The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17

tor, furnished by Messrs Moss e VIII
liams. OF Philadelphia, while in another
room three big boilers have been placed
Nearby are arranged the coils OF steam
pipes which are to generate the NOT ar
to be used for heating purposes. IhiS
hot air is first forced through a Dig
screen from where 80 viii be iorced
throughout the whole building. Anotner
room Of the basement has been pIo'Iucu
with modern shelves 10 receive some OF
the old land books left In the CUSTODY OF
| the Auditor Of Public Accounts. In an,
other part Of the basement viii be iouhu
| the storage rooms for coal anu "oou,
| The entire floor of the basement IL iaid
| in concrete, and an iron stairway 'e"N'
up to the ground uoOr' "
ON entering the building over the DIX
| granite stairway leading 10 me terrace
on the west frolt the visitor VIII HHu
| IN the rieht. i'm the southwest corner OF
| the building. a spacious room set ASIDE
| as the Office of the Acknowledgement
| The corridors on this. like on the otler
floors. are covered with marble mosaic,
| which has been laid in very suDslahuai
manner by artisans imported from llaly
by AIessrs. Hayward & Hutchinson, OF
| washington. Going from the Adjutant-
| Generals office through the extension
| the office Of the Auditor OF PUBIC nc
! counts is reached on the right of the CORR
| dor. II consists Of q small ROOM assigned
| TO Mrs. Park c. Bagby, while IN the al
| Joining room the Auditor and ms other
| clerks viii have their desks. on the op-
| posite side of the corridor VIII De the
| file room of the Auditor Both rooms are
| being proviGed with handsome oaken
| shelves for the books Of this Depart
| ment There viii also be large counter
| and desks TO match the shelves.
The Treasurer's office will take up the
big room facing the west front OF the
| building. and it will be provided win
| metallic shelves. A big automatic steer
vault. with time lock, made by Messrs'
| Herring. Hall & Marvin, IN Clhcltiiiati,
| occupies the centre of the room, ana
| forms a very conspicuous view. ON the
| other side Of this corridor, and IN the
| roar % the Treasurer, will be the ONCE
| of Mr. Josiah Ryland, the Second Audl-
| tor. 1t will also have metallic cases anu
! shelves and a large counter. It's centre
is occupied by a big vault, similar TO the
one in the Treasurers Once
OFFICES ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
From the ground floor a large iron
staircase, with marble steps, ledds up
TO the top Of the house. the balu9 traue
of the stairway being formed by some
| very fine metallic pattern work, gotten
| up I'm an artistic style by the walton
| Iron Company. i'm Cincinnati. ON reach-
| ing the second floor by the stairway the
/ visitor enters, through large oaK-iralheu
| swinging doors with French-plate glass
pauels. into the hallway that leads into
| the room Of the Court Of Appeals, Where
a handsomely carved bench runs paral-
lei with the windows. The bench Is par
titioned off for the seats of the hve
Judges All the wood work is OF oak.
| on one side of the court room IS located
the retiring room of the judges ana
on the other side the consultation room
for lawyers and the clerks Office
Going down the corridor the next two
rooms are selected by the Railroad Com
missioner. ard the following two by the
| Acknowledgement, while the remaining
four rooms on that side Of the hallway
win he occupied by the Agricultural De-
nartmert and the state Chemist. on the
other side Of the corridor Will be fouhd
| two rooms set aside for the Superntehd-
| ent of Public instruction, while the adj
| Joining two rooms have been set aslde Ior
| meeting of various boards.
THE LIBRARY PROPER.
on the top floor may be found the
| Office of the Librarian, the reading room'
and the storage room proper for the
| books of the library. on the other size
| OF the office of the Librarian few steps
lead up to a raised floor where the mu-
scum of the State Library will be cstab-
usbed. and i'm an adjoining room just
above the court room will be the home
of the law library and also the room
| of the clerk to the library.
The Court of Appeals and the rooms
| connected with the same Will be pro-
vided with wooden book cases ana
| shelves. while handsome metallic book
| cases have been ordered for the library
proper. The floors of the library ana OF
tbc Court of Appeals will be covered
with carpets. The entire building Will be
provided with handsome combination gas
and electric light fixtures, furnlshed Dy
the Archer IL Percort Company CT Ne"
York =,
! II had been the intention originally, IN
order to facilitate the removal OF the
books from the Capitol building 10 the
| new library building, TO connect the TWO
structures by a wire cable on when q
big basket might be used as the means
| of TRANSFORMATION for the books. IL Is
feared however that the STRAIN anu
weight caused by such appliance Wouiu
be too great for the old state House
and might endanger the SAFETY Oh those
within the structure. The scheme there-
fore had 10 be given up, ana the removal
of the books, &c, will be made by CON
victs from the penitentiary. Among the
objects 10 be removed Will, OF course
be also the numerous oil paintings which
al present decorate the rotCnda in the
Capitol, the law expressly providing tha'
they shall be placed in the new state
Library building.
TO REMOVE THE OFFICES.
When the Legislature reconVened foI
the session Of 1894 ali additional law
was enacted with reference TO he occu'
pancy of the new building after us com
| pletlon. This law was entitled IAN act to
provide for the removal Of the several
| offices of the Capitol and the books anc
, ! documents from the Library 10 the ne"
, | Library building, and TO provide sui'apl'
| furniture for the same, and also 10 pro
, vide for additional officers IN sald pulu
ing" -.
The act provides that the State Boaro
| of Building Commissioners be authofze1
| TO draw upon tho Treasurer or the COM
, monwealth for such an amount as may
/, | be- necessary to remove the RECORDS ah'
hooks from the old offices and the preseh
Library 10 the new building. and 10 fur
nish the same, not to exceed the sum o.
I $4,000, out OF any money IN the Treasury
', not otherwise appropriated
The state Superintendent of Grounds
, and Buildings Is instructed by this law
10 employ after the completion and occu
nancy OF the new Library building TIT
. following employees: An elevator conduc
tor, at a salary of $40 per month; prac
: teal fireman, at salary Of $50 pc
: month; one policeman, at salary o
!, s65 per month, and "a temporary clerk, u
a no annogutad by the general librarian, a