The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-26
Attest EDWIN ROSE. CltrL
TO THE COIN My COMMISSIONER OF
lAll NIA lE

| TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY OF hNON.
lhe undersigned Committee, appointed BY the
therein assigned, beg leave submit the following
report
LIST, We have examined the building now leoa.d
most particularly the vaults :nd safe where the pub
| tic records deposited. The lease exnire5 in
octooef Of the present year, and some arrange
ments must be made before that time. The lease
cannot be renewed without paying largely increas
ed rent, even without any changes, additions or i'm
prov ti9hts. me lowest oner by the landlord,
sixteen hundred dollars per year in its present con
dltion As now L. we find in all RESPECTS wholly
unsuitable Tor the necessities Of the county The
vaults and safe which contain TIN, public records are
not secure against fire, and all the records of the
county would probably b., DESTROYED if tle fuiIdino
should be burned. We ind the v.uit in the Office Of
the Register Of Deeds, in which the records of all
nae coh'eyahces Of this county kept as wen as
tWenty-iour years before knox County was formed
IN an utterly Insecure condition. The records woud
be entirely destroyed if the building were burnt un
ltas lhtfe was IN opportunity to get them ont, and
the vault is insufficient III size wit lout ventilation
the records are in danger from moisture.
The vault in the Probate office is better and We do
not regard that As entirely against fire in case
OF the destruction Of the building and too small
There Is no vault or hre-proot room for the safe
Keeping OF the records of the courts. In the office
OF the Clerk Of Courts, there is iron safe which is
the only means of preserving the records of the
prcme Court and the Court Of County Commits sion
trS II i neither safe against fire, sufficient in
size a considerable portion of the records has to
De ktpt m a; open room, outside the safe, exposed
10 loss by DINER means, AS well as by fire.
The construction of new fire proof vaults tor each
OF ~, Offices OF Clerk of Courts Register of Deeds
and Register of Probate, ould he necessary to rem
per them sale and convenient Tor the use of the
county Tor any term Of years, however short.
me court room is in no respect suitable. For
many Years II has been constant subject Of com.
plant on the part Of the Judge the Har aud those.
persons compelled to attend the courts some of
the Judge. OF the supreme Court have expressed
the determination not to hold notherterm in it, but
TO direct the sheriff to procure another place in
which to hold the Court. The rooms cannot be suit
ably warmed without new warming apparatus; nor
can il be Ventilated without opening windows upon
the principal business street Of the CITY, the
court to the annoyance OF the noise from the streets,
by which its proceedings are much Interrupted; and
the ventilation by this method i perilous to health
and in no respect such court room ought to
have.
1t would be difficult to make any such alterations.
IN the hall now used would make it suitable for
a court room, as it was not built with reference to
ITS use Tor such purpose.
Other rooms and convcnicncts are required in
connection with the courts which cannot be- obtain
ed IN the building now occupied.
The cost of such alterations in the building even
if il were tcasblP), necessary 70 render the
public offices sate and convenient for term
coeding twenty years from the expiration Of the
present eASt, would be 50 great that we cannot add
wise il to b. undertaken. The proprietor OF the
building Will not Civ hi, consent to such alterations.
They could not be made, without substantially de
stroyin% thy building any other use, and If it were
determined to continue lc use Of the same building
the comfy would be compelled To purchase il ,t
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