The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-12
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
Suggestions for the Improvement o
the Plan of the Second Floor.

| suggestions for the improvement Ol
the Plan of the Second Floor.
Judge Speer has written the following
letter TO the Secretary of the Treasury rela-
tive to the plan Of the second story of the
projected government building:
CHAMBERS UNITED STATES JUDGE, |
| SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. IL, 1899.
| IT, the Honorable the Secretary Of the Treas
| ury, Washington, D. c.:
SIR am in receipt from the supervising
| architect of the treasury department, under
| cover from you, Of a copy of the plans OF the
proposed new government building at Savan-
! nah. In view Of the fact that portion of THIS
| building is intended as a permanent home TOT
the court and its officers have to submit the
| following observations in reference to the plan
! Of that portion of the building and would re-
| spectfuly ask a favorable consideration of the
| same as well by yourself, as by the supervising
| architect.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PLAN OF SECOND STORY.
I. The dimensions of the JUDGES chamber
| Q8x12) are not only insufficient, but the shape
of the room is sucl as TO make it totally UNI
suited for the purposes for which such rooms
are ordinarily used. .
2 The public water closet is placed in imme
| date proximity TO the judges chamber, where
| he must be continually reminded of its location,
not only by its noxious smells, but by the
humping, humping and gushing noises attend
ant upon its use.
3. The Judges chamber is placed in the middle
OF the building on its north front, situation
Ml len renders IL ln6 uuOSL
whole building, fact which arises from the ma
ture of our climate and local situation Dnrlng
our long hot summers unless room is so sit
uated as to catch the southeastern breezes,
which come off the ocean, it is really bat
sweltering box. This fact was probably not
made known TO the designer of the plan
4. The Il" shape given to the Offices OF the
district attorney and marshal renders those
apartments unsightly, poorly proportoned
and i'll sutei for the purpose for which they
were designed.
purposes on this floor (S.6x1O are unnecessarily
large. especially since there are water closets
provided elsewhere for the other floors.
| have the honor to transmit with TINS mod
ihcation Of the plan of this floor, which has
been drawn to meet the views of myself and
the other officers of the court, and which meets
with the approval Of the public generally, as
evidenced by the action of our grand jury.
The proposed change can be made with very
little If any additional expense. and without
altering the exterior outlines and the following
advantages WIZ be gained:
/. The objections hereinbefore mentioned to
the present plan will be abolished.
2. There is a gain of one large room.
8 The Judge and all the officers who have to
occupy quarters in the building permanently
have rooms the south side Of the building,
accessible to the prevailing southeast breezes
during the hot season, which continues Tor
many months in this latitude
4. The judge, instead OF being coOped up in
room only l. Get wide on the north side, OBJ
tains commodious quarters 2lx1913 feet, ex-
elusive OF closet room, and situate in the most
pleasant location on the floor
3. The district attorney is provided with re
ceptiOn room and an interior private Office,
which gives the advantage Of having separate
and private consultations with witnesses.
G. In fact all the officers will be more com
fOrtably situated and have more room, and yet
the whole space occupied will be the same as in
the present plan.
r. The jury room will be so located that they
can pass directly into it from the court room.
Very respectfully EMORY SPEER. Judge.