The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-17
Majority Attempt to Defeat New Build
ing by Patching and
Delays.

While unreservedly condemning tn
Latah county court house as unsani
tary and unsafe, and by implication ap
proving Sanitary Inspector Wallis ac
ton in ordering changes, the jurors 0
the district court were unable to agra
as to a remedy for the trouble, and a!
a result two distinct reports were sub
mitted to Judge Steele this morni lg
The majority report, signed by sew
enteen of the jurors is palpably de-
signed to prevent new court house
and to cumber up the court house site
with a lot of patchwork. The other
signed by 10 jurors, declares unresrv-
edly for $10O, 900 court house, and asks
that bonds in that amount to pa for it.
While most strenuous in its prt es-
tations of protection to the taxpayers
the majority report provides that a
fire-proof storage vault be erected at a
cost of about 5000, a Jail and sheriff's
home to be built at a cost not to ex-
ceed $25 900, to be paid for by wGr
rants, and that the question of bond
issue of SIS, 900 for a new court house
be submitted to the voters at rhe fall
election. In the meantime it recon-
mends that the old court house shall be
patched up and repaired TO meet the
demands of the state sanitary inspector
and make the building tenable for
temporary use, a method that would
cost far more than 100000 nee lei to
do the work properly and once for all.
The concurrent report, that as to the
abominable conditions in the court
house today, is signed by al the j.irors,
and is as follows:
The Buildings Condition.
First, we find that the conditions
of the foundations of the building is
such that it will not permit of the mov-
ing of partitions without additional
cross walls.
Second. Outside Walls. On the south
side we find one bad crack running
from top to bottom and continuing |
the foundation East Sid !
Three bad cracks in wall and cont. !
in to foundation. North Side. Four
cracks and wall in bad condition also
foundation shows that it has been re-
oeatedly repaired West side also in
Dad condition.
We find inside of court house LIST.
rhe auditors office being wholly in
.dequate, in that it is improperly ven
Hated, and is not large enc n by
" double the present capacity d
he present vault is too small and not
ire proof
Assessors office too snail. Needs
ouble the present room for working
besides separate
oom for office Has no protection for
ecords from fire and ventilation is
oor
In the corner under the stairway we
nd conditions which we unconditlon- l
lily condemn as unsanitary, and detrl- c
rental to the health of all the occu- i
ants of the building, and should be
smoved at once.
Probate Judges office. Ventilation Q
oor, no protection for records from d
re, and probate judge needs pri-
ate office. je
The iail is unsanitary and unsafe, s
aving been condemned by the State s
.nitary inspector, making it unlawful c
incarcerate any class of prisoners, a
Id find that the east wall of the build c.
e is breaking away from both par Il
tons, and drawing away from same. a
Treasurers office too small. Rec- D
ds exposed Office should be vacated III
ID better quarters provided. d
office, poorly venti- cf
ted, insufficient light; should be va
ted at once, and better and more suf- &C
lent quarters provided. ia
office. Her we find vast pl
mber of records piled upon the floor m
tn no protection, the loss Of which tn
,uld be be Invaluable. Ventilation tn
or. uS
Clerks office and judges office in
eouate in size and accommodations. til
protection from fire. mi
Courtroom. Furniture is in bad con- Je
ion. Room cannot be properly ven Z.
ated. Ventilation is such that the ra
lrt is at all times exposed to MI