Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-05-10
THE CITY HALL.
sketch OF walker & Sons Plans which
Have Been Adopted.


sketch OF walker & Sons Plans which
Have Been Adopted.
The Commissioners ON the City Hall
enlargement met last evening and voted
to adopt the plan prepared by Messrs.
William X. Walker a. Son. There were
three plans prepared for competition.
The other two architects will be paid for
the time used in preparing their plans.
The plan adopted contemplates neat
addition to the present structure.
In their plans where the addition joins
the present structure a projection is
thrown to the front four feet forward OF
the main line of the present building and
27 feet wide across its front. This pro
lection merges into the tower 10 feet
square.
Tho walls of the present structure will
remain unchanged up to the lower side OF
tho present cornice. At that point
another story In brick is added. Above
II 10 the fourth or top story, which is in
the roof of the building.
The basement OF the building will be
above the ground and is to be utilized for
offices for four different departments OF
the City Government.
The outside face OF the new portion Is
to be OF brick OF the same color size and
quality a. 10 in the present building.
In the centre OF the basement OF the
new portion will be the main staircase,
which extends to the upper floor, and is
4 i-2 feet wide. Just at the right and
south of this staircase is the elevator,
which also runs from the basement 10 the
top floor.
At the left and north OF this staircase is
room for the use of the City Sergeant
City Messenger and Superintendent of
Street Lights. The inside entrance to the
basement is directly opposite the entrance
to the elevator, while at the right and
south OF this are two rooms for the poor
department and a room for the Sealer of
Weights and Measures and Inspector of
Buildings. At the left OF this entrance
IL room for the highway department,
The main entrance to the first floor is
through the tower. At the north OF the
entrance is an Office for the City Clerk
which occupies the entire first story Of the
present structure. This portion remains
almost unchanged except in the increased
size OF the present private Office occasioned
BY the bay window The lobby Is to he
the portion now occupied by the Assessors
Of Taxes. On this floor are two rooms for
tho water department, two rooms for the
Mayors apartments; a room for the City
Treasurer, City Auditor and Collector of
Taxes. On the second floor will be the
Common Council chamber.
The rooms now used by the Board OF
Aldermen will be for the Common Coun-
ell. The other rooms on this floor il the
Aldsrmanic chamber and one for the Pro-
bate Court. The chambers OF the Board
OF Aldermen and Common Council are so
arranged that whom the two bodies meet
In joint convention the Board members
may pass from their chamber into that OF
the Common Council without going
through the lobby. On the third floor
the rooms are ss follows: One for the
City Solicitor, two for the Tax Assessors ;
three for the School Committee, Super
intendent and Truant Officer; also four
unassigned rooms. On the fourth floor
tho rooms are for the City Engineers de-
psrtment and two rooms for the sewer
department and an unassigned room.
The above is description of the plans
A. drawn but are subject to modification
by the Commissioners.