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HISTORY
Source:
 History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio 
- Vol. I -
 Under the Editorial Supervision of Judge H. J. Eckley
- Illustrated -
Published by The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago and New York
1921
 

CHAPTER IV.   NOT FINISHED
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

FIRST STEPS AFTER THE ORGANIZATION OF CARROLL COUNTY - SETTING THE MACHINERY OF A COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN MOTION - PLANNING FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS - FIRST TERM OF COURT - COUNTY OFFICIALS LIST COMPLETE FROM THE FIRST OFFICERS WHO SERVED - ASSESSED VALUATION - FINANCES - EXPENDITURES - POLITICAL FIGURES - PERSONAL MENTION - INTERESTING EVENTS - MORGAN'S RAID - CARROLLTON IN 1846 - BUILDING OF COURTHOUSES AND JAILS - THE INFIRMARY - HIGHWAYS.

     Without much means with which to begin the operation of a county government, and with settlements far between, no roads, bridges or mills within the newly formed county, matters went slow for a time.  The commissioners did the best in their power to set in motion the needful machinery of the county.  With the passing of years the county commenced to develop into a prosperous community, and farmers began to accumulate money and were liberal-minded as to the taxes to be levied for schools and county buildings, but were not in any way spend-thrifts by any means and wanted full value received for all they paid out.

PLANNING FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS

 

FIRST TERM OF COURT

 

THE PRESENT COURTHOUSE AND JAIL

 

COUNTY INFIRMARY

 

ASSESSED VALUATION BY TOWNSHIPS

 

COUNTY FINANCES

 

EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR

 

COUNTY OFFICIALS

     Owing to the absence of a complete election record for Carroll County it will be impossible to give the list of county officials earlier than 1880 in the order in which they have served.  Before giving such list the names that have been preserved in record, as found in paper files, etc., will be given.
     In 1858 the various county officials included these:  Representative - Hon J. B. Roach; Probate Judge - John H. Tripp; Clerk of Court - John C. Baxter; Auditor - John I. Blackburn; Treasurer - John Moody; Sheriff - Edwin Ferrell; Recorder - Isaac Ulman; Prosecuting Attorney - William H. Champer; County Commissioners - Thomas Wier, J. Strayer and J. Gregg; Infirmary Director - William Nevin.
     County officers for 1859: Representataive - J. B. Roach; Probate Judge - John H. Tripp; Clerk of the Court - John C. Baxter; Auditor - Washington Butler; Treasurer - John L. Hunt; Sheriff - Edwin Ferrell; Recorder - C. H. Miller; Prosecuting Attorney - Robert E. Knight; County Commissioners - Thomas Wier, J. Strayer and J. Gredd; Surveyor - William McCully; Infirmary Directors - Nevin Rheem and J. Fawcett.
     From 1880 to the present date (1921) the county's officials have been:

COUNTY AUDITORS

   

SHERIFFS

   

SURVEYORS

   

COMMON PLEAS JUDGES

   

PROBATE JUDGES

   

COUNTY TREASURER

   

COUNTY RECORDERS

   

PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS

   

CLERK OF THE COURT

   

CORONERS

   

INFIRMARY DIRECTORS

   

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

     While this may not be a correct list of all county commissioners serving since 1880, it is approximately correct - at least these were all elected whether serving out term or not:

   

POLITICAL FIGURES

     Without going into detail as to the various political campaigns in Carroll County, the sub-joined figures will give the reader an idea what political complexion of the county has been at various periods:
     Lincoln and Hamlin carried Carroll County in 1860 by 725 majority.

 

 

 

COUNTY ROADS

     The Free Press of Carrollton in 1915 had this to say concerning the improvements on public highways in this county:
     "Being the county seat, most of the effort for county road paving has been centered around Carrollton, and as a result about five miles lead the town and a main market route has been established to connect the Jefferson county paving at Amsterdam and the stark County paving at Oneida.  The road from Carrollton to the Stark County line parallels the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway.  From Amsterdam it runs along Simmons Ridge to Kilgore, and there connects with the Cadiz-Carrollton road thence to Greenhill Church and from there to the Carrollton-Harlem road.  All preliminary work has been gone over, and it is very likely that grading on the market route will be commenced next year (1916).
     "The paving extends for a trifle over a mile north of Carrollton, passed the fair grounds; over a mile south of town over into Union Township; east of town over two miles toward Harlem Springs.

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