The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-12-15


The Hall of the House, aud the Senate
Hall, are each eighty.three feet in length,
and twenty-eieht high. The rotunda is one
hundred and twenty.ioUr feet In height from
the first fo6r. We cannot enter into par
ticulurs as to the, different apartments in
this spacious building. The following is q
list Of the different rooms.
Two rooms fer Governor of State.
Four rooms for Secretary Of State.
Two rooms for Board Of Agriculture.
Four rooms for Board of Public Works.
Three rooms for Auditor OF State.
. One room for Attorney General.
One room for Adutant and Quarter Mas
ter General.
One room for School Commissioner.
Two rooms for the Clerks Of the House
of Representatives. @ $3.50,
Two rooms for Clerks of the Senate.
One room for Sergeant at arms OF the
House Of Representatives.
One room for Sergeant at arms of the
Senate.
One room for Hall ofthe House of Rep
resentatves. .....
One room for the Senate Chamber.
One room for the Supreme Court,
One room for the Clerk Of Supreme
Court, -....
OnNroom for the State Library.
Twenty two rooms for Committees Of Sen
ate and House of Representatives.
| Five rooms for water and wash rooms.
Five rooms for Water Closets.
Here we have seventy-two different apart
ments, exclusive Of the rotunda, the vesti-
| bles, corridors and passages. Besides, the
! list does not embrace the. divisions OF
| the basement, which contains all the
apparatus for heating and ventlating the
entire building. For this system OF heat
ing and ventilation, which is said to be
almost per ect of its kind, the public are in
debted to the skill and assiduity OF Major
N. B. Kelley, the architect now in charge
of the building. Several other important
alterations and improvements have been
made by Major Kelly, which will add great
to the utility and beauty of the several
! parts Of the edifce.
The steam works and heating apparatus,
which are already in great part completed
and will be in full operation by the first Of
January next, are executed under contract
by James Lennox, Esq, of this city. This
system of warming every part OF this huge
structure, is so complicated and extensive
that 1t can only be comprehended upon per-
| sonal inspection. There are four large
boilers, thirty feet in diameter with four tiues
to each boiler. There are eighteen hot air
1 chambers with necessary passages for the
admission of cold mir. Each Of the cham
bers contain 3.4O0 feet of pipe and the mum.
I Der OF feet in the whole heating Apparatus,
is 10000 This piping which is of the best
quality, wns manufactured by Messrs. Task
er g. Morris, Of Philadelphia, Too much
praise cannot be awarded to Mr.. LennoX for
the promptncss with which he has carried
out this complex system OF heating and ven:
tllating this vast edifce, and SO arranged it
as to afford any degree Of temperature de-
sired.
AS we ascend from the basement, we are
struck with the beauty and soldity OF the
floors. which are inlaid with black and white
E marble. The bases around the rooms are OF
white marble. For the beauty and polish oi
the fine marble work in the building, the
credit should be given to MIR. Charles Rule,
of Cincinnati, who has charge Of this de-
partment. He will make permanent rec-
ord of his taste and skill.
The durable iron net work, for ceiling
and brackets on which the plaster work is
placed, is manufactured by the Columbus
Machine Manufacturing Company. This
iron work, forming kind Of lathing almost
as listing as time itself, is as curious as it
is useful. The ornamental plastering is
under contract with Dale & Son, Of Cincin-
natl. Some beautiful specimens may be
seen already fixed in the Senate Hull.-
Mr.. Charles Bullet, an eminent sculptor OF
Cincinnati, is engaged on the centre pieces
and other ornaments, and Mr.. Marks, plas.
terer and modeler, Of Cincinnati, is assist
ing Mr. Dale. The following persons are
engaged in different departments of work :.
Nelson A Britt, of Cincinnati, on copper
roofing, &C., Goodwill g. Mason, Of Cincin-
natl, on gas piping: Cornelius 81 Baker, oI
Philadelphia, on chandelier, &c. Cummings
Of Cincinnati, on painting; ard Johnson, ol
Cincinnati. on plumbing. Mr.. Fry, of Gin.
cinnati, is also engaged in making models
for much Of the work, Of a highly ornamen'
tai character. The beautiful designs fol
the interior decorations are due to the skill
of the architect, Major Kelley, and his as
sistant Mr.. Farnsbaw.
The edifce will be fire proof from foun
dation TO top stone. twill be when com
pleted, an ornament to the Capital City, al
honor to the State, and q standing monu
ment TO the skill, taste, and genius Of ou
mechanics and artisans.
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