Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
County Board Proceedings.
Forenoon Session, November 18th, 1899.
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tion whether house may be enlarged with
reasonable expense the proper size the
vault in the register of deeds office the present room for
the jury and of the county judge and circuit
Judge and whether vault built in the basement
the court house to accommodate large portion OF the
records of the county treasurer county
clerk and clerk of the and that said committee be SO
empowered to employ the assistance of competent
architect to enable them TO properly report on paS ana
matters here submitted to committee. Motion carried
We beg leave to report to your Honorable Body as
FIRsT-We have gone into this matter quite carefully
and fully and find that in order to give the relief required
will be necessary make quite radical and considerable
changes in this building.
vaults of places where records are kept are now over
crowded. and that the records and files in each and all the
ane are For So ind that t m egsPe OF
office that the total number Of volumes for deeds and
Tome the :" increase from 1879 to 1889 was thryfour
volumes and from 1889 to the present time nItS1
Volumes showing that in the last ten years the records IN
said office have nearly doubled.
And all the available space is now occupied and many
piles all f the space 1 being filed. INV
This substantially the condition of things in the
county clerks the office of the clerk of the court
and the Office of the county treasurer There is no Office
the county supernendentan and he is compcl OCCUPY
The county judges office is very small room, and
entirely small for the transaction of the business that
comes before him every week.
There is place for the library OF the circuit court
and practically office for the circuit Judge there is no
separate apartments for the county board such as
found in all modern court houses.
dation of Jurors There is absolutely no room or place
witnesses and especially for ladies' each of
court compelled to be in attendance on the trial OF cases.
and who are often accompanied by small children.
SECoND:-The county board long ago recognized the
necessity of change in the present mode of heating the
building and at the last meeting of the county board
discussed at length the ACCESSIBILITY of putting in
heating plant in the house. and it recommend ed
by the county board at its last meeting inadysabe to
put in heating plant or system until the necessary
changes and additions had first been made in the court
house because OF the fact that the cost OF heating pantn
the court house it stands would be practically lost
the enlargement of the court house, which must or
necessity be made sometime in the near future.
apply in less degree to the matter of water-works
THIRD-Havng covered this matter as above stated
your committee pursuant TO your INSTRUCTIONS employed
Grand Rapids to draw suitable plans and to make figures
upon the cost of the improvements additions and changes
in the court house. such in the judgment of your COM
mlttee would be na and sufficient at least FOR the ord-
nary life of such building.
Mr. Martin has completed his work and is here ready
to explain to your Honorable Body the details of the plans
which he has prepared and which he has here with him,
Situaton he has here perspective view OF the court
house with its proposed changes and additions and 1t VIII
be readily that the changes and additions necessary
can be accomplished without marrng the architectural
features of the building but in fact SO improving 1T in this
respect to make it thoroughly modern.
He has also with him the floor plans, showing the
arrangement of the offices and vaults and other
the first and second floors of the court house. including
separate room for the supervisors the third floor
and it will readily be that the vaults proposed are
made large that the business of the county be taken
OF herenand the records properly kept and protected
1t is in the opinion of your committee that anything
less than here proposed would be inadequate and unwse
TO the details OF these plans we invite the special
attention of each member of your Honorable Body, before
taking action upon this report,
These plans including said perspective view are sub
mitted herewith as part of this our report
FIFTH:-We have had said architect make q careful
computation and estimate of the cost of said proposed
changes additions and improvements and he has reported
the cost Of the heating and plumbing would not exceed
the thousand four hundred dollars S11 1907