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November, 1977, on the lack of a second floor fire escape from the courthouse.
“There are things we need to smooth out in 1981 and the fire escape is one of them," announced chairman E. P. Luke.
He questioned, however, the advisability of adding “a bunch of damn sticks” in the form of a wood fire escape that would ruin the charm of Washington’s historic courthouse.
He maintained that whoever is awarded the construction contract should be required first to submit a sketch of plans for the fire escape to the supervisors for approval.
Originally, Luke said, the board was told it must install a metal fire escape estimated to cost between $6,000 and $7,000. Then state regulations changed to allow wood fire escapes—est im ated at half that price—on historic buildings, according to the supervisor chairman.
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