Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-17

heard by one listening intently at tn,
door. The room il 15x1S feet, and thu
| walls are finished In cream tint.
The entrance to the judges bench in
the courtroom is from the middle OF the
corridor. The door opens in the middle
OF the slcove behind the bench. The at.
| torneys' entrance Is at the Fight of the
udge's entrance, and close to the bench
| The courtroom has been thoroughly
renovated. new carpet has been laid.
1t is q pleasing green, OF small pattern,
ishings OF the room. The woodwork he q
been cleaned and polished. The side
walls have been painted in oil to nearly
the top OF the windows, the color being
a soft red. The walls above that, and the
! ceiling, are of nile green.
The finish throug bout the new building
is OF ash, corresponding with that of the
old building. The furniture in all the
new rooms is OF oak, In antique design,
and harmonizes well with the finish. The
| electric light fixtures are of brass, OF rich
| but not elaborate design.
There are many toilet rooms In the
building, and the sanitary arrangements
are complete. There are toiiet-rooms
| connected with the county commits sion-
ers' room, the grand jury room, the at
torneys' lobby, each OF the judges rooms
and the traverse jury room, besides the
large toilet room for women opening on
| the main corridor.
The improvements In the building ex-
tend to the basement. The boiler form
eriy located under the Jail house, has been
moved to the basement under the new ex-
tension. BY the old arrangement much
fuel was wasted, and the jail house was
made uncomfortabIy hot. The new ar
rangement Is much more economical. A
smaller boiler has been placed in the jail
house.
WHO DID THE WORK.
This completes the description OF the
work done on the building, and 1t only
remains now to give the credit to those
" no did it. The architect, MIR. Ciough,
aud the principal contractors, Messrs.
Foster and Howard, have already been
mentioned. They aid their work well,
and their greatest praise is found in the
work itself.
The plumbing and heating work was
done by John p. Eldridge. Mr.. Eldridge
has had more than the business side to
look after. AS one OF The county commits
soners he took personal pride in the
work, and was bound that it should be OF
the best. He has succeeded. Mr.. Ell
"A iii na boa ata xr;,
sonal supervision OF the work.
The painting was done by F. E. Tiiden,
the handy janitor of the courthouse, and
he tinting by Charles W. Beal. The
electric light wiring was done by the
Ellsworth Water Co. The furniture was
bought through A. W. Cushman & Son,
OF Ellsworth. The carpet for the court
room WAS bought through Whiting Bros,
OF Ellsworth, and was laid by Byron
jameson.
Ia closing, another word should be said
for the present board of county commits
sioners, who have had the supervision OF
/ the work. From The time when the mat
! ter was first taken under consideration
up to the present, the commissioner
have been ever alert in looking
after the county's interest. Chairman
Hinckley, OF the board, has had con-
slant eye on the progress OF the work
and the other commisso ners, Messrs. Ell
bridge and Richardson, have been calico
into frequent consultation. The county
! comm iss toner's deserve the thanks OF the
! county not only for making the build
ing possible, but in seeing that he plans
were carried out to the letter, and at the
same time keeping the cost within the
| limit set
The present county officials having
offices in the building are Register OF
Deeds W iliam B. Campbell, whose offices
are at the left OF the main entrance; Reg
| lister of Probate Dorr, whose office is at
the right OF the entrance; County Treas
urer o. w. Tapley, whose office on the
| right OF the main corridor has been reno
waited and refurnished; Clerk of Courts
John +. KnowIton, County Commission
ers Hinckley, Eldridge and Richardson
and County Attorney Bunker, whose
| quarters have already been described
| The fine offices furnished are none toe
good for the efficient corps OF officers
/ Hancock county has elected.
MOUTH OF THE RIVER.