The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-09-16

records are fapl0ly increasing 10 nuCh
an extent that in very short time there
will be absolutely no place to keep the
records of the office. The vault itself is
not fire proof and we feel that in case
of destruction of the building, by fire, all
the records contained in the vault would |
be absolutely destroyed. This we con-
slider the most serious objection to the
office room Of the Clerks Office. Be
sides this, the office is entirely too small
10 do the business Of this County, and
even with the addition Of Commis-
sioners room, it would still be too small
to carry on the business Of the County
as it should be conducted
We examined the office of the Probate
Judge and found the work Of the Office
done in a very neat and orderly manner,
the records well kept and the business
Of the office carefully attended to in
every particular. The facilities for do
ing the work of the office and keeping
the records are entirely inadequate to
the amount Of business being done at
the present time. The papers and the
files in the office are not protected in
anv way either from loss by fire or loss
by thef, and great damage and loss
would occur to the people who are hav-
ing estates probated as well as to the
County, if these papers, or any of them.
should be destroyed or stolen. We
found the Probate Judges office to small
for the purpose for which 1t is used.
We are advised that at many times
there are a large rumber o. people in
this room in the trial Of cases and that
the room is not sufficient to accommo-
date them.
We examined the Sheriff's office and
found the books and accounts Of the
Sheriff we'll kept AMI everything In good
order. The Sherifi's office is too small
for the work Of the office, and, to do the
work properly and in the hest interest
Of the peope of the County there snoul'
he t~n Offices where those doing work o
the office would not be interrupted o
their work DELAYED or examined bv thos'
who visit the office On business. Th
vault in wh,ch the records Of the Sheriff
offics are kept IL not fire proof and i
not safe for keeping such records neces
sarv to he kept therein.
We examined The Assessors office an
found the hooks and records Of tn
,fice neatly kept and the aSsessmen
rolls complete. orderly. and arrange
very svstematicallv. The Assessor
,fice Is too small for the work Of tn
,ffice. and Che vanlt in which the record
ire kept ARE unsafe The CONSTRUCTION
If the vault is, detective in that w'iod
lsed in the shelves where iron sloul
be uss,l. and that fire originating in tn
interior Of the vaiilt would destroy th
books as effectively as If originatin
from the outsiue and destroying th
vault that way. The vault, constructe
IS it is adjoining wooden buildin
lenders it, in our opinion, unsafe. Th
Want, as it IS at the present time.
ised both hv the Sheriff and the Al
.essor, which, in our judgment, is
very poor arrangement and unsafe f
I he interests ~ the County
We examined the office Of the scho'
Superintendent and found the work we
,rganized and carefully and neat
Intended 10. In this office there Is or
: ,rall safe in which 10 keep the record
nd it is entirely insufficient in size
<eep carefully the records as they al
I 1t the preset time The books an
9qpers are kept on s.elves In the otli'
.ntirely without protection from fire
/ theft. The office runm is too small f
he use of the County Superintendent
[ Tho Treasurer's office is kept out
| he builIing, and, as far as we are ca
( ,ble Of judging, the books were kept
/ neat and orderly manner and Il
I interest Of the County conserved
every particular.
: We examined the Jail and found it t.
' small for the number of inmates h'
Z therein at different times as shown
Z The records. The Jail is not sufficient
4 ighted, particularly az regards the eel
= There is no place where a female priso
er can be kept in an apartment separa
from the Others. We recommend tn
the Jail facilities should be improv
Il :o~c,-ad l., eiza
We particularly desire to urge ar
recommend that greater facilities shou
he procured as soon as practicable
the better protection of the records
the County in all Offices. A loss of the
records by fire would incur a gre
burden upon the taxpayers of I
County and upon the individuals who
records are therein kept and would lie
to endless litigation.
After making the examinations abe
mentioned and talking the matter o.
in committee, the following resoluti
vas introduced by James A. McG
seconded by John A. McGlnchey a
others and unanimously passed;
WHEREAS, z se,sals from ,hs lnvssil
ion ei his ccmml.sss that tie County CT
g,uss IS nsi OF s-i'iclsai capacity 20 carry
he business Of iho csuniy successfully
,roacmlcaly that the Tssofas asa in dan
. .. being destroyed by fire. or lesi by Oh
- nat the auialsg is net hsiililHg the dlsnl'l
q County G: Canyons wealth and rssous
hsn