Evening journal., 1916-02-10
FURNITURE BILL Of
$4,000 FOR COUNTY
Estimate How That Could
Be Spent in EQuipping
New County Building
MAY HAVE TO BUY NEW
COUNTY RECORD FILES


furnish the new county building, and
how will the 100000 be spent, are /
questions right now interesting many
taxpyers. to say nothing Of the mem
bers OF the Joint Building Commis-
sion and of the Levy Court. At the
meeting of the Levy Court yesterday,
the statement was made that 100000
would be necessary to buy new furni-
ture for the county's portion Of the
new joint building.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter
today made some inquiries as &c how
100000 could be expended in furnish
ing the new building In the main
courtroom the bench. clerks, sztenog-
rapher's and lawyers desks and tables
will be necessary. Chairs for the
Jurors and for the jury as well as
members of the bar must be procured.
and seats in the auditorium or the
courtroom must be secured. Under a
new law one judge can sit in court,
and, accordingly another courtroom
is provided. That room must be fur
nished. Such furniture and fixtures
must be in keeping with the dignity OF
the court as well as in harmony win
the surroundings.
The Judges parlors and private par
lor. attorney generals office and the
witness rooms as we'll as the grand
and petit Jury rooms all Will require
a large expenditure for furniture.
The Orphans Court as well as other
rooms also are to be equipped. and
il is estimated that $4,000 will be
spent in furnishing rooms above the
first floor.
Then come the Offices for the sew
eral county officials. New arrange
ments will be made regarding all of
fees The clerk of the peace viii
have three Offices instead of one; the
prothonatory will be divided some
what the same with the filing cases,
records and work desks in the base
meut Additional filing cases will be
needed there and additional help will
, be necessary. The records are con-
: stantly in use and with them IN the
basement some one must remain in
the outer Office.
Then when it comes to the Office OF
recorder of deeds considerable iurnl
ture will be necessary. The trans
scribers at present are scattered al
over the court house. Some are III
the Levy Court room and others IL
the grand jury room.
They. too, are to go into the base
ment in the new building where tho
records will be kept. Here again VII
come the call for a record man.
Thomas f. Gormley, secretary L
= the Building Commission, visited tn
present Court House today. Pro
thonotary Wigglesworth said that h
, was informed the ceilings are bu
= 10 feet 6 inches in heighth in the ne'
building. while in the present build
ing they are 10 feet high. Under tn
Arrangement there is some questio
as to whether the filing cases an
records can be placed in the ne'
quarters The same question has bee
raised about the Recorder OF Deed
and other Offices records and cabl
nets, and new filing cases may De ne
cessary.
The Levy Court eventually ma
agree to 90 as far as possible an
possibly agree to pay for the furnl
ture out of the budget for next tisca
wear. but whether it has the right
+. assume any financial obligation as
furnishing the new building is a que'
tion. After the Court House is con
pleted it will be turned over to al
h. other commission. yet to be appoint
d. ed. which will name a superintendeI
for the building.
n. MIR. Purks Discusses II.
Speaking of the 100000 estimate fC
furnishing the building, William
|. Purks. a member of the public buil'
ing committee of the Levy Court sal
TODAY. "This whole matter can
summed up in very few words III
Legislature passed "a bill directing Il
~ Levy Court to sell 100000 worth
bonds and turn the money over to
building commission. The buildiI
d. commission was appointed, the bon'
were sold and the money turned ov
av 10 the commission, with which
build and furnish the building. III
Mt. Court House was built but the col
mission saws It cannot furnish It. III
commission is not coming in for al
criticism. but so far as | can lea
e. the Levy Court cannot appropriate ol
". dollar to furnish the new building.
will he M to the next Legislature
cav how the 100000 is to be raised.
have nothing to say regarding the u
of the Ol0 lulhANuiN " -
sion has charge of the new building
well" said a property ownf
who heard Mr.. Purks. 81 do not wa
l'' In criticise the Commission. / und'
stand that when the Commission W
doing the work it looked to the tutu
II aid extra grading and built sol
ara extra quarters which will not be co
IL Melted at this time, but will be Wh'
ner ever occasion demands. That wo
iar- cost over $4,000 and more work W
ION done than had been originally &C
lot templated. I notice that much'
ls fact all. of the present rickety Iur
ne9 mre is antiqhated. The old fur
leel ture would look out of place IN
ing new building It would not be
,alu conformity in any way
auy II do hope that no more BOND
SET: sues will be favored. II some pr
OF ortv moi assessed should be asses
ueI the $50 600 could be raised by
aul- cents on the $780, Industrial pla
IN outside wilmington that cost nal
NaS million TO erect come in for $50,
III assessment. and some farms
.o.- cannot be bought for less than )
.. 10 $500 an acre are assessed at
or,- than 500 an acre.
NAH
port HOLIDAYS AT POsToFFIcE.
Postmaster English has posted not
, in thc postoflice to the effect that
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