The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-18
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
The New Court House.


Captain Nickles showed the Press and Ban
ner through the new Court mouse last Satur-
DAY, and we were delighted. The building
will DO one Of the m )st elegant Curt houses
IN the State. The offices are conveniently
arranged, and every provision will be- made
or the comfort OF people having business IN
he Ofl .es or court room. To each oth ;e Is
attached a fire proof brick vault 10 which TO
tore all official books and papers OF record.
10 case OF fire there can be no possibility Of
destroying the papers and books of records as
WIS the case some thirty six years ago. The.
>afeiy of these Thugs will more than repay
he cost OF the whole building.
In the destruction of the old building in
1872, the people Of the County lost Immensely
ny the destruction of papers and books. Their
destruction j"oparded title deeds In lnuDy In
,tances and made doubtful The ability TO col
| -ct debts which were secured by mortgage
Bat no such calamity can befall the people
after their pa pers and records are Installed In
thelr hew home.
The walls are now receiving their last brick
work at the top, and the carpenters are busiIy
putting on the timbers ard getting ready for
The roofing, which is 10 be If asphalt.
AS soon as the building has been covered q
great nun Der CT workers on the inside will
be actively engaged in plastering and finish
Ing the the rooms. when the house will be
ready TO be occupied, 1t is not thought that
the building can be finished in time tor the
June court, but II will be finished during the
summer.
When the Court house and the city hall
are finished, 1t is proposed TO have a grand
barbecue and q great jollihcatlon meeting
ON the grounds and when the Masons will lay
the corner stones OF the building and when
distinguished speakers will give the mental
pabullsm.
II CITY III
The City hall stands as a beautiful compan-
Ion building TO the Court house and Is In al
equally advanced state of completion, and
the work Is being done by the same builder,
MIR. Frederic Minshall. The City hall will
contain a council chamber, q theatre, a num-
Der OF office rooms which are expected to be
occupied by lawyers and others.
A magnificent lodge room Is Included in the
building and Will be the meeting place OF
lodges of some Of the secret orders.
The City hall, like the Court house Is re-
ceiving the last of the brick and stone which
are to complete It's walls.
Great credit is due 10 the orIgipators Of the
scheme 10 give US two such elegant build
ings which many persons have been kind
enough to say would be as beautiful as any
In the State.
To Mayor Mcmillan and to Supervisor
Nickles is largely due the credit for these
structures, which will no doubt adorn and
beau,ify our public square for many years
yet to come.
The cost ofthe Courthouse when furnished
and ready for use it is stimate will be alb
out $4,000 or $4,000 The City hall, when /,
is turned over to the City will cost, 1t is
thought, between so 1000 and 100000.
Both structures will be steam heated.
To those who may have scruples about put.
ting dispensary profits into the Court house
we would say that Captain NickIes informs
us that the County has not as yet, from any
source, put one dollar of county money into
1t. He has already borrowed from the sink
Ing furd 60; QUO, and he expects 10 get as
much more from the same source.
The profits on the dispensary, II our Geor
ella trade Is not ipteriered with In some unex'
pected way, will possibly be about S45, 900.
Az we understand, the profits until April LIST
the beginning Of the second quarter, will bt
divided equally between the CITY and thu
County. After that time the profits are to b'
divided equa. ly between the schools, the cit.
and the ~county-one third going te each.
Up to this time money going to the county