The coastland times., 1955-03-04
COURTHOUSE AND JAIL SCHEME
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business at the courthouse will be unable park anywhere
near it.
To waste money on this old site would be criminal and
careless Certainly extremely thoughtess say the least
Now time for the people to rise and express their
wishes
The $4,000 from the land given Dare County is the
first time in its "a years that any private individual has
given Dare County present save the initial gift OF land for
courthouse ste and which also has been gradually thrown
away. Now let's examine the under which Mr. Lind
quest made this gift to Dare County This gift cond
toned, as will be seen from the following excerpts:
For the future benefit of the citizens of Dare
County ultimately for the public benefit. and in
N1e ADVANCEMENT of the county's recreatona
and material interest" : Book 25 Page 2o7.
What the donor had in mind that it might be
for new courthouse public square, or an essential and
permanent educational improvement. Now let how
this proposal to waste the money stacks beside his pro-
visions:
Will it be for the future benefit of all the cti-
zens of Dare County? No. the plan to spend it is
makeshft proposition good only for few years
and is completely lacking foresight and vision of
the rapid growth that is coming to the county.
Will it advance the county's recreationa and
and material interests? No. 1t will give the people
nothing to which they may point with pride and
it will be against their financial interests for it will
stack up debt against them far greater than value
received.
Certainly not the people of Dare County On the other
nano they WI nave had so much money ultimately sunk
IN the proposition that delay OF adequate
facilities for another so years.
Who could be pushing this thing which calls for waste
o money for inadequate structure? 1t to the peo
pie to ask questions and find out.
Ask the Sheriff if he is pushing this deal!
Ask the Register of Deeds if he is the be-
hind it.!
Ask each of your county commissioners if he is go
ing to stand for it,
Ask each of them how much they will pay the
extra $4,000 it is going to take to finally finish
the job
Now let sufficient room can be found for the
office holders and all the office help takes Dare
County's business.
For thing sufficient office space had nec-
essary by building inexpensive wing to the southeast
OF the courthouse with entrances facing the type
Of building which whenever abandoned could be sold full
value to someone wishing for commercial purposes
without loss to the people,
In the meantime whether anything is built or no, all
the important county records should be icrofied and
stored in safe vauit as is general practice in such
cases whereby at any time when needed Of
ords could be printed This would Dare County
ever against the loss by fire. of its important records
or another thing repairs to the Jail to make it do
spell longer could be done for few thousand dollars Mr.
Early an authority ais said ~ would rather see YOU
spend $Z5OO on your jail and you would have
thing more suitable, than the plan IN mind" Mr. Early
said the architect jumped the gun rushing the plans
out letting him See the The architect himself said they
were trying to get bids too fast the project being prob
ably the there little interest among contac
tors. Only two bids received
Who is It anxious to get this deal through?
What 1t work started project Of this kind right
away? 1t would mean the premises would be I'D for
year. Business down town all through the summer season.
the only time the Mateo merchants have any real
money would be completely demorazed Streets would be
blocked off and parking unavailable People not
get to stores cafes or the theatre pretty picture this
summers Lost Colony season.
Who IS SO anxious to waste the peoples money that
they would put out OF business dozen firms all through