Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-28
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Ksnnebec county building, since changed
and sdaed 10, sSs erected in 1929 snd
occupied for he frat time !, June Is3o.
In 1884 ,'hss part which frorts State
street vss built. Nov the work
Of building corresponding wings on
the rear of the builing has been
begun. Bark in 1913 the frat county build
ing s.s e. &c ID on the southwest corner Of
the 10. on -bieh the Curt House nov
stands. Til this was completed, ssys
NortL's U.s;cfy. the recoids ~ere kept in
the vosdsn Court House. This new build
ing vs.. 'upposea to be areproof but when
il vas finally tora down il Vas found tina,
the brick flooring and covering to the
vsu..s rested o1 wooden flooring and
had the building burned, the vaults and
valuable papers contained therein would
have been destroyed.
Old residents are familiar with the lis
try Of curt houses in this county, how
the frat court house was erected In N.rief
sq1sre in 1870, cppesife the pisoe there
tie Old Journal sfhes stood. Ia 1901 a
rev coprt houss Wa built on the si,e Of
the pressHt jail. Tits vas described a. 4
c9mmo3ious building which served tie
c5uEtys prrp ,ses we'll for nearly thirty
years.
The ore which vas bull. In 1929 and nov
forms he main part Of the present court
bailiirg vas 30 fee. by GO AID 30 feet in
hight The tower in which vas the bell
W.. built outside the building proper and 10
said TO have caused many fscet.ous COM
ments d.. Cochrsne Of Monmouth and
one Of the county commissioners was Tie
sgpern.sndeat Of instruc,ion. lie wss the
grandfather Of Maj J II Cochrsne the
architect Of the plsns for the Few extension
the folio ~irg description Of which he kind
ly consented to furnish the JOURNAL
The new addition is to be Of granite
II
structure il will be plain and in strict bar
mony With the old building-extendtn2t 60
feet further en- Peiham s.: than The pres
INT year annex, is will measure at sroupd
line 70 #, inches on that street By 20 f. |
inches on Winthrop St . and be three
stories in height With psdimenE ends facif
Court and winthrop stress A tall and |
somewhat ornate chimney shaft will be |
built in the Salis at the Court 81. end to be |
util ID =. the lus frCm boiler house, TO |
be prec;ed hereafter or the Court House |
gtcu1ts tossfd tn jdl; the Intention |
being TO heat byth the county bui di7gs by |
siag!e system Of boilers 50 located. and !
Thus largely reduce the cost OF fuel and |
labor In running fires. In the basement |
story Which is9 it, 6 riches Ia height in |
the clear, will be placed capacions FIRE |
proof vault the entire width Of the build |
iGg and 'xtending nearly 30 fl. Of its
lstgh. This vault, probably the large 81
Of its kihd in the State, will by means Of |
doub dead air spaces in its walls, fl lor and |
covering. be ss secure from dampness IS
from FIRE; ufd'r drainage in the Earth BE- |
low is being also provided. II ia to be |
used asa general storage vault for such |
excess Of the county records, etc as may |
accumulate beyond the capacity Of this |
other vaults In the building. At the opp1.
siie end OF the extension, to~ard Court
street, will be placed the public closets
which will be so isolated and ventilated ~
to prevent foul air from reaching the apart
ments above. The present stairs to the
base ment will be removed and the SPACE
occupied by il made storage closet for the
j4nitor's use. A new stair to the basement |
will be placed u0der that leading from the
Fl, a+ . ind.
this floor st ;hs south or Court street end
will be located new office for tbs county
treasurer, lJft., 4 ia. by Is #, 10 |
In. in size, lighted by three win
dows and having corner mantle for
open fires A corridor Of IL #. in
length by f.. width extends to the treas
urer's office from the central stair hall with
door opening to the janitor's room on the
left and TO the probate court room on the
right. The jsnilor's room adjoining the
ueasurer's iii e. ia IL # In. by 10 IT,, 4in
in size and is lighted by double or mul-
honed window, #. in width. The central
stair hail from which extend the stairs
to basement and second story before
referred to, il spacious In dimensions.
beng nearly l7xl9 feet square, and is
lighted by broad mullioned windows 30
placed IS to light the full length of the
present central corridor clear to its entrance
from State street. aud TO improve the coz
riior. The existing wall each side OF the
entrance to the present ladies' waiting room
will be taken away. giving the former full
IL feet in width .. its junction with the
stair hall At the Winthrop street end and
entered directly from the hall will be the
county commissioners room Of Is f.,
10 in. by 20 #, in. in sizs,
lighted by three single windows snd
half Of one Of the rear mullioDed windows
The design for this apart nent shoxs deep
closet for storage Of stationery and blAnts
and a breast msntie at the east side wal.
The room now in use by the county com
missioners will be made ladies' waiting
room ard be provided with lsvstOry aid
toilet arrangements in space partitioned
CT from the east side, portion Of which
isslso sssig ned IS gentleman lsvstory AID
reached by door from the ceu,rsl corridor.
The height Of the new rooms on the first
floor will be l2 feet in the clear. A nev
room ard vault IL now in course of cor
sruction for use Of the probate court
thi. apartment formerly ths Grand Jury
room IL 81 feet in length and Is lighted by
three windows on the south side. The pres
ant window st its rear end will be converted
into door passage entering the new co'r-
dor between the central stair hall and tho
isnitors and treasures offices. The probate
vault is solidy constructed sni has the
same system Of dead Air space described ia
the general Storage vault Of the basement
The Grand Jury will be assigned to the old
probate court room which will be divide'
into two apartments measuring l6 by q
feet ard 10 by l6 feet respectively; thr
same to communicate with each other by
double doors. No change is to be made
the offices of the clerk of courts and
register Of deeds except that tie vsuls
o: the latter offic is 10 be enlarged to double
its present capacity by removal Of the wall
which separates it from the vault nov u'sd
by the register OF probate. In the second
st5ry of the extension 10 to be 8 new law
library room 10 by 20 feet, facing Court
and Perhsm streets. lighted by four vindoss
snd extending from both the court room
aud = new CORR 'or leading to the judges
chamber and upper stair hall. Two cham
bsrs for the judges are provided. one OF
IL l01l3 directly in rear of the court
loom rostrum and the other of l4xl9 fee,
at the end facing Winthrop street.-the lat
ter apartment has direct connection with
the court room and is to be used as 8 jary
room when desired for that purpose. Law
stories, csc are provided for both spsrs-
ments. There are nine windows IN this