The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
anything of its kind in this section if not

anything of its kind in this section if not
in the State.
The building is of the Corinthian style Of
architecture and similar to no other court
house in the State except in its classic
features. The ground dimensions of the
main structure are 102x106 feet. 1t con-
tains three stories. and its height from the
ground to the fire walls is sixty feet. The
first and second stories will be of granite
and the third of pressed brick with terra
Gotta trimmings.
The first story will contain the Jail, with
all the necessary appointments and twelve
modern steel cells; offices for the Jailer,
Sheriff. Assessor, Tax Collector, Treasurer
and Surveyor. On the second is a spacious
room for the meeting of the Supervisors,
together with the Offices of Clerk, Recorder,
Auditor and District Attorney. The third
story will have large courtroom, Judges
chamber, jury-rooms, Office for Superin-
tendent of Schools, library and an assem-
bly-room for public meetings.
The halls are wide and the offices are
spacious and well lighted and ventilated.
The offices of the Treasurer, Sheriff, Re-
corder and District Attorney are each pro-
vided with a vault There is to be fire.
place or CRATE in each office and lavatories
on each floor, The building is piped for
both gas and electricity. 1t will be so con-
structed that it may be heated with hot all
| or water from furnace heated in the sub
| basement.
The new Courthouse is absolutely fire.
proof, and it is strictly California build
ing so far as the materials used in its con-
struction are concerned. The granite was
taken from Placer County quarries at Rock
| lin. 1t is gray granite and there is none
prettier. The pressed brick and terra Gotta
came from the famous pottery OF Gladding
81 Mclean at Lincoln, Placer County. The
tireplaces, mantels, etc., will be made OF
the latest designs in glazed brick at the
Lincoln pottery. The roofing is of Ell Do
rado County slate, and the dome is of cop
per.
The cost of the new building will be in
the neighborhood of $150,000, two-thirds Of
that amount having been expended al
ready. The heaviest and most expensive
portion is up, including all the outside
walls, roofing and dome, and two of the
three mammoth granite stairways. The
contract has recently been let for the com.
pletion of the inside work of the two lower
floors.
This fine structure is located upon 6
little prominence in the center of the towr
and overlooks the country for mile:
around. In time the grounds will be ter
raced. The structure is being built by the
issuance of $4,000 bonds and by direct
taxation for the rest of the amount. While
it has made taxes high at time when the
taxpayers could least afford it, they dc
not regret the outlay and are proud of the
Few Courthouse.
The cornerstone was laid July 4, 1894, by
Judge Prewitt, and it is hoped the forma
dedication will not be later than July 4
1885,
Beside the local press much of the credit
of building a new courthouse is due to the
members of the Board of Supervisors The
present board is composed of the following
gentlemen: J. 5. Mariner, chairman; G
G. Coker, Adolph Schnabel and John Dams
guard. Colonel J. H. Keown, G. B. Hewe.
and Sam J. Pullen also contributed to the
| success of the new Courthouse at an early
date in the capacity>of Supervisors.