the pro-\: dull- of that proclamation, appointed William Sc.pt the first Sheriff of the coun’y toserv.* as :u-h until lu» successor i'• be rhoj**»n at the next annual ••-lection on the lir.-t Monday in August, of that year, should be elected and qualified. Ten days after the election of the officers named. Mr. Seoft. as such sheriff, issued certificates of election to the County Commissioners, dated April 2:»nl. l*2‘d. and on the same day forwarded to th« Secretary of the State at Indianapolis, the returns showing the election of the other officers indicated, to whom, in due time, commissions were issued by the proper authority. Under the control of these officers. Cass county then entered upon her separate career.In advance, however, of the foregoing transaction, another importantFred Fitch, with pay at $10 per month watKit works.Mr. Kheme* offered a resolution allowing .1 W. Hemb*rsou. .1. 11. Tucker, j and A. K. Shroyer each for ser-! vices as Water Works Commissioners. Adopted.KINAMK.Mr. Shroyer reporled that $8.1100 was^ due the contractors for laying pipes for the water works. And read u communication from the contractor. The matter was referred to the Water Works 1 Board and City Attorney.CI.AIMS niMMITTKK.Ir. Tomlinson reported the following claims, which were allowed:Know I ton Dolan, .sundries forwater works.................................MoHnughy A Kehrcns. hauFiig gravel for waterworks•g»Pi g»Janies Fil/.g»*raM. hauling Wirtlor water works...........................«i NV Harrow.lies'- for d.-rk lorwaterworks ...........................of the ! W T Iamtliain. boarding priMUi-er from June -j i«» July 1*77.... Jaiii«- Fincguu. lapping main.-for water works...........................«; J tiroves, assisting i-ivil engineer ................—....................\V F HcnHi-v, tor sain**................t; H Sieveiison. fortune................Nlerrlain. Kin.* A t o. sumlm*.- forWest Side engine house.............J Himmelborgcr, lumlier forstreets..........................................K A Hull, lumber for repairinglamp po-l....................................Clemen- SchJos*, repairing lamp1*1-1 -................J K Messlnger, ttciiool homl interest.............................................Same, water works borni interest Same,Winston,Lrwiter A Co.com's Same on city orders redeemedMay. 1*77.......................................Same, to W W Wlleox lor dog checks................-...................Same, outs tor Fire Department.. C H Steven-on, fowlstinj; civil engineer...........................................W F Hensley, tor same..................Tipton FI re l/o. rent of Tipton engine liou.se....................................J Meyer, blncksmltlilng...............J Hruggainan. stone for streets.....S Kania Improvement of alleycrossing on Knee street...............J V Hoddens, for same on Highstreet .................................—M Kllison, for same on same........il I'Dla Cl !s*i! ( IS OilH* 25 |8 H [■I I *-' :t t» tc.Mf l.'lul wIS nil•-’li So] J lt;Ay wHi Ou 15 75125 no 1 :« l 10laying tiling, etc, onsome......................................Messing or, l*n»eus a co, ]uiupI t 3815 .73 :» 4800at Mt, Hope cemetery.......A Dorsch. digging well at samw.p: 4052 50It Wilson, imnging jiajMT, cto. at samevom i. Mr. Scon s life, occurred. ,h,« jOn the Methmgiiy A Kehreiis, broken . r i .ono i sione and gravel,rirst dav of January. 1*2!*, he war.d.•j to1 si 4 NJunited in marriage with Miss Otildn Lockhart, at the residence of Major Beil. At the same lime and place, Charles Bolke mid Lovisa R. Smith wen- married. Both coubles were united by the Kt-v. .Tames Crawford, of the Presbyterian church, located at Delphi, !.:H preaching occasionally at Logan-,-port. This was the first wedding in Caslt; county, which at -that time was under the jurisdiction of Carroll county where the license were obtained. As an historic incident, the following allusion i- made to it in “Ca.-s county in the pa.