The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-05-10
COURT HOUSE TO BE SOLD.
The Offer of 100000 Will Be Ac-
cepted.

At meeting of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners Saturday, it was
decided tc accept the offer of $3.50, 009
made for the Court House By Mr.. r.
B. Belser, as agent for unknown
parties. Mr.. Belser has expressed his
willingness to put up several thousand
dollars to bind the trade, and SO the
sale is practically complete. There is
but one point upon which the COM
missioners cannot agree, and that is
whether to purchase the entire
premises Of the Solomons lot for the
erection of new building for s23, coo,
or whether to purchase nearly the
entire portion for s22, 800, and ssleave
the remaining portion 20 Mr.. Belser
to sell for building lots to LAWYERS
desiring to locate in toe immedlat1
vicinity of the Court House Mr..
Scale and Mr.. Brogdon favor the
latter plan, while Mr.. Thomas wishes
to buy the lot in toto This question.
however, will be definitely deter
mined this afternoon. as the entire
board is willing to submit the pro-
position to the county delegation, and
they will abide by their suggestion.
The sale is, nevertheless, a settled
fact, and Sumter is at last to have &
long-needed modern Court House.
The board of county commissioners
reached positive decision at the after
noon session Saturday to sell the
Court House square and to purchase
the Soiomons lot asa site for the new
Court House.
There we're two propositions be-
fore the board.
IA To sell the Court House TO,
$50, COO and to purchase the Solomons
property for s25, 600. Leaving balance
of s35, 600 with which to build the
new Court House.
{2A To sell the Court House square
for $50, 600 and purchase such part Of
the Solomops property as was offered
for s22. 500, leaving a balance Of
ss7,5 500. With which to build the new
Court House.
It was decided to refer The matter te
the county legislative delegation anc
ask them to advise which of the two
propositions it would be most adyan.
tageous to the county to accept.
On motion of Com Missioner Thomas
il was decided to buy the entire Solo
mons property, including the five lots
reported by Mr.. Belser to have beer
bargained for by lawyers who expect
to erect officers near the Conrt House.
All contracts for said lots to be con.
cluded on or before May l0t5.
The legislative delegation, after
consultation, recommended the accept
ance of the first proposition as proyid.
ed on Commissioner Thomas motion,
provided the contracts for the sale OF
the Court House square and lots are
closed before the option on the Solo.
mons property is exercised and con-
tracts submitted and satisfactorily
secured; ali forfeiture to be put up
prior to the 10th intsant. All Office
furniture, file boxes, etc., to be re-
served and all papers to be dated as
due on or before March 1st 1906.
Mr. r. 3. Belser, who is managing
the deal stated today that the con-
tracts would be closed Wednesday and
he would tt en- be in position to give
out full information respecting the
plans of the purchasers of the square.
A six foot alley way will be left or
each side of the square, and an alley
way will lead from the northeas;
corner of the square to Hampton
avenue to connect with ten foo'
alley way across the back Of the entire
souara