Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-01

| ABOVE the NOrCn "SchOOl room and
"Wardrobes" have their south end
supported by wall portion of which
is to be removed according to the plan
of alterations reported by the majority
of the committee. This floor is now
already so weak as to be shook by any
quick heavy movement upon it, and to
remove any portion of It's present sup
ports would be to makeit quite danger
Gus.
Sd. 1t will be impossible to secure
fre-proof vaults in the Institute build
ing of sufficient capacity to accommo
date the records Of the county. To ac-
commodate the records land papers, at
present in the Office oIClerk ofthe Court
would require shelving capacity thirty
(30) feet in length and eihgt 50 feet
high. The shelving capacity of the
vault proposed by the majority of the
committee for this Office is only seven
teen (lO feet in length and eight (S)
feet in height, not but trife over half
large enough for the records and papers
at present in that office. TO accommo-
date the records and papers at present
in the Office of Register of Deeds would
require shelving capacity of twenty
nine (29) feet in length and eight (S)
feet high. The vault proposed by the
majority Of the committee for this Of
flee has a shelving capacity of thirty
six (36) feet in length aud eight (S)
feet high, but seven feet more than
enough to accommodate the records and
papers at present in this office A pro-
portionate want of capacity in the other
vaults proposed by the majority of the
committee is found to exist. The
necessity for securing tire-proof apart :
ments tor the preservation of the valu
able records of the county now existing
as well as those to accumulate in the
future, Is SO urgent as to render these
considerations an insuperablc objection
to the purchase of the Liberal Institdte
building for county purposes.
4th. The plan of alterations pro-
posed by majority of the committee
contemplates making an opening in the
South end of the Institute building,
and running flight Of stairs from that
opening to the proposed court room !;
but there is not sufficient room at this
place to construct such stairs.
5th. The cost of altering the It.
stitute building so as to make it suit
able tor court house aud county pur-
poses would not be less than $4,000.
This sum added to the $4,000 which
the owners ask for it make Sl4 900.
Should the maj jority report be adopted
this sum would be necessarily spent
and the people of the county not Ethen
have such building as they demand
for the security of their records and
the transaction Of their publcbusiness.
Without commenting on the legal abb
stract (Which we are advised are quit in-
surmountable) to the county's purchas-
ing said building, we content ourselves
at this time with calling your attention
to the above as some of the reasons
why the county should not purchase
the Institute building. We, therefore,
recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution.
Resolved, That it is inexpedient for
the county to purchase the Liberal
Institute building for court house
purposes.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted this 10Th day Of November,
1878.
ADAM SpANGLER,
VIM. ZIEBELL,
The majority report was then read:
TO the Board Of Supervisors of the
County Of Jefferson:
Your committee to whom was referr-
ed the resolution providing for the ex-
animation of the Liberal Institute Build
ings and conference with the owners
thereof with report as to the feasibil-
ity Of purchasing the same for Court
House would respectfully report:
That we have carefully examined
said building and fed the same to be
very carefully constructed and of the
very best material; that although it has
been built ten years there are no cracks
in the wall or no apparent defects, that
the upper story of the building could
be used for court rooms and jury rooms
without any change or expense what
ever-except furniture that [ the first
story above the basement could be fit
ted up for offices for the County Judge
Clerk Of the Court, Register Of Deeds,
County Clerk and Sheriff or District
Attorneys office with suitable vaults
for each office at an expense of about
100000, and that the other changes
which would be necessary, such as
providing stone steps, making one addi
tlonal entrance and closing up two doors
and plastering rooms, building stairs
leading to I'd story, could be made at
an expense of about 100000; that the
building in its present condition and