. History of Huntingdon and Blair counties, Pennsylvania . s and Robert Stitt were thecontractors. Jlostof the bricks used in the construc-tion of the building were made and burned on the The snbject of enlarging and modernizing thecourt-house and providing greater security for thecounty records had been discussed for several years,and several times was included in the recommenda-tiniis of the grand inquest. At November sessions,1 ssl, on a petition presented to the court and referredto the grand jury, the following presentment wasmade: Tlie lcli. suitors. wilMHssiS, , and the rublic,
. History of Huntingdon and Blair counties, Pennsylvania . s and Robert Stitt were thecontractors. Jlostof the bricks used in the construc-tion of the building were made and burned on the The snbject of enlarging and modernizing thecourt-house and providing greater security for thecounty records had been discussed for several years,and several times was included in the recommenda-tiniis of the grand inquest. At November sessions,1 ssl, on a petition presented to the court and referredto the grand jury, the following presentment wasmade: Tlie lcli. suitors. wilMHssiS, , and the rublic, and is poorly lighted and the , the •?? II i •?- I ilutliunotary and Register and Recorder, and 4th. Tlie offices of the Sheriff, Treasurer, and Commissioners are notIMOperly arranged for the use of the officers and the THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS OF 1776, 1790, 1838, AND 1873. 51 :>tti. , jiii-y-rooms, and convenient out-buildings ai-e It is lielievfil. in viaw of the above facts, and to secure the speedyand projier adniiiiistratiin of justice and tlie preservation of the publicrecords, that such changes, by repair, enlargement, and building of ad-ditions, be made as may be deemed necessary to relieve the above-statedobjections, and they do so recommend. D. , Foreman. This report .was indorsed by the grand jury atJanuary sessions, 1882, and concurred in by thecourt. Of the several plans submitted, the commis-sioners adopted one prepared by M. E. Beebe, ofBuffalo, N. Y. At the letting six bids were received,ranging from $71,300 to 193, The contract wasawarded to Henry Snare &Co. at the first-mentionedsum. Temporary quarters for the public offices wereprovided in the Morrison House, northeast corner ofThird and Allegheny Streets, in the month of June,and the w
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