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The Fairfield Weekly Ledger |
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May 28, 1868
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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
Transcribed by: Joey Stark
Note: Typographical errors (followed by [sic]) and spelling variations in names in this document are intentional and reflect the actual newspaper articles. Transcriber’s notes are occasionally included and are indicated with [Ed. note:….]. Surnames shown here are in UPPER CASE for easy location; not rendered as such in the newspapers.
May 28, 1868
Hotel Furniture.--- D. B. SHORT has sold the “White House” to Maj. A. R. PIERCE, and will sell the furniture, consisting of beds, bedding, bureaus, stands, tables, chairs, cooking and parlor stoves, and various other articles, on next Saturday, May 23d. Great bargains will be offered to purchasers, and housekeepers will do well to attend the sale. The furniture is nearly all new and in good order. Go and buy furniture at cheap prices,
Ice-Cream.--- What happy mortals printers are, to be sure! Helter-skelter went the entire LEDGER family to Phillip LANG’s ice-cream saloon over the National Bank.--- There we found a handsomely furnished room, good tables, and everything in ship-shape. And Phillip was there, too. But best of all we found an abundance of ice-cream. None of the boys were slow in storing away a full share. If you want good ice-cream, cake, confections, &c., be sure to call at LANG’s ice-cream saloon or grocery store.
School District Report.--- To satisfy the community and set at rest the many contradictory reports in regard to the amount of money expended on the new school building in Fairfield, we publish the following full report, giving the number, name of drawee, and amount of each school order, on citizens subscription, and also the list of outstanding orders for work done, together with amount cashed by discounting, and outstanding on the 29th of February 1868. Mr. W. C. SLAGLE, the former Secretary of the Board, presents us this report. Mr. G. A. WELLS, the present Secretary, also furnishes us with a list of the orders issued by the present Board. The reports are long, but we believe it due the tax payers of this District that they should know just how the money has been expended. Mr. SLAGLE’s report shows where and how every dollar was expended, and shows that the indebtedness of the District, at the incoming of the new Board, was $12,423 14. The report of Mr. WELLS also shows where the money went that was expended by the new Board. Let the tax-payers read and study these figures, and they can then talk understandingly.
The following is a list of School House orders, cashed by citizens on subscription to secure erection of building, and outstanding at date of Feb. 29, 1868.
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699 | SLAGLE & ACHESON |
$250 75
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706 | do |
246 00
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705 | J A McKEMEY |
100 00
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711 | S LIGHT |
100 00
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710 | W W JUNKIN |
100 00
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712 | CLARKE & SCOTT |
100 00
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713. | H SEMON |
100 00
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714 | D YOUNG |
100 00
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704 | C S SHAFFER |
15 00
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708 | do |
15 00
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731 | S C FARMER |
250 00
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732 | Geo WORKMAN |
20 00
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728 | Wm S MOORE |
26 72
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730 | D B MILLER |
25 00
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725 | A T WELLS |
25 00
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726 | W B KASTOR |
25 00
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738 | Wm ALSTON |
100 00
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721 | Ward LAMSON |
100 00
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739 | do |
100 00
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762 | W R WELLS |
50 00
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727 | F M STEWART |
25 00
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771 | J W MOORE |
25 00
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761 | N M BRIGHT |
50 00
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759 | G A WELLS |
100 00
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756 | do |
50 00
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768 | J F CRAWFORD |
25 00
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722 | M C SHAMP |
25 00
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754 | R McELHINNY |
100 00
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757 | R A YOUNG |
50 00
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722 | SPIELMAN & GAINES |
50 00
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760 | MENDENHALL & DAVID |
50 00
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735 | HUFFORD & HURST |
50 00
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736 | George W PHELPS |
50 00
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753 | P N WOODS |
100 00
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755 | D P STUBBS |
100 00
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733 | D STEPHENSON |
20 00
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746 | do |
25 00
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748 | do |
25 00
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719 | D W TEMPLETON |
100 00
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W F PUMPHREY |
100 00
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768 | HIGLEY Brothers |
25 00
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764 | do |
25 00
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774 | George D TEMPLE |
50 00
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776 | W W JUNKIN |
50 00
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758 | George STEVER |
100 00
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788 | N S AVERILL |
50 00
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787 | HIGLEY Brothers |
50 00
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745 | Samuel REED |
25 00
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789 | Dr KING |
10 00
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752 | do |
10 00
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765 | H W LEWIS |
25 00
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778 | HUFFORD & HURST |
50 00
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779 | D B WILSON |
50 00
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775 | SPIELMAN & GAINES |
50 00
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783 | CLARKE & SCOTT |
100 00
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767 | M A McCOID |
25 00
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751 | do |
15 00
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780 | JORDAN Brothers |
100 00
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798 | J F WILSON |
100 00
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802 | do |
150 00
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830 | J C KECK |
25 00
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747 | SLAGLE & ACHESON |
