The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-07-10
Oiceola County Court House.

hong been needed in Osceola coun.
ty. This want IL at last supplied
In the shape OF the new Court
House, located in the block bonn
ded Ivy Second, Third, Wood and
Gooch streets. 1t is so far com
pleted as to admit the holding
within its walls sessions Of Court,
atleast during the summer 'nonths;
and the various County Officers
moved into their rooms on the
first fl"or during the early part Ct
the week.
The question Of locating the
building at this poin. was decided
at a session OF the Board of Su.
pervisors held in June, 1872. Al
that time Reed City offered $4,000
in building material and lots to
the County, If the Cont Honse
would be bullt there. ID. A. Blod-
gett, Esq, ofthis place presented
m offer Of $500 in building ma.
terial and lots, winch proposition
was accepted by the Board, the
location determined upon, and
$1,000 0be amount allowed in
any one year for public buildings
of the County, appropriated. We
should also state here that the
erection of a County Jail, with
residence for the She if, WAS also
included in this enterprise, the
building to te located within the
same block with the Court House.
Work commenced upon both
buildings one year ago. No con.
tract was let for constructing the
foundations, bnt the labor was
performed under the direction OF
tho Building Committee, consi.t-
ing Of Messrs. J. w. Ash, ot Ash.
ton, j. X. Heart, Of uersoy and
Mr.. Nichols, Of Evart, at an en-.
tire cost of$12O SO. The contract
for building the Jail was lot to l..
Stevens, Of uersoy. The entire
building IL 22x30 feet, and two
stories high, with a wing, 12xl4
feet, one story high. The prison
portion is 22x24 feet. 1t contains
two halls and three cells, the latter
41x63 feet and IL feet from -four
to ceiling. The nnor is composed
Of two feet solid g,outing aud joice
laid crosswise, to a thickness oi
ten inches and spikcd with 90
penny nails in such manner As L,
Illustrate all attempts Mt boring
through. The WALLS ut' the cells
are al-o ten inches thick and
made Of plank laid upon cacl
other and spiked as above stated
THIS building was completed lac,
January, and has been occupied
since that time.
Tho Court House il 50x50 feet
and two stories high. The greater
| part of the material was furnished
by D. A. Blodgett. The contrac,
for tho wood work was let tC
| Messrs. Frazier & Smith. of Her
sey, for $575.the job to Le finished
by May lst, 1873. Extra work
after war "a swelled tho total t,
5000. At the June SESSION OF
the Bard If Supervisors, in 1873
another appropriation Of 81, 900
was made. AMI C n'ract entered
into with j. q. jenkins, of Ilersey
for plas'ering the lower part oi
the building, for the cum Of $285
SO. This " 'rk was completed
July let. A contract was entered
into with l.. +. Stevens, fer build
ing a cupola, vt a cost Of 500 fol
The wood work, $35 for painting
while the tin work will DO per-
formed "by the day."
Fronting on WO"d street, and
situated in the center Of the block
the structure presents q substan-
tial appearances, creditable to lott
the County and Town. Entering
the front way we find u hal cx'
tending through the center u thu
building. At the ght hand sid,
is u stair wav leading to the upper
h.,or. In the fret ro,m ON III.
oil (23x2O) Is the ofh:e VI i. ID
d IL ~. County Clerk. On the
same eide If the ball, in a room
2nx27 fcor, We find the offices q
Prob ate Judge Burch and C,rcui
Court Commissioner Bea dsley
Tho fret door from tho front, OF
the right, leads to Sheriff H"ugh
tons office. This room is 1Sx2C
feet, and will 10 used 70 an Office
for the Supervisor. j r. lad
cliff,', Justice Of the Peace, viii
also have his Office in thi, room
Treasurer Raymond has hi, office
located in the second room i2Ox23'
on this side Of the hall.
On the second fl,or ue find IN,
Court Room, 3Sx50 feet, with
about 20 feet from floor 10 ceiling
A stage 24xl2 feet, has bee,
erected at the rear end of Til
rom. With the exception that {
is perhaps a trihe too high, i, /
we'll adapted the uses r.. which !,