The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-26

and smoothly to their different noOrs. IN. Ing
~iont snnken Of and now in use IN tnis
building was manufactured anu eLeo 49,. "
William Fl. Birch s. Co.. 1l9 beale street.
The car is of handsome e FIitbrens SirA
brake which operates as brake mot
"nintcbl stamping the car when 1t at
taiSs sneed greater than the brake is set
for An ElithoTpe air cushion IS also
nIaced at the bottom of the shaft This Is
PI"0S obsoIute safety, as should all other
devices fail and the car should drop to the
bottom when it reaches the cushion 1t Will
ston with such ease that we're 1t loaded
with eggs and glasses OF water not an egg
would be broken or glass of water spilled
or passenger Jared.
The plumbing of a building must be of
the best and most modern Improvement. or
it is not complete. In this particular Mr..
Hale has spared no expense. The drains
are all of cast-irOn pipes. The plumb
ing is open work and there is trap for
every basin and sink. All the plumbing
has been constructed in accordance with
the rules of the Board Of Health.
The building is lighted throughout with
gas, and Is also wired for electric light. The
gas fixtures are OF elegant and handsome
design, and were supplied by Thomas Day
Il Co., DID Suffer street. They add greatly
to the aJtractiveness of the building. A
Visit to the wareTooms of this enterprsing
firm reveals all the latest designs and hand
soonest line of fixtures to lie found on the
continent.
The mantelS throughout the building are
of marble, and are chaste ana in the acme
Of taste and design. In the court-rooms,
library and clerks rooms the mantels are OF
antique oak. richly carved.
The old-established firm of Durham, Car
rigan, Hayden & Co., of II and 10 Beale
street, had the contract ior supplying all
the hardware used in the building. 1t is of
the best that could be obtained, and is of
the Bower-Bartf process and finish. 1t is
a rustless iron, keeps It's color, requires no
cleaning, aud Is especially suitable Tor public
buildings. The locks are all hand made and
of the best quality, as are the dO0r-knObS,
trimmings, escutcheons, bolts and springs.
A complete line showing all the different
finishes of this durable and handsome hard
ware can be seen at the art-roOms of this
firm.
The painting and interior decoration of
the building was done by the fav0rably
known contractor, NJ. j. Donovan, of HI
Market street. The shading and tinting is
most artistic and carefully chosen, and in
exquisite taste and keeping with the sur
roundings. Mr.. Donovan has been entrusted
with some of the largest c0ntracts-in paint
ing executed in the city, and there is but
one opinion as to the excellent and pains
taking work he performs.
Charles Dunlap had the plastering con-
tract, and an inspection of the building
proves that IL could not be surpassed, the
work being executed in his best manner and
under his personal supervision. At present
Mr.. Dunlap has the extensive contract in
his line, for the large addition to the City
Hall, and has a large force at work upon it,
The whole of the fifth story of the build
Ing and from whence it takes its name, is
occupied by the Supreme Court of the State,
and is magHifcently furnished and fitted up
into four large court-rOoms. Seven cOmmo-
dious Justices" chambers, five Commits
sioners' rooms, clerks rooms, reporters
rooms, law library and Iavatories. JUS
tice is said to be blind, but it is al
most impossible to conceive how it
can be amidst such handsome surround
ings. The complexion Of the court is
at present composed of w. II. Beattie,
Chief Justice; r. c. Harrison, J. r. Sharp
stein, T. b. Mcfarland, Van K. Patterson,
c. II. Garoutte and j. j. de Haven, Assoc
ciate Justices. The law library conta ins a