Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-04

girls thAt act a. copyisss. The powers
tLat seEe a coazn.2l.G showed . son-
01rfQl appreciation OF souoan's weak
Dess, Tor THIS 10 the only room n TIE
building GROW Ted WITH a mirror, though
al os,sas are onxaLeasa vito nsad-
some hrsplaces and mantsis-
The ooaaty treasurer's man once IN
TIE southeast corner Is z5x&o feet ia size
With = sau8I l9.sxiS and Q closet ae-
logalag. The treas8rer's private once
also adJOlas and - 1877 feet IA size,
WITH two closets The northwest cor
neE OF the building Is eel apart Tor tie
probate court room, the dimensions OF
which are z5x3g.s. The consultation
room adjoining Is I0.5xls and there .
also = toilet room. East OF tie cours
room AID opening INTO the main nAil
. the Judge OF Drobate's office, lexz5,
aud opening into the ball with CLOAK
room al Jolalng and vault l0.oxl5-o.
Near BY - public closet aud toilet
room l2.6xl9.
Rooms OF the County CLERK
The county CLERK occupies three
rooms ia tns northwest part of the
building. The main ONCE Is the cor
ner room, 25xi0, VITA u vault locks.
Adjoining on the north 10 tn 9 clerks
private Office and on the north Is the
apartment wherein so many couples
Will be welded into one person. it Is
called the bridal chamber. Is I4xl5 feet
IN axe, and will doubtless witness the
elimination or many a sufrept.uous
iov5 AFFAIR.
Cpon the second floor IS the large
circuit court room, ilx6l feet in size.
with ceiling - feet nigh; the small
court room, 4lx43, with toilet room ad-
joining. ana tho four Judges rooms,
with library IN the center along the
south side OF the court rooms. The
large court room IS lighted with an I'M
nense brass chandelier containing
slxty-three gas jets, and twelve more
appear upon the side walls. The sner-
it's Office, l7x27, with private office,
and toilet room adloins on the east
There is a jury room IN the northeast
corner 25x2o, with a smaller jury room
Immediately west i56x22. Under these
surroundings the diet of bread and
water Is not apt 20 be enjoyed for any
length OF time. Over the Crescent
avenue entrance Is a room is.6x24 used
by the circuit court commissioner.
The prosecuting attorneys suite OF
three rooms is IN the northwest corner
of the building, The main office IS
25x2o, with closet and private Office adj
joining, and consultation room 1861
1876. The witness room is i2.6xlS.6.
Apartments for Supervisors.
Upon the third door is the super.
visors' room at the eastern end OF the
building. Ii Is supplied with a toilet
room and closet, and has q handsome
ire place. The room is pleasant and
| commodious, being 52x27 feet in size
The only toilet room on this floor il
connected with the supervisors room
Along the north front are three com
mIttee rooms, two of them being 26x2l
There is fire place IN the latter room
The surveyors room 10 on the north
west corner, 27x34, beautifully lighted
with = private office IL feet in diam
| eter. In the southwest corner is 8
small room, l6xl5, TO be devoted 4
school examining purposes. ADJOINING
| this on the east IS u room l2xl6, AS vel
unassigned, but intended for pres,
workers. Next east is another schoo
examiners room, and the two remain
| ing rooms on that side of the building
| 20xl2 and lox1S III size, are designed e
be be used by Henry +. Walch, circuit
court stenographer.
| In the basement the change from 9
brick TO cement floor made more room
available for offices. In the northwest
corner are the Offices of the county
superintendent OF the poor, the county
| physicians and the coroners' quarters
The corner room is 25xl9, with tho I'D
joining room on the south 1896 and q
counsel room l4xl0 with toilet room
attached. Immediately south is fine
large room intended TO be used by the
Farmers club and the Old Settlers AS
ISOLATION. IL Is 25x40, with q large bay
window and fireplace and q large vault
tor the safety OF valuabies. The south.
eastern portion of the building is occu-
pied by the boiler room 24x40 and the
engineers room 1888.
Height of the Ceilings.
The northeastern corner divisions are
similar IN size and dimensions to those
in the northwest corner and may be
occupied by the janitor and his family.
The basement ceiling mas clear
height of 9 feet. The main floor CELL
ing is 1915 high, the record floor ceiling
IS l4.5 feet high exclusive OF the court
rooms, which run UP two stories, and
the the third floor ceiling is II feet
high.
Taken in It's completeness, the Kent
county court house Is q magnificent
and imposing structure II is very
substantial, and there is no shoddy
work about il. The furniture is all of
quarter sawed oak and is very hand
some. All the interior woodwork Is
hardwood. and the judges bench, wit
ness box, ratings and other woodwork
portions are Handsomely carved. The
carpets are of the best quality and are
pleasing in design aud color.
Outside the building there is
much TO admire. Over the main
entrance 10 beautiful allegor-
zeal panel of heroic size in
terra Gotta representing the sgricul
tursi and manufacturing interests of
the country historically. II is twenty
feet long and seven feet high. Above
the panel on the center gable between
the second and third story on the
Crescent avenue front 10 the Michigan
coat of arms also in terra Gotta. The
grounds are TO De soddsd, part of the
work having already been done and q
broad aud substantial sidewalk of
Joliet limestone IL being laid.
Practically the building 10 finished
though workmen will be about the
grounds aud corridors for q few weeks
yet There has been Q little delay be-
cause the inside glass and the vault Az
tures did not arrive ~ expected, but all
material is nov on hand and much of it
has been put in position.
HOW III WAS BUILT.