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

Iuc NVuIt HOuscs
AS the new court house is nearly
ready for the use of the county officers
and for the sessions of the Circuit
Court, it is in order that the taxpay-
ers should know something about the
building that has been erected and
furnished by money taken from them
in the shape of taxes. For this pur-
pose the ARGUS, last Saturday, re-
solved itself into committee of one
and proceeded to investigate the build
ing.
We will enter by the front door
way which is wide and spacious, and
enter room called the lobby. Turn
to the right and you enter the room
dedicated to the use of the sheriff
1t is 12x16 feet, and the inside fittings
are not yet fully completed. II
promises to be very comfortable
Office. Return to the lobby and then
a few steps will bring you into the
hall which is 10x43 feet.
On your right is the room to be
occupied by the Register of Deeds
This room is divided by a desk parti
ton, leaving a place for the public
the size of which is 12x16 feet and
the remainder of the room, which
is the private territory of the Regis
ter, is 1928 feet, including the space
occupied by the vault. The room is
supplied with ample desk facilities, and
the vault is commodious and fitted
with shelves for holding the books o.
record and other papers.
Facing the Registers Office, but
separated by the hall, is the Office il
which the County Treasurer will be
monarch of all hesurveys, unless there
is a bigger man than himself in the
room. This apartment has room
for the great American public, will
front view, size 16x2S feet, and sepa
rated from it by stationary desk. j.
the private workshop of the Treas
urer, the size of which is 13x19 feet
The entrance to the Treasurer's vault
is from the private room, and in i
there is plenty Of room to hold any
amount of balance the county may
have on hand, and also plenty O
room to file away the books, tas
rolls and other valuable records
The room and vault is admirably
fitted up, and it appears evident thai
Charley will have no reason to fine
fault with his popular banking in
stitution. A sort of double ended
drawer extends into the office of thu
County Clerk, which will enable those
two officials to have ready communi
cation. 1t will also serve admirably
to play old sledge or forty-fve with
The Treasurer can pull open th'
drawer on his side, PUNK down al
ace, and then shove the drawer
through for the Clerk to follow sui
or trump. Being in the wilderness
the officials will have to have some
amusement, and that drawer may b
a great boon. 1t may also prove al
injury and lead to duel. The Treas
urer, for instance, might think tha
the Clerk is using more than his share
of the drawer, and the Clerk might
think that the Treasurer had no bus
mess to put his cigar stumps beyont
the boundary line. Such actions
would of course create a GOODNESS
Then one Of the officials might have
his fingers in his own end of the draw
er, and if the other official should
then suddenly give the drawer pull
causing finger jam, the result coult
have no other ending but blood.
Enter the hall again, proceed abou
thirty feet, passing the broad stairs
that lead up to the Court Room, ant
you come to the door that admits 20,
to the dominions Of the County Clerk
This room Is divided by desk into
two rooms, one of which is for tho
use of the public and for the Board
of Supervisors, and is 16x2S feet
The other is for the use of the Clerk
and is 15x28 feet. The Clerk is also
provided with a vault we'll supplied