Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-04-14
THE new COURT HOUSE.
A CREDITABE STRUCTURE TO
THIS AND FUTURE GENERA
TONS TO BE BUILT.

TONS TO BE BUILT.
The County Commissioners have
selected and architect jackson &.
Gott, of Baltimore, has completed The
plans for the new Court House To he
erected at Snow Hill. The building
will be commodi0us, convenient and
handsome, and will he decidedly the
best Court House on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland. Ii will be built
of brick, Stone, iron aud terra Gotta in
the colonial style Of architecture.
1t will he erected on the sight of the
old Court House in the square bounded
by Market street on the north. Wash
ington street on the east, Franklin on
the south and Bank street on the
west. Ii will have front of ~ feet
on Market street, with depth of 81
feet, and will sit back 30 feet from the
street in front and 60 feet on each side.
There will be four entrances to the
building. communicating with corri-
doris twelve feet wide, which intersect
at the foot of the main stairway lead
ing to the second floor. Over the
main entrance, on Market street. the
inscription Worcester County Court
House" will he cut in the irieze of the
c0rnice, and the word ".Iustitia" will
be cut in the frieze of the porlico
below. This entrance will he sur
mounted by tower eighty-iive feet
high, rooted with Spanish tiles and
containing town clock. 4 stairway
will lead TO the top of the tower, which
will no doubt be favori,e resort as
an observatory. The main building
will be thirty-twO feet to the cornice
and will he rooted with SLATE.
On the first floor are to lie located
the rooms OF the Clerk OF the Court,
II by 30 feet; Register of Wills and
Orphans Court, Il by 80 feet; School
Commissioners. - by 81 feet; County
Commissioners. 10 by q feet; Treas
urer. Il by u feet, and sheriff and
Collector. Il by % feet. The County
Commissioners will also have an office
~ by II feet, and tlre-prooi vaults
will lie built for the treasurer and for
the court records.
The Circuit Court room, on the sec
ond floor. will be 40 by Is feet, with
a ceiling 20 feet high. 1t will be
lighted by six large triple windows.
three OH each side. In the rear of
this room will be the judges room and
library, IL by III feet; the petit jury
room. II by 23 feet, and lawyers con
sulting room. IL by II feet. In the
front of the building and adjoining the
courtroom. the grand jury room. II by
30 feet, will be located. In close
proximity will be the States Aitor-
ney's room, II by 30 feet, and the
room for female witnesses, IL by ~
feet. The toilet rooms and lavatories
will also be on the second floor.
In addition TO the main stairway,
six feet wide, there will be private
stairway for the judges and lawyers,
near the rear entrance. The interior
will be finished in white pine and hard
wood. with tile floors, and the entire
building will he heated by steam.
Mr.. Colt has not quite completed
the plans for the Jail, which will be in
the rear of the Court House, with II
space of fifteen feet between them.
The Jail will he built Of brick and
stone, and will be &c by 80 feet. 1t
will be in the rear of the jailer's resi-
dence. which will front on Franklin
street. The Jail will be of the most
approved construction. Ii will con
tain two Tiers OF four cells each, with
separate quarters for female prisoners.
A steel cage inside the walls will form
a double Jail, and decrease the chance
OF any prisoners escaping.