Peeke's
History of Erie County Book 1, page 45
But
it was not alone the courthouse building that engaged the attention of the first
board of county commissioners, as provision had to be made for a place of
confinement for offenders; and this was one of the things for the furnishing of
which the proprietors and likewise the citizens were pledged. For this purpose
on the 8th day of November 1641, Isaac Mills, one of the proprietors, executed
his deed of conveyance to the county, for jail purposes, a lot on Jackson
Street, numbered eighteen. This deed, however, was not presented to the
commissioners until the 21st of January 1842. On this lot was built the first
county jail. It was erected at the expense, madly, of the citizens of the town
of Sandusky, and was accepted by the commissioners on July 2, 1842. This
property was sold in 1883 to George Brown and Adam Feick for the sum of 43,400.
Page
46
The
New Jail— After the completion of the courthouse, there still remained another
county building to be built. Although of less proportions it is nonetheless
attractive in appearance and substantially built. This is the new stone jail on
Adams Street.
On
the 29th of March 1882, the commissioners of the county entered into an
agreement with Adam Feick & Brother for the erection of a county jail on lot
number thirteen on the south side of Adams Street. The contract called for a
twenty-six—cell jail and sheriff's residence, and the consideration paid them
for its construction was $45,75O. It was built within the contract; there being
no extra work done that made an additional expense. In addition to the original
work, heating apparatus was placed in the building, which cost something like $41,000
additional.
PEEKE'S HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
BOOK 1,PAGE 45
But it was not alone the courthouse building that engaged
the attention of the first board of county commissioners, as provision had to
be made for a place of confinement for offenders; and this was one of the things
for the furnishing of which the proprietors and likewise the citizens were
pledged. For this purpose on
the 8th day of November 1841, Isaac Mills, one of the proprietors,
executed his deed of conveyance to the county, for jail purposes, a lot on
Jackson Street, numbered eighteen. This deed, however, was not presented to the
commissioners until the 21st of January 1842. On this lot was built the first
county jail. It was erected at the expense, mainly, of the citizens of the town
of Sandusky, and was
Accepted by the commissioners on July 2, 1842. This
property was sold in 1883 to George Brown and Adam Feick for the sum of $3,400.
Book 1,page 46
The new jail...after the completion of the
courthouse, there still remained another county building to be built. Although
of less proportions it is nonetheless attractive in appearance and substantially
built. This is the new stone jail on Adams Street.
On the 29th of March
1882, the commissioners of the county entered
into an agreement with Adam Feick & brother for the erection of a
county jail on lot number thirteen on the south side of Adams Street.
The contract called for a
twenty-six-cell jail and sheriff's residence, and the consideration
paid them for its construction
was $45,750. It was built within the contract, there being no extra work
Done that made an additional expense. In addition to the original
work, heating apparatus was placed in the building, which cost something
like $1,000 additional.
