The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
HISTORY OF OUR
old COURT HOUSE.

&
oar Jsd settlers know. CT remember
4 eaDe-Fuing the history u the OI8
bgil1ing whieh 11sHs service A. Put
Rzu8 e0Egty's egGrt h08ss- There
ARE few men living who remember
its construction James Bort waS
here and remembers II for the reason
that BE- vas a member q tfls bard
Of es1ElEy commissioners which Ez<
elected ard r1sk usEez two months
zft4E the acceptance % the c5mplsz-
I'd b1ildinZ- MF. Wm- IFeYs also
probably remembers II. bat he fg BOW
in a NsE York hospital. Capt z. =
Adams came 20 PalarEa the year
following the completion u the
1UildiMz.
HISTORY OF EHE BUILDING.
From the records in the vaults Of
the county clerk Is Is learned that the
5lilding Wss Deiug erected JUST
FIFTY YEARS Ago. and Was prob
ably well gnd=r way Fgst ~ years
ago this day-iu $50
AEa nesting o. the bard 81 e3uB-
" commissioners held On Feb. 9Th
l.5s5. the Donation Of the present site
0y Judge Br0nscn vas formally ae-
c@ptei Dy resolution The commits
sI0Eers Were Hon w ". TgEDbli1.
Judge q Probate, sud Rev Silss
" -ekS and Barnett Williams. Esq.
commissioners There was one other
commissioner. a Mr.. HigzenbJtham.
bat be vas Tot present
Al this meeting il was ORDERED
that the Judge Of Probate publish in
rte next tao numbers Of the Pslark2
Southern sun that sealed PROPOSALS
will DE- received until the first Mon
day In March DeXt FROM the date q
such publication. for the building %
a Court House IL the Town Of Pal
aka
At the meeting Of the county cum
bids EeFe opened in the following
order: Z W. Hair $3.50: A Nc
Bride & Dalton 81 so; G. 3 Graves.
s. rs: Gov MosIey- 500: H. r.
Blanchard. $3.50 The last bid was
accepted and il vas ordered that Mr..
Blanchard b. notified 30 APPEAR b.
fore THE bard OF the first Monday in
ADEil 10 give sareties for the per
torrance Of contract 4 committee
u three was sls7 appointed At this
meeting TO examine the manner
and style Of work a. il progresses "
This committee was Barnett VIII
liaIls. James =. Brown and Capt ).
GIiusEi. Il vas also resolved that
S5JsU b. borrowed from the state
school and seminary fund a. : Der
cent PER auuBm TO build the curt
nnGse
At the April meeting there / 10
record Of Mr.. Blznehardrs surerieS.
Or any statement that a contract vas
executed bat a loan Of sssp vas made
him il SHAPE % advance payment.
I. i probable that Mr. Blanchard
only bid for the woodwork for coz
tracts we've subsequently, let 10 other
parties for Plasr-EiHg and painting.
At the meeting On Aug. IUth. Iss5j- Fl
i. Baisdsa aud T. r Murray wzr=
awarded a contract for painting the
building at sl74, they to furnish
their Owu paint.
The first meeting Of the c0mmis-
sion=Es was held in the new court
house Nov. 18Th. $50.
z. r Blanchard. the builder. was
tine father Of the late Iamelted
Frank c. Blanchard county tax col
IectOr His widow still lives in this
city a. also does his daughter. Miss
Minnie Blanchard. The Gov. Mos
ley who was the next lowest bidder.
vas Hon. W. D. MOseIey the first
governor 81 the state. He was the
grandfather Of J II. Haughron Of
CB- City drug stOEe.
The court house has been several I
times repaired and once altered
In it, original shape the entrance
20 the court room vas BIZ a broad
stairway On the outside front.
The court house is EOE in bad con-
iiti0H. It'las served well its day. f
Il should b. retired and On this. the
j5-h anniversary Of its building. a
new and modem court house should I
b. erected.
The News believes the people Of i
Putnam county will rstify such ac-
ton by AL overwhelming majority.
Give them the chance.