This is a transcription of Shelby Township school records, pages 247 - 268. The original document is held at the Kramer Museum, Betty Copeland, Secretary.
Page 247 Enumeration of School children for 1870 | School No 1 Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | 1 Mary Beebe | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 1 George Stevenson | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 3 William B. Niles | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 4 Edward P. Niles | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 5 Charles Woolley | | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 6 James H. Demaree | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 7 James Smock | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 8 Willia Herren | 3 | | 5 | 12 | | 9 Thomas McCreary | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | | 10 E. K. Blanton | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 11 James F. Alfrey | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 12 James M. Demaree | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 13 Eliza J. Campbell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 14 Thomas Voris | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 15 Levi Lewis | | | | | | 16 Charles N. Lanham | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | | 17 Alpha Foster | 2 | | 5 | 12 | | 18 Catharine Miller | 2 | | 5 | 12 | | 19 Isaac Connor | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 20 Cynthia McCollough | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 21 A. G. Niles | | | | | | 22 James M. Thornton | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | | 30 | 26 | | | Total 56 Oct 10th Qualified A. G. Niles as Director of the above School. Elected on the 1st Sat. in October Oct 12th Employed Willis H. Ryker to teach School No 1 at $1.85 per day. School to commence Oct 24th 1870 Blank Page 248 Page 249 Enumeration of School No 2 for 1870 | No. | Names of Parents or Guardians | M | F | Town | Range | | 1 | Jonathan Kinnett | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | John H. Means | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | Levi C. Peters | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 4 | George W. Mermoud | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | Matilda Means | 3 | | 5 | 11 | | 6 | John B. Peak | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 7 | Charles Black | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 | David I. Spencer | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 9 | Lewis A. Connor | | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 10 | John Risk | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | Mary M. Brooks | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 12 | Elliott J. Vestile | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 13 | James Thornton | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 14 | Davidson Baker | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 15 | John J. Risk | | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 16 | Joseph R. Jervis | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 17 | Louisa Moodie | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 18 | Isaac N. Means | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 19 | Emeline Buchanan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | | | 29 | 34 | | | Total 63 1870 Oct 8th Qualified Davidson Baker as Director of the above School reelected on the 1st Sat. in October. 1870 Oct 10th Employed David J. Spencer to teach School No 2 at $1.75 per day to commence Oct 1870 Page 250 Enumeration of School No. 3 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 | William H. H. Benefiel | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | William Means | | | 5 | 11 | | 3 | James H. Means | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 4 | J. M. Manford | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | Enoch Buchanan | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | 6 | Joshua Wehr | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 7 | Thomas Wheeler | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 | D. C. Whitham | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 9 | Mrs. Lunn | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 10 | Moses Hankins | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | Elizabeth Higbee | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 12 | Hiram Hillis | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 13 | Jordan Johnson | | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 14 | John W. Gordon | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | | | 15 | 22 | | | Total 37 Nov 14 Employed Samuel M. Benefiel to teach the above School at $1.70 per day commenced Oct 31st 1870 Dec 30 Qualified John Gordon as Director of School No 3 Page 251 Enumeration of School No. 4 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 | William H. Buchanan | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 2 | John W. Benefiel | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | Joseph H. Ryker | 4 | | 5 | 11 | | 4 | Sarah Weatherford | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 5 | James W. May | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 6 | G. S. May | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 7 | Andrew Carmine | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 | W. H. Flint | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | Taylor Wright | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 | Susan McCoy | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | J. T. Lemen | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | | 20 | 10 | | | Total 30 1870 Oct 8th Employed Ella J. Roberts to teach the above School at $1.75 per day. to commence October 10th 1870 Oct 11th Qualified Taylor Wright as Director of School No. 4 elected on the 1st Sat. in October 1870 Edward P. Niles Trustee S.T. Page 252 Enumeration of School No 5 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Male | Female | Town | Range | | 1 | Thomas J. Wise | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | William Beebe | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | Rachel Beebe | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 4 | Thomas Dunn | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | Thomas S. Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | | 6 | W. T. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 | J. H. Smith | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 | Mary Herin | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | Andrew Woodfill | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 | James R. Lewis | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | Ryker Robbins | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 | John Smitha | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 13 | Saml. A McLeland | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | | 16 | 18 | | | Total 34 Oct 8th Qualified William Beebe as Director of School No. 5. reelected on the 1st Sat in October. Oct 29 Employed James Craig to teach the above School at $1.80 per day to commence Oct 31st 1870 Page 253 Enumeration of School No 6 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 | Robert P. Copeland | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | Thomas Poston | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | S. W. Copeland | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 4 | Martin H. Daily | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | Conrad Storm | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 6 | Lafayette Marquis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 | G. H. Marquis | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 | Robert Stevenson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | Hugh G. Manford | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 10 | John W. Robbins | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 11 | James Gordon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | | 16 | 17 | | | Total 33 1870 Oct 3rd Employed William Craig to teach School No 6 at $1.75 per day to commence Oct 17th 1870 Qualified Robert P. Copeland as Director of the above School Page 254 Enumeration of School No. 7 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Male | Female | Town | Range | | 1 | Peter V. Ryker | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | W. W. McCarty | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | J. M. Salyers | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 4 | Joseph H. Lochard | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 5 | Solomon B. Lochard | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 6 | Edward Milligan | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 7 | Isabella F. McCoy | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 | W. R. Rabourn | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | Benjamin Wadsworth | 4 | | 5 | 11 | | 10 | John H. Matthews | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | William M. McCoy | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 12 | E. F. Crawford | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 13 | William E. Kennedy | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 14 | B. C. Kennedy | | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 15 | E. B. Bishop | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 16 | F. M Gordon | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 17 | Joel C. Bishop | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 18 | Saml. H. Risk | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 19 | Saml. Becket | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 20 | Fred. Armand | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 21 | Stephen J. Hearn | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 22 | A. W. Robbins | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 23 | B. V. Banta | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 24 | D. H. Demaree | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 25 | Jesse Lott | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 26 | Zadoc. Powell | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 27 | James A. Lemen | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | | | 37 | 32 | | | Total 69 Oct 24 Employed Philander Riley to teach the above School at $1.80 per day to commence Oct 31st 1870 I qualified Edward Milegan as Director of the above School. Page 255 Enumeration of School No. 7 continued Page 256 Enumeration of School No. 8 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Male | Female | Town | Range | | 1 | Levi Thornton | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | John Warfield | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | Gamaliel T. Warfield | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 4 | Henry Land | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | James M. Storm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 6 | John Gans | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 7 | James C. Benefiel | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 8 | William Glaze | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | James McCarty | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 | William W. Lee | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | James Land | 3 | | 5 | 11 | | 12 | Francis M. Smith | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 13 | Joseph W. Buchanan | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 14 | Wm. H. Campbell | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 15 | William B. Connor | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | | | 22 | 15 | | | Total 37 Oct 11th Employed William W. Spencer to teach the above School at $1.75 per day to begin on the 17th day of October 1870 N0 11 Qualified William Glaze as Director of School No 8 Page 257 Enumeration of School No. 9 