Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-29

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Csust Hoass sad cosSespepdiss With the
front portion Of the bulldog.
Psesisg 61vn into the hassmsu. nv The
Cd sssiss thss have net been removed o. n.
nsdslie, ons coues 10 the lsrss storns.
vss's o. the left This IL . strouaiy buiI,
sd 1ssproof vsnis calculsssd 70 hold .hs
Sscoses intact shoaid the coass Hou,e b.
essssaed. The e'msn,iots Of s5i. ara
t5z9s and ths wallis With The cir sp.c,s On
the sides sss With the walls Of the b,ildlns
ssoa: four fest thick. Il hes one window
on the north side. This vault viii be
chiefly devoted to keeping the Old record,
sPsa he clerk Of courts ssd probate
enacss. Papers sitter they becoms between
forty and nffy Jears Of age are seide N
eessuissd sni will be nisd il this place
whore thsy will BE- easy Of scsess. Ga the
night snd in tbs southern part Of the base
nsns 10 large rsom that will be devoted
for DE present to storage purposes.
II instead Of going down inso the base
ns0t the visitor goes right 90 into the new
pHs he comes to the iren stairway leading
10 the upper story. To the lef. Of this,
TIE north room 10 tbs addition, 10 to be de-
voted 10 The uses Of the coun.y commission
sfs. Their old room has been made into
isdiss room which IL 6ss<d up Hastily s,d
vfy COMMERCIALLY. This nov room for tbs
County commission 10 lighted by four win
eovs. Is 10 flushed in oak with . large
fireplace having IN oak mantle, handsomely
carved and tiled hearth the siss Of the
room !, 1894. Coming ous and crossing
the hallway to tho ssu,hsfa portion Of the
adiitI'n ons c,mss f,st 10 the jsnisor .
ssom on the left. The dimensions Of this
are 1913 Just beyond thi, and 10 the
sunny, or southern end % the addition 10
shs room set apsri for the use Of the county
treasurer. Thisis veil Bgh'sd and iaishsd
10 osk. Ice dimensions are I5ri9.
The new addition sb,u, the stsirs in the
new part 10 Gbou. 1915 feet going up the
stairs The frs. room reached 10 that in
the north end and over The COMMITS ,ners'
department below. This Is lifted up for
the room to be used BY the Judges Of the
6nptsma Court. II 10 handsomely finished
Ia oak and h. three large windows. Il
this there 10 = large fireplace with ., ele-
asnsly carved oak mattel SD bevelled
plate glass mirror. Passing out of this
AMI going along ihs corridor the next
the superior court Judge 10 to h.vs his
hssdauaftsrs. This will be when sli dec
Grated nice. cosy tfii:e. Beyond In the
south end and over the ,rsasuref's ofIics 10
the large. we'll lighted room set spart for
the new library. This will b. . much
more superior place for keeping the library
than the old room that will properly be
nssd - An ante room or lobby. New
wooden eases will soon be placed
In the new library room which has high
ceiling and wooden cornioss.
The people are quite familiar with the
other changes that have been made in the
old building daring the year. The probate
office has been set apart for The sraad jury
room, the probate court. nov sitting In the
large room on the south side Of the main
part Of The building and whore the grand
jury room WAS formerly located. Connect.
ing With this ew probate ofiics hne vanls
l51i7 has been built during the year.
The work on ths sdditIon was began last
April. Mr. II. o. Nichols built the foan-
dssions and ug to the street d ,or. M. c
Foster & Son Of Wae,ville then took the
contract and completed the construction Of
the building, BeAle & Co. are painting the
wood work ard J. W. Berry Of Gardiner
viii do the decorating