Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-21
CITY BUILDING.
Plan of the Offices and Departments
to Occupy the Basement.
The Masons Will Begin on the Brickwork
Monday Morning.

The work on the new city hall building
has just been passing through that stage
whcn niue advance Is noticeable, although
really much progress has been made. The
foundation walls arc nearly completed and.
today, masons will be started at the soutb-
east corner, putting up the brick work
which Is to line the inside of the walls
The partition walls ale being put up as
fast as possible, and as fast as
some Of the stone can be cleared
away, the number Of masons will
be increased, and the woodwork will
De staeted. AT present most Of the digging
Is being done for the pal tition walls
The first Of the coming week, the mum
Der OF men employed on the foundation
will be laid off, as the work nears compile
ton. Outside the foundation walls on
the street and alley sides, Portland cement
has been used where the rooms are below
grade.
The basement is planned to accommodate
many OF the city officers, including the
police department and court room.
The main entrance to the basement Is
by stairs leading from the front vcstibulc
on Cony street. The basement floor is six
feet below tho street level and the ceiling
six feet above Consequently the main
entrance Of the building is arranged to do
double duty-a sort of double access to
ing about between the two. This of en-
trance is generally adopted in large build
ings whore, as in this case, half of the
basement, only, is below the street level.
The vestibule Is to be very handsome, In
Tennessee marble and tile work. The
stairway will open into large hall, which
southwest corner Of the building. near the
bridge. This room will be very large and
extremely well lighted because Of its posi-
ton. having many windows on two of its
sides Opening from this will be on the
front will be the judges room, and behind
it, on the river side the city marshal
room. This latter makes the rear end of
the ell, and its outer wall will be curved,
giving fine view of the river, facing
about north.
On the front, next to the judges apart
nents, is n roomy storage depot through
which the stairway is cut which leads
from the vcstibulc Side of this is to be
located the department for oversecrs of
the poor. The southeast corner room has
not yet been appropriated. Behind this
missioner's office and adjoining this the
guard room, for the police officers, which
will be equipped with all conveniences and
very large and we'll lighted.
The cells are to tie placed in n room
directly behind the guard room, and will
be models of convenience and cleanliness |
The cells will be located in the centre of
the room, with space around them on oil
sides The flooring will he of cement and |
furnished with water traps so that every |
thing con be washed by hose and
thoroughly cleansed of the filth which the |
prisoners and tramps generally bring with |
them.
Separate sections will be allotted to
male and female occupants. An entrance |
in the rear of the building will be used for
admitting prisoners. 1t is on level with |
the basement floor, so no steps will have
to be encountered. This is a matter of
great convenience to officers when bring |
ing in unruly or lndisposed prisoners
on the west side of the building facing |
the river, will be the assessors and board
of registration, with vaults adjoining, In
the central part of the building. In the
rear of this, also facing the river Will be
the city engineers room, also with vault
annexed
In the sub basement, in the northwest
corner of the building, 10 feet below the
basement, will be the boiler and coal room. |
Besides the main front entrance, and |
the one in the rear for the prisoners, will |
be one at the rear of the cast side, which |
will open from the street which will be
cut in close to the building from Cuny |
street. and which will, like the main front
entrance, admit to both the basement and
the first floor.
|
It may not be well known near home |
for a prophet is not without honor save
in his own country but It is becoming
known abroad that there is a very valu
able mineral spring not many miles from
Gardiner. f. c. Robinson, State assayer
for Maine has in his analysis of the water