The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-21
WILL IMPROVE COURT HOUSE
Commissioners Plan to Spend $50 900 on
New Addition - viii Include Jail and Heat.
ing Plant - Board to Adjourn Tomorrow

commissioners Plan to Spend SSO ,VOO ON
New Addition - Will Include Jail and Heat
ing Plant - Board to Adjourn Tomorrow
After careful examination of the court
house the board of county commissioners
have decided that extensive improve
ments are necessary TO meet the demands
of the various offices and TO that end they
have employed Galbrsith & Jones, archi
tects of Spokane, to prepare nlans and
specifications for new Jail building and
additions and alterations necessary tC
make the old building supply the needs
of the county business, The new Jail
building will be two-s story brick and
stone structure and will be supplied with
every modern equipment for the safe
keeping of county prisoners and with
commodious quarters Tor the sheriff and
deputies. The new Jail building will be
| located on the south east corner of court
| house grounds and will front on Thir.
| teenth street.
The addition to the court house will be
in the rear, covering the ground now oc-
cupied by the jail In this addition will
be located the commissioners rooms and
offices Tor the county attorney, treasurer
and auditor, with fire proof vaults for
records. A steam heating plant will be
put in to supply both the court house and
the Jail buildings The improvements as
planned will cost $25 900 to $50, 900. The
board will meet May IS to look over the
plans submitted by the architects aud
will then call for an election on bond
issue to meet the expenses of such i'm
provements.
On Saturday the board offered for sale
at auction the lot on Third and c streets,
in accordance with the terms of notice
published. Only four bids were offered.
Dennis Holland proprietor of the Hotel
De France, bid $235o and o. NJ. Collins
of Uniontown bid S2soo. These were the
best bids, but the board rejected all bids.
as they considered the property worth
not less than 5000 The lot has front
age of not IIo feet on c street and IS on
Third street. The same lot was offered
for sale by the old board last fall and at
that time only $I.75o was bid.
r. L. Parker and w. c. Foresman of
Nezperce appeared before the board to-
day to review the matters pertaining to
the bills arising from the sinall-p epi-
deinic which ragged IN Nezperce early in
the winter. The board at the January
term disallowed all bills sent in, but
these have been revised and will again be
reviewed by the board.
The board has taken action on other
matters as follows:
Allowances to county indigents: Mary
J. Brown, $40 per month; {. w. Bennett,
$40 per month
Report OF j. f Burmaster, overseer Of
road district No 20 approved.
Resignation OF James Nj, Wheat, over
seer of road district TO position on petition
of Ben l.. Lyford and Others.
Contract of w. + Talhott for construc-
tion of Rock Greek bridge approved.
Contract of l.. c. Neal for burying
county dead transferred to c. Vassar.
Petition Of r. ID. Arment and others for
annexation of territory now in school
district No. IS to No. So, petition granted
in conformity TO description recommend
ed by county school superintendent, the
segregated territory from IS TO be as fol-
lows: Southwest quarter, section 81, town
ship IS, north range east of Boise meri-
dian.
Petition of IT, J. George and others for
creation of a new school district affecting
districts Al and 4S. Petition granted,
new district to be known as No. IS.
Petition for annexation of unorganized
territory to school district No. 3 granted.