The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-07-25

| through the walls from top to bottom
| on the south, east and north sides, ac
cording to the report of the citizens
| committee of is, the architects who
examined the building, and the exam
| nations made by the county commits
| sioners and is not in any reasona-
| BILE condition to be repaired.
3rd. Architects report that if open
ings were made in the present walls
| for doors to vault, which some pro-
| pose should be built the walls would
not stand and poorly patched up af-
| fair would be the best that could be
made of it.
4th. The title to your property
would still be exposed at al times
if the old walls were added to because
they are known to be very combusti-
BILE and quickly destroyed if fire
should happen when the offices were
open, which is the most likely time.
5th. The old building has been con-
demned as "a fire trap" unsafe and
unSanitary by diSinterested state Of
fetal
9Th. The use of the old Jail has been
forbidden by the state sanitary in
spector, and District Judge Steele and
Federal Judge DIETRICH who ordered
the prisoners removed, which has been
done, and they are being kept in the
Shoshone county Jail, at a great ex-
peDSe to Latah county.
9TH. There is no way 10 avoid the
construction OF new Jail and III this
was done separately and vaults built
onto the old building it could be but
a short time till a new court house
would be absolutely necessary, in fact
Judge Steele is violating the instruc-
tions of the state sanitary inspector
when he holds court in the old build
ing now.
Sth. The extra expenses of trans
porting prisoners, costs of feeding
them away from home. rent of addi-
tional offices for some of the county
officials, high insurance, renting OF
court and jury rooms and other un-
avoidable expenses now incurred be-
cause of getting along with the pres
ent old court house." costs the tax
payers more yearly than the interest
would be on the proposed 100000 to
build a new court house and jail.
Which amount is to also furnish both
with all necessary equipments.
9th. To build a new court house
and Jail at the same time will save
much needless expenses attendant up
on building them at different times by
piece meal and patch work 1t Will
save the expenses of repairs and ef-
feet a greater saving in the utiliza-
ton of much of the old material in
connection with Jail and sheriff's Of
flee.
10th Every citizen of Latah coun-
ty who has any property interest is
vitality interested in the title to his
property, which is now exposed day
and night to the danger of fire. Should
the records burn there is no doubt but
what it would cost the taxpayers
twice as much as the proposed new
court house to replace them and some
of them could never be replaced. The
title to over SIT 100000 worth of prop
erty is thus exposed with no protec-
ton or insurance to them. Why take
the chance?
11th. 1t is a countrywide PROPOSE
tion a county matter, and is not in any
sense a Moscow proposition. Every
citizen who has pride in his county
should also have pride in his county
building. 1t is his rroperty-contain-
ing as it does title to his home-he has
a right TO feel safe in its security,
18th Our county is one of the
smallest in area in the state and still
is one of the wealthiest and most able
to have a modern building, but is
said to have the poorest. Would it
not be proper to have a building In
keeping with the standard of the
Therefore, and in view of the facts
stated, we earnestly ask the united
support of all voters to strike out the
word NO and vote Yes" for the
new court house on July goth.
Respectfully submitted,
CITIZENS INVESTIGATION COM
MITTEE.