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 | William Spencer | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 2 | David Stewart | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 3 | George H. Fry | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 4 | Elijah Matthews | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 5 | George Harper | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 6 | John Vanosodol | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 | Lucinda Hayes | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 8 | William Collins | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 9 | Stephen Ellis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 10 | William Dalgleish | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 11 | Ann McGregor | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 12 | Thomas Ellis | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 13 | Mary Reed | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | | 14 | John Francis Jun. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | | 15 | John Rogers | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | | | 33 | 21 | | | Total 54 Oct 8th Qualified William Spencer as Director of the above School reelected on the 1st Sat in October 1870 Oct 17 Employed Emily Young to teach the above School at $1.75 per day. to begin on the 18th day of October 1870 Page 258 Enumeration of School No. 10 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Male | Female | Town | Range | | 1 | Samuel Scott | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | Matthew Ralston | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 3 | Robert Jameson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 4 | John Glenn | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 5 | James S. Whitton | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 6 | Christopher Whitton | | | 5 | 11 | | 7 | David Culbertson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 8 | Robert Culbertson | | 4 | 5 | 12 | | 9 | John Griffin | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 10 | Fred Pommerheim | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | 11 | James Griffin | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 12 | William Francis | 3 | | 5 | 12 | | 13 | John Francis Sen | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | 14 | Nathan Matthews | | 3 | 5 | 12 | | | Total | 14 | 14 | 28 | | Oct 11th Qualified Samuel Scott as Director of the above School. elected on the 1st Sat. in October Oct 22 Employed Jennie Culbertson to teach the above School at $1.80 per day to commence Oct 24th 1870 Page 259 Enumeration of School No. 11 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Males | Females | Town | Range | | 1 | Napoleon Etherton | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | William Fergeson | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 3 | William Matthews Jun | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 4 | W. H. Fuget | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | James Smith | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 6 | James Hankins | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 7 | John B. Short | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 8 | Wesley Boner | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | Lewis C. Stewart | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 10 | John H. Stewart | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | Samuel Jackson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 | William Matthews Sen | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | | 13 | William Rodgers | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 14 | Anna Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 15 | David Rodgers | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 16 | Henry Jackson | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 17 | Henry Lonis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 18 | Henry Boner | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | Total | 27 | 23 | 50 | | 1870 Oct 8th Qualified James Hankins as Director of School No 11 elected on the 1st Saturday in October 1870 Oct 10th Employed George W. Harper to teach the above School at $1.75 per day to commence Oct 17th 1870 Page 260 Enumeration of School No 12 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents of Guardians | Male | Female | Town | Range | | 1 | William J. Ryker | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | David H. Hall | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | Christian Hall | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 4 | Joseph Hall | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | Achilles R. Lee | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | | 6 | Abner W. Lee | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 7 | Perry Lee | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 8 | Henry Brown | | 5 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | Harrison Fergeson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 10 | George Fergeson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | Squire Phillips | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 | Henry Phillips | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 13 | George W. Hagan | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 14 | John Fergeson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 15 | David Fergeson | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 16 | George Younker | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 17 | Samuel Beatty | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 18 | Elizabeth Bucle | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 19 | James W. Horton | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 20 | James Horton | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 21 | Mary J. Lee | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 22 | John Huartson | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 