River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-11-28
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The report of the Building Com
mittee was now read to the Board and
- notion IL.

The report OF the Building Com
mittee was now read to the Board and
on motion accepted:
Report OF COMMITTEE on COUNTY BUILDINGS.
Your committee to whom is referred the
IN after of necessary repairs and improvements
on the County Buildings respectfully report.
That they find the Court House kept in good
condition as far as possible with its present
That the vault used for the Jail is unsuitable
for the purpose ami change should be made,
and they recommend that the vault he cleaned
out and filled and that some one Of the devices
now used IN iails be substituted such as COM
mode ventilated bucket which are to be
cleaned each day.
That il has been suggested to your committee
that the court room needs better system OF
warming and ventilation. That as the expense
of a proper system is very considerable that
the matter should have more complete ex-
animation than is possible in the limited time
allowed us. and we recommend that a com
mittee of this Board or such other persons as
the County Board may deem proper be APP
pointed to obtain plans and estimates with
view of submitting the same to the next an
nual meeting of the Board.
That the county Office building needs quite
a considerable attention.
That the Office Of the County Judge and the
Clerk of the Court as well as that of the County
Superintendent Of Schools need repairs ana
furniture.
That the County Superintendent Of Schools
desires to make his Office pleasant. neat and
suitable for the accommodation of those who
are required to have business in the office and
offers II the sum Of S35 90 is allowed Lin. TO at
tend TO the repairing Of the room himself
That deem the amount reasonable ana
recommend that such sum be appropriated for
his use.
That there is some difference Of opinion as to
the most advisable method to be pursued in
repairing the rooms of the Clerk Of the Court
and the County Judge
matter be put into the hands of the Superin-
tendent OF Public Property with full power to
a IL g...1av oh he
may deem prop er and that his bills be paid by
the County Treasurer upon his vouchers.
Your committee further report that the out
houses used in connection with the County
Office Building is disgrace to the County and
comes so nearly being nuisance that 1t should
| be abated.
retiring rooms be changed 80 as to prevent so
L open use OF the same and that hereafter a
special janitor be employed dur ing the terms OF
| the Circuit Court and the Board of supervisors,
whose duty il shall be to keep them clean and
| in a good and sanitary condition and the rooms
| be so arranged that part Of the place can be
closed up in the intervals between the terms oil
| court and sessions OF the Board.
deDutation of ladies of the place have re-
| qaested that your committee take INTO con-
| alteration the grounds around the county
| buildings and asking that an a4roprlatio1 De
made 20 grade and otherwise fix up the same
| Your committee deem some action of that
| kind advisable, and though they regret that in
/ view of the stringency OF the times that II. is
| advisable to make a smaller APPROPRIATED
than asked, still they think that Il Is step N
/ the right direction, and that it Is vel to ap-
propriate the sum Of one hundred aud fifty
/ dollars. and that the ladies' committee having
the matter in charge be requested TO act IN the
| direction Of the expenditure OF the sane with
| the assistance of such county Ofheer they may
/ desire and that the County Treasurer may pay
over such sum to them upon properly executed
/ vouchers of expenditure.
4 A. A. BR0wS.
| PRANK BRESDENUEaL
OTTO PETERSON.
| (C0NTINUFD \