Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-10-05

Is Delaware County to have a Court
Hnnsa1

Is Delaware County to have a Court
House
a neighbor of mine, a wealthy farmer,
in speaking Of this matter, made the very
sensible observation, thai he should vote
In favor of tax for a Court House, be-
cause he knew that his property would
have to contribute for this purpose some
time, and he thought this a good time
as any to begin. Now I submit to the in
tellgent tax payers of Delaware County,
whether this is not the sound view OF the
caseH If We are eUer to have a Court
/ House, should We not noJ0 begin the work
of raising the moUey? It has been sug-
4 gestedzin some quarters. / understan
/ that this en- nteTprise Is for the benefit of
the town of Delaware; but have no idea
that any considerable portion of the sen
Il sible people of this county could be so
narrow minded as to allow a consideration
4 Of this kind influence Il EN- to vote against
2 public building so much needed for the
use Of the county.
The writer of this does not live in the
f town or township Of Delaware, nor does
! he own a dollars Worthso Of property there
I AS a citizen Of the countyI have fre-
+ quently been mortified when asked by
strangers, that | have chanced to meet at
| the county seat, after looking at the Col
lege buildings, the churches, business
houses, etc, where the Court House was
l-haTe really felt as if our position in re-
tusing SO long this much needed work
was wholly unworthy the enterprise aud
intelligence of the people of this county.
There is not, In the whole State, a coun- |
ty Of anything like the wealth and popu- !
lati0n of this, similarly situated. The /
town can get along without the building /
quite as we'll as the country It has pub /
lie buildings enough, and business houses |
and private residences, comparing favor
ably in style and excellence with those of
other towns or cities in the neigh boring
counties, TO enable ii To continue its ca
Feer of prosperity, though the Court
House were never built. And should've
of the country not rejoice at its prOsperi-
typ It is the County Seat of orr county.
and when l am away from home, it is a
matter of pride to observe, that In re-
spect to Improvements of all sorts, as we'll
as tie intelligence and morality Of its peo-
pie, our county town is at least equal to
any that / am acquainted with in the
State. h
But the real question to be considered
IS. whether the public interests of the
county require the erection of the Court I
House Can any candid, intelligent man
entertain doubt upon this subject? Ask
your neighbOr who has been compelled
from day to day, to sit upon the larry in
the mIserably ventilated and otherwise
most uncomfortable room in which our
courts are now held-ask suitOrs and q
witnesses, and you will have from them
ali the same answer, to-Wit: that it is a
shame that Delaware county cannot have -
Court House. But there is still another
consideration Of far greater consequence
han having comfortable and convenient s
DOM, with proper jury rooms attached.
or transaetiDg the public business. I =,
mean the condition of our public records ar
This IS a matter that any taxpayer Ought
o teeI concerned about. Here are the
ecOrds Of our deeds, the titles to our
lnds, all the records of wills, of mar
lages, of proceedings in partition, and
II other Judgments and DEGREES, all the
ub3lc surveys Of lands and of highways 2
he tax duplicates and other records of
he Auditor and Treasurer's ofies As
YELL AS ALL THE PUBLIC MONEY OF THE
oUNTY, IN a situation scarcely more Sc Id
1re against fire or burglars than tbev u
ould be if they were kept under shelter
D the public commons. You have all
card OF the attempts made within year
rob the Treasury. The thieves had no
Ouble 10 entering the building, and the
opposition that they were discovered
duced them to desist before they ac W
their purpose.
Many years ago, man who was indict- 90
for penltentiary offense, who was ont q
bail, entered the Clerks Office and cio
FRIED away and burned large number ma
the journals and records of the county. De
TN the view of destroying his bond : vii
reat inconvenience and loss resulted to
rites interested. To accomplish a sim T
lr purpose how easy it would be to de- 4
roy the miserable shells now used for
bic Offices by fire
We must therefore have Court House
tn strong safe and fire proof rooms IN TN7
e hrst story for all the pnblic Offices. ~
lere the Important papers and records
important to all of US In town and wa
1ntry-can be safely kept. We must Sto
We comfortable not an extravagant ton
lrC room, with jury rooms above. where
,, public business can be transacted mn
-1out the annoyance Of the noise that AA
always to be expected when a room is
'upled IN business block upon the q
eet. The county has beautiful Mot
ground on which to place the building
ere Is 10 better In the State. It looks
i'y nova sad commentary upon our
erprlse and public spirit, that SO ele oou
t site should remain so unimprOvedI
Iet US begin the work. The money is
TO be raised at once and We shall not
It. The erection of the building will ,b,r
Do even commenced for at least a
r, and will not be finished in less than
ae or four years. We
understand that sixty thousand dollars
been named as the maximum that n
uld IN any event be expended. The -
are honorable men. and cor.
not eXpeud a dollar more than is 90P
sssary for a substantial and convenient
ding; and l am confident the entire
9nse will fall considerably short of the -
unit named. At all events, we know
money will be judiciOuslyand ecopOm-
y expended, and the Commissioners
not be likely to disregard the public
ment and the instructions. of their
tltuents, by indulging in any extrav- T-yRF
t expenditures Then let the peODle i m
elaware county resolve that they, as
as other folks, will have a Court q
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