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Show . . I I'T'hat That 'T'hat ' ' County Court House On Friday , August Augtl&t Augtlt & 7 , those citizens of ofGland ofGiand ofGiand Gland Giand county who paid a pioperty ploperty ta ta\ ta tax tam \ " { m ill thIS thIScounty thiscounty thiscounty county during durmg the year sear . } ; ear 1935 . , will have the theopportunIty theopportunity theopportunity opportunIty of voting votmg on the question of ofbmldmg ofbuilding ofbuilding bmldmg building a new county courthouse . The ques ques- queshon ques- ques question question - - tion hon to be decided by the ta\payers ta payers taxpayers \ ' is JS : ShaH Shall ShaHcounty Shallcounty Shallcounty county ' bo.nds bonds , . m In the sum of $30,000 30000 $ , be IS- IS ISsued issued is issued - sued , and the proceeds of the bond issue be beused beused beused used in conjunction with a P . ' W 'V V . A . gIant gIantfor giantfor giantfor for the el election ectIOn and fUI fumishmg fuinishing nishmg of a $60,000 60000 $60,000county $60,000county $60,000county 60000county $ , county building bUJld1,11g bUJld111g , . The county commissioners have filed an anapphcabon anapplication anapplication apphcabon application apphcabonlth \ with \\lth lth sith \ the PublicWnks Public Pubhc ' \ Wioiks 'V'iOlks ViOlks \Wnks Wnks ' AdInlnIs- AdInlnIs Adminks- Adminks AdInlnIstlatIOn Adminkstiation Adminis-tiation Adminis tiation - tlatIOn tiation foi a giant in m the sum of $27,000 27000 $ , for forthe forthe forthe the election eiection of the building bUJldmg . This apphcation application apphcationhas applicationhas applicationhas has bten appioved apploved approved by the state PV P . \ W \V V . , A A.dnector Adnector . director dll ector , aid ald and ; ) in turn has has-been has been been appioved apploved approved In In'Vashmgton inWashington inWashington - 'Vashmgton Vashmgton Washington ' . Under the r relief het appropriatIon appropriatIonpassed appropriationpassed appropriationpassed passed by the recent congress , the president presidentis IS given gJven authoiity authouty authority to Ito ! make funds a"a aa available availablefor availablefor " able ablefor for a large number of approved PV P . , \ W \V V . A A.projects Aprojects . proJects , and information mformatIOn received by the thecounty thecounty thecounty county , , officials indicates mdiCates that the Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county appropriation appropnaftlOn will be forthcommg forthcoming forthcommgshortly forthcomingshortly forthcomingshortly shortly piovidmg plovldmg providing the county qualifies by byprovldmg byproviding byproviding provldmg providing its part of the cost of the structure struc- struc struchue struc-tuie struc tuie - hue ture . . Under the existing eIstmg , { P . ' W 'V V N . A . legula- legula regula- regula legulahons regulations icgula-tions icgula tions - hons tions , the fedeial fedelal federal government will tivlll make makeavailable makeavailable makeavailable available giants grants in the sum of 45 per cent , ; of ofI ofthe ofthe ofthe the cost of labor and materials on public plO- plO pro- pro - projets plOJects pio-jects pio jects - I Jects jets such as county courthouses . Grand GrandI Grandcounty's Grandcounty's Grandcountys I . county's countys ' share of the cost will be $33,000 33000 $33,000and 33000and $ , , .1 1 .1county's and the grant will amount to $27,000The $27,000The $27,000 27000 $27,000The $ , The facts in connection with the pro- pro proposed proposed pro proposed - posed new building bmldmg aie ale are simply these : For For$33,000 For33000 $33,000 33000 $ , . Giand Gland Grand countpcan county countp . } can secure a pew pewcourthouse pewcourthouse pewcourthouse courthouse costing cosbng j$60,000 j60000 t$60,000 t60000 $ $ 60,000 60000 , , . This opportuni opportum- opportum opportuni- opportunity opportumty - - ty may never again present itself . The present ple- ple pre- pre plesent pie-sent pie sent - sent courthouse is obsolete and badly in need needof needof needof of 1 lepairs epaIrs repairs , \ which \ hich will co cost t at least $10,000 10000 $10,000.The 