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Show "county court matters. A LeDithy Report Made bj the mitH Committer VlkH OF TUB JOIST llL'If.UISU. OiMTAtlom lo UKln Hliout Forlhcr Dflij. .MKcflbnwui 31 alt or. . At ft vwldn of tho County Court ImM jrntcnUjr nftrrnonn HeJectnien JI)fp, Cahooa na-l Mlllrr wcrtir"' cut. JtiJgo Itirtch iiroiMlit, Tim tvU lowlnje Irt from tlie JimVctlug cnu mtttw wlio tiATi) recently nturnwl from IHmTor nutl other Colurailo towm In Ihw luteal of the joint city ft ml county liuitJUii; was rmJ and reftrrvj lo (he Joint IjuW lliiKConimlttet: Votir mmraltteo nol'nrt'Hl tn m-kftn riaiiiliutlonof rtilllc lulllnat In other cltlc wilti a vUw to oMtilninir tlilnfyr Uio f rcll'.n of a Joint city and muniy tnillillnif, prorflod tuttiovity of Doinrer mi tlio ftti InH, Anr cooiplrllnij our Jlxniln I Mi wwo wrnltii l'uvttlu and (nyon Cliy, tlitic Ikmiic, anlTlnntm tti Hilt lnL, and now If ft loavo to r pott for thoodilileratlon of thocuiirtai ARcrirrll0fi at iMnver wo 'called at thtrMllvnco of KT. Ailing a iiemoiml friend of on of thn ocinmltiro, Mr.AI llrjjf, who It ono of Dcmer'n Ipadtnand rmHXtvl rlllrcns tin ImiIrk tnado acquainted ac-quainted Willi the olijffct of our vMt, ot imoo tenderftt u hU nrvlcrt, which, wo clirfully aerptr-l, and which proved a urMt aid tlirousiiuut our invtwIiMitnnt rntliAtclty. He ilrct IntroducM iinlna nu rubor of ItillupntUl rill ten , who ro rrlTedun cordially Miid mAnlfimUd tticlr wllltutinfM to be tt rvlot to tm.theu ac-coiiiryinir ac-coiiiryinir n H tho Anpl'o county oourt litiiiM and intvlo m a4(ualn.et vrliii olllelaJ tu tho rartout doportmrnta, all of whom wo fuund teryoori'tat and roady to gtre n lnfonuailon. AHAPAiiorfcounrr couriT houk, Tbi bull llDfT In altuato on tho rrmtro of a rrffutar rlty rvjunr and li UIO ft Iohr, lOt'ft'vt wlilp, two full ftlorlti and a)mr lift! atoryaljuTO th Imminent, on a hall running through 11 north and aouthand another rait and wott, it ha four IronU an tan latjorale lower 173 fotl tu hftlglil fnra (he lM-mfnt, It I iurroundd hr trMtillfulUwiis laid nut In irthltoptrfo with rauulalat and pool. Hprewntan clKnt aptaraui'e and throughout H ujntMli to of tha puih and enemy which h& rtiurartfirUod the peonU of that cll NuretyacllylHWhat the opl nuko It. That tho liulldlnjf wheu Ant ervctod wi well adapiel and entirely adequate tutha wanuof tho count v ituit bocon leKlad.tutthatlt .mow after Uj-o ir out v nlno yaira from the tlm of It cooi plctlon tuUrelylnadct,uaiafortlitiel ofthtisruwlinr city. titut alsohoron relc.land liilv 1 la Trankly aknowl ditd ly the umcInN. in will U icon further on In tbl report. On thla (point Hou, l'rtuk ChiiixU, who wa forwiTcn yearalhatroaturerof Arapahoe County Halt "the recorder, troaaurer'j collect or. ootiDty uHiitcndent'it. aurveyor'a lndatfvor'aro.inarealltO( auiAtl to aomnimoil.to the prctent jropulailon of thl city," and varueitly dlo.l Ibo building of Uri-i and comniodlom rfMiina. M r. KlU, w ho waa chairman of IrjotMiardol autxirrUnra during iMirtlona of the time and a imrahernf the board during all cf the tlmo of -aid co nut motion mo-tion of mV Imlldlng.cntertalnod the lima ! and avid Hint when it vru built many of tbi peopla thoiitflit it entirely uwleaa lo erwot am h a lare hulMlug a waste of money. The pro vol Hug opinion ufiLe pmplc, ao