The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-23
Sentiment Of the County Press on the
Court House Question.

ms "o'"r iTOn INC thxpbyeTs OF tue
county and the papers In their vicinity
reflect The sentiment of the people
The inadequacy of the present building
Is so well known that no argument is
needed on that score. The people have
waited patiently for an opportunity to
express themselves on the building of a
new court house and from the talk we
now here 1t looks as though 1t would
be carried by a large majority. One
thing that meets the approval Of the
voters is that the board made the amount
sufficient to build court house that
would meet the demands of large and
prosperous county. The dates of pay
ment extending over fifteen years makes
the tax so light that none can complain
OF its being burden. So many public
meetings such as farmers clubs gather
ings, Shiawassee Mutual Insurance
Company, political conventions, attend
ing probate court, doing business with
the various county officials and attend
ing circuit court and especially is this
true OF the thirty men summoned four
times year from different parts of the
county until most every one has at one
time or another been in the building
and have been ashamed that Shiawassee
county had not furnished more COM
modious building for doing the business
of the county. Nearly all of this class
are he artily In favor of erecting new
building and will use their efforts to
convince their neighbors who do not
know what an inconvenient and unsafe
building the county now uses.
Citizens Are Sensible and Fair.
From Perry Journal.
The proposition for building new
court house will be submitted to the
electors of Shiawassee county at the
spring election. If the county is in
need of safer and larger building the
people will very probably subscribe the
money for new structure. Our
citizens are sensible and fair minded,
and need only to be convinced that
new court house is necessary when the
money will be forthcoming.
For the Loan XXI.
From Morrce Clipper.
Taking into consideration the present
financial condition of our county and
also the feeling that is being cherished
by the greater majority of the best
business men of the adjoining cities,
towns and villages as well as the people
at large, there is no reason, why"
Shiawassee county should not have
placed in the city of Corunna, one Of
the finest constructed court houses in
the state OF Michigan.
The little city OF Corunna has taken
great pride in her county buildings,
having taken her own means and erected
Jail building, that is pronounced by
the state Inspector, as being second to
none, and one of the finest buildings of
its kind in the state.
For this reason, il for no other, there
should no question arise as to whether
the sight, where the present court house
is located, is the proper sight on which
to build.
Whatever has been said or whatever
may be said in the future, in regard to
the securing of new site, let it be
buried So deep that its resurrection
morn shall not appear until the people
of this county shall be able to stand in
the little city Of Corunna. and gaze
upon that magnificent structure, new
court house.
The people of this county may well
unite their heartfelt thanks toward Mr..
Jarrad, for the presentation of these
resolutions to the board, and to the
supervisors for the action which they
took in regard to the matter.
Although the time for the people to
speak upon this subject in final way,
by the casting of their vote, is some
distance ahead, in the mean time let
this matter maintain prominent posi-
ton in their thoughts, that when the
time shall come, they may one and all
march to the polls, and in man-like
way, place their (x) in the following
manner: For the loan Xxi.
What the County Needs.
From the Laingsburg News.
IL Shiawassee county ever needed any
thing its a new court house and it's
either to build new one or repair the
old one which would cost perhaps ST.
600 or $1,000 and still after the remodel
ing be an old structure. We haye an
excellent jail and a sheriff who knows
how to run it for the benefit Of the
county. Why not have new court
house?
No better site could be picked out In
the whole of Shiawassee county for It's
erection than right where the old one
stands today. 1t would be the pride of
every citizen of the county as 1t is now,
the ole court house l. o de'riment % US
all.
The resolution is To submit to the
voters the proposition to bond the
county for the sum of $4,000, said
k~.Ia ann 1roxy fo,r mar co,,f In