The New York herald., 1871-08-31
A POLICE PALACE.

The New station House for the Feurte G Nth
Preciuct and the House Of Deseotiem.
Spring street has no very high reputation for the
splendor Of its mansions and the station house Of the
Fourteenth police precinct is nothing finer In ap.
pearance than Its dingy neighbors. 1t has an
ancient but not venerable air about 10, ana It H.
therefore, small matter OF wonder that the Police
Commissioners should have deemed 1t advisable tc
provide finer quarters for smart Ed Walsh its cop
compelling Captain and the ablebodied wide awake:
under the sway OF his supernne locust Just round
the corner on the west SIDE Of Mulberry street, be
tween Spring and Broome streets, that noble recog
milton OF gallant of1lcer and an important police
district has been reared four story Mansard roo
high, and is now In process Of completion internally
Beside 1t Is the new House OF Detention, of the
same height and materials They are built of Phila
delphIa red BRICK aud
CORNICED WITH WHITE MARBLE,
the Easements being similarly strengthened aud
adorned with granite. The facade without being
highly ornate Is sufficiently so, the high color OF
the brick covering a multitude OF sins In the
praise Of its generally stunning eYect The buildings
fronting Mulberry street are divided into station
house and house Of detention. In the rear OF the
station house Is the lookup or prison, and behind
the house Of detention is another building con-
nected with that house OF weary waiting. The man
rapidly the carpenters being hard At work therein
The rear premises are not so advanced, hut all is
expected to be IN readiness BY the beginning Of
1877.
THE STATION HOUSE
basement will contain bathrooms, store closets,
drying room and other conveniences for Captain
proachable by q stone stoop, will contain
the general Office. captains room very gorgeous),
two rooms Tor cants very neat) and large SIT
ting Ior patrolnen very durable). The second room
moor VIII contain TWO large section rooms, with bets
clothes Closets &C., for sixteen patromcn in each.
Hn MI hn fhn farn
on this floor. The third and fourth stories Will be
elevated copies or the first.
THE LOOKUP
In the rear Will nave basement furnace to keep up
the temperature of the atmosphere all over the
bu ldlnI during the cold spells There will also
here he tour dark cells for desperate sprits Above
this are twenty cells. with all the modern conven.
tcnces In winch, II people are not comfortable,
they had better keep out Of them. On the second
noOr Will be the casual ward, IN which the home
weared bones. II Will be partitloned or into male
and female compartments and fitted with nice, soft
deal board hunks.
THE House OF DETENTION
has dining room for witnesses and two Kitchens
one Ior the de enS the other private for the family
tu0s and DUMB walter running to the upper noOr
Tue first noOr c0nlalns the Offices and lanItOris
dining rOOm bath room, &c. The second and third
stories are devoted To bedrooms and parlors for the
female witnesses, while the Janitor will uxurlate
near the sKy The rear building Will be used FOR the
accommodation OF The male witnesses, who Will only
use the man establishment Tor dining rooms.
la regarding TINS mass We pile OF Phlladeiphia
brick one lnstnctively envtes the 'cOpsn and wit
nesses of the fnture VINO will domicile within It's
walls and Sn the odorferOus air Of the locality after
the ist Of May next