The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21
COURTHOUSE REPAIRS BEGIN.
Scaffolds Erected for Exterior Paint
ing, Guttering and Roof Work.

Contracts for the building of a
new fire proof vault for the parish
records and for the repairs to the
courthouse and Jail, which were let
sometime ago. were signed Wednes-
day by and between W.. b. Stuart,
president of the police jury and j.
Clarence Leblanc, member OF the
finance committee, representing the
parish, and J. /. Landaiche and j. l..
Messina, contractors.
The contract for the construction
of the vault was let to J. l. Landaiche
for the price of $4,000. The vault
will be located at the southwest cor
ner of the courthouse. 1t is to be
of concrete, 20x19 feet and 10 feet
high inside. 1t will be provided with
one door leading from the clerk of
courts office and one window IN the
west end The work is to be COM
pleted within los days from the sign
ing of the contract.
For the repairs to the courthouse
and Jail, the contract was given to
J. L. Messina at total price of
$500. This work consists Of re-
pairs to the roof so as to make it
leak pro Of; new cutters around the
entire St ructure; two coats of paint
over the entire exterior, replacing OF
all b "oFen glasses in doors and Win
dows with new ones; new 1ioor in the
court DOM and in the main hall down.
stairs, repairing plaster in every
room and also in hall; painting all
woodwork in entire. interior; con-
struction of ladies' waiting room and
partitioning of the present large lob
by room in the rear Of the building
SO as to make two rooms, etc.
The work on the jail calls for an
entirely new and sanitary floor on
the lower floor, repairs to the upper
floor, the installation of two windows
in the rear, painting the interior and
exterior of the building and screen
ing throughout.
The whole of this work must also
be completed within 105 days from
the date of contract.
All of the work under both con-
tracts will be done under the super
vision of Henry Kocke, well-known
architect and contractor of this city.
Mr.. Messina who has the JOB for
repairing the courthouse and Jail,
began work Wednesday morning,
when he put carpenters to work
erecting movable scaffolds for use in
doing the roof work and exterior
painting and the removal Of the old
and installation of the new cutters.
The scaffolds are strongly construct
ed and will be mounted on heavy iron
wheels which will make it possible to
move them about from place to place
very rapidly. These movable scaf-
folds will be constructed in such a |
way that they will afford working
room for several men at the time.
There movable feature will dispense
with considerable construction, and
in this respect will prove great saver
Of material, time, labor and money.
It is the intention of the contractor
to complete the exterior work first
beginning with the roof, then the
cutters and next the painting. This
done he will commence on the repair
work on the interior, and hopes to
have the entire job finished consldec-
ably within the 105 days allotted.
The colors of the paint to be used
has not yet been decided upon, but
inasmuch as the specifications call
for Baystate paint, it is presumed
that the color will be terra Gotta or
clay red with suitable trimmings.
This work, when cemajeted, will
add materially to the appearance Of
the buildings, and make them orna
ments to the town.