far a wo were able to lrn. are of tho earae elluct. and the commlIoncn are uow making; preparation for a Urge addition thereto, while aoma have a I vocatcd the erection of a now building. Your committee began their lotpoolion of tnld oourt homo in the baaomsnt. which In their Judginunt la too low, but twelve foot In height and not properly divided Into room having roanmtion with room on the flratlloor. The holler re placed In th bamnt and a tunnol leml to, tho aldewalk on tho tnt through which, by mourn of a car. fuel 1 carried to tho bollor. Neit we vlillod the rooorder'a apartnionu Tlie recorder' main room la Ctiifit) fat, and U llnprouf, with Inm nhelvlnu, rol lor and nUlrcaM. HUprUaieomeola 10x10 tootaud copy lug room IHUJJ feeu lleconl room vnult IOxSi) feet, vault 10x11 feet, and In addition ad-dition to theM ho now uwi another room 13x17 ftt, for the tax recotd ho h eumllM to tiao ronmt upntalra for wtnt of rttoma bf low, and niuat havo -aid record rec-ord taken up In I he morning and back to the vault In tho evenlii,r qulto Inconvenient Incon-venient Hon J. If. fimlth,, recorder of Arapa-1 Arapa-1 hoa County, luformM ui that the rooordi In hla oillca Increaao al tho ratoof 110 por nnutn. Ho aidd bit room ought to , haveatlnaatouethlrd mora aruaitluta court hoiiM ehould by all mean hare nn ; alovator, of which tbay unatly frit the nnrdi that Much a building Nhnuld hare ; t!i no full atorlee ami a baeiuenl that tho ( rooordr'N apartment, to acvommodatn ! a (wpulatlou of H0,(hn, ehould couaUt of l one main room 40xu) leet, twoYoom for . cupMU, each lflkiJO foot, ono room for ! drafting, a prlvato olUcc, a vault, and , when abttractlng mint bo dono there , khouldlMi uu add Lt Jot ml room for that purport. AbNtractlng li not dono In tbo recorder onioe in ien or. Tho treuaurer room i-onaUta of one main mom 8uxW) feet, and a inultlO-.il totU The tratuurer U alao cotloctor of laxfi. and hie room had tboappmirinie or Ixdug vory much crowded. Mr. U 1', MHU,tlrnniy treasurer, conildorod the room entirety too amaU. Ho aald thoy ought to hao another room WxJU Aut for clerical work and n prlvato onire. On bvlng akkM a question a to the klxn of a tnafturer main room to aoooinmotlato a tionutailon or IS 0,1 u) itoople, aold It ouuht to 1 .OxM ff ot, and tho truaiurcr'a omco khonldtialjolult. '1 becrlilclama of tho treaturtr'a apartment apart-ment Mill apply with llko force to the aiac-Mor'. Mr. It. Y, Anderson, deputy awoator. aald that If he were onclluir u new building be would prtnlde for ealtt ofl.oa one uittlti ruom, iMxW foot, ono prh ate olllco, 12x13 feci, ana a vnult. Th herliraHartmeiit la Inlhot.at.e-inent Inlhot.at.e-inent ono room, lOxltt ft et, prli etootllce. 17x3) tt-et, under herlir nioni, ldxlb fw-t,of autUclcnt Ijco IU lUlknton txm-al txm-al Kin. Tlio county ctmunlteloner'a room I .tOsSJ foct, and C'olouot l' J, llrooki, deputy county clerk and recorder, aald they were larger than neoeaairy, nud o dldaUo Mr.J. O.THonibloy, a momter of thobointof oommhalouora, but both tliewi genttemeti and the ahorlir ooocurrtvl lu tho low of tbo other uillclula bcrvlu-berore bcrvlu-berore rej-ortciU Tbo county oourt room U SOxSO fteti eleik'aomoe, 17x'M r.tj raconllngoilUo. ItiJ-i vault, lDxlO. Mr. William li Terry, clerk of tho court, anld thm tho court room ought lu be