The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
THE CITY HALL,
The New Building will be Ready for
Occupancy In Three Days.
A Brief Description Of an Enterprise
Which Deserves Much Credit.
Mayor Owsley and Alderman
McMurphy.

Aug. let workmen began excavate
ing for the new City Hall. The sit
chosen wal West Park street adjoin
ing Renshaw's Opera House, west.
Messrs Steel and Sutton had th;
contract for the masonry work ant
on Oct. 18th began laying the brick
for the new structure.
Joseph Grenor received the con
tract for the wood work and from
the time he took possession haf
pushed the work rapidly and in most
excellent style. The entire building
has been erected and completed in q
remarkably short space of time and
to-day is q lasting monument to the
enterprise and business tactics OF
Messrs.
OwsLEY AND McMURPHY
who were chosen as q committee to
supervise the entire WORK. Both
gentlemen favored the project against
much opposition and have carried
out their plans and furnished the city
with q substantial edifice which an.
swers the purpose Of court room,
hose house and Jail. The economy
of the move was commendable for the
many valuable reasons which might
be given and which are potent to any
clear-sighted person.. The great saw
ing in rent alone waa an item in
economy which was taken into con-
sideration.
THE JAIL
is in the basement and reached by a
flight of steps from the inside of the
first story. It is 22x72 feet, and at
the foot of the stairs and in the north
west corner a large cross-bar cage
made of 2x4 scantllng has been tenn
porarily erected. Two windows seven
feet in height furnish light, and q
door opens into the backyard where
q vault and out-houses are to be
erected, and around which will be
built a smooth fence IL feet high.
THE HOSE ROOM
occupies the entire first floor, and is
entered by large folding doors. The
hallway and stairs leading to the
upper story occupy nearly 81 feet IN
,ne corner. On the west side q larse
drain with 4 inch side, A
nch bottom and So feet long has O3en
astened to the wall. This will be
lsed for stretching and drying the
lose belonging to the five different
ARTS of the Butte fire department.
Two large windows and a door open
n the south or rear where q platform
md flight of outside stairs WILSON be
rected In order that the courtroom
nd jail may be of more easy and con-
'enient access to each other.
THE COURT ROOM
8 gained by the stairway next to the
)pera House, at the head of which
re- four doors, the ones on the left
eing double folding doors, to be
sed by psople In the Renshaw build
az In case of fire or at the close of
elformances. The door on the right
nters a five foot hallway, passing by
be jury room, which is 10x20 feet to
he city attorneys Office in front,
'hich ia 12x22 feets and lighted by
1ree large windows.
The door Immediately facing the
cad of the main stairs enters d.
sctly into the court room, which is
2x4O feet and lighted by two large
'indows in the south end. A door
I the southeast corner connects with
le outside stairs. ,
The judges desk will occupy the
ruth end between the windows and
railing be run across the center of
room, thus separating the cour
ON the spectators. 1
Tho from IN tho hol1 .<O~.r r,h,oh