The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-28
Improvements atthe Court House-Pro.
posed Reeonstruetton OF that BuiIdinR.

Improvements tthe Court House-Pro.
posed Reconstruction OF that building.
For some yeArs the increasing business
both in the Circuit and County Courts,
and in the Commissioners office, has de-
monstrated the fact that the accommoda-
lions Of the Court House are too
circumscribed, and the further fact
that something must be done in
the matter. Yesterday while in
the Court House we happened in upon
Clerk Deiters, and Commissioners Terrell
and Schultz, who were taking an inyento-
~ Of the building, and prospecting for
something that could be adapted to the
gro wing necessities OF the county officials.
The first floor Of the Court House is occu.
pied as q court room, and by the clerks Of
the Circuit and County Courts, as offices,
and by the vaults incident 70 these affairs
as receptacles OF county records. On the
second floor OF the building We find the
Clerk OF the Commissioners Office, the
County Library and Judge Melvin's Office,
and q huge gallery surrounding three
sides OF the court room, the latter, how.
ever, Is never used, and Is OF no account.
There Is no real jury room in the build.
ing and the library room has been utilized
for long for the purpose, and when q
| Jury Is in the room no one can get into the
library. Another Inconvenience Is tina.
the Office ofthe Board OF Commissioners Is
much too small for the requirements OF
such an office, and the need OF greater &C.
commodations Is becoming daily more ap.
parent. Another thing in the way is two
courts cannot occupy the same court room
at the same time, and frequently Circuit
and County Courts meet on one day, in
which case one OF them is compelled 10
meet in some other building.
How to remedy all these things has
been q matter OF conjecture for some time,
but we think Mr.. Deiters has fixed upon q
plan by which all difficulties in this direc.
ton, for many years ahead, can be obvi.
ated. It Is this: Wall up about twenty
feet OF the western end OF the Court room,
or so far as the gallery extends in that di.
rection, change the Judges desk from the
eastern end 10 the northern end and face
the seats to the north. This will make the
Court room much more convenient and
materially aid its acoustic properties. The
space thus cut off from the western end
OF the Court room will be sufficient Tor
four large rooms, two on the first floor and
two on the second, which can be thus util.
lied: The one adjoining the library can
be used as a jury room; the library and
the room occupied by Judge Melvin can
be converted into room for the Board oil
Commissioners, and used also as q County
Court room, when necessary.
The room then created by the new wall
adjoining the room now used by the
Board OF Commissioners, will be a jury
room. while the room now occupied by the
Board OF Commissioners will be used as
Judge Melvin's room, while the one under
1t on the frst floor, will be used as Judge
Boyd's Office, and opposite to this room
on the north, will be an additional room
for the Clerk OF the County Court, which
is badly needed. "These are all the i'm.
proyements," said Mr.. Deitsrs, ''that will be
necessary Tor 90 years TO come, and 1t will
not cost more than g, 900 to make them
The matter will come before the Board
at It's next meeting, when 1t is likely defln.
lite action in the matter will be taken.