The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-15
A CREDIT TO TEE CITY
Handsome New Station
House in the Second
Precinct.
ALL LATEST IMPROVEMENTS.
Lots of Accommodations for the
officers and Improved Cells
for Prisoners.

The new Second Precinct Station
House will be ready for occupancy by
December 15. Wotkmen are busy fitting
up the interior and erecting the brown
stone stoop that will lead up to the main
entrance. The building would ornament
any section of the city. 1t is planted in
the last of row of brick dwelling houses
and ornaments the entire block on the
south side of Seventh street between Erie
and Grove. The front is an architectural
gem of the Corinthian pattern. 1t is
three stories and an attic high, Phila.
delphia brick. copiously trimmed wit
Belleville brown stone and Amboy gray
brick and further ornamented with de-
signs in terra Gotta. A square tower with
peaked slate roof and faced with large
clock rises from the centre OF the front
above the surrounding buildings. and
each end of the front assumes tower
like shape with a coping of brown stone.
The first aud third row of windows in
the front are arched, as are also the main
entrance at the west end and the stable
entrance at the east end The two centre
columns of windows are double.
The main entrauce from the street
leads direct into large room wherein
will be located the sergeant's desk,
rallied off in the usual manner. To the
east of this room are located two private
rooms with bath and toilet rooms adj
jacent. The private rooms will be for
the occupancy of the captain. In the
rear of the main room is located the
patrolmen's sitting room.
IMPROVED CELLS.
Through short passage leading direct
from the main room the cell corridor is
reached. II is of cement flooring and
surrounds twelve iron cells of the most
improved pattern. A large stable and
house for the patrol wagon is in the rear
of the cell corridors. The patrol wagon
will reach the street through a court
yard and thence through a drive way
emerging from the front of the building.
A wide stairway with one turn leads
from the main room on the first floor, to
wide hallway running east and west on
the second floor. No one can pass up or
down these steps without being seen by
the sergeant at the desk. Overlooking
the street are four rooms of ordinary size
and we'll lighted. Two of these will be
occupied by the sergeants, and the other
two will be known as the Commissioners
rooms. Ga the south side of the hall
way are located three dormitories, each
provided with sixteen lockers. At
some future time these dormitories will
be furnished with cots. The three rooms
in front have bath and toilet rooms adja-
cent AnOIileF QOrlnlCOFy VIII SlAUeeu
lockers is also located iu the front on the
third floor The four provides accoWmo-
dations for sixty-four patrolmen. South
of the main halfway is a drill room 50x3S
feet, with thirteen windows. The east
end of the hallway on this floor leads ITO
an apartment in which are located two
more bath rooms and row of stationary
wash stands.
A DRYING ROOM.
Above is the attic, which will be used
exclusively as drying room, where
patrolmen who come off post during
rain storm may dry their uniforms. The
entire basement will be used as a fur
mace and boiler room, and for storing
away fuel. The building will be heated
by steam, and the radiators are
already in place. The front portion
of the building covers two lots and the
rear extends back ninety-three feet. The
cost of the building is nearly $35, 900. l..
H. Giele is the architect, Neil Campbell
contractor for the mason work, Warren
& Mahoney contractors for the carpen-
tering, and Terry Mcdonald has faith
fully inspected the work of erecting the
structure from the foundation to the
roof