Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-23
In THE NEW HOUSE
The New Court Building Oeeu-
pied Yesterday
BY the COUNTY SUPERVISORS
Ik< Feil RzpoEE OF tho County Building
Comm.st=e - rs Recommendations
Aecepte1 and Adopted Yesterday.

Tie 1rsf 0fzlc a. business Was done IN
tks new county eoust house yesterday
Afternoon saen tie special session OF
t-.e board OF Supervisors ~as called 70
order here b Chairman Weeks. Coua-
ysIerx Harvey and all the members OK
Inc board were present, excepting sd
pervlsor Lathrop OK the Twelfth ward
The eaalrs occupied by tns several sa-
psfyisoKs and members Of ths board OF
equalization and review were placarded
With the name OF the township or ward
NL.eh the occupant represented
Several COMMUNICATIONS snd petitions
vers presented and referred 10 their
proper committees.
The county school examiners and
superintendent Of the poor asked that
tAssr rooms DC furnished. Their COM
munscauons we've referred 10 the
committee on public buildings.
Circuit Court Commissioner Com
stock wants telephone placed
Ia his Office and his request MAS re-
ferred IN the same committee
h.. ID. Barry. attorney foo the Lake
Shore 4 Michigan Southern Railway
company. appeared before the board
and was heard relative TO the sppllea-
tion made some time ago for permIs-
400 20 replace is wooden bridge south
OF the city. Ga motion Of. Supervisar
SkeeIs the petition vas adopted and the
privilege granted by a unanimous vote.
kspsrt OF Building Committee.
Supervisor K. b. Looms, chairman
OF TIE court house building committee
submitted the following report:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Kent county
GrsrLEMES-We take pleasure IN re-
porting 10 the board that the work on
the building - 80 nearly completed
that the Offices can De moved into the
new building by the lst of July, and
the public dedication of the building
take place, as already planned, July 4.
There will De some finisning touches
and the closing up of some contracts
for labor and material after the open
ing Of the building. There has been
paid up TO date on account Of the
building and tinlshing SOS, 6S2.07. OF
tins amount SIS. $3.50 has been on ac-
count OF furniture, gas fittings, ele
vAtor and connections, mAntles and
gyStse, stone walks and coping, etc.,
leaving tls5 ,4i6-22 paid on account OF
tne building. OF this amount $IS..
690.5S is for extras, and 1856, 1852 i,
on account OF and under the terms oil
the contract As made with the Western
Construction company OF Detroit.
Funds ssiII Needed.
There was placed 10 the credit of the
court house building fund the svails oil
the county bonds. amounting 10 the
sum OF si57 ,727: added to the fluid by
direction of the board OF 1890, SIC, 00v
added 10 fund by board of 1891, si0,-
000, total, s2l7,72 There is still in
the fund undrawn $l3, sos, but there
remains 10 be paid TO complete con.
tracts already made. including furni-
ture and stone sidewalk. grading and
soddng, So ,236, making it necessary
To repienish the court house fund tc
amount OF about 5000. Your com.
mistee therefore recommends that the
sum Of s., 900 be transferred from the
general fund TO the court house
building fund TO be used only for
the purpose of estimates for the con
ssruction and furnishing of the cour
house and subject to the same hmIta
tIous heretofore governing said fund
Your committee further recommend
that q careful understanding be had By
the board that so far az the occupancy
OF the building may imply the accept
snce of it-thss such occupancy shall
IN no way be construed TO release tn,
Western Construction company from
ia contract and bond; also shall not b
construed TO relieve any contrsctin,
party for work not yet completed.
The report was accepted and adopted
Applicants for Positions.
The following applicants for position
IN the new building were reported
John +. White, jsnitor: r. f.. Park
custodian; J. n. Dickey. fireman, J.
Kelley, running elevator; JOSEPH
Cooper. superintendent and engineer
Robert Ball, TO run elevator; L. =
Cedsrstrs, isnitor; Joseph WoIlheus
ysnitor; Benjamin c. Mofett. jsnItor
W. h. Cronuger, custodian; JONI
Msley, fireman: T.. &. Everett, eng
neer: L. +. Vsndervelde, janitor; Hsrr,
Iinoe. iantor. fayette iiough, custo
disu, Ersstus Mckay. jsnitor; NJ. Gil
man. run ELEVATOR; George Fox, custo
dan. These with about fifty other
were referred TO the com Il, ttee OF
buildings. Supervisor BENJAMIN of To
committee on pubic buildings reporte'
thst he bad informed the owner OF tn
ruildIux now occupied Oy the court
that the county would surrender pos
session OF the same on June 80. Ate
trsnssctinx a little more unimportau
business the board adjourned until tn
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