The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-22
COUNTY BUILDING FOR COUNTY
OFFICES

| OmceS is now nn1Shed, the rubbish clear.
ed away and three of the four Offices oc-
cupied. 1t is situated on the same lot
with the Court House, about so feet west
of the Court House, and with front ION
even line with it. The building is 81
feet IN front by 4s in depth. The en-
trance is by folding doors in front into
the hall Z feet wide, in he,centre of the
building from front to rear with
single Srear door. On each Side
of the hall are two q rooms,s each
entered by door from the hall, 90 by IS
feet, of a height uniform with the hall of
IA feet. The floors Of the rooms and hall
are of marble in square twelve inch
blocks Of two colors Each room has four
windows, the casing which and the
doors are highly finished with one of
William Simms best grain finishes.
From the centre of the ceiling of each
room there is provision for d dependent
chandelier. The rooms west and to. the
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left of the hall have one common vault
between the rooms, into which there is
an entrance from each room. This vault
lis 5 by Is feet and IL feet high. These
rooms and vault are for the offices of the
Clerk ofthesy Beard of Supervisors and
the Register of deeds. The rooms east
and to the right of the hall, for the Off
ces of the Judge Of the County Court and
the. Clerk of the Circuit Court, have each
q separate vault with an entrance from
the respective rooms. These vaults are
between the rooms I; the one for the Office
Of the County Judge to the east and the
one for the Clerk of the Circuit Court to
the west, the latter being the larger OF
the. two. These two vaults occupy a
space equal to the space occupied by the
vanlt for the other two offices The
vaults are built of brick---foors and ALL
and are entered by double iron doors
The doors for the offices Of the Clerk OF
the Board of Supervisors and the Regis
ter of Deeds, constructed at Milwaukee
arethe doors used in the old office. The
doors for the offices of the County Judge
and the CLERK of the Circuit Court are
new, and were constructed by Nicholas
Huitter,. Machinist, OF Kenosha. In ex-
actness of fit of the doors to the casing
and in workmanship generally, they are
superior to the other doors, and are very
credltable to the Constructor The vaults
are intended and believed to be entirely
fire proof The roof of the building is
tin. The windows, except the front ones,
have iron shutters outside for closing.
There is some ornamental work on the
front, which wilt speak for itself better
than we can. The building required $685.
900 brick for its construction, cost about
So 900, and is intended to be fire proof.
1t was constructed under the supervision
of Major Timme, Agent for the Building
Daniel Head, Rouse Sim
mons and j ohm Lucas. And, judging
from the appearance of the building in
all its parts, we should think the Commit
tee and their a gent had been faithful in
the discharge of their duties.
Taken as guide, P few improvements
might ibe-made IN constructing another
building. AS whole, we can. say. it
answers we'll the purpose for which it
was intended. As compared with build
ings for County Offices in other places
we are not prepared to speak. 1t is the
opinion of those engaged in getting up
the plan and in constructing the building
that it is the best County Building for
County Offices there's in the State. This
much is certain It is a good building,
the offices will answer we'll the purposes
for which they are intended, and are safe
under all ordinary conting encies. The
County is now provided with offices for
the safe keeping Of the books, records and
papers ofthe County Offices Q And the
County, and officers.who, have acted for
the County, have done themselves credit
in thus providing for the County, .o,,
-.es----5 50
Ole Bull has consented to perform at a
concert, in Milwaukee during the State
Fair for the benefit of the German and
| French wounded &88
Judge w. T..Jones Republican, is Elect
ed delegate to Congress from Wyoming.