The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-04-17
FORSYTH'S NEW C. H.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE WHICH
HAS THE MATTER IN HAND.
1t Will Cost Very Little to the Ta1-Pay-
ers but Will be an Honor to the County
and to the State.

| IL Will OOSG very LlIGie W Iuo 4dA-I ay
ers but Will be an Honor to the County
| and to the State.
To the Board of Commissioners of
FORSYTH County Gentlemen: Hav-
in5 been appointed by your honorable
body as committee to have plans
prepared for the new court house, the
building of. which has been advised
by several grand juries, and which
the growing needs of the coun-
ty demand, respectfully submit
preliminary drawings of a building
which, with some slight notifications
in interior arrangement (not affecting
the general plan, however,, we believe
will meet the requirements of our peo
pie, and be an ornament to the pros
porous county Of Forsyth.
These drawings indicate the first
story to be of granite. but as this may
involve considerable cost, it may be
advisable to substitute first class brick,
retaining, however, the stone water tn
blts and other stone trimmings as may
be advisable in the cost, and with this
view we submit herewith the opinions
of Messrs. Fogle Bros, Messrs Miller
Bros. and H. Z. McIver, Esq, builders
and contractors of large experience,
who state that the building can be
erected at a est of $4,000 or less
The proposed building contains a
large and well arranged court room,
offices for clerk, register of deeds,
sheriff, treasurer. superintendent of
public education, grand jury room,
with waiting room for witnesses at
tached, a general waiting room for
witnesses, general jury room, pri-
vate room for julies when determin-
ing cases, SOLICITOR, etc. The various
officers are to have ample vaults for
the preser vatiun of county records and
documents.
The building is to be heated by
steam. and al! the rooms are to have
open fireplaces The building will be
supplied with water and pie water
closet ar angements are provided, and
par;icu ar attention is given to ven-
tilatiDn.
Forsyth county stands about at the
head in the State, and the future gives
promise of still greater prosr ress and
more rapid development, and such
building should be erected as will
properly reflect the thrift, enterprise
and intelligence of her people.
The tax payers have never been
called on heretofore to pay special
tax f,n the building of either court
house or Jail or other buildings, and
we believe that now for the first time
in the history of the county, if the
question is submitted to the tax pay
ers, they will s,e The necessity and
propriety of voting for the issuing of
bonds for the building of court
house, handsome in appearance, COM
mo.lious and we'll arranged for the
comfort of the general public in at
tending court, and the transaction Of
business with the county officers.
When the facts are investigated it
will appear that the burden falls very
lightly upon thirteen townships out of
the fourteen, Winston township pay
ing so per cent more OF the cost than
the other thirteen combined. If our
people shoui.l decide tn build this court
house We would suggest levy of six
cents "n the 800 of property and 18
cents on the poll to provide for the
pay ment of cost of same, believing, if
the future can be judged by the past,
this levy will be ample, considering the
rapid increase Of the taxable values of
the county, and particularly of Wins
ion township.
Hence, with this levy, the property
tax per year will be distributed among
the various townships as follows, the
collections being paid on the present
Abhotts Creek. $6o7e; Belew's
Creek, S6211;, Broadbay, 1892 80;
Bethania, $4,000; CIemmonsville,
$74.13; Kernersville, 171.37; Lewis
Vile. S66O5; Middle Fork. $95 Sc;
Old Richmond;z SOL, ,33; Old Town,
S11077; South Fork, $157 O2; Salem
Chapel, $50 81; Vienna, $79.47; Win
ston, s2,O93. %.
!. In addition to the above are other
sources ofrevenne-such as railroads,
etc, which are listed direct to county
and not appropriated to townships in
above. calculations. The average
property tax per Taxpayer per year
outside of Winston township will be
about 10 cents.
With all these facts and figures be
fore US, we would suggest that your
board order an election, submitting
| this question to the people of the coun-
ty. at an early date.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. ,A.sGRAY,
DC p sMasT