, 1873-04-28
THE NEW COURTHOUSE.

Bin: Your notice Of wlint you permitted mo 10 say
In Sundays TRIBUNE about tho noccssily OF providing
suitable location for tho courtrooma III Tho new
than is PROPOSED, a8 bonH M I'm
losau. nuggcation hut perhaps too Into tepta mo TO
nld somothing further OIL tho Ba1no subject.
Az tho plan Of tho proposed building una
not yot bcen agreed on, is hardly 100
lato for my srggeallon TINT ia valuable,
those In charge by nny means be prcvacd on 70
recognize tho importance And juDco OF tho auagos-
tton. .,...-..
1t seems like m obvious proposition Tint tho primary
obocf IL, building Court-1louse, Id 10 provide suit
aDlo nnl proper paco for tho conra aud TINT IN To-
cutting tho cort-roons, should be takon TO mako
their convenience paramount, and not subordinate, 10
everything oHo. |
But, In tho arrangement proposed, It rcally seemn
TINT cyerythin clue aB been cared for hra; nnd tho
courts layo bocn pushed away In lumpto tie sum
appropriated HpAco OF tho sty-oor. na moro garro1-
rubbish. After everything md everybody clsc down
to tho hubleRt official aud clerk iB comfortably pro-
ydcd for In tho convenient md accessible parts OF tho
building tho courts permitted to occupy what a
left. =, noo,,, ,or
the building, upon which tho architects woro invited to
dgurc, was prepared by the Board Of Public Wofka
and committees from tho Common Council aud
County Commissioners. It Ia info to say
that very few OF thoao paraoun hAvo
any experimental knowledge Of tho uacs
Of courts, and Of tho convoniencos they re-
quirc And itia very obvious TINT thoy had chiefly in
mind tho convenience Of themselves, md tho faflafs
with whom they most usaociato.
Tho ground-rlan OF tho proposed building ts very
extensive covering nearly tho whole square. And tho
elevation contcmplatos high basement, and three
stories nbovo that. Tho basement ta practically tho
ground-1oor story, that to reach tho socacd third
story requires threo flights Of staiFs and long onon
In tho approximation Of Offices tho entire building Ia
divided In tue middle into city elo nnd county sde,-.
distinction useless and absurd sna which only
T. a s es GSs s E hs sss
handod down from tho old Cour-11ouse. In9food,
9, Of tho features ot the TO- ot ho msT
up abomination, the destruction q Which wns tho
only n ,S Of The rss Commits
t?ss 'pn'ofssass as tn? 1s%s
nsea 4eaue. 9s,wieh yan e sss the re @
VIZ shh consider - ont Of place. that IT, a9nos ehaea
Observation-Disclosures Of Deeds large vauM BhoEi1,
Engineer aud uoat.ng Department, Police aud Fro
Derartmente Pay Room, Meter Depart Uncut, Gns ~, II
spoctor, Harbor Master Storage and ano'nef Ehs'-
noer's and Heating Doparlmoat.
ayas Beard ~ aSe He,s Secretary
| 1ourd Of Public lForks, Bookkeeper q Hoard Of
1ss er ss 5 6aoa}eg coa$ y Gr
wrntendent qf Public Cartttes and tho Clerks Of tho
s& tSo and 'S Sa oS1,tx g Ue'eS aS
rrobatc oourta boing onoanl tho aa'no>.
