Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-09
SATURDAY, DEC. 9. 1899.
New Court House.


ing the suggestions of various archi-
tects as to plans, we wish to renew
our call for certain features, which we
deemed necessary in the new building.
These are the features generally talked
about and demanded by the people
who furnish the money to construct
the building and they are by no means
our plans, but what we deem con-
census of opinion on the matter This
is IN part what we said at that time:
EXPERT AND JURY.
We do not prepare plans for public
buildings nowadays after the fashion
OF 25 years ago. The printing press,
telegraph and telephone have made us
cosmopolitan and our neighbors' work
and skill in Paris, Berlin and London
is ready at our call and so we do not
venture on these larger undertakings
without consulting them. Then the
methods of quarter a century ago
are now obsolete or fast becoming so.
The jury and the expert, spoken of by
Mr.. Bosworth are the only means
that the people have discovered of TAX
ing advantage of the knowledge and
skill of these great lights in architec-
ture at small cost, and it is remarkable
that we can avail ourselves of these
latest methods and the skill of the ex-
merits at so small a cost
MANNER OF PROCEDURE.
Let us proceed in regular order
about this matter; be free as air, open
to all, up to date in every particular
and safely within the appropriation,
and we shall make no mistake. Let all
criticisms be in that kindly tone that
will carry conviction and not get peo-
pie by the ears. We cannot afford to
get into tangle abotu this matter.
We must at the outset concede that the
County Commissioners are proceeding
fairly and with caution. 1t is large |
undertaking, and no doubt they will |
be careful to get the best results possi- |
SiO VIII tHS hlOL4SJ lueJ- nave dI tuSII |
command.
1t is true that building that is best |
adapted to its purpose canot fail to be
symmetrical and comely in appearance
What are some of the purposes to
which this building will be adapted?
First, it must be fireproof.
Second it must be large enough to
accommodate all probable demands
on Court House in this county for at
least fifty years to come.
COMMON PLEAS COURT ROOM.
Third, it must have a Court Room
with faultless acoustic properties, we'll
light-wlth large openings
for light and with a moderately large
seating capacity, a court room being
not for spectators, but for Court, law
yers, witnesses and officers of the
Court. At the same time all proceed
ings there are eminently of a public
nature and the seating capacity and
comfort of the audience cannot, there
fore, be sighted.
Fourth, contiguous and convenient /
10 the court room must necessarily be II
ocated the Clerks Office, the Sheriffs c
office, the grand jury rooms, waiting /
'ooms for witnesses, petit jury rooms, c
Judges private room and law library {
attached; also lawyers and clients
room. 1t being so nee \
.ssary that these rooms and the court h
'oom should be properly and harmon
ously located it is evident that the
'lans must give and take until a salts =
actory arrangement is at last found \
md secured beyond preadventure.
PRoBAT ECOURT.
Fifth, the Probate Court comes next
n Importance. 1t should have a suite
" rooms, The Court room itself
'hould be large enough to accommo- =
late judge, clerk, bar witnesses and
ury, and with due consideration for a
Moderately large audience. To these
ooms should be added an absolutely :,
reproof vault large enough to accom-
lodate all the present records, togeth-
r with the probable increase OF fifty
ears to come.
COUNTY OFFICES. c!
Sixth. the County Auditors Office Y'
hould be large and roomy, with fire iu
roof vault for records. If these court
ouse apartments are to be all fire
roof there will be no use of fire proof
aults. Connected with the Auditors s,
flee the rooms of the County Com D
iissioners come in order, as the Au- H,
itor is ex-ofico clerk to that board. ii
Seventh, the Treasurer's Office comes rh
aturally in connection with that of the fc
Ounty Auditor. b,
Eighth, the County Recorders Office ca
Mould consist of suite of rooms
lth records classified by rooms and
lelf room for fifty years to come. so
rotected from dust, easy to get at, 81
enty of light. u
PUBLIC COMFORT.
Ninth, When the committee was
.nvassing for votes on the Court 81
ouse proposition, the people in the ie
iuntry demanded a court house in
hich provision shiuld be made for 10
nple waiting rooms where the people -
ON the country or where any one