Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-09-24
THAT AWFUL COURT HOUSE
COMMISSIONERS BAILEY AND
HARRISON WANT TO STOP.

The Complaint That Is to be Heard b.
Judge Long Monday at Troy.
Messrs. o o. Harrison and R
B. Baily, members of the Board
of Commissioners of Rowan Coun'
ty who have undertaken te
straighten out our court house
trouble have filed their complaint
which makes interesting reading
and we present 1t herewith for the
benefit Of our readers
There are several other points
by some considered bad structural
features not mentioned in the
complaint. They are much toe
thin foundation walls and the
lack of proper footing, improper
plumbing, and the placing of the
entirs building IN a hole. below
the level of the sewer mains or at
least too low to get q proper fall
from the basement of the sewer.
age.
The complaint Is as follows:
North Carolina, Rowan County.
In the Superior Court,
October Term, 1913.
o. o Harrison and R. B
Bailey. Commissioners for Rowan
County, vs.. 81 G. Trott, ). W
Peeler. P. A. Hartman, Commis-
sicners for Rowan County,. King
Lumber Company and A. Ten
Ey,k Brown-Complalnt.
Plaintiffs, o. o. Harrison and
R. B. Bailey, complain of the
defendants above-named and al
lege:
1. That on the first Monday in
December, 1912, II. G. Trott, J.
W. Peeler, P. A. Hartman, o O
Harrison and r. B. Bailey we're
qualified and installed as Com.
missioners for the County of
Rowan and now constitute the
Board of Commissioners for the
County Of Rowan; that the King
Lumber Company is corporation
organized and doing business
under the laws of the State OF
Virginia: that A. Ten Eyck
Brown is an Architect of Atlanta,
Georgia.
2. That the plaintiffs, o. O..
Harrison and R. B. Bailey, bring
this action for and on behalf of
themselves as citisens and tax
payers Of Rowan County and for
and on behalf of other citizens
and tax payers of Rowan County
and in discharge of their duty as
Com 10 issioners for the County of
Rowan, State of North Carolina.
8, That on the first Monday
in March, 1912. the predecessors
Of the present Board of Commis-
sioners for Rowan County, P. B.
Beard, P. A. Hartman, W. P.
Barber, A. L. Deal and W. f.
MoCanless, passed an order to
to build a new court houss: that
on the first Monday in June, 1912,
said Board accepted the plans and
specifications of A. Ten Eyck
Brown, Architect, on motion of
W. F. McCanless,. Deal and Nc
CanIess voting in the affirmative
and Hartman and Barber in the
negative and Chairman Beard de-.
Gliding the tie in favor of adop.
tion: that on the first Monday in
July, 1912, said Board accepted
the bid of the King Lumber Com.
pany, Contra otor, for the erection
of said court house at the price
of 500, 10000 which amount to be
increased by $11, 10000 if granite
specifications we're used: that on
the same date said board paid the
architect $S, 10000 and authcriz-
ed the chairman to negotiate with
the contractor in respect to using
Rowan County granite: that on
the first Monday in August, 1919.
said board accepted the oontrac-
tors proposal to erect said court
house with Rowan County granite
according to plans and specifioa-
tiens for $l1, 700 Increase over its
base bid of $9g, 400 90. making
total contract price Sill, 100 90;
that when the present Board of
Commissioners qualified the first
Monday IN December, 1912, the
court house was in process of con-
struction and large part of the
oronika uon in &ho wall