The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1860-05-12
SHASTA COURIER.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY u, 1860.
Purchasing or Building a Court House.

The Beard of Supervisors were pettioned, on
the last day of the term just ended, to appoint
commissioners to receive propositions for the
sale to the county of a suitable building for q
Court House, ard for the further purpose of ex-
aiming the whole subject with view to tie
adoption of the most economical plan of furnish
ing the county with such a building as will an
swer the purposes of decent Court House and
Jail, together with proper offices for the county
officials.
The Board declined the appointment of such
commission. We regret this, for the reason
that the action of the commissioners could have
had no binding effect whatever upon the Board
bat would have simply, without cost to the
county, placed the whole subject before the
people in manner ineligible to ALL
We know the county is in need of Court
House, jail and Offices for the county officials
We believe one building, aifordng all these ac-
eommodations, can be procured on terms that
will justify the county in making such purchase.
AT present the county is subject to certain ex-
penses every year for guarding prisoners and
supplying offices for county officials. If the
county, by purchasing or erecting building
adequate for all these purposes, instead of rent
ing, as at present, can save money thereby, it is
clearly to her interest that such building shall
be purchased or erected. 1t was to determine
this question, as we understand, that the Board
wa asked to appoint commissioners.
We are informed that James Loag is prepared.
to dispose of his brick block, now in part
occupied by the COURIER Office and the Bee Hive
Saloon on terms which will enable the county to
make an actual saving every year upon the pre-
sent expenses. If this be so, certainly think
the county should avail herself of the chance to
supply herself with an admirably built fire proof
brick Court House and Jail.
Possibly other citizens have brick buildings
suitable for the purpose, which they are pre-
pared to dispose of to the county on still more
favorable terms. Possibly it is for the interest
of the taxpayers that an entirely new building
should be erected by the county. All these
questions would have been thoroughly examined
by the commissioners, and the whole matter set
before The public, without cost. Hence we re-
greet that the Board declined taking action
However, we trust that the people will think
about and canvass the matter until next meeting
of the Board, when we doubt not the Board will
be prepared to take preliminary action.
PIC NIc--The young folks had quite plea
SAINT pic mic on Shurtlef7s Hill last ednesday
afternoon. The only drawback 20 the plea
sures of the occasion wa the introduction of
very beautiful bouquet, scented with cayenne
pepper, which of course womans curiosity
induced all the girls to put TO their lovely noses
and which of course set all of said lovely noses
to sneeziug at such a terrible rate as to seri-
onsly Interrupt the sport of dancing for time.
The wag who played this trick on the girls
and who, by the way, has nose of his own
ought to have his face-handle severely pulled
by every one of the lovely sneezers.