10000.The 10000The $ , . The old building bmldmg , needs relathing relathmg and re- re - replasteung replastering re-plasteung re plasteung - plasteung plastering thioughout thlOUghout throughout , its walls need sheng- sheng streng- streng shengthenmg strengthening stieng-themng stieng themng - thenmg thening and it should be lefloored refloored thiougout thlougout througout . I A heating heatmg plant should be installed . The pre- pre present present pre present - - sent county j'ail jail ' building bUlld1l1g is rIdiCulously rIdiCulouslyobsolete ridiculouslyobsolete ridiculouslyobsolete obsolete and d mad inadequate equate . The plans for the new bu building ding call for a county jail fail to be belocated belocated belocated located in 111 the basement , so that if the bond bondelection bondelection bondelection election is approved and the P . ' W 'tV tV . . A . , grant grantobtaIned grantobtained grantobtained obtaIned , the county will obtain obtam a modern moderncounty moderncounty moderncoimty county , courthouse coul1thouse and jail fail for a total outlay outlayof outlayof outlayof of $33,000 33000 $ , . The time is fast approaching approach1l1g when a anew anew anew new courthouse must be built , for admitted admitted- admittedly admittedly - ly the piesent plesent building bUIldmg , without e\.penslve e.penslve e .penslve penslve expensive e.penslverepans expensiverepails expensiverepans ' \ . repans repails , will not survive another 10 yeais yealS . Is IsIt Isit Isit It Itnot not good business bus1ness to eicct elect erect the bmld1l1g building bmld1l1gnow buildingnow buildingnow now , \ when ti4hen \ - hen practically half its cost will be bedonated bedonated bedonated donated , by the federal government ? Grand county can well afford this new newbuIldmg newbuilding newbuilding buIldmg building . Its present bonded debt is rapidly rapidlybeing rapidlybeing rapidlybeing being paid off . The 1920 load road bond issue of of$79,000 of79000 $79,000 79000 $ , has been reduced to $29,500 29500 $ , and IS ISbemg isbeing isbeing bemg being retired lehred n , ehred at the rate of $7000 7000 $ per year year.No yearNo . No increase mcrease 1Il ul , m the bond interest mterest and smkmg sinking sinkingfund sinkingfund fund levies will be 1 lequired eqUIred required to handle the thecourthouse thecourthouse thecourthouse courthouse bond issue of $30,000 30000 $ , . The above are , briefly , the facts in m con con- connection connection connection - nection with the proposed bond issue for the theconstructIOn theconstruction theconstruction constructIOn of a new county building buIldmg . The Thecounty Thecounty Thecounty county commissioners COmnllSSlOners felt that the taxpay taxpay- taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers - - ers should say whether or not the opportuni opportum- opportum opportuni- opportunity opportumty - - ty now confronting them should be taken takenadvantage takenadvantage takenadvantage advantage of , and for this reason submItted submIttedthe submittedthe submittedthe the question to a vote . It occuis occurs OCCUI s to The TImes-Independent TImes Independent Times-Independentthat Times Independentthat TImesIndependentthat - that the proposition simmers slmnlers itself down to tothis tothis tothis this : Shall Grand county at this ihls time bUIld builda a $60,000 60000 $ , COUI couithouse courthouse thouse at a cost to them of of$33,000 of33000 33,000 33000 $33,000 $ , , or shall shalle \ \\e e use \ \ wait walt a few yeais yeats years and be becompelled becompelled becompelled compelled to build a COUI couithouse courthouse thouse for WhICh WhIChwe whichwe whichwe we weIll \ ' will \\Ill Ill 'trill trill \ have to pay 100 per cent of the cost ? ' We 'Ve Ve are sure that the taxpayeis tapayels taxpayers " { of ofGland ofGrand ofGiand Gland Grand county , after considering conslderlllg , the ques ques- questIon ques- ques question question - - tion fiom flom from all angles , can be depended upon uponto uponto uponto to make a dtcision dtclsIOn dtcisron that will w'Jll wJll ' reflect good goodbusmess goodbusiness goodbusiness . busmess business judgment . |