Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-06-02

part of the building, BY motion
of Mr.. Gleckler, the court agreed to
let the matter alone until. we met
Mr.. Heiner.
The next meetings, our regular
term, May 10, by suggestion Of
county judge. D. A. Paulus, the
court levied tax to issue $4,000
worth of bonds for the purpose Of
building a court house. $4,000 or
$4,000 should have been more
than enough. MI. Heiner told me
several times that we could at pres
ent get fine court house for that
amount-a court house that other
counties a few years ago paica$100,-
900 for, as material is so much
cheaper now.
On the 18th day of May, Mr..
Heiner, architect, and L. II. Noice,
general agent of the Dlebold Safe
Co., came before the commissioners
court with their plans and specih-
cations. After we Investigated the
drawings fully, [ made the motion
to reduce the price of the building
and adopt the plans of the Diebold
Safe Co. for an independent vault.
open for competition to any and
every one. This was seconded by
Mr.. j. Deborah. Three times |
made the motion and three times
Mr.. Deborah seconded it, and. three
times Mr.. Paulus claimed he did
not understand it. | know well
that | do not speak the English
language perfect, but l also know
that I do speak Il plain enough for
anybody to understand me who in
tends to understand nae, Mr..
Checker asked me to wait few
minutes, that he included my mo-
ton in his, and he then read to the
court as follows; II move that no
bids for the court house will be ac-
cepted above 100000; that the
plumbing be let separate, and that
the plans of the Diebold Safe Co,
for an independent vault be ac-
cepted, all of which is open for
competition to all and every one;
one copy of each to be left in Mr.,
Heiner's Office at Houston, and one
at Halletsville with the county
judge (And that Mr.. Paulus
calls shutting out competition. J
This motion was seconded by Ad.
Meyer. Mr.. Paulus asked, the
commissioners to discuss the ques-
ton, but it seemed that their minds
wers made up. Mr.. Paulus then
gave his judgeship to Mr. Checker,
and made a lengthy and excited
speech, but to no, good; pleading
that the court also should accept
bids higher than $4,000 for the
court house, and also for vault
mostly out of rock, but the old
members of the court were deter
mined MOTTO let the court house go.
above 100000, and to have, under
all circumstances, a 6rst-class vault
in it. AT last they voted as follows:
A. Gleckler, aye; J. Deborah, aye;
a. Meyer, aye; A. Weller, no; D.
A. Paulus, no. The ayes had it.
Once more, l think Friday, n lit
tie before dinner, Mr.. Paulus
brought up the subject again,in re-
gard to the price of the building
and the independent vault, but
when he saw that he could not
make the old members see it in the
same~light as he did, lie gotcxcited,
and threatened the commissioners
court that he wouldY not sign the
contract for an. independent vault.
This waS,inaeed new to me.
Well, let, us not sign, pay off our
present Indebtedness Off 100000
first and then build a new court
house, and | assure you it will not
be built on the same place either,
The above is true statement of
the happenings of the court in ie-
gard to the court house question.
Here will state, for better in
formation for the readers of the
GAZETTE, the difference between a
vault in the building and an indie
pendent vault. The frstis a room
in the building lined inside with
iron and a fire-proof doos and also
burglar proof, but not strong
enough; that,if the building should
come down through fire or cyclone,
it would smash and destroy all the
records. 1t would cost about $4,000
to $1,000.
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