Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05


and hence the delay. His plans have been
drawn and practically approved, and an
excellent view OF the proposed building
Is given In this column.
Mr.. Ruehrmund claims that the court
house can be erected for less than 5000.
and IL the board decides 10 construct IT.
he saws there are plenty OF contractors
who will undertake 10 put it up for the
amount proposed TO be appropriated.
THE NEW BUILDING.
The building is designed to be of COM
pressed brick on a granite foundation,
running W to the bottom sill OF the first
story windows.
The structure Is TO occupy the site OF
the present courthouse and Trcagurer's
office, will have a frontage Of hfty-two
feet and will run back on Twenty-secOnd
street a distance OF eighty-two feet six
inches. 1t will be three stories I'm height,
exclusive OF a basement, and the front
will he very Ornamental. though not cX-
pensively so.
All of the county officers will have
offices fitted up for them within the
building. and the courtroom will be
model OF perfection. Entering on the
Man-street front through an arched
doorway. the massive oak doors will open
In a hallway eight fec. wide which will
extend the whole length of the building.
on the east side of tho hall on the
first floor will he two Offices fer the
Clerk OF the Court, one 3leNls.6 and the
other 2sx1S6. In the southeast corner or
the building connecting with the rear
office il 10 be vault 46xs5. and imme-
diately adjoining this vault and opening
on the hallway is a space designed for
a toilet-room.
THE TREASURER'S OFFICE.
on the west side of the hail Is to be
the Treasurer's office, "A connexions
apartment 20.6xis.6, overlooking Nam
street. In the rear Of this office the stair
case and elevator shaft Is TO be located
and in rear of the shaft VIII be u storage
room l0xlS6 for county records III rear
of this. and connected by door' therc
will be an additional oitce-room LOT
deputv clerks. lixis6, and in the SOUTH
west corner of the building the supelFi"-
or's-room, 1ixlS.6, Is designed.
The second floor is designed prlnci-
nallv for the courtroom, which VIII nave
an elevation of ~ feet. and Will occupy
a space 4Gxis feet. The Dench VIII DO
placed on the east side, ana. cohheeuns
with the courtroom on me northeast
viii be a room l76xl9 set apart for the
Judge. Immediately in front OF TINS roon'
and overlooking both Main ana Iweh'y-
second streets Is 90 he the common
wealth's-Attorney' Office, IKE leet.
ON the west side OF the hall, and on 'le
front Will be another office. for the
Clerk. l9xl3 Immediately behind TINS VIII
he a toilet-room which Will abut on the
! stairway and elevator-shau.
THIRD FLOOR.
The third floor il not to run back TO
I hill hl
way. and AT the end of the hallway VIII
he "A balcony overlooking the ROOF Oh
the courtroom. ON this floor VIII DC
two iurv-rooms, l7xl9 feet each, ana al
snare room on the front, lsN2l
The basement will be complete in every
detail and will be devoted principally 10
the magistrates. The main entrance u
mis- floor will be on the Twenty-secohu
street side. mo lobby, ls6xi5 reef
leading to the elevator ana mann stan
case. recon
The magistrates COURTROOM -''oAo',
u,ill ne i'm the southwest corner an"
''noctsI Vim N on the east VIII be a
-, 10 exro set apart for the prisoners
r,trc,,I,- north of this room viii be an
.,s,t,hent lIxS6 for the magistrates
and connecting with that VIII De a tole.-
roo,n which opens on the lobby. Norm
az the lobby the building, on account
~ inc elevation of the grouhu' goes
reoth ',he surface Of the street. ana 'no
two large apartments on the iron. WIN De
ne,oted 10 coal-storage and heatlhS ap-
uaratus. -. ~, tho ,ras,
&. 90 on.n directly on the entrance 10
tne ail. IN - .a,,,
,rbe huildins ~ :. whole viii be SEMI
Crs,roofed-,hat f.. a slow burning struc-
,nrr ana while its cost will not he very
Great IL VIII b. wei-buiii, ana wen
oaor,ed TOR he uses to which il H. to be
put. It viii certainly BE- srea'- improve
,uent over the prcsen, structure. when
Is not adapted 20 The present needs OF
the county
COMMITTEES REPORT.
The following report was made by
the committee appointed In October last
to examine the condition OF the court
honse. TO see il ii was practicable 10 re-
model IL:
Richmond. Va. october 81, 1896
To the Board Of Supervisors of Henrico
County:
Gentlemen. We, the undersigned COM
,nittee. appointed at your meeting Oc-
tober 2S 1885,, have examined into the
present condition of Henrico county court
house building, and submit the following
| namely.
We find the same throughout In very
! bad condition. We believe that the hous
could be made strong enough at Il large
cost, which would not materially change
the looks or convcniences: therefore. We
recommend that the old building be torn
down, and new one built, such as may
meet the needs and demands OF the
growing population of the county.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM! G. WEST,
,ArchtecO.
T. ID. NEWELL.
j. $. NICHOLS,
Committee
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