The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-01

circular adopted ny lle toilini.'Vc' o'o
copy of which together with such sugges-
tions as the committee deemed aGVlsaDie,
beng sept TO each architect. The SAID
circular is hpreuuto annexed and made a
part of this report:
La sale Comfy Court House and jan
Building Committee. Secretary once,
PERU H.. oct. i6, 1880.
DEAR SIR: | am instructed by the com
mittet. to communicate 10 you that you
have been chosen rs one OF six architects
who are requested by the committee to
compete for plans for courthouse and
jail for La Sale county. Should you
wish 10 compete the extracts from the
records of the meeting OF the committee
on The 10 II and l4th inst. which you Will
notice below. will be of interest to you.
If Won do not wish To compete please in
form me of the fact immediately.
Respectfully yours.
III BELLINGHAUSEN,
Secretary.
Resolution adopted:
Te>OIrtd. That this committee invite
six architects. to he hereafter chosen, to
cumpetc for plans for court house and
jail. each competitor to submit plan for
court. house and Jail separately. The
committee to have the right TO accept any
c,mletitor's plan for both courthouse
and iail or TO accept any competitor S
pIau for either courthouse or Jail sepa-
lately. The unsuccessful competitors
whose plans for either building are not
accepted 10y the committee, are to receive
one h ndled dollars as a remuneration
for their services. and all unsuccessful
competitors to have the right to withdraw
their plans and all papers pertaining to
the same.
SeIeciion # .A,chiteds-Th committee
a. a h1, tlIl Inv N u al
who will he invited to compete, viz:
N.Ssrs. Randall. Placey, Furness, Beers,
Wilcox and WilIett.
Time far submitting pldns.-Ihe com
miltre require that plans shall be submit
ted on or before the 2Sth day of NoVrm
Der rpXt. on which day the committee
will t,e in session in Ottawa, Ill.
s,ugges ions Of the committee for plans
for the courthouse: =.
L0cntlOn. The court house isto he bnilt
or the house square IN the city OF
Ottawa. H.. which square is 3UO feet
long north and south and 50 feet VIDE
east and west. On each side of the
square are public streets. and across the
streets in each direction are business
blocks. The names Of the streets sur
rounding the square are rs follows: On
the north Madison street, on The east
Court street, on the south Main street,
and on the west La Sale street.
FOupddt;On.-FOunda walls to be
laid down TO the rock, "a depth OF about
nire feet.
Fronts East and west fronts to come
to the sidewalks. North and south
fronts to have porticOs.
Dome.-The architects are instructed to
omit dome for the court. house.
Building Muter'als.-The courthouse
no N a
at present advised. favor zinc for roofing
material. and galvanized iron cornices.
INSIDE ARRANGEMENT.
Basement StO,y.-Otfices for county
treasurer. sheriff, surveyor. supt. OF
schools, prosecuting attorney and county
agent. Also supervisors room, large
enough for fifty memhers-if space
enough is left after providing tor these
offices. The sheriff and treasurer's office
to have private apartments.
FIRST lStory-Large and commodions
offices for the county clerk, circnlt clerk,
recorder and probate judge. all to have
private apartments. This and the base
ment story to be absolutely fire proof.
Second SfOru.-Three cOut-roomS. grand
and petit jury rooms. sher1ff's private
office. jndges retiring rooms and retiring
rooms for counsel. The committee are
not in favor of any large court rooms.
Heating 0nd Tenrildtion.-Th archi-
tects to make an estimate of the differ
enre i'm cost to arrange for the heating
with steam or hot air, and if with steam,
the boiler house to be located on Jail lot
$50 feet north of courthouse. The com
mittee want the best system of ventila-
ton. The building is to be lighted with
gas and attention is called to the neces-
sity of a reservoir from which to derive
supply of water. .
Cost-The cost of building to be I'm.
tied to $4,000. and in no case to exceed
100000. This amount not to include
cost nf heating nor furniture.
Suggestions of the committee for plans
for Jail:
Location. Jail is to be built on a
lot fronting 100 feet east on Columbus
street and 1929 feet north on Jackson
street. The Jail is to front on Columbus
street. Building material same as court
house.
Foundation foundation walls to
be laid down to the rock-a depth of
about five feet.
INSIDE ARRANGEMENT.
The committee favor the general plan
that the sheriff's residence shall be in
front and the Jail proper in the rear of
the building. with hall way between
the two. There are to be accommoda-
tions for about As prisoners. and attention
is called to the statutes requiring sepa-
ration Of the different classes of prison
ers: alsoto the necessity of reservoir,
bathrooms, &c.
Ceus-Cells to be Of iron and steel,
and of the most approved kind, three
fourths 10 be double and one-fourth sim
gle. Heat and ventilation same as court
house.
tost.-The limit to the cost to be 500
600.
RemdrkS.-The above suggestions are
intended as giving the architects an idea
of the kind and class of buildings want
ed. and many of them are not intended
as instructions to the architect. but only
rejecting the views of the committee as
at present advised. Where in the opin
ion of the architects the committee are
at fault, they Will OF course exercise their
own judgment.