The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-02-20
I Six-Page Edition.
This Page is from the Daily
 of Thursday. Feb. 16.
aOYR COURT HOUSE.,

Under the above caption the Tue. son Citizen gives the appended ac. count of the construction of Pima county's new official palace, which reminds the EPITAPH that the board of supervisors of Cochise county, have, as yet, taken no steps toward the erection of court house tor this county. At the first session of the board, after the creation of the county, a plan embodying all the re- quirements of a permanent com munity was adopted, and it was hoped, at that time, that the struc- ture would, ere now, have been we'll along toward completion. The question of title to suitable lot bar red the way for immediate &C., ton, and the matter rested. Such condition of affairs does not now stand in the way of carrying out their original plans. Besides the re- moval of this obstacle the board has sold thirty thousand dollars, worth of bonds upon which the taxpayers are now paying interest. This money has been, for several months, in the hands of the county treasurer, either in his safe or deposited in some bank cnriching the holder of the de- posit. Under these circumstances we call upon the board for prompt and decisive acton on the matter of providing the county with suitable offices. By so doing they will save the cost of rents, winch, added to the interest on the bonds, is no in. considerable burden upon the tax payers. Following is what the Citi. zen says about their court house.
 The building of the courthouse has so far advanced that the arrival of the Iron grating alone retards the progress of the work. The sjlls for the flooring are down, and the stone work for the basement is entirely completed, and which as piece of work certainly has no superior Tn the territory. The supervisors are to be commended for their judgment in the selection of the design, and the contractor is to be congratulated on the .thoroughness of the work per formed, and if the building be com. pleted in accordance with the work already done, 1t will be an honor not only to Tucson, but to the entire ter ritory that will rebound to the credit and good judgment of the supervis- ors under whose care the edifce is being constructed, and as the work has thus far been done so we'll, it would be not only pity but on the whole loss to the tax-paying body of the community, If the common burnt brick be used without further preparation, for although they are unquestionably good as their kind can be, they certainly are inferior in durability, less attractive in appear ance, and because of the slight differ ence in cost, are consequently higher priced shall the "tuck pointed" or prepared brick which on account of its chemically impregnated face, its glassy surface is alike impervious to the changing seasons. Never crumb- ling or chipping off under the con tinued influences of dampness or time, and which will in twenty years be as sound, bright-looking and ap- parently as new as when first put in place. They resemble the pressed brick, ard although equally as dura- ble, are obtainable at a much less figure, and are in common use for all such buildings throughout the east. ern and western states. Is It not then advisable to make use of them in the construction of the present county work in preference to others which at their best will soon wear a dingy and unfinished appearance that will centrast the more sharply with the better finish of its surroundings, and the better they are the more glar. ing the defects of the building can be seen, so why hesitate about the using of the best brick by which the building,can be completed in accord, ance with the work already begun? 1t is true that the finish can be after wards put on, but it will be more expensive and necessarily less thor
 ough than if the finish becomes a part of the construction as it would by the use of the tuck pointed brick.