The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-05-14
ADOPT PRESENT SITE
FOR NEW COURTHOUSE
Chairman Love After Vigorous Session.
Serves Notice of His Resignation; Declares
He Will Be No Party to Moving Records

PaSUuOtank County VIII
! build new courthouse. and
locate it on the site OF the pre-
sent structure. \ motion made
by Commissioner Onley. and
seconded bv Commissioner
Mundcn. was carried by a vote
of four to three. Chairman
Love himself voting against it,
at Il meeting OF the Commits
SionerS Thursday to decided the
issue.
Immediately after the meeting.
Chairman Love. who had been the
most ardent propnnent for erecting
a new building on the orerman
property on South Road street. Scrv-
ed notice OH Ernest l.. Sawyer,
Clerk of the Court. that his rrSiSna-
tiom would ~ in effect whenever
steps were taken toward moving
the county records to Il temporary
location while the I'D courthouse
wuS hpin. torn down. preparatory 10
ouS proposition" declared Mr.. Love
with feeling. and | want to serve
notice right now that will not he
a party To any such undertaking.
The meeting came to close im-
mediutcly after the vote WAS car
ricd. Commissioner Educy Of New
| land. who was i'm favor OF submit
ting the issue to Il referendum. and
| Commissioner Thompson of Ni1on-
ton. who favored building Il new
courthouse elsewhere. voted against
! the melton. Chairman Love deSir-
! cd his vote to be written in the re
! cord.
! commissioners who favored the
! motion were Cart wright. Oulry.
! Milnlen anu I'rucudru.
No Further Plans
There Was no further business
transacted. The meeting did not
consider any aitrmpt {" receive
pIanS ur hear arrhiteStS' suggestion
on the new building. immediately
on disposition or the motion. Chair
man Love asked for the adjourn
mcmt of the meeting and all quickly
Dispersed.
Certain members pf the board
openly expressed themselves rs haT-
; ing little admiration for Judge H..
A. Grady, whose fOrceful letter at
the last term ut court. demanded
that the Commissioners heed the
recommendations Of l'aSIuotauk
Grand JuricS. concerning the court
hpIISc problem.
While nothing further waS don"
concerning plans for the new build
in.. which il is believed will cost
about Il quarter of million dollars.
it is likely that something will h"
done before Monday. May 81, when
Judge Grady returns here to hold
court. the Judge having pOintedly
requested it,
Yesterdays meeting was i'll SrS-
- 80
Judge L. G.. Sawyer. AMI others,
spoke at length against moving the
courthouse !. X. Wilson favored
Sellin. the present courthouse to the
city for two-fifthS Of its value. on
planning that the taxpayers OF Eliz'
ahpth City. owned the larger part
uf it already, aud advocated build
in- on some other site near tue
High School. mentioning in particu
lar the Greeuleaf home site.
There was strong opposition vote
cd about town gaainSt moving the
courthouse. Leading business mel
OppoSed it. Numbers Of them inter
viewed by this newspaper. revealed
strong opposition against any move
to change the established order.
So Elizabeth City will not have
the most beautiful courthouse site
, in North Carolina. a. the dream
of Mr.. Love would have given II
with five acres laid out in il PARK
. with Shrubbcry and walks. Mr.
| Love will hardly be- enthusiastic
about getting busy on plans for the
| rev one on top of the defeat or Ills
, idea for u beautiful site.
: To erect II new building, without
muvim" the records. means that The
= old building would have to be moN
: ed ont into Elliott Street during tht
F.. period of construction. which would
| entail an additional cost of S6OO'
| tO 5000