23 | Eliza Buchanan | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 24 | James H. McCoy | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | | | 41 | 40 | 81 | | 1870 Oct 11th Qualified Harrison Fergeson as Director of the above School. Elected on the 1st Sat. in October 1870 Oct 10th Employed Robert Tate to teach the above School at $1.65 per day to commence Oct 10th 1870 Page 261 Enumeration of School No. 13 for 1870 | No | Names of Parents or Guardians | Male | Female | Town | Range | | 1 | James Fergeson | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 2 | Hugh J. Lee | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 3 | James W. Phillips | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 4 | Francis P. Phillips | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | Rebecca J. Lee | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 6 | John Altizer | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 7 | R. M. Short | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 8 | Nancy Land | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | L. M. Stewart | 2 | | 5 | 11 | | 10 | Martin Geimon | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | Nicholas Linenweber | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 12 | John C. Keller | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 13 | Matthias Thenis | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | 14 | Frank Mottel | | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 15 | Matthias Smith | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 16 | William Hanke | 1 | | 5 | 11 | | 17 | Jacob Gabert | | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 18 | John Hill | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | 19 | William Meek | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | Total | 31 | 23 | 54 | | 1870 Oct 8th Qualified Richard M. Short as Director of School No. 13 reelected on the 1st Sat. in October 1870 Oct 8th Employed George T. McCoy as Teacher of School No. 13 at $1.75 per day to commence on the 17th day of October 1870 Edward P. Niles Trustee S.T. Blank Page 262 Page 263 1870 Recapitulation of the Enumeration of School Children in Shelby Township , Jefferson County, Indiana , between the ages of 6 & 21 years for the year 1870 | School No. | | Town | Range | Male | Female | Total | | 1 | Number of Children in | 5 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 56 | | 2 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 63 | | 3 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 37 | | 4 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 30 | | 5 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 34 | | 6 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 33 | | 7 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 64 | | 8 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 37 | | 9 | Number of Children in | 5 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 49 | | 9 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 05 | | 10 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 05 | | 10 | Number of Children in | 5 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 23 | | 11 | Number of Children in | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 05 | | 11 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 45 | | 12 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 81 | | 13 | Number of Children in | 5 | 11 | 31 | 23 | 54 | | | Total | | | 331 | 295 | 626 | | | Total in Range | | 12 | 72 | 61 | 133 | | | Total in Range | | 11 | 259 | 234 | 493 | | | Total in Township | | | 331 | 295 | 626 | Completed this 31st day of August 1870 E. P. Niles Trustee S.T.  1927 BRUSHY FORK SCHOOL #10 2009 Page 264 Specifications for repairing School house No 10 on Brushy Fork creek, in Shelby Township , Jefferson County , Indiana The side walls to be taken down over the windows. to the top of the opening, to be rebuilt with good Stone, lime & sand mortar, with new cap stoned the whole to made Sound & Substantial. Sleepers to be 2 by 8 inches, 16 inches apart. Floor to be one inch Thick. Tongued & grooved of Sound clear poplar, well Seasoned. Upper joists to be 2 by 6 inches. 16 inches from center to center. to extend 6 inches over the wall on each side. the ends to be boxed and finished in a plain, neat and Substantial Style. Gable ends of roof to extend project over the walls 8 inches. to be finished in good plain style. Roof to be made Same pitch as before of good Shaved Shingles. Showing not over 4½ inches to the weather on 16 inch Shingles. Flue to be build in middle of the house, of brick. of Sufficient Size to admit a Six inch pipe. to be supported by iron hooks fastened to the joists, So that the bottom bricks may come down even with the ceiling. The joists on which flue rests to be well stayed to prevent settling. Door frame to be 2½ inches thick by 14 inches wide. Door to be made of good clear pine 1⅜ inches thick. 4 panels flat & beveled hung with good 3 inch hinges. & finished with lock & key. Window frames to be 2 inches thick. by 8 inches wide, to be ploughed to receive slats for Sash. & also ploughed on inner edge to receive casing. 7 inches wide & one inch thick. to extend from window frame to inside of wall. Sash to be made of good clear pine 1⅜ inches thick, to be primed before receiving glass, which is Page 265 to be fastened in with tins & putty. Each window to have 2 spring Snaps, to hold the Sash at any required height/ The old plastering to be removed & walls to be replastered good 3 coat work. The wall in the end opposite the door, to receive a coat of Shim, mixed with Plaster of Paris for blackboard to extend across the room & to the windows on each Side. 2 ft. 6 inches above the floor & 3 ft. below the ceiling. Casing for inside of door & windows to be 6 inches wide and one inch thick. Cap boards over door & windows to be 6 inches wide at the end & 8 inches in middle. 