Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-05
THE FIRsT MOVE
Toward Joint Occupancy on the Part
of the County.
Architects Invited to Tender Proposals for
Plans and Specifications of the
Changes Desired - Each
End Of the Building
to be Examined.

The first tangible move on the part of the
county authorities looking to joint occupan-
cy of the Capitol building with the city was
made yesterday morning, the Committee
on Court House and Jail meeting at the
rooms of the Board Of Commissioners and
taking steps to have an architect make a
critical examination of both the north and
south wings OF the building.
When the object of the meeting had been
explained by the Chairman, Mr.. Peterson
moved that
FOUR ARCHITECTS,
namely c P. Hamilton, j. D. McFadden,
Klieves Kraft l. Co. and S. NJ Howard, be
solicited to put in bids for furnishing such
plans as may be necessary. The motion was
adopted and then, after some discussion, the
following was agreed upon as necessary
for the proper trsnaction Of the countys
business Two rooms FIR the Circuit Court,
one room for the Recorder with large fire
proof vault, well lighted and ventilated, one
room for the Clerk OF the Circuit Court.
with large fire proof vault well lighted and
ventilated, two jury rooms, two waiting
rooms, two rooms for private Offices for the
Judges of the Supreme Court, one room for
the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners,
with FIRE proof vault, one large room for
meetings of the Board of Commissioners,
two committee rooms, and one large room
for the law library. 1t was determined that
bids should close al 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of June 8th.
This allotment allowed nothing for the
offices Of the Assessor, Prosecuting Attorney
or Sheriff. none of the members OF the com,
mittee, apparently, thinking of these
VERY IMPORTANT OFFICERS.
Provision must be made for them, however
and it is probable that the successful archi
tect will be instructed to include them in
his plans.
A glance at the plan Of the north wing
Of the house suggests the following arrange
ment OF Offices, ETC.: Entering from the
north door, the private Office OF the Score
tsry Of State and the supply room, adjoining
it, might be allotted to the Prosecuting At
torney and Sheriff respectively. The Sec
rotary of States outer Office would make
admirable quarters for Clerk Hook and hi:
records. The room Just south of this, usec
BY the old iauitor would meet all the re
ouirements of the Assessor and across thu
corridor, at the north end, the Board o.
Commissioners would find
ADMIRABLE QUARTERS.
The outer office Of the Governor woulC
make a splendid apartment for the meeting
of The Board, and the Governor priyat,
office would be just the place for the clerl
of the Board and committee meetings, {
partition dividing the present apartment
into two.
Up stairs, the division Of the hall of thu
house by partition running north ant
south would make two excellent cour
rooms. The committee room IL
the northeast corner would max
one Jury room, and the document room oil
the House another, the private office of the
clerk OF the House being handed over t.
one of the Judges. The committee rooms
on the vast side of the main corridor on tn,
second floor, might be made to answer thu
purpose of the clerk of the court, neces
stating, however, the carrying up of
NEW VAULT
| from the ground line, ana theciosing up
the present committee room Just north o
the main entrance hall on the west side
| This arrangement would leave the rooms OIL
the east side of the north wing, on the sec
ond floor, unoccupied, and one could b.
given to the unprovded Judge and tn
Other utilized as a wsiiipg room.
1t seems this arrangement would be al
tended with small expense, and would tbro'
the Courts, Judges and Clerk, the Board o
Commissioners ,ommittee rooms, meeting
room and clerks Office, and the Sheriff an
Prosecuting Attorney in convenient an
compact groups, thus expediting publ
business in no small way. The third storl
of course, would be used for library pul
poses, and the two small apartments o
that floor could be made into snug room
for the convenience of lawyers, officers an
Others consulting authorities.
TIE heaviest