That the town of Cody is to have a clock for the new Park County Courthouse is now an assured fact, and it is through the kindness of Mr. W.R. Coe that this is made possible.
Hon. George T. Beck of this city is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Coe in which he says that it will be a great pleasure and privilege for him to give to the city of Cody a clock for the court house, because he has become deeply interested in the welfare of Wyoming, and especially in our little town.
In the very few suggestions that Mr. Coe makes in regard to the clock, he thinks it would be wise to have it lighted at night by electricity, and that an arrangement be made with the Western Union to furnish standard daily time, which he believes they would do for a very small fee.
These two are wise suggestions, for if the city is to have a town clock, many people will wish to know the time at night as well as in day time, and further, if we do have time, we want it to be correct time. That the people of Cody and the county appreciate this gift of Mr. Coe's can and will be shown by acceding to, and carrying out his suggestions.
Specifications of the Clock
A letter to Secretary Otto Koenig of the Cody Club from the Seth Thomas Clock Company of Chicago give the following specifications, the installing to cost $235.00 and the clock Itself $782.00, total of $1017, all of which is to be defrayed by Mr. Coe in the event that the clock is accepted.
The clock furnished at this price will be one of the hour and a half striking tower clocks (or hour if desired), arranged for and with four four-foot, sectional iron and glass dials, also a 500 pound pure bell metal bell. The clock is warranted for five years, free from original defects and to run within one minute a month if properly cared for.
The bell is seventy eight parts New Lake Superior Copper, and twenty two parts East India Block Tin, and warranted not to fracture under a period of fifteen years under ordinary usage.
A clock in the court house cupola is going to add much to the attractiveness of the completed building, and it is conceded by all that it will be most convenient to the people of the town and visitors within her gates.
The face of the clock will stand about seventy feet above the surface of the ground and, at this height, could be seen for a long distance.
From Park County Enterprise