Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-31
And Brings With Him From the
North Bracing Hope.
NEW COURT HOUSE BUILDING.
Aclion Of tho Democratic Executive Commit
iee-An important Meeting Of The Fire De.
parlmont to Arrange Tor Tho Dedica-
ton Of tho Al Haynes Fountain.
rHn NEw corRr norsn.

opened W the advertisements pubhaheu lh
tlis paper
The document s very long and is on
file in the Office of the county clerk where
~ Gun bH seen by Interested parties. but
this much Ia OF public interest
In the competition for thc design OF the
now Iarant county court house, the
county commissioners required that cpr-
tain demands should Doe rigidly observed
Perspective of the 'front.' which is tO
lace Main street. tho rcur aud one 81 The
eust or west fronts shull be- furnished
and of both east aud wcs, Arputs b they
are not alike These are 90 De- drawn
60 q scale Of oucfourth OF nn iueh to
the foot.
Zach competition sholl include a fun
and complete set of plans showing sprrt
hcaiiuus, plans for the basement uud
OF each ilour. plans showing each uppIr
lnpnt, plans show. ug construction OF coll
ing, plans mud diugums of thc roof aud
its several parts and ~ the domo on
tower
With the drawings. estimates must loo
submitted showing the cost OF each purt
ul The huildinR and accompanied with
descriptive specifications aud "a fun
aud complete description of the design
of the building. type written
The location of the system of ycntilu.
ton mud heating of each room, halt etc.,
must boz shown
Accommodations must bc provided Tor
The court of civil appeals, tu wit three
court rooms. thrive iulguH rooms lihury
clerks stcuogruphcr's and hnlin's office.
clong rooms, rtc three district court
rooms. two Tor civil business on same
floor with the clerks office. conveniently
located " possible between Thorn. Also
criminal court with iis own clerk
grind and prtr jury rooms, etc. aud @
covered bridge connecting with jail, over
The list or tho rooms necessary is set
forth m cNtHNaio and thD lst Includes
an office Tor everyone for whom Che
county commissioners are required by
law 60 Furnish uu office.
Then come the fire proof requirements
and this is something that thr court VIII
riudly insist upuu that b., they utyv
gone into this matter only after % very
careful consideration of ihe needs of the
SnuutN Uud ut the absolute demand Tor
IA new court house and this being ull sut-
ttlrd. they have the worry proper pride boz
thc county aud city that win mako them
insist upon This building being thc very
btst OF h. kind, and whom 10 is finished.
Che county uf hrrgnt should hive ouu
ot the bust court houses iu the state Tor
che cntir" sun Of money allotted to This
PURPOSE VIII hr expended solely md vu-
tirely Tor the building of % court house.
la specifying for fire pruOhug the order
requires that the doors, ceilings. roof,
lll frame work of ull towers or HLy-
lights otr shall br of iron or steel. The
fire proof system for cnch floor and room
must be- fully described
There " the usual demand for an
ample supply ~ closets of nll kinds
conveniently aud properly located. There
must be- u sufficient number of sturWuys,
and In addition 20 these. two elevators
must be included IN the design The
building is TO face Main street the center
opposite the street, aud the building is
90 be- nearer tO Bcknap thuu to Weather.
ford street
Tho sigc 81 10 Dee about 2OOyt35 the
greatest icngth being from east tO west
Tho foundations ure Go boz of stone the
walls OF brick faced with stone aud the
commissioners express preference for
q simple aud Imposing building uthfr
that one of prOluse oruuWpuutiun In
tnnng ON the cost the bidders urp nd
yisod that Che cost uny be- from $500.
GOO Co 100000 these rpprpsputup thr
CNlrcmvs PROVISION must Doc mudp for
lighuug 10y both gns and electricity.
l'or lll this tho court win pay S9lOu
aud for this sum expect to gpt She plans
uuWplotn rNr'nt thp working details.
The sureessti0 bidder must give 70 bond
ut NiOhO thnt ull mistakes nul umis.
sons oi uuN kind may be- supplied ut his
cost
MIR NJ. G. HURLEY HOME.
Yesterday morning NJ g. Hurley. the
president uf the Fort Worth purkiuu
company, cnmc homo FROM Chicago and
his hrat expression was ONE of decided
satisfaction that the distllcp location
WAS decided in luyor of thW city, for iu
thut hp saw grCnt good. rhpn 20 was IN,
addition Of another manufacturing cstub
lisuout u the industries ol thls CITY
nud these Uto whut is needed 10 Civ,
the city the prominence that b. the cyr
tain outcome OF the future
lie found huunrlul conditions worry Ca
vnrJhlo tur lhc consideration OF great
Industrial enterprises, hut capital "a pro
verbally rauliutN and Che magnitude o
some enterprise, involving us they d,
vast sums 0t money viii give any think
iuE man nu mhlWg ut why uch WcU
enterprises move forward so very SLOWLY
AZ their Inception at least
lu the great enterprise locally and inmil
Iury known us the packing housc dent,
uorouatiouH are still prudiug, and thrl
point in Hppcdy aud satisfactory CouClu
sion, with all Of uhc good that mvuu
10 this city The delays incident 90 th
examination of iNus. making an the re
Quisitr explanations To- nll thc mprrslc,
capitalists amt exchanging udvicos bc
tween the principals there and the pru
sipnls nt Fort Worth ull taken An couhup
ton, win account for AN the delay thn
has cusurd and for the lesser delay cha
must ousuc Ia thD future before The glD,
tidngs cutuca flashing over Che wire
''lhe deal is closcd.
LIVESTOCK NOTES.
l,d Ruuncls. we'll Known Midlnp
cNttlcman, loft FOR humu Yesterday nfte
EnpudmH SUNDAY la tho eitv