Mx30 f.el. for tho clerk' ollloo. Ai20 fiet. Tho touiitr wurt la alno tho oourt or prolwto, Denver baalha Judgea of dUtrlct court, 'lliodlmeuitlon of one milto of nMiuiwllllMBumeleni for the purpurai or tbla rcurt, tha nth en tcliig eluillar. t'ourt room, 3JW foeli prlwto oillw, 13 Eld leut. aitorney'a room, 1(1x20 fttti vult,loxW!tetjilerk,4ro.mi,Wxafct cop)lai'a room, lsxw foct 'Jhojury rouiu, with aleopltig apAritnenb, an oil Ihelhlrd llonr. Judffo (Iralum mld-ered mld-ered the court room largo enough for tho prewni lime, but euld an tte.ator wn noeeaMrr, b. C. Marah, wn-oratlon wuuwl, Uavinif been tnnted with tbe jl Sr-Kia1WWBli( law department of the city for l x yrare. eatd Denver niado it groaL mistake lutiot lultdlngtho court honae large tnouch, and atrongty Mvlnnl tho connntlngof roomv much larger than nocesaary for j redout wanta, Thecontniet prtco for the erection of MtdrourlhonM wi 1M,UX Indii ling oxtra It cottt 5X.J.O00, vround l,ov, furiilturonud llxturo $jo,Wt inaUIng n lotAl of Si70,(X). When tho emnmiiu nlfiocre uorldml upon It location, many objection were lnterod tnao-couutof tnao-couutof Ita IkiIuk Ion far out of illy 'outon tho plaint' wathon aproralmit exprfMlon. Now In tho heart of tho cltv. The building Ucoutru(UI of grov aand-etone, aand-etone, It I wetl proponlone-t arid flnMiM In irneral plin an( design, 1 exci1InglT well adaplod to the purpose Tor Men It wa IntendOtl, and although toi hiiidU 1 aenmmodttothe provtnt nhpuliitloii of Dciitct, yetH rollocl ffrntl crodlt upon tho men who had tbo energy and tho nervo looroct thelmitolng atructuro at a tltno whon popular h ntlment declaroil It nnneccaiiirlly largo and n btmtpii iipm Ihoootnmunlty. It ha taken but nlno year to prove the fallacy on tho ono hand nnd the wUdom on the other. CITT ItAIU Your commlttM alw tWteil tho city hall In Jlen.er, which I qulto a rotly bullillng, looaunl on Iho corner of I ji rimer ri-mer and Kourtecnlh atroot, Willi no par It or ground nave the utrwl. Tho con tra-tlwtwecn Iho city Ifill and county rourt U quite marked. Wo wero not ieryfaiorbly lmprcaao.1 with the former. for-mer. Through tbo kludnoi of I Monet 1 Jlrowater, clerk of Iho bonnl of health, the com ml I too wat enabled to obtain audi Information regarding the building aa I hoy tleftlrut. Mr. J. 1'earse. chief of tho flro deirttt-inent, deirttt-inent, gave una vory Interesting explanation expla-nation and oxblbltloti or thodeptrttnent. That gentletnan ba everything in excel lent condition, And hUevpry action aim r that be 1 tbe right man In tbo right place. tvrAin cAiirou Thl building I now In eourto of con atrui-tlonaud U n model of architectural kill. Tlio walla aro inawlve and the tower or dome when cotii Med will lo SuOfeetbtgh We had the ploaiure of meeting Mr. I. (loniory.lho niorInleiid ent. and Mr. William Uoddle. Iho eon tractor of aal 1 Innldlng. Iloth or ihimo .coutlerncii travoita valuahlo Information in regard to concrcto worL In founda llona, otc.f abw in regard to tblckmm of wall. Thn canltol 1 being built of f:ranltot and when (lulahed will toan iiil-oalug etmrture. The ix4ple already al-ready appear to take great prldo lu It, CITT HOriTAb AKD JAU. We vlnltcil the city hoapiUt for thn pur-poo pur-poo of obtaining tfata which might, lio uwful In tha bnUdlug of an addition to our county