Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-14

at last In readiness Tor the
reception of the County
Government, after more
N than eight months of in
cessant labor and the eN-
penditure of over $50, 900. All last night
work proceeded rapidly, and all day to-
day the edifce will echo to 1.-THE busy notes
of preparation" so that by the time the
hour for opening business tomorrow
morning rolls around, the building will be
ready for use. There will, however, be q
number of odds and ends of work to finish
upduring the coming week, and it Is
probable the finishing touches will not be
put on before next Saturday night.
The work of transforming the old quar-
tiers of the State government into a COur
House has been q tedious and costly one,
but the citizens of the county have the
satisfaction of knowing the matters set
forth in the contracts have been faithfully
carried out, and that we now have a
building which is an ornament and credit
to the city, and of which everyone can
feel Justly proud.
Yesterday afternoon, although it had
been announced hat the public opening
of the Court House would be changed to q
future time, owing to the very Indictment
weather, many ladies and gentlemen called
and were cOurteously shown through the
various apartments by members OF the
Board of Commissioners and Others IN
authority, and all left much gratiiied at
the exhibit made. Tomorrow,
it is expected, many others
will be drawn thither, and, indeed, IN
thing of n rush may be looked for during
the ensuing week, and the officers will
have their hands full in attending to the
countless inquiries and in acknowledging
the congratulations sure to be showered
upon them.
There has been something OF a rivaly be-
tween two or three of the officers rs to
which should get his quarter in order first,
and the hOnOrs fell easily TO County Clerk
George Hook, who had his office III conf
plete order at s o'clock last evening and
transacted the first county business under
the new shelter in issuing q marriage IL
cense to a sOOn-tO-be happy couple. Clerk
Mitchell, of the Circuit Court, is not far
behind his competitor, while the
private looms of Judge Boyd and Judge
Jacob. OH the third floor, are quite ready
for occupancy. Last night the work OF
moving down from the old Court House
was about completed, but formal posses
sion of the new building will not be taken
until tomorrow morning, when the fol-
lowing programme will be observed: The
members of the Board of Commissioners
and the other officers of the county will
meet at the old Court House at 5 O'Clock
in the morning, when the members of the
Board will be presented with handsomely
turned and engraved canes, made from
walnut wood taken from the old
building. These sticks are donated
by Mr.. Charles i. Hamilton, the architect,
and will make handsome and useful
souvenirs of the occasion. The officials
will then form in line, and headed by u
brass band, they will march with solemn
and majestic mein down to the new ediiice.
Arriving at the Court House, Architect
Hamilton will formally deliver the build
ing to the Building Committee, which in
turn will assign each of the officers to his
new quarters and then resign the charge
of the house into the hands of the full
Board of Commissioners, which will ut
once meet for the transaction of business.
There will doubtless be- large number Of
citizens on hand, and the occasion will be
one of general rejoicing.
When the Board of Commissioners finally
decided to make 4 venture from the old
| Court House to the new one, after months
of wrangling, the matter of construction
was placed in the hands of u Building
Committee, composed of MesSIs. Louis Del
brugge, W. F. Peterson, Jonas Picket, Geo.
Woods and NJ. Stein. The committee or
ganized by electing Mr.. Delbrugge chair
man, and then selected Mr.. G. +. Hamil-
ton rs architect, who in due course of time,
submitted plans and specifications.
These being approved, proposals for the
remOdeling OF the building were invited,
and the contract was awarded TO the firm
of Kleivis, Kraft q Co, on the eighth
of last March. The wOrI H',h..' CIava
ing the interior was at once w. y vii
the intervening months have been de-
voted to the work of reconstruction.
This firm did the carpenter
NOTk luSulSelNeS, anu Sub-lCt
the other work as follows: StOnework, to
SCHEDULE & Lott; brickwork, Carl Hamil-
ton; plastering, G. w. Baggs; painting,
c. kerner; wrought iron and steel beams,
Carnegie Il Co, Pittsburg; cast iron work,
Il. Fisher & Son; tileing, Pittsburg Tile
Company. The total Of kleins, Kraft u
Co. s work will amount to about Sl9,OO u
The plumbing contract was awarded by
the Board to Mr.. Oscar Secly, who has
for months had 4 large force at
work Oh his portion Of the job.
All the old plumbing work has been
torn II and ~rearranged and renewed, the
job being a very heavy one. This con-
tract will cost the county about 81 800. The
vault doors, fire proof shutters, and other
work of that sort was let to the Barnes
Safe and Lock Company, and their bill
will be in the neighborhood of $500.
The fitting up of the interior OF the fire
proof vaults was awarded to SChlich IL
Field, of Rochester n. y, they furnishing
Z. 900 United States document files, at a
cost OF 81, 800.
The painting of the exterior of the build
ing was done by Harry Smith, and cost
about s.. POO, of which the city pays one
hall.
The chairs for the Court room and Com.
miSsiOner's room were furnished by the
Andrews Company, of New York and
Chicago, and cost abOut 81, 900.
The examining tables, cases, etc, in the
fre-prOOf vaults, are the work Of POgue &
Jones, of this city, and cost about 500.
The counters and desks in the offices of
the County and Circuit Clerks, in the
Sherif's Office, and in the office of the
Clerk of the Board of Commissioners were
built by F. c. Arbenz & Co., of solid
walnut and ash, finely finished, and cost
about $5O0in the aggregate. The carpets
and window shades and arm chairs were
also furnished by this firm. Over twelve
hundred yards OF the best Bigelow body
brussels was put down on the floors, at a
cost of 81. 10 per yard.
The linoleum contract was awarded to