3 50
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797 | Ed CAMPBELL |
100 00
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820 | M CRAWFORD |
25 00
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799 | J M SLAGLE |
100 00
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786 | D E ECKERT |
15 00
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734 | do |
10 00
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770 | George HOWELL |
7 50
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717 | do |
13 12
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749 | J DAHLMAN |
11 00
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804 | do |
14 00
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829 | Thomas BONFIELD |
100 00
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741 | D STEPHENSON |
15 00
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785 | do |
15 00
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831 | CLARKE & SCOTT |
50 00
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808 | do |
50 00
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870 | MENDENHALL & DAVID |
50 00
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878 | John IRRER |
100 00
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868 | W L McCLAIN |
5 00
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839 | do |
10 00
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851 | do |
25 00
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709 | do |
45 00
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766 | do |
15 00
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883 | J M SHAFFER |
30 00
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884 | do |
15 00
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894 | do |
5 00
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917 | W K ALEXANDER |
10 00
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803 | C S SHAFFER |
2 00
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885 | do |
10 00
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928 | N STEEL |
25 00
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941 | George BOND |
7 00
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926 | do |
25 00
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940 | do |
18 00
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1030 | J MOORE |
50 00
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1034 | JORDAN Brothers |
200 00
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$5,237 59
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List of School House orders for work and amterial [sic], unpaid, at date of March 13, 1868.
No. | |||
932 | A PEPPER |
Nov. 5 1867
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$500 00
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933 | do |
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500 00
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934 | do $300 |
do do do bal
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100 00
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1031 | R H VANDORIN |
Jan. 18, 1868
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19 13
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1035 | JORDAN Bros |
do 21, do
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353 15
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1040 | W R BLOSS |
do 24, do
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10 00
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1041 | do |
do do do
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10 00
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1042 | do |
do do do
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10 00
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1043 | do |
do do do
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10 00
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1044 | do |
do do do
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5 00
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1045 | do |
do do do
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5 00
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1046 | do |
do do do
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5 00
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1047 | do |
do do do
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5 00
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1048 | do |
do do do
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7 50
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1050 | B B TUTTLE |
Jan. 31, do
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4 00
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1041 | B B TUTTLE |
do do, do
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25 00
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1042 | do |
do do do
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25 00
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1053 | do |
do do do
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44 76
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1070 | Joel CAMPBELL |
Feb. 8 do
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25 00
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1061 | do |
do do do
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24 40
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1072 | James JEFFERS |
do do do
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110 00
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1073 | J Q CRISMAN |
do do do
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5 00
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1074 | do |
do do do
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5 00
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1075 | do |
do do do
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5 00
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1076 | R H VANDORIN |
do do do
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18 12
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1077 | J Q CRISMAN |
do 10 do
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5 00
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1078 | J Q CRISMAN |
Feb. 10 1868
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5 00
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1079 | do |
do do do
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5 00
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1080 | B B TUTTLE |
do 15, do
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42 50
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Amount at date of report |
$1,888 55
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1102 | R H VANDORIN |
15 00
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1103 | do |
do do do
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15 00
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1104 | do |
do do do
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10 00
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1107 | W L McLEAN |
March 13, 1868
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62 00
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1116 | W R BLOSS |
do do do
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12 25
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1117 | do |
do do do
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2 75
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The following is a list of orders cashed by discounting same, and outstanding at date of Feb. 29, 1868.
No. | Name, |
Amount.