CYtv ATTORNEY. Corporation C0unscl, Superintendent
Of Streeia and Public buildings, Superintendent q
assk p5asa"9 gs!ss pcpa9gsn agass,
ff;sg' fS 52ar" st 0para tSs Sheaso fses
Library n but Rs,1 Of tho o1nf3 tsg1s1 a
rso5a,o q Court, Law Library, sapert'tt"asnt a|
Schools County snrrsy9r, sI,1in and n1of% S9r'"tr'
with M tha 9S sapreme Court ee''neil Chamber
s no' Of aowea i S b.
away over tho heads Of tho Sidewalk, Sewerage, ena
YS oy sans aes + hs tmS
4 fow monona' intelligent consideration Of that ar
:. ID no method or wisdom, or justice IN It, Tho pall
rue that should goyern in Encouragement s that tht
cnco Of tho largcs number Of poopo should have thu
beat most convenient ant accessible locaona nna q
to BY tie public, md which oniy nced TO accommodate
tho olnca-work Of clerka aud enploySs ohoula tax
what left afor tho acconmodhson o. the Ars.naea
located above tho grountoor Tue more inc3nFenent
lnaccessiblo and every way Is Thea
ments Tho concern wloso buainess demands that
large number Of tho public shall call in day takes th
EiIani, who Only wants plaeo work. ayails himsc
Of ho chcaper rent Of tho third or fourth ioor al
ss as Should &c at IL say IN
building desguod for public business ~hcrc prccsso'
= the same roaeona and conditions aro iavolyed2
There can be no doubt that tho coatt-rooms deman
tho daily prcaence Of more people than my other q
partment Of business IN that list-@imnensely LINN NOR
eartaiay 6nu not less than s,y other. Tako for
ample, my common-law branch Of tho Circuit {
Superior Court. There must bo n
% twentyfour Jurors, tnore. About twenty cases
tons and incilonal buaness involving tho attenia9
/ md hundrsl paries lltigant ind Witnesses. h1u
Of tho time tic throng is ienso hng the rooms vi
:tsrnays ha sa With he I: eomsrs snd eoars And ts
tinues oyory day shs whole year round except @ for
bsr Of tes oses 1e ronR
4 but DO III III. attls business VII tho pabS
10 On tho lrat floor. Tho sarno ia true Of tile Com
II trolier and Treusurcr, and Mayor and tho Iay-o1
frst aoor rho Commissioners Of tho Board Of Pub
Works to DO reached by nnmeroua contractors
onployos Of tho city and those who hayo to DO v
rhese gcnte.nen have potent voice in this no. cou
husines ont thsy do ,or not II furnqn ta1
II ing' that tho wholo thing belongs to TIE
oda ey % sr IL Is % III 10
pared with that OF tue courts nnt what 10 to BE-
% gsns e. %asr naa
1g very best placca7 Aud what Of locating tho Cou
commissioners tie first aoor wnsn thSy f4ar Hny m
ay sionn require tho attendance Of no one but The
q aolyos It plainly demonstrated that, attaching
ra- poWcr their Committee hayo simply uHrrl
rly Tue best place. Instead Of bong content viii TIL
TOD floor ocatiou aa tho Aucas Of things required.
or, Tho iatAke ia apparent, slso, Of sppoaing that
ug CorEb of tho courts deserve places convention
tho public tlnn tho courts themselves. Thoy arc
Waited by. pcrhaps one.hsl ~ many peapls, p5' and
desirable, ii possible, to have thonl conrenfent to
courts MID quite "a ,iecessary 10 doa ~ \ Is d e
Consider ngain, tho list ocHtsd on tho second oo
OF all Of thon unimportans cilcala, III tho aGnso
saa tioy ara brought Info but little couact with tho
eaa liz, and ouy nect pacea to o their work in prl
~ why; End yot tho humbfest scrt1o or !raughtfms
eo thuni nll in any way conneced with city or cou
SAa work, III assigned r!aea ranking m convenience
ss esa comfort higher thn that Of tho courts.
IN. Ii is very clear that tho guttcrsup OF the arras
'h' 1nrnt either hea no iaea Of H.. whnt Go Co
to- rsnar for ho otorna fitness Of things tho Just
1es # he people, 1u 10 imrors. se ~
an cours tiloy should hayc consulted with Inc judge
ny Judges and e1or!onscd membsrs of thu nas aHa t
tho fro1n oxuerieCe and hnSo intrreat III 6eeing