oorhouaH', and cwtuxUUy In making provision for a hospital In con iiectlon therewith. Uy our vlall lothe city Jail we obtained Important Information Informa-tion a to tho maonerof keeping nnd feeding county prlaonera. Tho Jill Ian corn plot atruoiure, and almlrably atliptod tonrlaon purpOMO Thooiti-or day forfovdlnguncli prl-oncr there 1 3 cent. TVKMjQ court noux. Till building wat vlallol In theeveu Ing aftr dark, but no nw itotiittwero obtalmil. Jt 1 rectangular In lrm, el Hint Hi-nt o I ou tho centre of a equarc, u r round wl by lawna, CAVVO.', CITT COUIIT JIOL'SK. ThU court houe la well adapted to tho wanta of that beautiful town. 'Iho Iron ahelvlng In the treasurer' vault. In our oplntou, Weuperlorto anything wo havo aeeo. HTATKrLttri.iTiAnr. TiA Institution U localod at Cauyon City, Colo., and wa vlilmd for rmton Imllarto thow glvou for Nltlng tbe Denver hoapltal and Jail, Kindly ro-celvfol ro-celvfol by the oilleora, wo wore cuabloil to obtain aomo unvful Information, ami wero It not for tho length or thl rvivort wo would enter aomowhat Into detail, Tho ootoff'iod for each prlaoner w-rdayU 1 3c, AU of tho convict who nru atilo are rcqulretl to work, and many or thorn leuru useful trade. IllCOUHrafPATIONM, A a reault or our In rimtl gallon we re ttoctfully rHviumenl for the con '.deration '.dera-tion ot tbe court m fullwaj That tbe Joint city and county building bo rectangular In form, not Icm than 210 fol long, oxtendlug north e-ut and aouth weali and l.'J fi et wide, with halt- twenty fet wide runnltijr longthwlto anlcrowi-wUq anlcrowi-wUq through tho e titer tbe roof) that tho basement o fotman Tcct high and divided di-vided Into room lo oonnect with other mom ou the Unit iloor by mean or a italrwayi that aald building bo wu-iliucunl three full atorle auoto tbo bawmont. each atorr at leat eovcuteen feet lu ton jth that all the exterior wall be built of grayaandtouei that a vault le built at each or the four rlith I angle formed by thnlntcntoulan of the two ball ou Iho ..rat and aoootid lloora, each ItlxJl foot) that lhee laulta extend from tho baao to the tower or domei that the llrat Uiry l tiro prooft tlmteloatnrMlo built Id tbe center of tho aiuare formtvt by tho lnteraoctlnn of tbe two batlat that there be but a hallow excavation for the foundation, dooming It bett to raUa tho aurface of tho apiaro or building alto by Ulling In, aoan tomuko a ifonilu aloi from tho building to the aluewalka) tint room be bulli for ami tho artoua county otllcor located aa follow fol-low nAkrMiaNT. HbcrllT and Coroner' apartments The committee do not doom It utoeatary to ghotbe eixo of room for olllco4 to be ocalwl lu the baaeinonU mwr ifiOon, Hccorder'aaiHtrtinent Main room, tO xajioettprlvalobtllcti, IGxMfvet) copying room, Sixii fvctj proof. ruud Ing uud draughting room, J 3xw fvctj ono tault, 10x21 feet. Collettor'a apartment Main room. 40i&0 fuel) private mila, lix'U fueti ono tault, ldxJt feet oue ilorleal room. ilxiO feet. AHoaor'a aparttnontOne main room, S3xl0feet a prlvato oflleo, lftJU feeU KRCOfD rieooit. County clerk Ono main room, 30x,0 fuel) private olUco, 16x10 fouti ault. im:t feu. ' Trobalo court Coirrtroom, 50x4J Mli Judge olllw, x2U fert; alao a room for thn netoctmui aud ono for tho county truuurer. DlaTlllCT TOtJIiT, Court room, iuxtt feet wltnoMc' room, 