Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1898 — The Cost of the Court House. [ARTICLE]

The Cost of the Court House.

A Fall Official Statement of the Building’s Intire Reumelaer Republican. . 5 The following is an exhth? of the actual oost of our new Court I House, not including the i mprovem 'at of grounds, nor clock, settlement has not been m i !■>. th > sane not yet having been accepted. I Original contractprtfte of br.ildiug .889,189.00 | ‘ rkjD CO TRACToR ON ~LTRAS I Lining flues and soot doors 68.10 | Extra foundation t<t‘ bed rock, and extra iron | support for tower? . 2,891.67 Extra fire proof tiling etc 3,000.00 I Extras on and windows to basement. 296.80 | Corner 5t0ne............ 486.00 I Plate glass instead of common 1,817.45 I Ornamental plastering instead of plain 2,067.00 ' Painting and sanding down spouts, etc 60.00 Marble wainscotting 3,200.00 .j Extra tile floor 600.00 i Extras on roof. 550.00 Miscellaneous extras .... i 113.10 I —— Total paid contractor oii Court House building $103,830.12 I pXjd to otrme parties J Total paid architect 5,185.92 Paid for boiler house, tunnel and piping 5,857.00 “ for right of way and of sewer. 1,174.85 “ writing .<-c.. 5.00 “ “ well*, . t 233.45 “ “ engineering. 12.00 “ “ printing..... 94.60 . | “ lithographing bonds 100.00 “ “ inspecting of stone 60.00 “ “ change of slate; tile, etc., on roof 2,100.00 *• “ electric wiring 612.00 •; “ “ flag staff ...‘ , 337.50 “ “ extras on plastering ... ?’ ; 295-00 Difference in finish lumbef changed 481.00 Fire proof doors and shatters 1.150:00 Frescoing .'. .... 2.150.(X) Electric light fixtures > 2,211.00 Window screens 392.50' | Metalic furniture 7,000.00 e i Wood furniture........... .. .. 7,100.00 Temperature regulator 1,050.00 / 37,901 82 Total to this date .. . ..V " $141,731.9* The above includes the eritirA cost of the bull ding, frmritnre and fixtures so far as completed and accepted; and everything is completed and accepted except the clock and bell, and the improvements to the yard. The clock and bell will, if accepted, cost $2,300. The filling, coping and walks in the yard, cost $8,300 contract price, to which about SSO will be added for extra cement. These items, added to the above total, will raise the entire cost of the building to $151,381.94. This grand total does not include the commissioners’ per diem and ! other expenses in extra sessions, nor their expenses in journey# taken in the court house business. These items are so largely but unavoidable mixed with other matters, that their exact amount cannot bp ascertained. It can be positively stated however that the entire amount of these other incidental expenses would not raise the entire cost of the buildi ing, including everything, to above $154,000.