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782 | George GIFT |
$ 50 00
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777 | do |
50 00
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801 | do |
50 00
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781 | do |
50 00
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800 | do |
100 00
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819 | do |
100 00
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784 | do |
100 00
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812 | W ALSTON |
(since paid) 230 00
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828 | do do |
150 00
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843 | do do |
100 00
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879 | First National Bank |
325 00
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886 | do |
200 00
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873 | Mrs L J PARKER |
100 00
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921 | H SEMON |
300 00
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826 | S W PIERCE |
100 00
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880 | do |
50 00
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881 | do |
150 00
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887 | do |
50 00
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896 | do |
150 00
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900 | do |
200 00
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901 | George CAMPBELL |
100 00
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918 | do |
25 00
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929 | do |
75 00
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936 | do |
200 00
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946 | do |
100 00
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947 | do |
132 50
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950 | do |
50 00
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953 | do |
27 50
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976 | do |
150 00
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977 | do |
100 00
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882 | do |
25 60
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897 | do |
15 00
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1017 | C W SLAGLE |
150 00
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1022 | do |
900 00
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951 | Joel CAMPBELL |
36 00
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961 | do |
10 00
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972 | do |
50 00
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1019 | do |
4 00
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1023 | do |
10 00
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795 | S W PIERCE |
15 00
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815 | do |
100 00
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871 | do |
250 00
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1008 | do |
30 00
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Total |
$5,180 00
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The whole amount of orders issued for expense of the building included everything pertaining thereto; except the lot pu [sic] to the date of February 29, 1868 was |
$21,997 02
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Of which th re [sic] had been p’d at that date |
9,690 88
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There were outstandin g [sic] on citizens subscription |
5,237 59
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Discounted orders outstanding |
5,180 00
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Orders to workman outstanding |
1,888 55
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21,997 02 |
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After the publication of the report of the former board and before the expiration of their office said board issued orders to workmen, |
117 00
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Making the whole expense of the building to the incoming of present Board |
22,114 02
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And making the whole indebtedness of the District at the incoming of the present board |
12,423 14
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Orders issued by the present Board.
No. | Name, |
Amount.
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2 | R. H. VAN DORIN |
15 00
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3 | do |
15 00
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4 | do |
15 00
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5 | W. H. FULTON |
100 00
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6 | do |
118 75
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7 | J. H. CRISMAN |
50 00
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8 | do |
50 00
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9 | do |
27 50
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10 | R. H. VAN DORIN |
15 00
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11 | Jas JEFFERS |
25 00
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12 | do |
70 00
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13 | CLARKE & SCOTT |
142 80
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15 | I RUMER |
39 48
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16 | Thos BARNES |
17 62
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17 | John BLOSS |
10 00
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18 | do |
12 50
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19 | do |
9 25
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20 | A SIMONS |
141 25
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22 | John IRRER |
121 00
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23 | do |
100 00
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24 | do |
50 00
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27 | do |
33 75
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28 | A PEPPER |
52 00
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29 | J. E. BONNEWITZ |
30 00
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30 | do |
9 15
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41 | W L. McLEAN |
10 00
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42 | J P CAMPBELL |
14 50
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74 | M E POLLARD |
10 20
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45 | B F WOODS |
1 35
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46 | S NOBLE |
1 25
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47 | Thos BARNES |
12 00
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48 | T K. HOPKINS |
2 00
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49 | H MONROE |
4 00
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50 | E JOY & Co. |
300 00
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51 | M SCOTT |
5 00
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52 | S LIGHT |
15 15
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53 | Tim KILFOY |
3 50
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54 | A PEPPER |
8 00
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55 | HIGLEY Bros. |
40 00
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56 | FRANKLIN & FILLEY |
36 10
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58 | Geo CRAINE |
18 00
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59 | J P CAMPBELL |
8 15
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60 | JORDAN Bros. |
235 68
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2 045 33
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Claims due for which no orders
have been drawn |
2 895 47
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4 940 80
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Orders drawn by old Board |
22,114 02
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Orders drawn by this Board |
2,045 33
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Accounts for which no orders are drawn |
2,895 47
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Being the total cost to this date |
27,054 82
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The indebtedness of the district now is,
Citizens’ loan |
5,237 59
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Discount loan |
4,680 00
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Outstanding orders |
3,494 28
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Accounts |
2,895 47
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16,307 34
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The Treasurer had paid orders to the amount of | 10,747 48 |
27,054 82
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