The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-09
HEADQUARTERS FOR
| OLD CLATSOP
FLAG.poLE QUESTION SOLVED
STATUS OF NEwsc0URT HOUSE
WORK GOING ON THOROUGHLY
WHAT IS IN 1T.

colleagues on the Clatsop court bench
Commissioner William Larson and John
Frye. are very anxious that the pro.
scribed season shall roll by, no they
can get down to the accumulated work
confronting them In that department
especially In the matters Of discharging
the current accounts Of the county and
disposIng Of some very important road
matters before the winter season Ii so
far advanced as to preclude work on
the highways
Speaking Of the matter Of no flag.
stats on the new court house, yesterday.
Judge Trcncbard frankly admitted that
tho court had not provided for them on
the ground that they were d menace to
any nice building In these ATTITUDES
where the high and prevalent winds Of
winter caused vibration that Is almost
ruinous; and Of which there have been
repeated instances In this city and
county, all OF which had resulted In the
prompt removal OF the aag-poles. The
court wants to have the flag as promi-
nently displayed as anyone but dee ms
II tho better part Of wisdom to have
them In the ground itself, at two or
more corners Of the square on which
the court house Is situated, where they
will be quite as conspicuous as on the
building itself, and now that the reason
II known Of all men. there viii be few
10 Disagree with those In charge Of the
new and beautiful structure.
An Astorian reporter took half hour
Oh yesterday and went through the new
court house just to see what progress
was being made on that establishment.
He found about 40 people at work. all Of
them skilled workmen, plasterers, fin
ishers In wood. marble workers and
plumbers, all busy as bees, and the
building In n state Of progress that very
clearly defines the real subsequent status
that Is TO prevail there. The whole
thing has stable and solid look and
the hints at ornamentation are palpa-
bic and indicate general beauty that
will be hard 10 equal in this good old
State Of Oregon, when the day arrives
for turning 1t over to the owning coun-
ty. The work 10 well along and the
plan Of the house and It's utility is easily
determined by the outlines now estab-
lished, and the probability Of its being
completed about the first OF next Jan.
uary is quite within the feasible things
now going forward here.
The work done on the court house TO
date involves 100000 feet Of rough and
dressed lumber; Ii carloads of terra
Gotta; $4,000 plain brick; 10000 press
ed brick; 700 tons of cut and rough
stone $4,000 worth of copper; $1,000
worth OF dressed marble; $500 worth
Of heating plant and piping, and $4,000
worth Of concrete work; and the work
Of disposing Of all this stuff is still 60
ing forward In fine and appreciable style.
The court has taken no steps what
ever as yet toward the furnishing of the
Offices and departments, and will not
until the building is very near compile
tion, when an effort will be made to
ascertain the popular notion of what is
required and this important part of the
big task will be determined and carried
out. The building when complete, with
out furniture, viii cost $4,000, and
furnished it will be the show. building OF
it's class in the whole northwest.