'JHJ) Uvt; clerk' room'juxto reoii clerk' a - iluto room, HJxlu utti lauli, TIIIltD 1LOOH. , A dupllcallou of roaini luat aboteaot forth and tbo remainder of thl room to be divided Into Jury room, grand oud lttlt, with klcoplug deartmeuta, etc., ono room fur county auoriiev, uo for coiiutyhuneyor,i)unty vuiaorlntoudeut, fiihand ipinocomiiiUslonur, em. our commllloo further rooommtuid thul no kteam boiler or other beating apiuratu to put Into I he bamout or tho budding! that thl court umror with tho City Count II aa tu the ml (nubility of pur-UiaInar pur-UiaInar about .1x10 HKUof gmuudbpra-alto gmuudbpra-alto ilthcr aide of ibo lltghih w'inl K-iuareonwblchtoorwt n Iwllcr liouiei that If the Cliv Council wneur thoreln, tho aald Imller houoo lo counetUkl with tho Joint building by mo in of n tumitl Into which tbo amain nlpoa Undlmr froni tho bolter to aald building inuybo plied. 1 hero aro grin o rmwitia why thi-no I it rocoinmcn UiloiM ihout I b (ureflilly cmlden-d. Mmh useful Information wlilon wo obtained hi regard to material and cou-iruetl.in vo have iteeuiwl prn-dent prn-dent to withhold from thh report for tho present, or until tho lime for accenting 1'lati-liii arrived. In our rcomnmoiulatloiil It WIIIM aeeil lliat wo liarn cnnlliioil oiiraclvca prlnrl lly In that imrtloil of Hi hullilln: will, li'la to lio OiT:upMbycu0lityfltCt ra amlla inaklrij; .aid reciniiDlondtli'fiil wo liaveeiili'avnreil nut l, bo uimtndful uf unr duty to tlio pulilio lit Hi exKindlMire of money, nor of IhoRrare rcpooalMlltr wlilcli rml iijmii tlioo who aro to aoletl llio plan, for aii't ore, t n pulillo biillillnc, wlikli l In W n(IOfuato to the want of a rrnwlri clly and cotin'y for imuy Venn, andivnivrnlnwlilctitlier hai alronily been ao inucli controveray and ronw-quant ronw-quant tlelar. Our lliaiiki am line Ui Mr. 1!.T. Allln. lion. J, II.Hiultli, .Mr. J. C. Tivotnbl.r. Ir. 1m C. tlray nnd ollif Kentlemen of (Colorado for Material ald.wurlciy and klmlneii iliirhic nur luii'.Uitatlun. fjirnnily lioplnRtlut liaiuefurtti delay may gho tiny P, apaily prtiareaa, tldi reart la reJw.tftillv atllmllltad. II. Y, HlllTCH. Joiik 1-. I'anint, HlcilAliu llowi, IVxnmltteo. IIaCI'f.IJSXll.'S noti.iixn. An apiillcntioii mm mmlo by Mri. Hello for enough mouiy to tmabli, lier to reach lier homo In Nelmuka. Ho-ferrcdtoJiiiljeJlirtcli Ho-ferrcdtoJiiiljeJlirtcli with withorlly lonct. Ann IUwIln, arVeil (hat a rulmteon certain ttte, bs allowiU lier. Do-ulnt. Do-ulnt. The Wantland Htrcet ltsllwny (,'om. tinny n.keil to be allowed to nmend llielr fruticlilM ro m to admit of laying a track on Klerenlli l'jut Htrvet ai originally Intv-ndcl In.lcad of llltbth I'.aat Hlreet ru Kranteil. Tho Mingo Fnrnaca Company, tlirciuh tlulr attorcey, W. (J. Kail aaked that n portion of a certain county rualbealainJoiied. Uranted. loriinii Canlwell preaeuted a chlnt for WI.OS. lU'ferrtU tu the county attorney, J. U. Jenaon aiVed for additional romiicnutlon for making anvaaura' plate. Kill 1'olloott aakeil to lie allowed to mako connection with tlio county ewer. Referred ba k to tho iictltloncr. Irfirt Jacoliaon naked for tlio opening ff Handy and Union l'recliicta. I)e Int. (leorsoH. Hpoliroftenit to aupcrln tenit thocnctlon of tin, tmor Iioumi biilldlnic for : ir cent of tho cmt of cnnttrucllon, ho to alao fumlili plana. Filed. |
