Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-10-02
Contract Awarded for the Erection Of
the City Hall and County
Court House.
MUST Be NCL0SED By ELECTION DAY
Voters Now to Find Out That Grange.
Vile ls Acting In Perfect
Good Faith.

The board OF village trustees met
Tuesday night and awarded the
contract for the erection of the city
hall aud county court house, ac
cording to the plans and specifica-
ions prepared hy Archit' ct A. A.
Weber, the successful bidder being
Ludwig Grabski The contract
calls for the building to be inclosetl
by election day. The contract for
laying tbs stone foundation is also
let and this work ia now in prog
r-ss. The lumber required for the
building has all been contrac,,d d
Tor and teams will he put to haul
ing 1t forthwith. Work on the con
-truction will he commenced imme-
diately, and before election day the
building will b. 30 far advanced
that the people Of the county will
he able to realize the fact thai
Grangrville means business aud
Shat our people intend to fulfill
every promise made to the peopl,
in regard to the question of remOv-
ing the county seat.
The site selected for the location
of the court house building is on
West Main street diagonally across
from the school house and Congra-
gational church. From this point
the new structure will be visible
from all parts Of Camas Prairie.
IL will Le a veritable landmark all
over the country, and we venture
the statement that it will give am.
pie satisfaction to the voters when
they view it as it progresses toward
completion. Blue prints Of the ex-
terror Of tn. new court house will
be distributed in every precinct
The plans and specifications show
it to be designed for use and not
Tor ornament. It will be build
ing that will stand the test Of time
and will last the county for many
years to come, there being ample
accommodations for all the county
Offices.
The cost of erecting the building
lie to be betrayed out of the funds
provided for in the recent sale of
bonds issued by the village Of
'Grangeville. By our next issue the
work Of construction will be we'll
under way, and the voters who
come to town between now and
election day will be able to give it
Thorough inspection and satisfy
themselves that the citizens of
Grangeville are acting in good faith
in this matter. The county sea,
campaign is now on il earnest.
For the information Of taxpayere
we append the laws governing the
hoard Of county commissioners in
the matter Of constructing or re-
pairing court houses and jails
Section 1904, revised statutes Of
Idaho, says:
Section 1904. When the inter-
as Of the county require it and
tie board Of mmissiUners of the
c'unty deem it for the public good
to bond the county to fund or re.
fund the outstanding obligations of
the county. or bond the county for
'h" purpose Of acquiring funds 10,
purchasing site and erecting
court house and jail "r q jail iher.
IN, or for the construction or re-
pair Of roads or bridges, or to assis,
any city or village in said county
ia constructing q free bridge over
any navigable stream within, or
partly within, or adjoining the lin.
rs OF any such city or village, or
FIR any one or more Of said pur.
poses, and the idebtedness or lia-
bility of the county that may be
created by the bonding, funding
or refunding aforesaid, or in pur-
chasing II site and erecting a court
nouse aud Jail or = Jail thereon,
and for the construction or repair
of roads or bridges, or for assisting
any city or village in the construc-
ton OF any such free bridge as afore.
aid, or for any one or more of said
purposes, exceeds the income or
revenue of the county for that year,
the board Of commissioners may
issue bonds Of the county rs pro-
vided by section 1902 Uf this act;
provided that the issuance of such
bonds be first authorized by a vote
of two thirds Of the qualified elect
ore "f the county voting vt an elec-
tion held for that purpose. as here
matter provided.
Gland Cummings Of Thunder