The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-08-04
COURT HOUSE COMMITTEE
ISSUES PROSPECTUS.
Sets Forth Fully and Clearly What
is Wanted.

Following Is the prospectus that mas
been issued by the special committee
recently appointed by the county board;
The County of Manitowoc proposes
to erect Court House building in the
city of Manitowoc. Wis, rs per resolu
ton adopted by the County Board, May
2Sth, 1904. to-wit;
RESOLUTION.
"Whereas the interests of the people
of Manitowoc County demand that II
convenient and modern court house be
built for this county, Now therefore,
1t is hereby resolved by the County
Board of Supervisors of Manitowoc
County that this county should build
and hereby determines to build court
house for said county.
BE it further resolved that the Chair
man of this Board be, and he is hereby
authorized aud directed to appoint Il
committee of five members from this
board to be designated us the Court
House Committee that such commit
tee be, and hereby is, authorized and
directed to advertise for sketches and
designs for suitable court house for
this county and that such committee
shall invite architects generally to
submit plans, sketches or designs of II
court house for said county in compe-
tition ut certain date to be fixed by
said committee. that the designs re-
uuested by said committee shall be for
a building costing not over $50 600. 90
complete with plumbing, heating and
lighting. Said commi ttee is not auth
orized to incur any expense or charge
against said county except the necessary
expense for advertising and for post
age The members of said committee
shall for their services be allowed their
per diem of 81 90 and their mileage to
attend meetings of such committee at
the ity of Manitowoc.
That said committee at the next re
gular session of this Board shall sub
nit to this Board all sketches, plans or
designs submitted to said committee
for such court house, together with the
report of said committee recommending
what design to adopt for such court
! house and such other information as
may be deemed of value to this Board
The committee appointed under the
foregoing resolution has agreed on the
| following program and invites archi-
tects to submit plans accordingly;
All plans. drawings, elevations, etc,
except those accepted will be returned
to the owners and no compensation al
! lowed for same.
All plans, drawings, elevations, etc,
shall be on white paper to II scale of
one-eighth y inch to one foot.
They shall show floor plan of each
story and basement, with names and
dimensions of the rooms, etc, lettered
in each.
A perspective from the north east
showing the east and north fronts.
Elevations Of all four sides showing
the main entrances on east and north
and minor entrance on the south.
The building is to be located on Court
House square. The building site is
bounded on the north, east and south by
streets, and on the west by adjoining
private property. The dimensions os
the site are 200 feet running east
and west and 23o feet running north
and south
With the plans there must be sub
mitted in writing an outline of the gen
eral construction and specification of
the building proposed.
All sketches submitted to said com
mittee must remain with same until
the annual session of the County Board
Nov 25th, 1904.
All drawings, elevations, sections
perspectives, etc, for the same are tC
be submitted to Edward Schai1land
County Clerk for Manitowoc County
not later than Sept. 30, 1904. No plans
drawings, etc, will be received after
that date.
The said Court House to be mod
ern, fire proof three story and base
ment building of sufficient size to ac
commodate the following officers, t.
wit Treasurer, County Clerk, Regist
er Of Deeds Probate Judge, Clerk OF
Circuit Court, Circuit Judge, Munici
pal Judge, Superintendent of Schools
District Attorney, Supervisor of As
sessment, Surveyor, Coroner and Coun
ty Board.
FIRST FLOOR.
To contain the following, Count