The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-05-06
THE NEW COURT HOUSE.
Mexican & Cairns, of st. Louis,
Finally Selected as the
Architects.
A Brief Description Of the New
Temple Of Justice as
Contemplated.

For the past three days the county court
has been engaged in examining plans for
the new court house, and at late hour
last evening, the court announced that the
plans of Mexican & Cairns, of St. Louis.
had been accepted. The court and the adj
visory board were detained several hours
yesterday on account of the non arrival OF
Judge Perdue, who was unable to reach the
city on account of the wsshout on the
K. d L. 1t was very generally conceded,
however, that Mexican IL Cairns would be
the fortunate ones among the various skill
ed architects presenting plans, and hence
the announcement made of the decision OF
the board WAS received rather as a mat
ter of course.
A BAZoo reporter sought Mr.. Mexican
AS soon AS the decision had been made
known and obtained brief description OF
the prospective court house.
THE EXTERIOR
The style OF the building will be of the
latest style of French architecture, con-
structed of faced stone. The dimensions
l99ixl35 #. Height, 164s #. to top of dome
The building will be surmounted by a
dome thirty feet square at the base and
l08 feet high 10 the center of the clock dial
of which there will be one on each of the
four sides. The dome will be supported by
masonry from the ground to the entire
top and will be open in the
interior to a heighth of about 100 feet
which is reached by an easy stairway, and
from which an excellent view of the city
can be obtained.
The facing stone of which the building
will be constructed, will be. backed up with
brick walls.
There will be a two story portico on the
Ohio and Lamine street sides, and one
story portico on the Fourth and Fifth
street sides, with CoriDthian columns and
carved capitols of stone.
The roof will be covered with slate with
ornamented iron cresting on top. There
will be a Pavilion twenty feet square at
each of the four corners with mansard ROOF
extending above the roof of the maih build
Ing.
THB INTERIOR.
The first floor will contain a hall run
ing east and west and north and south
twelve feet wide. The floor will be laid
In marble tile.
The county clerks Office will consist of
a business Office 22x3S. with a work room
14xl6.
The county court room will be 1Sx24,
with consultation room connected.
The county collectors Office will BE-
16x244.
The recorders Office will be 22x3S and
work room l4xl6, with vault for records,
lSx24
The treasurer's office will be 16x244
The circuit clerks Office will be the
same size as the recorders, with yanlt of
similar size.
The probate court room will be 22x3O;
judges room, 14lx15.
The assessors and surveyors offices will
each be 12x24.
On this floor will be located the water
closets, etc.
THE SECOND FLOOR.
On this floor will BE- located two court
rooms. One will be 46x50, and will have
adjoining it petit and grand jury rooms,
consultation and retiring rooms
and judges retiring room.
The other court room will be 56x90, and
will have adjoining il consultation rooms
TO- il :es -uG 'torneys.
ia. &c .:,' { the ceiling for the larg-
p, cc..itTUUni - 24 feet and OF the smaller
l4t feet.
The county court will convene this
when the matter of selecting a
local superintendent, advertising for con-
tractors according TO the plans select
81, and other matters will be considered.
Ii is understood that there are quite a. num-
Ger of candidates for the position of local
prominent among whom is
Mr.. Stewart, the gentleman who superin-
ended the building of Woods opera house.
NOTES
The building will be heated by steam.
The heighth Of the first story will be i5I
eet from floor 10 floor.
All of the rooms in the building
will be provided with fire CRATES
The court room will be ventilated by
arge vent ducts with steam coil placed in
hem.
The first and second story floors will
nave iron joists with brick arches between
hem for the entire floor.
The vaults in the building will have
10 wood work. The door and window cases
are of iron with iron shutters and double
ron doors.
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