The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26
OUR COURT q
Maen1noent Structure Built
Upon q Commanding
Emihence.
massive Proportions and Ornara
Architectural DESIGN.
Tie Probable Cost.

NOW that the excavations have
oeen made for the foundations. the
contract let for the MASONRY work
on foundation and basement
and every department of the
enterprise is being pushed vio.
orously forward. somethino about tx
new court house will be of interest tn
the public. The site selected for the
STRUCTURE on west Granite street, is
one o tne most commanding within
tne city limits; and built upon it's
eulinence, the massive proportions of
sne capitol building will real them
selves above the entire CITY
70 the east, west and south:
the city being upon lower ground in
each of these directions. The ground
plan OF the main building will have
. frontage of SO feet and will be 1O4
feet deep. Adjoining the Main build
ing on the north is a lobby 2Ox28 feet.
conn Getting with the Jail building
which is 35x46 feet on the ground
making the total dimensions 80 by
167 feet. The first story will have
q sixteen foot ceiling; the Sec
ond, upon which is located the
court room, will be 20 feet between
no0r and ceiling. The height from
the ground to the roof will be Is
feet, and to tho top of the cupola 125 |
feet. The architectural design of the |
structure fs--composite and combines
features of the French, Doric and
Corinthian schools. The Basement.
which will be IL feet above the
ground al. the front, will be of tool
cut granite and will give the build
ing q massive appearance. Above
the basement the material used
will be brick. The main entrance
will be approached by a wide fight
stone steps, surmOunted by a
formed of iron pillars, SUD-
porting an ornate balcony. The
iron roof will be fiat, with
q steep pitch at the sizes giving it
something of a mansard appearance,
and will be surmounted on the front
by an exceedingly graceful and
dome or cupOla, which will be
furnished with q colossal clock, hav-
Ing q dial upon each of the four
sides of the dome. The cornices will
be of galvanized iron and pedment
nnlsh. The windows of the first
story will have segment tops and
hose of the second story circular.
The interior is arranged with special
reference to the convenience of the
officers, and after the latest
approved plans. Ascending the
stone steps in front, passing
beneath the colorado, and entering
ne main entrance. one would
ind himself in a spacious hall, from
he centre of which a wide flight of
tairs leads to the second floor. On I
he west side of the hall are arranged
n the order named, commencing at
he front, the offices of the comfy
reasurer, sheriff, probate judge and
.hool superintendent. on the east
in the same order, county clerk ,
nd recorder, assessor and collector l
Id surveyor. Following the hall to {
he rear, the lobby is reached, where !!
re situated bath and retiring rooms. !
'assing through the lobby into the 9
rst floor of the Jail building, on
ether side of a hall are arranged the I
office, deputy's and stewards {
|eeping apartments, dining room 8
nd kitchen. Returning to the '
lain hall, and ascending the long 8
light of stairs to the second floor, '
ne visitor finds himself in ,
wide and spacious corridor, 3
18th a rotunda, lighted from :
bove in the center; on either side of .
he corridor, is q court room, 324 by y
feet in size. AT the south or front . /!
nd of the corridor are the II
fices of the clerk of the 3 |:
court, the district attorney !,
nd the law library room. The rear = =
north end of the corridor opens q
ito a hall which leads to the Jail. !,
ne side Of this hall is occupied by "
le jury room and the other by q pri- =
ate Office. The Jail has eight steel q
ad cells in the centre of !.
le building, surrounded upon every "
de by corridors with iron floors. -
AIKEN as a whole the building will q
, an ornament to the city, and much
le largest, most complete and inn
,sing public structure in the Terri
~; and will compare favorably fir
it'll the most extensive county n,
lildings on the Pacific coast. As y
the probable cost of the build g,
g, it is understood that Architect ia
r. Roberts who has been ap- m
'inted supervising architect, esti- b,
that $64, 900 will cover the en- al
e expense. County Commissioner S,
lck some time since informed a W
INEK reporter that the court house Of
ould cost much less than SIS ,0OO." th
is understood that these figures in fir
lde the purchase of the site for M
hich $4,000 was paid. It is to be re
ped that Silver Bow County W
ay congratulate herself upon ca
wing the county finances in the til
Inds OF q board Of county commits sb
,ners, who are too thoroughly "
Isiness men to commit the mistake m
mmon in similar public enter II
ises, of falling far short of the &C. tn
al cost, in their original estimates. ht
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