The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-04


II am opposed to the erection OF a
wooden building, however well con-
structed. We have fine building stone
and good brick in the county in album
dance and in my opinion we should
use both of these kinds of material in
the construction of solid and perma-
nent structure, ample in size to sup
ply the county's needs for many years
and of such design that should more
room ever be needed it can be en-
larged without detriment to it's ap-
pearance or convenience. And would
not sacrifice everything to utility
only. Beauty of design and harmony
of proportion should not be lost sight
of. 1t is not necessary to waste
money in establishment to give a
building a. pleasing exterior. The
site is fine one and a thousand or
two dollars spent in identifying it
would pay the county well by reason
of the favorable impression that would
thereby be created upon visitors,
homeseekers and investors. favor
the bonding system of payment. for
the reason that it is easiest upoa the
taxpayers and most equitable. The
''burden" anyway, under judicious
management, would be impercepti-
BILE.
P BosTIAN, orchardist and nur-
seryman and former county commits
sioner, East Sound When | was
commissioner [ was of the opinion
that $40, eco would build a court house
good enough for our county. OF
course it would have to be a wooden
building at that price. Now, howev-
er, since our county, is so nearly out of
debt, l ana Of the opinion that we
should build substantially and as
nearly fireproof as possible build
ing of brick or stone that will last
fifty or more years and cost not to
exceed $40, GEO. Use the funds avail
able and issue long term bonds for
the balance. We can do it and no
ore will be oppressed. Try US on the
bond question by special election
and if we fail then let the commission
ers go ahead with the means they
can muster for a wooden building,
but let US have court house."
JOHN SWEENEY, farmer, San Juan
Valley:-''The old shack we have
now is disgrace to the county and
has been for long time. The neces-
sity for a new and decent building
ought to be plain to everybody. l
am opposed to building of wood. It
would be poor judgment, it seems to
me, when we have an abundance of
fine stone and brick. What if it |
would cost few thousand dollars
more to build of stone or brick !? It
would be worth it and we would never
feel it, but we would feel it and feel it
hard if the present old shack should
burn down and destroy the tax rolls
and other records and make it neces-
sary for property owners to obtain
abstracts of title to their property"
P. E. PETERSON, farmer, San Juan
Valley:-"I have been in favor of
building new court house for years
and l want to see good one built
while we are about it, but I am of the
opinion that a good frame building on
a stone foundation would be prefer
able to either stone or brick. We
could get much larger building for
the same money. On the proposed
site there would be practically no
danger of fire from any exterior
cause, and brick or stone building
with woodwork interior would not be
proof against loss from a fire origi-
mating inside. All valuable records
should of course be protected in
fireproof vault. ("
G. CoGHLAN, superintendent of
Cowell Lime Co., San Juan:-'I have
been thinking this matter over con-
siderably since reading about it in the
ISLANDER and I have no hesitancy In
expressing the opinion that asuitable
permanent building should be erected |
without unnecessary delay. As to
cost I favor whatever is required to
build properly. It will be no ssbur-
den." We will never eel it. It is
important to have good public build