1¼ inches thick. Base board 8 in. wide & one in. Thick. Door, frame, window frames & base board to be fastened to blocks of wood driven firmly into the wall & Strip of board 5 inches wide to be fastened to door casing and to window casing on each side of door. extending along the wall, to be furnished with 18 hooks on each side for holding caps, bonnets, Shawls & c. Seats & desks of Rankins patent to accommodate 40 pupils, also 2 low Seats 7 ft. long, made with backs Vinetian Shutters for windows, painted green, with bolts to fasten on inside. Door & frame, Window Sash & frame, casing, base board Gable ends boxing under eaves & c. to receive 2 good coats of white paint. Desks to be varnish stained, Lumber for finish, casing boxing, seats & desks to be thoroughly Seasoned & clear. The whole to be completed in a substantial & work man like manner on or before the first day of September 1870. This Indenture witnesseth that J. C. Bishop agrees to repair Said School house No. 10 according to the foregoing Specifications to be completed in the time and manner specified, for the Sum of Three hundred and ninety five dollars, and that E.P. Niles, Trustee of Shelby Township to hereby Page 266 agree to pay to the said J. C. Bishop when the afore said School house is completed in accordance with the foregoing Specifications. Three hundred and ninety five dollars, of the Special School funds of said Township. Witness our hand the 23rd day of April, 1870. C. Bishop Edward P. Niles Trustee S.T. Specifications for repairing Schoolhouse No. 2 near Center Grove Church , in Shelby Township Jefferson County Indiana. The East end wall to be taken down. Side walls to be made six feet longer so that 4 ft. & 8 inches well be added to the length of the room. New walls to be 16 inches thick built of Stone well laid in lime & sand mortar. the side walls to be well and substantially joined to the old wall. Also a wall to be built through the middle of the house from end to end to support the middle of the floor. to be permanently laid in lime & sand mortar. The foundation of outside walls, to be laid 2 ft below the natural surface of the ground. Inside wall 15 inches below Lower joists 2 by 8 inches,16 inches apart Floor to be of sound clear lumber 1 inch thick, well seasoned, to be tongued and grooved. Upper joists, 2 by 6 inches, 16 inches from center to project 6 inches over the walls on each side. ends to be boxed and finished in a neat plain & substantialstyle. Rafters 2 by 4 inches 14 ft. long. Roof to made of good Sound Shingles. Showing not over 4 inches to the weather on 16 inch shingles. Gable ends to project 8 inches over the walls, to be finished in good plain Style. Page 267 Flue to be built of brick, laid in good lime & sand mortar, to be of Sufficient Size to admit 6 inch pipe, to be supported by iron hooks fastened to the joists, so that the lower bricks may come down even with lower side of joists. The joists on which flue rests to be well stayed to the rafters to prevent Settling. Door to be made of clear pine, 1⅜ inches thick 4 panels flat & beveled. hung with 3 inch hinges & furnished with lock & key. Base boards 8 inches wide & 1 inch thick to be fastened to blocks of wood driven into the wall, to be put on after the walls are plastered. A strip of board 5 inches wide & inch thick fastened to blocks driven in the wall, to extend from door casing to window casing, on each side of door. 4½ ft. from the floor, to be supplied with 18 hooks on each side, for caps, bonnets, & c. Also a shelf 9 inches wide & placed over the above mentioned strip, to be supported by brackets. New wall to be well plastered with lime & sand mortar. good 3 coat work. Old plastering to be removed below the windows on each side, to a straight line that will make the plastering all sound. Also old plastering to be removed from old blackboard, to a Straight line 6 inches above old painting to be well & substantially replastered. the skim on the blackboard to be mixed withPlaster of Paris so that a good, smooth, hard finish may be secured. All new plastering to be well joined to the old. Venetian Shutters for the windows, painted green, furnished with bolts to fasten on inside. Door 7 frame, window sash & frames, baseboard, casing, front of shelf Brackets & strip, Gable ends, and boxing under eaves to receive two good coats of white paint. The new wall to receive a good splash coat of mortar on outside. The whole to be finished in a good substantial & work man like manner, to be completed on or before the 15th day of October 1870. The Indenture witnesseth that Joseph R. Jarvis and Jonathan Kinnett agree to repair said School house No 2. according Page 268 to the foregoing specifications, to be completed in the time and manner specified for the sum of Three hundred and twenty five dollars, and that E.P. Niles Trustee of Shelby Township agrees to pay to the said Jarvis & Kinnett when the aforesaid School house is completed in accordance with the foregoing specifications. Three hundred and twenty five dollars of the Special School Funds of said Township Witness our hands this 10th day of June 1870. Joseph R. Jarvis Jonathan Kinnett Edward P. Niles Trustee S. T. We the undersigned hereby agree to make the following additions to School house No. 2, over & above the specifications in the contract entered into by us, June 10th 1870. to wit: The side walls to be made 16 inches longer than specified in the said contract. So that 6 ft may be added to the length of the room. The walls all to be raised 10 inches higher than before. One window on each side places in the new wall 3 ft from the corners. Same size as old windows to be furnished with Venetian shutters. Window frames to be ploughed to receive slats for sash, to be made same thickness & width of others. Door frame with transom above door, 2 inches thick & 14 in. wide. New walls to be plastered & new wood work to be painted as was specified in first contract, the whole to be finished in the same manner & time as therein specified for the sum of Sixty five dollars. Joseph R. Jarvis W Jonathan Kinnett |
