The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-31

start. 1t never was. and is not now. COM
pleted. Every lawyer who has visited the
law library knows that the room is little
better than an air tight box. There Is not
window in il except one In the roof, and
ventilation is out OF the question. The
same condition, and was so
used by the present judges for
about two years, when they increased the
expense OF having two windows put in the
west side OF the room. At the steps OF
the entrance to the stairway there was no
guard or railing to prevent persons from
falling In times of snow and ice, and the
present judges caused hand-rails of iron
TO be placed there for safety. There was
no way OF getting fuel, etc., into the upper
part OF the building, except TO carry the
same to the trent entrance on Tennessee
street, and up the front stairs; nor
any other means OF escape from
the building in case of fire.
The judges, for these reasons, caused
rear end OF the ball, and q means OF ele-
waiting the coal, etc, TO be used by the
,nitor. They also found it necessary to
build coal and wood-house on the alley
In the rear of the building.
When the present judges came to the
building the water necessary to supply
the wash-stsn6s, etc, was obtained from .
reservoir in the attic of the building. This
soon burst and flooded the rooms
damaging the library. To remedy
this, water was brought into the
building from the city water works. The
root of the building has been repaired and
painted and tops put on the flues to make
them carry off the smoke. Slated shut
tiers were put to the doors Of the rooms
opening into the hall as a means OF venti
lation.
3. When the building was designed
and constructed, it was intended to heat
the rooms with hot air from furnace in
the cellar, under the stairway. This, like
many of the other plans, proved sham
aud a delusion. Stoves had to be
substituted. The fues, from not
having been properly Constructed,
failed TO carry off the smoke, when stoves
OF certain patterns were used, and this
made exchanges necessary. Expensive
stoves had to be purchased for the court
room, the clerks office, library, consults-
ton and reporters rooms. Some of the
stoves in the judges rooms were adapted
To the use of wood and had to be ex
changed for coal stoves. In every instance,
however, the state was credited with the
old stove at it's value by the party fur.
nishing the new. There are in
the various rooms ten stoves besides
Sn&b III bbO o OAnCOs al vi
except that in the court room, which is
only used occasionally, are in use in cold
weather. Anthracite coal is used in the
large stoves and other kinds of coal in the
smaller ones. The bills for fuel are neces-
sarily large. When it comes to gas bills,
the amount is simply enormous. No
householder in Indianapolis need be told
Of this. The library must be kept ligh; ed
every night. The judges do much OF their
work at night, requiring the use of gas.
It is so with the clerk and reporter, whose
gas bills are charged to the court; and then
there must be light in the hall.
4. The cost OF furnishing judges cham
Der or room is shown by the followin list,
which represents what was purchased for
the chamber of Judge Osborn when he
came upen the bench: