. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903. H o QH CO DO. Hg 3o oo HE-> 03 H qc GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1825 TO i860. I 19 twenty-five cents on the poll, and from five to ten cents oneach $100 valuation. In May, 1828, commissioners wereappointed to build a poor house, and the work was completedin January, 1833, and a man and his wife employed to takecharge of it. In 1829, the old court house, which waserected in 1810, was thoroughly overhauled and repaired,and in 1845, a new building was erected on West Tradestreet. June 1, 1849, J- B. Kerr, the town t
. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903. H o QH CO DO. Hg 3o oo HE-> 03 H qc GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1825 TO i860. I 19 twenty-five cents on the poll, and from five to ten cents oneach $100 valuation. In May, 1828, commissioners wereappointed to build a poor house, and the work was completedin January, 1833, and a man and his wife employed to takecharge of it. In 1829, the old court house, which waserected in 1810, was thoroughly overhauled and repaired,and in 1845, a new building was erected on West Tradestreet. June 1, 1849, J- B. Kerr, the town treasurer, adver-tised for sealed bids for repairing the horse racks and thestreets in Charlotte. The first fire engine was purchased in1830, $100 being paid for it. A regular fire company waskept up, but was very ineffective. In 1858, gas lamps werepurchased for the streets and public buildings, at a cost of$1, In 1803, William Davidson and William Alli-son had charge of the Charlotte division of the Mutual FireInsurance Company. In 1855, the Charlotte Mutual FireInsurance Company
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