The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-19
THE COURT HOUSE PROBLEM.
SHALL THE OLD BE REPAIRED OR A
New ONE BUILT?
Let he People Speak Out On The
Subject.

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Judge Hundley recently issued an
order in which requirement was made
of the Board of Supervisors for Prince
Edward that they at once make GER
tain repairs to the present Court House
especially the Court room proper.
Among other things a raised and in-
clined floor was asked for opera
chairs, better jury room &c The
Board met, considered the natter
secured the services of an architect 70
90 over the cost and were satisfied
that it would require the expenditure
of at least 81, 500 to make the suggest
ed changes. a committee was ap-
pointed to look more closely into the
subject and after such investigation as
they have been enabled to give it are
prepared to make report to a full
meeting of the Board which has been
ordered for next Friday, the 26th In
the meantime not only members Of
the committee but others who are in
terested in the general subject have
been seriously saying that it would be
waste Of money to improve the build
ING as it now stands at any such cost
and that the better, wiser thing to do
is to pull down and build new struc-
ture.
Prince Edward is entitled to bet
ter court house. and Farmville should
have on its principal public square
more imposing structure. And now
what say the people of country and of
town? Would it not be money well
spent on the part Of the town to APP
propriate $1,000 towards the
building, the county to furnish the
balance and the two sums to secure a
building Of which all of us would be
proud?
1t is said that Sl5, 600 will build just
such a house and furnish it with all
modern conveniences. OF course the
county could build the capital Of the
county but the town is the party
most interested in the general ap-
pearance of the structure and the
money contributed by it simply ena-
bles the county to expend the more
on public roads And again Farm
vile has a lively interest in the roads
being in good condition they round
The Board, as we have said before,
meets again on next Friday and it
would be well that the people and the
tax PAYERS Of the county should talk
the matter over and be prepared with
suggestions at that time. The Board,
after all, act in representative capacity
and is made up Of men who are anX-
ious to reflect the will of those they
represent. And it is well to remem-
Der, too, in connection with the SUBJ
iect that Judge Hundley has the right
to order the improvements and having
ordered to see that those orders are
carried out.
It may be that we will have to
whether we want to or not and
while dealing with the subject it be-
hooves us to act wisely and well, and
not only for the present but for time
10 come. The town in considering
this question should remember that its
citizens often make use Of the build
ing for holding meetings OF public IN
terest, and that the permanent offices
of some of the officials of the town
are located under its roof.
All the citizens Of the county and
of the town would enjoy the comforts
and conveniences Of an up-to-date
building, and together we can build 1t
and not stagger beneath the burden.