Switzerland County, Indiana Commissioners’ Court proceedings for December 1853 appeared in:
Weekly Reveille (Vevay, Indiana) – 22 Dec 1853 – Page 2, Column 4

COMMISSIONER’S COURT.
December Term—1853.

The County Commissioners, consisting of Messrs. Furguson, Weaver and Shull, were in session five days, and adjourned without transacting any very important business. The following is a condensed summary of the business transacted:–

Geo. Rodgers, W. Price, Geo. Tardy, and S. T. Golay, were allowed $4 each, for guarding the jail two nights each.

I. Stevens, Jr., allowed $8.75 for stationary for Clerk’s office.

Wm. Anderson and Wm. Means, were allowed $126 for furnishing materials and building house on the poor farm.

It was ordered by the board that the Judges of general elections hereafter be allowed the following amounts for making returns, viz: For Jefferson Township, $1; York and Craig, $1.50; Posey, Pleasant and Cotton, $2.00.

J. B. Cotton was allowed $119.67, for boarding, keeping and taking care of the paupers of the poor house, from 7th of September, to the 7th of December, making one thousand and ninety-two days for one pauper, at $40 a year.

The orders redeemed during the last quarter, $777.67; interest on the same $9.73.

Wm. Price was allowed $132.55 for Jailor’s fees and taking care of prisoner’s furnishing, clothes, etc.

John Loughderbaugh was allowed $2 for whitewashing Clerk’s, Recorder’s, and Auditor’s offices.

J. Smithson was allowed $3.20 for furnishing coal for use of jail.

G. W. Hathorn was allowed $31 for finding materials and making seats in the Court House.

C. Goldenburgh was allowed $34, for furnishing stoves and pipe for the use of the county.

O. S. & F. J. Waldo were $73.00, for publishing delinquent list, and doing other county printing.

J. & G. J. Dalmazzo were allowed $31.40, for furnishing clothes, &c., for the use of paupers.

It was ordered by the board, that Geo. Hunter (insane) be removed to the poor farm, and the keeper be allowed $100 for taking care of him the first year.

Drs. McCutchen & Gale were allowed $15 for medicine and attendance on the paupers of Jefferson and Craig townships.

Dr. Gale, of Patriot, was allowed $17.50 for medicine and attendance upon the paupers of Posey township.

Dr. Ball $15, for the same in Cotton.

Dr. Cole $15, for Pleasant.

Z. Rous and Jas. Brown were allowed for one day’s services, as overseers of the poor.

J. Smithson was allowed $8.66 for coal, for the use of the county.

R. N. Lamb was allowed $5 for drawing deed from the Dufour heirs, deeding the public square to the county—and for drawing up the jail contract.

N. N. Lamb was allowed $208 for his services as county Auditor for the past three months.

The contract for building the county Jail and Jailor’s residence, was given to Jos. Peelman, the lowest bidder. The whole amount is $8,675. G. H. Kyle was appointed Superintendent, whose business is to see that good materials are used, and the work done well. U. P. Schenck, J. Dalmazzo, and A. Edgar, were accepted as securities for the faithful performance of the contract.

The terms, as near as we can remember, are as follows: $3,000 is to be paid in June next, to enable the contractor to purchase materials; and estimates are to be made as the work progresses, and paid accordingly—reserving one-third of the whole amount until the work is complete.