-;:I Hlmmclberger. lumberPwater worksl I t ook.75 »I t 07l»e Im.xcs, «*tc. for coj»y court deei-M Wlnlleldslon...........Marshal's pay roll for street work etc, for I wo’weeks, ending June:ai...................................................Same for same. July li..................J X Kooth.coai for pump house.. F Kolt. whitewashing, etc, at MlHope .......................................-W A Ossner. attending trial atDelphi..........................................H White, lor ll-t Id dog owners Incity...............................................K L Frhlliiinl, wihhI.......................l.M I. A t.' Co, gas for|J une............Chas lX.hertv, for tapping watermains-........................................1 • l. Hughes A Co.. same..............Wm Krown.-rtax straw lor waterworks head gate.........................1» f Cook. lumber and laln.r for rack at water works rac;f_* .77 10 iot:ts v*MP.*S 50 :i ;o.7 (« I 5 'J! 17*1 To •marriage. J'. maystated that William not only a j»nrty to.Sundry persons, for luls*r inj clearing water works race.........Concerning the parties to this double ; Tucker A Howe, valve boxes lor... • . j wafer works..............................with propriety. . [ Fill-on. earth d-Hv. r.st on•seoii wo 1 water works gnmild.................... con was j ip.r-p.y lV Mm lure, book- andilie first: stationery, for city oiiu-e-.......... 1 Same, stationery, etc. lor same...uarnag- us t a- county. nut j w h BriughurM.alcohol for g-.is,v she KOO.I will ol his follow- [,d the confidence reposed in repair- ...........................• Same.stopewk for water worss..l.rown I.av. governor, ap- same, suudrh-. for sire dep'j.........Iho first shoriii' of the coai.lv !rl— |..r Mi. Il»|-iTs *71 I •: lt;» | 15 wj.Vi i»i:« 01? s ffOJ* 75 -7 . V•ffii*. abo. citizens a: him by .1p; ’jj•jo St y no :» 75cemeteryunder whose .supervision the first eloe-: W J! Kringhurst.suudrb-s foriir.i departnwuttioii wa.« held n: which the first officer.*.lt;aine. for pollee deparlllielit........hose into whose homis she duty of per-!Jlecting'thc countv organization, were I Sain.-. repairing h.n.k and iadd.-r, . . tor tire department....................chosen. His wife was too notce ol j N lkoth. coal for nr.* d. pur:-damcs Smith, the first county eoaunis- j ^^iVdng m.^- cart' f«Vrsioncr. and of John Smith. Sr.. the firs: associate judge of the county; while the ; foa tile forsame........................Tanguy A Kanihei—-aiue....................wife of Charles Polke was the daughter : Mir1r1i,;!m’ loof John Smith. Sr.. and also tin* rndce ‘of James Smith, to whom reference has side engine.................................Star Printing ('*.. pruning...........sp«~10 tf):»w:ovs :•:»just been made. M Selmeberger. -lt; rvi«eDuring the tenure of his official enr-er . '*'* IHdiveman............as .-heriff of C:u*s con.’sty, his iwiiwick i T**taS..........................extended, no: only over the territory «-f • m:i»!N.vN»Cass county a* it is ‘now. but over the Mr. Ivhi nno report major part of northern Indiana, west to i requiring peanut stain the State* line and cast to the limits o!: lievn-«\ l.e.id over. Alien county as th.^.u ilescrihed. Then the extent of territory to be looked after, rather than the amount of business toll •!• 1045li an ordinance to takeout aA3-o. an ordinance providing for the construction of :i sev.i-r on Market street. Bi-fcrilie transacted, made it necessary that I he ^rdinanciione or more deputies should be ap-1 licenses was ;aklt; pointed by him. Accordingly, wc find | offered a snnstitu an appointment, dated July *2.5. 1S2!. j Mr. Tomlinson making Anthony Gaiuclin his deputy. • license fee SluO for spintuoto City .At:.:ruey.s reguiat ing liquori! Up.Mr.K!lt;!•nrief.move* ItoUOU!•?«IAer spirit• and$00
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Logansport Weekly Star
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sat, Jul 21, 1877
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