The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-07
THE NEW COURT HOUSE.

New Offices for the Sheriff and County
Clerk.
The citizens OF the metropolis have become
accustomed to the appearance OF the heavily Dla-
carded fence which stands at the nOrtherly end OF
the City Hall Park, and have seen the sharp AMI
massive pile OF iron and marble growing up above the
fence from the inside and have heard and read 90
much of the extensive jobbery and pronigate ex-
pendtures Of public money which have accompanied
the growth Of the aforesaid iron and marble, that
they appear to have been overcome by species OF
desperate don't-care-a-tlveness in regard to what
may be going on within the enclosure. Slowly, very
slowly, has the work progressed on this pile, which
is to hold the courts and county offices Of this
county but the portions Of the interior OF the build
ing which have been completed tend to show mat the
different bureaus Of the county government Will he at
last located in edice worthy OF the metropolis az
regards ITSELF although the pecunary value Of the
structure is undoubtedly far below the amount en-
pended and to be expended in Its erection and
petion. Besides those portions OF the building
already in use, and which have been heretofore fully
commented on the department nearest conpie-
ton ~
THE sHERIFF's OFFICE,
which il located in the northeast corner, The first
or ground floor The Office consists Of two large
apartments with smaller one between The chef
entrance is directly opposite the present temporary
entrance and IL room Of some forty by thirty feet.
An ~" shaped fence of solid black walnut encOses
the portion devoted to the business in this ROOM and
on which the record books are kept during
business hours. Two compartments are fenced or
In this rO0 one for the use OF the under sheriff and
the other for the equity clerks The other large
room Is devoted TO the use or the deputy sherifis
and very handsomely and conveniently laid ont.
In corner OF the room Is small apartment
fenced In and entirely private from the large room.
This Is to he used by the order OF arrest' clerk,
and IL enclosed that other parties happening TO
be In the Office may not annoy those VINO are
unfortunate enough to be held by the .str0ng arm
OF the law.v The remaining portion Of the large
roon III gub a T.
ments, separated by black walnut ratings. Each
deputy Will occupy one OF these compartments or
stalls and transact the business allotted TO him
without the possibility OF being annoyed or inter-
fered with by any Others In the room. In each Of
the deputies 'stals' Is handsomely finished
tary desk OF polished black walnut and revolving
chair OF the same material. The small room
between the larger rooms WIZ De occupied oy the
Shern may have the attaches Of the department at
all times under his immediate supervision. This
latter in an immense improvement on the arrange.
Inent OF the Office In the old City Hail. and sheriff
O'Bren has determined to enforce proper dsc-
disrepute which has come upon the once because or
the crowd Of political rats who have infested the
lower room IN the OLD building, and who have taken
the furniture n these Offices is of the most
costly kind Of black walnut, the panel work
The carpets in the Offices although not
tempt some Of the ofcials TO use the moor as soft
beds and astonish them by the contact OF the
vevey surface OF the carpets with the short cropped
hair on their weary craniuIns. During the present
week the work Of removal will be commenced by
tins department. and none Of the old furniture ~
TO be placed in the new building the business Of the
Office will 90 on without interruption.
In week or two. or perhaps three, and II might
he four, the rooms appropriated Tor
THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
may be ready for occupancy. The present ONCE has
been entirely unified Tor the business OF the depart
shabby in the extreme. poorly ventilated badly
lighted, and for = bureau In which business OF
flows into the ONCE OF the Clerk Of this
county. OF the Supreme Court OF the lower
Judicial district Of the state has been been stand
valuable documents are crowded away In rckeiy.
worn-eaten wooden closets or mouldy cellars, and
parties having business to transact with the Office
are frequently obliged 10 crowd into the PORTIONS
Of it which should be free for the clerks, wbe
books and records have been allowed TO remain on
chairs and stools In consequence OF the absence ~
suiicient desk room. The removal OF thrs depart.
arranged quarters will be hailed with dernt Nv iii
the lawyers and business people OF the county, and
will accrue to the comfort and health of the attaches.
The rooms for this department are on the
ground door IN the northeast corner " the
building and are laid out In similar man
ner as the new Shcrrs ONCE. County Clerk
Loew, however, has had the arrangement OF
the furniture under his own supervision, and has
succeeded In economizing space while allowing
plenty Of room for the transaction OF business lie
has had a railing erected TO divide the portion AZ
otted to the clerks, 80 that parties outside OF the
office having business to transact may do 80 without
encroaclng on the clerks, and cannot tamper with
or consult any Of the documents or records OF the
department without authority In one OF the large
rooms will he the docket clerks aud in the other the
senrchers, while the small will be the County
CLERKS private office. The valuable documents on
hle will be kept In immense iron safes maDufaceureu
Tor the purpose and arranged along the walls WINE
papers OF minor Importance will be placed IN COM
modious closets made of black walnut The nirni-
ture in these Offices, in all the others throughout
the building viii be OF black walnut and hgniy un.
lshed. The arrangement OF the Offices " neat and
appropriate, and while citizens may Justly grumo'e
NJ THE extraordinary OF the whole pulug, inet
Will certainly have reason to feel satisfied OF the
substantial character OF the work on the ed0ce and
the furniture.
ALL QUIET IN CArABoULA.-R. w. Taliaferro, late
Postmaster Of New Orleans, has Just returned Iroui
Catalonia parisb. He informs US that affairs there
Is. r.. ttosao NJ 70 and