The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-01-11
Court House Repairs.

6IS IOl IGD1lIS 10 lHG COull llOuSt, anu
; in order to diSabuse the minds of the
people of the county of such misappre-
hension, and to inform them OF the
true nature of The action of the court,
we publish below the order made in
the matter of alterations and repairs
to the court house, on the 3lst day of
December, 1898, Il careful perusal of
which will show that after finding the
necessity for these repairs, and that
the circumstances require AMI Inc
funds of the county will admit of the
making of the same without any addi-
} tional levy or taxation therefor, and
that the sum of twelve thousand dol
lars will, III the estimation and opinion
of the court, be adequate and sufficient
for that purpose, it is agreed by Lhe
court that that sum or so much thereof
as may be necessary, and as the same
may be actually in the proper funds
applicable to that purpose, VIII from
time, In installments, and AS the funds
of the county will permit, be appopri-
ated to be used in making such needful
alterations and repairs to the court
house, rooms, stairways and modes of
ingress and egress to and from the
same, according TO he plans, specifi-
cations, dimensions and the material
from which they are to be composed,
with an estimate of the probable cost,
to he made and presented to the court
by the superintendent of such altera-
lions and repairs, to be hereafter APP
pointed by the court, and that may be
approved by the court. Such sum of
twelve thousand dollars or so much
thereof as may be necessary, when and
as appropriated, to be paid out upon
warrants of the county from the proper
and appropriate funds available for
that purpose and not otherwise appro-
priated, from time to time, as the work
may progress, and as the funds of the
county may admit, and which may be
due and payable, under the terms and
conditions of the contracts that may be
made by the superintendent and APP
proved by the court. Only 50 300 of
such Sl2,0 600 was then actually appro-
priated, and that out of the funds of
the county in the hands. of the treas
urer to the credit of the contingent
fund, and that to make Immediate and
necessary repairs, in order TO preserve
such county property from waste and
damage.
hAo IA SPCshS hNoChA1 NhO CC'
stitutes a conservative and economical
plan and method for making needful
and necessary repairs and alterations
to the.court house at the county seat.
No impartial, patriotic and fair
minded citizen car we think, after an
impartial review of the situation, OBJ
ject TO this order.
IN THE MATTER OF ALTERATIONS OF
N REPAIRS TO THE COURT HOUSE
AT LEXINGTON.
Now at this day, upon the petition of
divers ~tax-paying citizens of Lafayette
county urging the expediency and neceS-
Sity thereof, the report of and recon-
mendations of the grand jury made to a
recent term of the criminal cOur for
said county, in regard to the bad condi'
ton and insufflcienoy of room in the
court house at Lexington, the county
seat of this county, as we'll as the re-
monstrance here presented to the court,
it appearing to the satisfaction of the
court from all matters and facts thus
presented to the court, as well as from
the personal inspection, observation and
knowledge of the court, that said court
house building, rooms therein, and
stairway modes of mgress and egress
are inadequate and insufficient to accom-
modate the courts necessarily held at
the same, and citizens of the county and
others having business connected there
with, and that the same are badly out of
repair and damaged and are greatly IN
need of necessary alterations and repairs
to make them answer comfortably and
conveniently the purposes of their eree-
ton, and deeming alterations and re-
pairs to said court house expedient and
necessary, in order to obviate such de-
fectS, improve such conditions and TO
preserve such court house building,
rooms and county property from waste
n damage, on its appearing as 1t does
to thec court that the circumstances re-
Quire and that the funds of the county
will permit and admit OF the making of
the needed alterations and repairs to
said court house, rooms, stairway and
modes of ingress and egress 10 and from
the same without any additional levy or
taxation therefor, and that the sum of
Twelve Thousand Dollars will i'll the
estimation and opinion of the court be
adequate I'M sufficient for that purpose,
substantial, safe, sufficiently commo-
dious and comfortable condition, with
extravaganza. ii is therefore agreed {
by the court here that the sum of Twelve
Thousand Dollars of the funds of said
Lafayette county or so much thereof as !
may be necessary, II as Ii same may
be actually In the proper funds applica- |
BILE TO that purpose, will, from time to I
time, i'm inStailmentS, and as The funds {
of the county will permit. be a%ppropria- {
ted to be used in the making of such ,
needful alterations and repairs To the ,
court house, rooms, stairwaYs and
modes of ingress and egress to and from '
the same, according to the plans, speel- |
tieati0ns, diMelslonS aud the material {
for which they are tn be composed. with /
an estimate of the probable cost to be =
made, n presented to the court by the :
superintendent of such alterations .
and repairs, to be hereafter appointed l
by the court, and that may be approved |
by the court. Such sum of Twelve /
Thousand Dollars or So much thereof as C
may be necessary when and as appropri- I
ated TO be paid out upon warrants of +
said county upon the treasurer OF same :
from the proper and appropriate funds l.
available for that purpose and not other I
wise appropriated, from time to time, v
as the work may progress and as the
funds Of the county may admit ana I
which may be actually on hand for that T,
purpose whenever the same may be .
due and payable under he terms and !
OF the contracts that may De /
made by the superintendent of same
approved by the court. And mas $
as it appears to the court that I
there is an emergency, n necessity eX- :
In order to preserve such county :
property from waste and damage, to >
make Immediately and as soon as may :
be a part of such needful alterations ana ]
il is therefore ordered by the s
that the sum of g, 800 of the funds I
Df the county now on hand i'll the county .
and to the credit of the COptln- =
gent fund thereof DO and the same is !
now hereby az part of such Twelve l
Dollars appropriated for that S
purpose, to be Immediately planned and
contracted for. Judge &. A. Chamblin
:
On last Thursday the county court APP c
Mr.. W. j. Bandon to superin- v
end the remodeling and repairing of the :
court house end ordered him to submit !,
,lans and specifications as ao0n as pos 7
ihle. The appointment of Mr.. BandOn Il
5 u wise one. lie will render the county n
dollars worth of work for dollar. He s
s an honest man, a fine citizen and fnlly C
Iualilied for the undertaking. V
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