Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20
MAJOR WTvTrFR's Plan,
January A. ISL


MEMPHIS, TENN, December, 1870.
To the Chairman Of County Court-House
Committee:
Sfr-In response to your advertisement
in the Sun, 1 have the honor TO lay before
you a set Of plans prepared by me for a
Courthouse on the county lot on Adams
street. The plans consist in the following
drawings: l.. Foundations. 2. Ground
floor. 3. Second door. 4. Third door. 5,
Front elevation. 6. Side elevation. Z,
Rear elevation. 8, 9. 10. intermediate
floor and elevation. II. Extra elevation.
As shown on the plans, the ground door
is raised twelve steps above the sidewalk,
ten Of which lead to the COurt yard, and
2 in the entrances, front, rear and side.
The approaches are from Washington and
Adams streets.
On the ground floor are, besides the en-
trance, lobby, side and rear halls, all
Offices needed for the county Oticers-in
all twenty six rooms. The approaches 70
the upper stories are made by double iron
stairways, sixteen feet wide. On the
second floor are all the courts of the
county. with clerks offices, private rooms,
witness rooms, waiting rooms, extra
court room and law ibrary-in all TWEEN
even rooms.
The intermediate story, between sec
Ond and third floor, above the clerk
EgDAAAaa arc A4A-a anu AQAL jury AAlA4aH anu
one large extra court room.
The third story contains one court
room, Judges room, clerks Offices, wit.
ness and Jury rOOus, grand jury Il
marshals' roOms-in al fourteen rooms.
All clerks Offices are provided with
h|rs-prO0f vaults. The rooms of the
Clerks and Masters of the Chancery
Courts are made entire FIRE proof, tas
shown in sectionsl by means Of roll
rur ghrrHHn-a and dnn~a
Bach story is provided with public and
private water closets and wash rooms, the
water for which il collected in iron tanks
and Cistern, containing l20 barrels water.
Sewerage is provided by means Of a
brick drain from the premises to the
bayou.
All halls and court rooms are heated by
steam coil registers, by means Of double
boilers in the engine-hOuse in yard.
All offices are provided with CRATES, and
slate or iron mantels.
A general coal cellar, containing 1900
barrels Of coal, is placed in yard, with
coal Lifts to supply coal to, and ash lifts
from the different stories to ash house.
The floors ia gro md floor, respectively
halls and lobby, ars Of stone laid IN con-
crete. The floors u offices of first story
are wood, laid on stone flags IN concrete.
The w~ash-bOards On ground floor are
formed with st0ne asher to receive the
plastering.
An walls and partitions are Of solid
brick work in English bond.
The 'front.' on Adams street with TANKS,
returned TO central block; and the front
Washington street, with lanks re-
turned, are 10 be of stone work, accord
TO design.
The principal cornice around the entire
building is Of No. % galvanized iron.
All outside steps OF limestone.
Interior stairs and dome the mid
de hall, and galleries i'm chancery clerks
and large vaults, are of wrought
and cast iron. All girders throughout the
building are OF rolled iron. Also, the
small columns in stair hall,
All windows in the building have in
side shutter blinds. The Chaucery rooms
and the large vaults Of County Clerk and
Register have ire proof rolling shutters.
The ventilation Of the ground hoOr, and
10 keep the building perfectly dry and Sc
against dampness, is effected by a
system Of air pipes and layers Of slate in
The entire cost of the building, COM
5lete, including heating apparatus, boil
steam pumps, drain and sewerage,
amounts, according to exactly prepared
estimates, made with the assistance of re-
.p0usible builders, to $685. 00, respective