The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-05
SCHOOL BUILDING
IN GOOD CONDITION
FOR COURT HOUSE
Architects Say Clearwater County
Could Not Secure Similar Building
for $4,000.
COUNTY TO ONLY PAY
$4,000 FOR BAGLEY SCHOOL
Clearbrook Residents Ask Injunction
So That They Can Open Fight
for County Seat.
(By Special Correspondent

(By Special Correspondent
Bagley, Mimi, Jan. 5.-By apply
ing for an injunction against the buy
ing of the school house at Bagley to
be used as court house by the coun-
ty commissioners, residents of Clear
brook have opened the fight for the
county seat. For years residents of
Clearbrook have been wanting the
county seat from Bagley.
Everyone Satisfied.
No other village has made any
claim for the seat and everyone with
the exception of the residents of
Clearbrook appear to be satisfied
with the present location.
The purchasing of a new court
house, however, would stand in the
way of changing the county seat, so
the injunction has been asked for
by the residents of C1earbrook.
Needs New Building.
Clearwater county, as has been
pointed out in the Pioneer, is very
much in need of court house, the
present wooden structure being in
adequate in many ways and being a
fire risk.
The offer by the county commits
sioners of $4,000 and site for Inde-
pendent School District No. build
ing in Bagley was considered by
many as being wise move for both
the county and the school district. At
a special election the school district
by a large vote accepted the offer Of
the county.
Hearing Jan. Is.
The hearing on the injunction will
be heard before Judge G. w. Stanton
of the district court, January 13.
That the school building is in good
shape and can be fitted out for use
as court house by expending $2,725
is the report of Architects George
l.. Hamery of Gonvick and L. Lutz
of Thief River Falls. The report is
as follows:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Clearwater County,
Bagley, Minnesota.
Gentlemen: Pursuant to your or
der of Dec. 7, 1915, appointing us to
make an examination of the present
Bagley, Minnesota, school building,
to ascertain it's condition, the esti-
mated cost of vault construction, re-
arrangement and finishing work nee
essary to adapt the same for use as
county building, we beg leave to
submit for your consideration the
following report:
Would Cost $4,000.
To erect a building at the present
time of similar construction would
cost about $4,000, although our es-
innate on the present building is
$4,000. I understand the school
board has sold this building to the
county for $4,000. This price,
think is very reasonable, as the
building, as it now stands, lays out
a very neat floor plan for court house
purposes. There are but very few
partitions that would have to be
changed, and only one that would
have to be added I also recommend
that the exterior of the building be
trimmed with colored cement on the
stills, and caps of the windows an6
doors, and the exterior woodwork be
painted to harmonize with these dec
orations. In doing this, it wouli
change the entire appearance of thu
building and one that would be wei
commended on.
r. Recommends New Roof.
The present roof leaks in few
places, and needs repairing. I woult
TeCOuluu0uu LudC d new TOOL Do pu
on, as I am sure this would be NOR
satisfactory, and would not need at
tention for years to come.
The third floor of the building will
make very satisfactory rooms for jur,
rooms and a sheriff room. The onl
attention this floor needs is to plaste
the smoke flues. The woodwork
floors and steps are in good condi
ton.
Ideal Court Room.
The second floor lays out into
court room 27'6x53'O, and has plent
of light and ventilation and will max
an ideal court room. In taking on
the partition between the coat rooms
this makes a good room for the su
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