The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-26
PUT MEASURE
ON BALLOT FOR
VOTE ON NOV. 4
County Commissioners, in
Resolution, Submit Bond
Issue of 100000
LACK VAULT SPACE
Resolution Recites That Bank
Examiner Calls Attention
To Defects
LACK VAULT SPACE

Voters Of Burleigh county will on
November 4 cast their ballots on the
question Of building new $500, 900
courthouse.
The county commissioners, in
meeting here adopted a resolution
putting the question of whether or
not bonds shall be issued for the
purpose of constructing q new
courthouse and Jail.
The resolution recites that the
deputy bank examiner has called at
tention to inadequate protection Of
important records against fire, in
the present courthouse.
The main part Of the Burleigh
County Courthouse is one of the
oldest buildings in the city. Two
wings were added to it. The reso-
luton of the board Of county COM
missioners is as follows
"Whereas, many citizens have ex-
pressed desire to have the question
of building and constructing a new
court house and Jail submitted to
the people Of Burleigh county by
popular vate at the coming regular
general election,
"And Whereas, this matter has
been brought to our attention by the
Bank Examiner, Mr.. Gilbert Seming-
son, and Mr.. Herman Scheffer,
deputy Bank Examiner, by his re-
port, which is as follows:
"Your Examiner feels in duty
bound to call attention to the i'm
adequate protection of the import
ant records and against fire hazard,
the vaults, excepting the one Of the
County Auditor, being too small,
poorly constructed and inadequate,
and not of sufficient space to admit
of proper system of filing, for
ready reference, condition which
is getting more serious from day to
day and which must be met, sooner
or later. The building itself is en-
tirely too small, poorly constructed,
out Of date, poorly lighted and ven-
tilated, and seemingly not fit for
human occupancy, from sanitary
standpoint, to say nothing of the
comfort Of the Public, or expedit-
ing the transaction Of business with
them. owing to the lack of county
and lobby space"
"And Whereas, this Board con-
siders the present court house and
Jail inadequate for the needs of the
business Of Burleigh County, and
unsafe and unsanitary, and that it
is for the best interests of the
county to issue bonds to aid in such
construction, which expenditure will
be greater than can be provided by
the annual tax levy,
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
question of construction of a new
court house and Jail be submitted
to vote Of the county at the COM
ing general election, and that they
give notices thereof, as provided by
law. The notice to specify the
amount to be raised and the precise
purpose for which it is to be ex-
pended, the question submitted to
the people to be as follows:
whether or not a court house and
Jail shall be constructed; at the sum
of 100000 be raised by the issuing
Of bonds for that purpose; bonds to
run for 10 years. at a rate of in
terest not to exceed per cent per
annum; and tax to be levied for
10 years to pay said bonds and in
terest in addition to the usual taxes
required to be levied; the amount Of
taxes to be $4,000 per year, but not
to exceed 8 mills on the dollar on
the assessed valuation Of the county
in any one year."