The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-01-18
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS.

duced. As Il first consideration it will be necessary to furnish d court room in which to hold the sessions, and neces- sary jury rooms for the use of these bodies while sitting. Offices must be provided for at least six officers. Fire proof vaults for the safe keeping of the funds and the county are neces- sary appendagcs, as the inconvenience of the holding of $7, 100 of our funds by the suspended Albuquerque National bank might be largely attributed to the lack of u suitable vault for the use of the treasurer, the funds being deem- ed insecure with no other protection than the safe provided for thatpurpose'
 Mex. we might consider thercsourees in view upon which we may depend Our county now pays annually for rent the sum of $1 ,00O
 Let Us see how far this sum expended in the way of interest on our invest ment would reach. Our school bonds were issued carrying 6 per cent. per annum. At this rate, which is q req sonable rate, and one which is usually accepted as q paying investment, the $1 ,00O which is paid out annually for rent would pay the interest on Sl6,- 666. 66, or two-thirds of our investment, which wodld in this way contribute to permanent benefit, while under the present disposition it is paid out and we never receive any real good from it.
 The remainder of the interest on this proposition. $500, will not increase our taxes appreciably, as the rate per SlOO would be only 2-5 cents for interest, while if we should established a sinking fund, the debt could be paid of in twenty-five years by making an addI- tional levy of 1 2-5 cents on the $l00, which would make total actual in crease of only cents on the SlOO, cer- tainly not large enough increase to justify the deprivation of the necessary conveniences for the transaction of the business of the county.
 The records of the county under the present condition of things is very in- secure, as the building occupied is far from fire proof. and the only provisions for the safety of the records is an ordI- nary safe. which in case of fire would afford but little if any protection. The indices and many other of the less inn portant records are without protection of any kind, and which, if they should be destroyed would subject the county to great expense toreplace them, while the destruction of the more important would be an irreparable injury, and would involve title to a large amount of property. And even if the present appliances were adequate for present needs, in very short time the situation will be rendered serious by the expos urc of large amount of records, as they are accommodating very rapidly. Also q considerable portion of oul records are vet included in the record. of Yavapai county, and it has not been deemed advisable 10 trauscribc these records for the reason that acoommoda- tions for the preservation of them were wanting, and that in event of all acci- dent, which we might expect at any time, this cost would be saved to thc county by leaving these records where they are until provisions have been made for their safe keeping, The hall in which tEo sessions of court are held is ill adapted to the purpose, being large and open, subiectlng the court to frequent and unavoidable interrup- tioas by persons passing in and out, and it is also very uncomfortable, mak- ing it D disagreeable task to sit in ses- sion.
 The rooms furnished for Jury service are too small to be comfortable, render ing this always disagreeable task still more so, and putting Us usually to some extra expense. Many other improve. ments might be suggested, but as the length of this paper is necessarily linn. iledit must be. confined to the important considerations.
 As the county seat of q young and growing county, rich in resources, which, notwithstanding the present depression, will be developed in the near future, we are entitled to q court house and a good one, and it will be q mark of the enterprise and loyalty oi our citizens if they take the right horn