The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-11
SPECIAL CALL FOR
COUNTY SOLONS
Court House Committee Summons
Board To Meet For One
Day, June l9.
IMPORTANT QUESTION TO COME UP THEN
Committee Will Recommend Purchase OF
Property Adjoining Present Site
Of Court House.

Property Adjoining present Site
Of Court House.
Progress Is being made by the new
Committee appointed at the recent ses-
sion of the County Board to Investigate
and consider into plans for the proposed
new court house and call Is now being
circulated for special meeting Vi sik'
Board. Friday, June ;e, when tho coDl-
mittee will recommend that the County
make purchase Of the property adjoining
the present court house site and will
propose that authority be granted the
Committee to proceed with negotiations
for acquiring the property to be utilized
In providing larger and better site for
the new structure. This plan was sug-
gested to the Board at the Spring meet
ing but no action was taken at that
time. It is desired that the matter be
definitely determined in order that the
Committee may, If the purchase is de-
cided upon, secure plans for a suitable
building to occupy the larger site.
The suggestion that the County secure
the adjoining property and thus have an
entire block for the county building met
with popular approval from the public
when introduced and it is not believed
cat *he Board Of Supervisors will hesi-
endorse the recommendation Of
the Committee and adopt resolutions for
the purchase. although what methods
will be used cannot be foretold. 1t is
the general opinion that the property
can be secured by the County for this
purpose at q reasonable cost and with
the present holdings will make an ideal
site for new court house. Should the
purchase be made It. .is probable that The
plan will be to locate the structure in
the center of the plot, having entrances
on four sides Of the building.
Two meetings have been held by the
Committee but aside from effecting an
organization and q general discussion
of the subject nothing has been accom-
p):shed, members of the Committee pre-
ierring to await the action Of the Board
on the recommendation for the purchase
of the additional land before considering
plans for the building. After the meet
ing June 10, it is likely that the compe-
tition of arch itects for sketches and
plans will be reopened and an effort will
be made to secure large number Of
plans to be submitted to the Board for
consideration. This was one of the chief
objections raised to the work of the
former committee-that the competition
was too limited and that the Board did
not have the privilege Of making a
choice owing to the Committee having
failed to admit a sufficient number cf
sketches to insure the best results. 1t is
thought that the purchase of the addi-
tional property will entail an increased
expenditure of from $50. 900 to $25, 900,
which. with the cost of the building lin.
tied to $i50. 900, will make the total in
the neighborhood of $l75. 600 to $3.50, 900.
There Is no doubt but that sufficient
number of signatures will be secured
for the calling Of the meeting June 10
and the action of the board on the pro-
position will be awaited with much in
terest. As to the method of raising
funds to meet the cost Of the cev court
house, it is probable that advantage will
be taken of the county's privilege to
borrow from the state and bo1ds may
also be issued to meet q portion of the
expenditure.
The matter is in the hands of the
County Board Committee on Public I'm
provements, members Of which have the
counsel and assistance Of Attorney L. J.
NASH Fred Schuette and Thomas Tori
son, Of this city. and ]. E. Hamilton, Of
Tvo Rivers. in their deliberations