The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-15
KELLY SAYS 1t is A DAISY.
New Second Precinct Station House
Nearly Ready for Use.
"Oh, she's a dalsyw


And Terry chipped away with his
chisel on fancy little piece of bricka-
brack that is to ornament some portion
of the Main Room in the new Second Po-
lice Precinct Station House in Second
street, when lcalled there few days ago.
Not that Terry-''Terry Mcdonald, If you
pieasel"-is obliged to carve out bricabrac
in connection with his duties as Inspec-
tor Of the work of constructing the
handsome new edifice. But Terry has an
eye for beauty. and can lend hand auy..
where in the construction of
to gliding. weather wane.
eyes, sir, she's daisyi"
"She's model station house." said
Police Officer Kelly, as we entered what
will within few days become the cap
tain'S new quarters.
not yet been put on. In some of the Of
f1cers' quarters on the second floor, and
the captains private rooms on the first
floor in the rear of the sergeant's desk
and telephone room, carpets have been
laid.
The Sunday edition of THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS of November Is. published de-
scription of the new building. That was
the building on paper Now the accom-
plished fact IS before the public. Briefly
described exterio"ly, the building, stand
ing in the centre OF row OF brick resi-
dences on the south side of Seventh street,
between Grove and Erie streets, is an
architectural gem, of a Corinthian pattern,
that, as centre-piece, ornaments
the entire block. 1t has three
stories and an attic. Its froth
is an artistic design In Philadelphia
brick, Amboy gray bricks, Belleville
brownstone, and terra Gotta. The lower
n, fh q n vUin f,f ho
arched. From the centre of the front
rises peaked tower faced at the base
with clock. On each end of the front
are what appear to be square towers with
brownstone coping Since the former
description was published the sergeants'
telephone room has been partitioned off
from the main room, and the sergeants'
desk erected by Dunn. 1t is of stained
oak, and all the furniture throughout the
house will match 1t, except, of course, the
twelve iron cells, of the most improved
pattern, and surrounded by corridors
with cement flooring, which are accessi-
BILE from the main room through a short
but wide hallway leading to the rear.
The patrolmens' sitting-room is In the
rear of the main room. 1t was packed
with stained oak chairs, polished oak
tables. and luxurious leather covered
divans of ample dimensions.
The stable in the rear of the building is
the new patrol wagon, which will soon
be ready. Access therefrom TO the street
Is gained through wide area-way and
through an arch at the east end of the
front part of the structure. This arch
way and the brownstone stoop. fanked
by green lamps held by graceful iron
standards, contribute intellectually to
the front appearance of the building.
A wide flight of steps leads up with one
turn from the main room to the second
floor, where, on one side Of the hallway
overlooking the street, are located the
peted with Turkish velvet OF elaborate
design, and two rooms for the Sergeants.
also neatly carpeted. Detective Clark
will also occupy one of these rooms. On
the other side of the hallway are located
three dormitories with sixteen lockers
each. They will not at present be fur
nshed with cots. The front rooms are
Another dormitory takes up nearly all
the north side of the hallway. The build
ing will accommodate over sixtv officers.
On the south side of the hallway is
located a drill-room, 50x38 feet, with
thirteen windows. On the same floor, at
the end OF the hallway, are toilet room
for the sergeants and another, with four
stationery marble-toD wash-stands, for
the use of the patrolmen. The attic
above will be used as a driving room,
where policemen who have been out in
the rain may dry their clothes. The
building will be heated by steam, tine
furnaces and boilers for which are located
in the basement.
The building covers two lots, with the
exception of three feet in the rear, and
cost nearly $4,000. Architect Giele de-
signed the building, Neil Campbell did
the mason work. ard Warren & Mahoney
the carpentering. The opening of the
building will be celebrated with due
eclat, says President Feeney, of the
Police Board.