New-York tribune., 1871-07-27
THE SECRET ACCOUNTS.
co1NrY COURTHOUSE FURNITURE.

in the new Court House shouldapart from all other de-
velopments-suice for proof that the sums osensiDly
paid for these purposes for tho most part con-
verted to other uses careful examination of the con-
tents of the rooms on three floors OF this building
which NevYork has far found means 70 finish and
furnish eicts the following facts;
The erouud aoor has low brick ceiling, formed by
filling IN between the iron beams with arches of brick
In some of the rooms this is toleraby well frescoed
The surrogae's office has its ceiling adorned III this
way The walls have ranged against them, all around
and few feet apart number of safos which look Ike
bookcases These costly affairs, but certainly dld
not come under head of cabinet work or furniture
threefoot-hgh blackwalnut railing shuts OF the vls
itors from the officials, who occupy some 20 business
desks that are not especially ornate, wellworn Brus
sells carpet is on the floor within tho rail- and there Is
bare suiccncy of ordinary Office chairs The Surro-
gates private Office usod-up carpet on tho hoor'
and not much else.
The SurrOgae's Court has two bookcases about 10 oy
1G feet front The Judges "bench with lts III
closures is in this and all the other courts OF backwa
nut but neither this any other is eaborately carved
The carpet night have $780, There are about 100
chairs worth 50 apiece. for the possible audience
The Deputy sherin's Office, the southwest corner
OF tins ground floor, is roughlo0king place. In one
corner a room is partitOned of with ground glass ana
walnut There are here some 25 common office desks,
back 10 back in pairs, each bearing the name OF
DEPUTY on silver plate. Each has low railing
around his little dcn The floor is covered with olcloth
and mating.
The Sherns olce, next cast Of the other, is divided
into small rooms 10y sevcnfoOt walnut and glass part
tons. The outer covered with Oilcloth and
mating the inner ones are furnished like any pros
porous insurance suite of rooms with good desks and
handsome Brussels carpet
The Bureau OF Arrears the northwest OF the
ground floor, looks exactly like plain banking-room
and as such, would have been considered quite stylish
20 years ago. 1t has frescoes and no carpet Two
large plain bookcases stand against the walls Inside
the walnut fence which is surmOunted by another OF
castiron about desks, mostly of the "stand
ing" sort.
The County Treasurers Office at the top of the first
flight stairs on the west has with all the
rooms on this floor, lofty ceiling with elaborate gided
cornices private "ground glass" room in the
outside the rail there is nothing but ol-eloth
inside there three four safes such as any mer
chant has It is emptyloOkng place. the only pecu
larity being desk with balloontop to it. There may
be a d0Z s. chairs in the room.
The most expensive blac&-walnut work visible about
thepTcmisas that at the north entrance The immense
doors and the adjoining woodwork must have costa
good deal
The Controllers office is another decent banking
room. The outer coverings there is Brus
sells carpet withn the ceiling is frescOed Several
rooms are made by scven-foot partitions as before
described There nothing grand about the furniture
except it, osteusible price.
The Office of the stock and bond clerks. next east, is
about tie size contains the furniture OF an ordinary
private bauEng-ofice The seven-foOt partitions and
Brussels carpet again noticed.
The Supervisors Office opposite the lasmentioned is
half auter0om, being divided in the middle by three
foot rail There in this anteroOm two safes an OIL
CLOTH and $50 desk. The east and west sides OF the
room are lined by solid bookcases, some Is feet hlSh
There is length about 50 feet Of this species OF cabinet
work a tenfoo glass partition fences oil the portion
of the room by the windows. All inside the rail has
BRUSSELS carpet wel-wOrn There three OicedcskS
and a dozen cheap chairs visible.
The Supreme Court and Chambers has very badly
worn CARPET 80 feet by Of walnut Closets about 100 3
aud s. chairs and the stereoyped Judges bench found
in all these COurt-rOOms except the Common Pleas
Supreme Court Circuit Part l. has half its 50 by 20 foot
oor occupied by shabby mating and benches that would
disgrace any County COurtHouse. Inside the rail is the
usual green Brussels carpet much worm Besides 1.-THE
bench there long tables, and about 25 s. chairs
he Jury are honOrcd with cane bottom and back chairs
for which perhaps $40 apiece was paid There are no
fTescOes in these rooms.
Supreme Court Special Term has another 50 by 80
rOom The furniture is almost identical with that OF the
Circuit Court Before there is any more rescoing done
in the building would be well to clean the walls Of
these ourtrOOms-especaly where greasy heads have
been rubbed against them.
supreme Court Circuit Part H., is like the others, ex
cept that carpet badly worn, that square feet OF
door are visible thrOughit.
In the third story Superior Court Part l., reioces in
some gilt rescoes and rather superior carpet Each of
these court rooms by the way, has 2ijet chandelier
nhich will partly account the 81 25oOoo plumbing
and gashtting bil' Of Kcyser q Co.
Superior Court General Term, has refrcshingly neat
and new green carpet The 100 50 canebottom chairs
have all got seats in them. Two small bookcases, the
bench and two semcrcular tables complete the turHi
ture.
Superior Court Clerks Office has oil-cloth over the
most of the dOor, which is outside the rail- some 80 feet
of IA foot bookcases and or business desks.
The Clerks Office of the Court OF Common Pleas re-
sembles the described that it has two private
rooms with 7foOt partitions III two corners
The three Courts Of Common Pleas the west side of
this floor appear similar to those on the east The oay
one open displayed novelty in the shape of q cOncave
blackwanut screen behind the bench, with curtain
hanging from the top.
The Court of Common Pleas Special Term and Cham
hers has room Of the size in the Clerks Office
1t is small courtroom, with few chairs for the audi
ence and glass-door bookcases all around.
Here then the whole story in brief of the wonderful
adornmcnts Of this model institution The contents OF
every important apartment except two or three not ac-
cesslc have given Particular mention has been
made the carpets because has been calculated that
enough has been paid for COurt-House and ATmory
carpe 10 furnish 20 miles Of the best Of that fabric.
AS 10 furniture and cabinetwOIk il must be apparent
that the items herein enumerated did not cost quarter
OF the three millions that somebody has been paid for
them. Indeed leading man IN that business says lie
would be Glad 10 furnish the whole building, sumpu-
ousy, for sCOO,0OO.
For curtains shades and cOrnces also s10302 10 was
expended whereas not curtain is to be seen in the
building except that noticed in the Common Pleas Court
room As shades, II is estimated that there is not
more than 81 500 worth Of them. AT the outside the
shades walnut cOrnices, gilt scroll ornaments lam
brequins and wire could not have cost over
$4,000 unless those who furnished it share in the rob
berry; and this they deny and possibly, prove.
From T1t ". T. Tins. July %, 1871.
THIRD SERIES.
THE BILLS OF PLUMBER AND GAs-FTTTER-