Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-01-17

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occupied his office, and the few record
books had a lonesome look. 1t will
require compass and map to lo'
cate them amid SO many empty filing
places.
The four vaults are supposed to be
fire proof. The stone foundation of
each vault is nine feet thick; walls
about two feet thick, with air space ;
arch sixteen inch thick, and on top of
which is three feet of sand and ashes.
They are provided with two sets OF
iron doors. the outside one having a
combination lock. The county re-
cords ought to be perfectly safe from
fire. In size the vaults are 5x14 feet
inside for the Treasurer and Clerk,
while the one for the Register is 6x11
inside, and the Judge of Probate's is
5x6.
Now ascend the stairs, which are
commodious and covered with rubber
cloth to deaden the sound of foot
steps. On reaching the landing,
which is Skill feet, the stairs branch
out to right and left, and you can
enter the court room by either route,
but be sure and 60 by one route at a
time, for if you undertake to 60 by
both routes at once, you will be sure
to get as hopelessly bewildered as the
witness who has got adift in the sea
of untruth, with a lawyer in full
chase.
The Court Room is 52x44 feet, OF
which about one-half is devoted to
the accommodation of the great Amer
lean public, who have been provided
with room for 800 princes. In the
back part of the room is a gallery
1Sx44 feet which will accommodate
more rulers of America. Of the
front part of the room, a space 18x44
feet, is devoted to the lawyers, the
jury, and the county clerk. The lat
ter is furnished with very convent
ent desk, and close by him is a small
elevator which will be used for car
rying books, etc., to and from thu
Clerks office beneath. The Judge
Sheriff, stenographer and witness hav'
a space 44x7a feet. We did not fine
out what space was devoted to thu
use of the prisoner. The plan doe
not locate him, and we would incline t,
the belief that he had been left on
in the cold, but for the fact that ,
we'll regulated court must have ,
prisoner.
On the right of the Court Room
as you enter, are two rooms, one fol
the use of the Judge and the othel
where the jury can spend their nights
On the left is room for the use o.
the lawyers, the witnesses, and for 9
library. This is the place where the
legal fraternity will assemble to tel
yarns when off duty, or to study
points of law. On the same side il
another room for the jury.
IF you want to get good view o.
Alpena city, just ascend two or three
flight of stairs, where the darkness
can be felt, to use privileged and
much abused expression, and YOU
enter the cupola. The brisk north
wind makes things rattle, and you
can't help thinking that the cupuls
might break loose when a strong gus
of wind tries its powers on it.
Look toward the bay and you vii
see the greater part of the city be
meath your gaze, with its streets
houses, mills and furnaces. The Cen
trail school house looms up prominent
ly, the mouth of the river is open t.
view, and beyond the confines of thu
city extends the icy covering of Thun
der Bay until the ice and sky appear
to meet. You see over all the build
ings. There is North Point to thu
left, and on the right you can see thu
various islands, bays, points ant
shores of the southern boundry o.
Thunder Bay.
What will the Court House cost
Oh, give us on easier conundrum
The contract price was $4,000. Elk
ira work, $579.64-making $14,579.
GA. Then there is the cost of film,
lot, water pipes, sewer pipes, inside
carpenter work, furniture, fencing
sidewalks and sundry other matters
many Of which items are not yet pait
for, and some of the work is yet to b,
done. If there are no objections w
will guess the entire cost at over $1S,
600, and if you don't like our esti
mate then make one to suit yourself
All of which is most respectfully sub
mitted.