The semi-weekly miner., 1883-03-17

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0ommiaslooee Eaoolor 1AllD b
! ths 1eooed a.a 0oo1Ass1oo9
Jack Dioclooos tie lneo0-
!. tjoo a The Beard.
: With view 70 gratifying the ves.
Renesal desire foeinSoematjon astot u
> intentions Of the Board VI Count!
, Ccm0issio0eSs In Fe'ere0ce % tb'
eonstruetion Of . es.uTt house and
jail, . MINER reporter started ou
Yesterday. determined to interview
the individual members of the board
The Ayt guardian eseoUntesed w
NJ. II. G. Kesslss, who was rushing
toward the Clear Grit - II be had
just heard Of another big strike ID
the njse. The reporter caught him
On ths ~ and Immediately threw
out his gr.pplen.
Repoeter-Nr. Kessles, thessseen,s
to b considerable public interest in
the court hou-e question. thought
perhaps the n,emless Of the hoard
would like 70 exprzss their views
through the NISEY.
NJ: K.-Yes; I've rcd the COM
munications ON the subject in the
NIxEs We have nothing to con-
eeal; the proceedings Of the board
are open and public, but We have
nothing for publication in the news
papers. Those communications con-
veg the idea that we are doing some-
thing under cover. We are acti0g
under the advice Of our attorney,
and have no disposition 10 exceed
our legal province ~ = board Of eoun-
~ commissioners. When our plans
are Inatured the public will know sll
about them. Bids will be advertised
for and the conflicts will Be let In
the most public manner.
R.-It hxs been decided TO build .
of,urt house. hasn't it:
SNr. K.-Not Of record. We have
considered the matter and perhaps
arrived At individual conclusions, hut
no onlcisl action has beea taken.
R.-Has the site l,een selected:
Mr. K.-No. sir: WeaPpropri.t~tl
$lO,eW for the purcbase Of ground,
and II will be expended i0r that puE-
pase under certain conditions but
We don't know yet whether n~cemsa-
~ action OF the City Council e1n Le
secured. II favorable action IL had
in the Council, then the title mrst be
cxaminetl; and il the title should
prove defective. Or ifthe Own ner should
rsise on his prir', We are not commit
tel or ts,und In amy way I" take the
property.
II being evident that Nr. ke.sler |
was In great hurry I" procersl on |
his way 10 the mine Of l'Iucky name,
the reporter u''sl'ipIntl l,is grapples,
and bidding the Pr"fess.,r asrosj-lay. |
went in pursuit ri VIM. N. Jack,
l'rxjlDemt 0f the Board. That gentle
IMAM was encountered just ~ he had
left the Clerk assi lsesnr.ler's office,
where be had l,r,ial,Iy l,een ~xam,is.
ing the plans and specifications. He
Was full q the subject, aud though
too bu*y n stop, talked umrsscrve.lly
~ the reporter joined hin. In his
rapid walk 70 the store.
R.-Well, Mr.. Jack, there IL gsn,ll
deal Of talk alOut the cs,urt house
measure!
M. J.-Yes, *ir:
R.-lIaa]n't ] heller xay 10 tl,c pro-
pie that NJ definite as:tion llax lx.eu
taken by the lxssssl, that the whole
Thing is In allegiance, aud that The
e1C, ,alU aPpss'rrias i"m-
Nr. J.--You can say tn tie people,
That the court house aud Jail are to
l'e huijt! We lave selected the site;
We have selected tie plans AMI si,eci-
lIcations; and all We ARE now waiting
from little matter which
will he settled in the city council To-
nights reply to tel~gr~,,s which
We have sent 10 parties In st. Louis,
esStsimt "details u cOnstruc-
Ion, before )ctiing the contract. The
people can rst assured we are not :
yoing to exceed our authority In this
natter. II We 80 outside the
inss prescribed hy the statutes for
'ur guidance, AMI any individual Is
Injured thereby. the party - injured
vill have his legal recounse aud re-
lrsss.
R.-Tlse matter you refer tO In the I
>Ounctl tonight, suprnse b the I
"ndemnin. OF the alley adjoining
he Daily property: |.
Nj. J.-Yes, sir, VIC have decided
. pu5cl'aSe taat pr;ierty, providing
re Tan get the alley and adjoining
ois. It's commanding site, con.
'enient Of arvzs to all parts of the
ity, and h offered ut . fair price. !
RI underxtan.l the views NJ the {
s'ard are that the cost shall not ex. q
eetl $lOO, ,0Nr: I
Mr.. J.-Not near 20 much, sir.
'ifty thousand; certainly not To ex-
ees1 seventy-iivs Thousand dollars Z
rtDl be the ssst.
R.-Will work on the building Le /
0'"n'cnse', Immediately: I.
Mr. J.--Just ~ soDu ~ all the pre. ;
minarics have l'een arraux~sl. The j
1urt house will 10 c,nsl,)..te.l l.~ls,se !
ext fall. =
Thanking Nr. Jack Tor the infor- +
'atj6h impaired, the rrn,rtcr rushed
y To . heavy capitalist to hyls,ll,e- l
ste IBIS next weeks salary for the y
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