Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-28
Pulaski.
The New Jail and COurt-House-The
Sick.


PULASKI, VA, January 27-(Spe-
cial)-Last week the Board Of Supervi-
sors Of Pulaski county held special
meeting TO consider the reception OF the
new courthouse and jail After an eX-
animation of the buildings the board
expressed itself as greatly pleased with
the courthouse building, and pronounced
IT satisfactory In every respect, ana es-
pecially in the excellence of the work.
manship. The board, however, decided
that some further grading of the yard
was necessary. and indicated the extent
of II. and also that the title must be
secured to two lots included in the
courthouse yard, whose owners and the
town of Pulaski had not been able
to agree as to price, and that the MOOR
of the cages in the jail must be steel
Mated: and upon these three things be-
ing done the board will receive the
courthouse and jail; but If they are
not done then the county VIII sue the
town and its securities on their $zOOo
bond. This action Of the Board OF
Supervisors was taken on the motion
of the member from Pulaski District,
in which the town is situated, with
view to have these questions settled.
and incidentally to secure the title of
the two lots, or reimbursement, If the
county should condemn them, the suit
helng considered in the nature OF a
friendly suit Such a suit has been re-
Gently brought about the reception or
the iail. and decided in favor of the
town by Judge Jackson, of the Circuit
Court. The main question in the jail
case was whether the town was required
to build a jailers house under its obli-
cation to build a safe and suitable
iail." and Judge Jackson decided that
it was not, but that the town mad al
ready fully complied with its obliga-
tion as to the Jail, all of which was
reported in the Dispatch as an inter-
estine case. there being found no Vir-
einia precedent 1t would seem that this
case disposed of the Jail question. es-
neciallv as no demand for the steel
Mated floors was ever made until recent
ly. and It was conceded in the jail suit
that the iail was all right except the
ioiler's house. and for the further rea-
son that the Pulaski jail is a reproduc-
ton of the Newbern jail, built some two
wears ago at cost of nearly $1,000.
except that the Newbern jail was all
stone. while the Pulaski jail is or brick or
stone foundation. and the Newbern IAN
had no steel-plated floors. Most nkeiy
ALL these QutStlcuS viii NC oSiNNN Nbo'
and settled without any suit. by negotia-
tions and mutual concessions between
the parties themselves.
The new courthouse lis universally
pronounced a magnificent building. and
the jail an excellent one.
The grip patients are doing well, ex-
cent Mrs Barton and child, who are very
sick with pneumonia, also.
Gray Langhorne, of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute, Is at home with the
grip. but Is convalescent.
Rev. s. T. Martin, of Dublin. who has
been sick with grip for ten days, was
well enough TO preach Sunday.
Mrs. b. E. Bransford Is visiting her
parents, in Pearisburg
Mr.. W. o. Hardaway. OF Roanoke.
Va. who Is sick at the residence. here.
of his brother. Mr.. Horace Hardaway. Is
no better. Mr.. Horace Hardaway has
been In Coeburn for some time. superin-
tending the Coke ovens OF the Dora
Furnace there.
Mr.. George L. Carter. who was recent
| ly under the care Of DR.. Ben Johnston