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Show Ground-Breaking Ceremonies For Court House Held Monday At a brief, but impressive ceremony Monday night, ground was officially broken and the site dedicated for Duchesne County's new courthouse that should become a finished product pro-duct in approximately one year. Officiating at the ceremony were the members of the present board of county1 commissioners, Floyd Lamb, Roosevelt, chairman; chair-man; Floyd Case, Mt. Emmons, and Clinton Mickelson, Duchesne. Du-chesne. Acting as master of ceremonies was Commissioner Mickelson, and A. Hale Holgate, president of the Duchesne LDS stake, gave the dedicatory prayer. pray-er. Each commissioner spoke briefly, expressing appreciation for the fine support being given them in getting the project under un-der way. The first speaker at the ceremony, cere-mony, which was held on the ground east of the old courthouse court-house where excavating had already been started by the Chytraus Bros. Co., contractors of Salt Lake City,: who are building the structure, was Marvin Mar-vin Michie, of Tabiona, who was chairman of the commission a year ago when the bond issue was floated. He was followed by Ray Brown, who with Mr. Case, made up the 1952 commission board. Since the City of Duchesne and the Duchesne School District Dis-trict will share quarters in the new building when completed, members of the two boards were represented on the program. Mayor Otto Johnsen spoke on behalf of Duchesne City, and Marion Harrison, past school board president, was spokesman for the school district. Others called on were E. R. Chytraus, member of the contracting firm, and Porter L. Merrell, county clerk and bishop of JJuchesne ward. Several other former commissioners com-missioners were introduced by Mr. Mickelson. Bids were let on July 10, and (Continued on back cage) Ground Breaking (Continued from oaae 1) actual construction began the following week. The contract specifies the building must be completed in 365 working days, which should give the county access to the building early in the winter of 1954. The one-story brick veneer structure is to house the county, city and district school offices. It was designed by Fetzer and Fetzer, architects, Salt Lake City. The building will contain 15,134 square feet of floor space. Eighty per cent of this space is for the county offices, or 12,103 square feet; 14V per cent for the district school offices, of-fices, or 2,189 square feet; and 5V& per cent for the city office, or 842 'square feet. Cost of the building will be shared by the) county, city and board of education, edu-cation, according to the square feet of floor space each unit is to occupy. |