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Show CHANGES TO BE MADE IT COURT HOUSE or ooio i At the meeting of the county board of commissioners this morning. Commissioner William C Hunter, constituting the court house committee, commit-tee, made a report regarding the re-cert re-cert unpleasantness over the sanitary condition of the court house. It is said by the board that the recommendations recom-mendations made by Mr. Hunter will i be carried out to (he letter Mr. Hunters report admits tha' some of the criticism that have been made against conditions at the court house are to the point, but he takes exceptions to statements and suggt t!om made by the health department of the city. It is said unofficially that there will be a change in janitors at the court house George Bain has been under the employ of the board a number of das and it is said that he has been offered the position to succeed suc-ceed Mr Folkman. lc report of Commissioner Hunter follows Commissioner's Report "Honorable Board of Count) Commissioners: Com-missioners: As considerable newspaper news-paper publicity and criticism has beet: given by certain would-be dictators dic-tators in regard to sanitar conditions condi-tions of the county court house, we think it Is due the public to know Ihe true conditions and cause of the controversy. ' The whole matter has sprung from an Investigation of the recent jail-break, when three prisoners escaped es-caped from the county Jail, to ascertain ascer-tain if anyone in authoritx was at fault In this matter. In regard to conditions at the Jail, we will sa il-.t they are far from being what we would like, and can possibly never nev-er be made so in the present quartets, quar-tets, but as far as being in so deplorable de-plorable a condition as the sanitary Inspector of the city claims It to be, that we deny "We de-ire to say that the present board of county commissioners has hp-d the Jai! cleaned and pointed and the sheriff's quarters made larger, painted and papered and has had a general cleaning out. and if the proper prop-er precautions are used by the inmates in-mates and employes of the jail, we lcel there can be no just cause for complaint. As to the suggestions aboutbuild-ing aboutbuild-ing a new jail and making certain repairs, re-pairs, while doubtless necessary, that Is a matter belonging entirely to the hoard of county commissioners The only prerogative the inspector has In this matter is as to sanitary conditions. condi-tions. "Now just a few words in answer to the communication received from Honorable N. J. Harris as embodying the suggestions from certain attor ncys in this city. The conditions they mention with regard to the court house proper are very nearly true, and we have been trying to solve the perplexing problem for some tune We think we have found the only true solution and will remedy the conditions in tbe very near future. "So far as building a new county prd cit building, will say that while fir!) a building is possibly needed In ihis city iinl some time may be built, e feel that the time is hardly ripe el However we are contemplating .i.- i..: IM v . . ( i t .. , ilie a u i ,i u 1 1 ii y ui uuiiuimk a ni-n jail and making improvements In the court house, but In this matter we wmid like to be sure that we have the support of the taxpayers behind us, and as a foundation to the accomplishment ac-complishment of this much needed Structure, we are requesting l lie heads of all departments to retrench that some means may be provided whereby a commencement may be made In the ne ir future " Improvements Planned "Your committee requested to mak some recommendations for the betterment better-ment of conditions In the county court house respectfully submits the following follow-ing "First. I am convinced that one good man charged with the responsibility of taking care of the court house and keeping it clean, and having absolute ly nothing else to do. will he sufficient, suffi-cient, and so recommend "Second. That it will he necessary, in order to satisfy the demands of the employes and others who have busl- ness in Ihe court house, and to lm-j lm-j prove sanitary conditions, to have the i janitor obtain living rroms elsewhere Third That so failed trusties' be i not allowed In or around the building unless under proper guard "Fourth That the purchasing power pow-er he vested with the committee on supplies or others whom he may appoint, ap-point, and thai written requisition be given for all purchases for court house " L 1 ! expense, the same as other county business. "Fifth That n cement depository be built somewhere 111 the rear of the court house where ashes and all other rubbish can be deposited "Sixth That gaten be installed in each pnssace wav Into the court house yard and kept locked, and the publh be not allowed Inside unless they have business which would rpqulre them to drive inside. AIho l hat the county i lerk or some of his deputies hold the keys and be charged with the respon Bibility of checking in and out all coal, cement, lumber and other material stored In the court house yard. I further suggest that the commissioner commis-sioner of poor, if he should need any assistance In the performance of hid duties, be empowered to employ such help as may be necessary to properly take care of that work, and not use the Janitor for this turpose "Respectful! v submitted, (Signed! ' V C HUNTER, "Committee on Court House " -oo |