Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-15

ItfFtN Tile NINttI "a t+"ff"trt"~ |>@t
county buildings would beg leave TO
snlighten the people Of the county |
through your columns, in regard to
what they recommend.
We are aware that portion OF the |
taxpayers of our county do not prop
erly consider the matter in its true
light. Therefore we have deemed 1t
wise to show them that our intention
is not only to bring tho dignity OF our
county up. or nearly up to the stand
ard OF other counties in the way OF
public buildings, but to make our coun-
ty buildings commodious and convent
ent for the business and interests OF
the people.
In the first place our Jail is not what
is required by law, either in safety OF
from sanitary point of view. II we
were required to imprison females at
the same time we had male prisoners
in the Jail, we have no place for them
The law says there shall be separate
department for females.
The sanitary arrangements are ex-
trelnely poor. The sheriff's family de-
partmelt is certainly very inconveni-
emit, there being only one bedroom as
it is-now arranged, making it necessa-
ry to put up beds either in the sitting
or dining room as the case may be.
The treasurer's Office on the second
floor is too small; the clerks office il
not commodious for his business; the
offices for the Judge of probate; survey
or, prosecuting attorney and sheriff are
entirely inadequate, os they oil occupy
one small room, or are compelled to
rustic around for space in some Other
Office. The vault is already filled with
public records, therefore more space Il
required in that department.
On the third floor, behold what
model of beauty, excellence and con
venience. In the first place the conr
room is not large enough, and there !
no iury-room attached as there should
be for the convenience of courts, TIL
bar is not large enough, and worst o
all, with high winds from either east o
west, human life is in danger within
its walls.
Having discussed the disadvantage
= of the old building as it now ectuail
stands, we will proceed to show the &C
vautages of the addition we recon
mend to attach to the old buildings
and without any extended remarks,
: will readily be seen from the descriE
> ton of the rooms, here following froi
] the first floor to, and including tn
e third floor, that il is certainly for til
4 best interests of our county to save
5 the people the money already in til
!. old building, rather than to allow
to crumble away gradually and pc
haps be the means of destroying lif
Y By adding this structure to the oil
one we obviate this last danger an
@ save to the people the investment
n ready made.
+ The rooms or the first floor are
Is ~eribed thus; = tlle -sheriff,s residen'
d will remain pretty much the same, e
e cept where the outside stairway Is no.
q there will be two bedrooms with a M
n for private entrance between, al
= where the jail is now there will be o.
bedroom and two closets. The ne
addition will be 36x49 feet. The I'll
floor will contain two offices, one lax
!. feet and the other 9x16 feet. The j
room 29x32 feet, with six cells in ce
ter; a prisoners corridor three #. wi
= around the outside of the cells, and
= iallors corridor 81 feet in width OF
side of the first corridor; hall AS IL
= long containing main stairway 8 fl
" wide and back stairway 3 feet wide.
" The second floor will have a n
;, vault 11x20 feet; clerk and registe
office to remain as they are; trea
rer's Office lexis feet; prosecuting
torney's office 13x13 feet; probate of
le- under stairway 14x1S feet; female
In room 15x17 feet, with halls leading
le- the different departments.
ke The third floor 4Sx64 feet will all
or in .one room designed for the co
'c' room, with jury room 12lx2o f.
Ies Over main front entrance on seco
no floor there will be u lobby project
ne out feet from main wall line, and
I'm same projection follows up to til
Sc, floor, and also to the main roof VIII
'ut the roofs join each other. The pa
q ton between the old and new bu
= ings will be taken out and the roof S
nm. ported by an arch sprung an 81
~ opening, thereby throwing the
ow rooms into one.
o. JOHN Il. HUM,
- /. M. SILSBY, COM
nA HENRY KNIBBS,
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