The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-05-04
NEW STATE BUILDING.
Requirements For the Court Of
Appeals-Only Maryland
Contractors and Archi-
tects Eligible.

A meeting of the commissioners
of the new State building to be
erected in Annapolis for the
proper accommodation of the
State Library, the Court of APP
peals, etc, was held in Baltimore
on Monday. In the absence of
Governor Smith, Chief Judge
James McSherry presided. and
the following members of the
commission were present.:
State Treasurer Vandiver,
Comptroller Herring, Gen. Ferdi-
nand G. Latrobe, Speaker Lloyd
Wilkinson and John Writ Ran
dali.
1t was decided that the draw
ing of plans and the construction
of the building should be open
only to Maryland architects and
builders.
The following are the require
ments of the judges of the Court
Of Appeals as to the location, di-
mansions and character of the
courtroom and annexes:
"First. A courtroom about 40
by 40, with ceiling from fifteen to
twenty feet high. 1t should be
lighted by windows on either the
north or east side, or ofF3both of
those sides and also by a central
skylight In order to secure the
requisite quiet for the sessions of
the court this room should not be
located on a much used street.
The room should be ventilated by
hues so located as not to produce
a draft upon the bench occupied
by the judges, who remain seated
during the trials. The windows
in this room should be double
windows with an air space of four
or five inches between them.
"Second. A consultation room
about 20 by 80 feet, adjoining the
courtroom in such location that
communication can be had with
the courtroom through door to
be placed, if possible, in the rear
or at one end of the judges bench,
so that the judges may pass to
and fro between the bench and
the consultation room without
contact with or interruption from
the persons for the time being in
the courtroom. Attached to the
consultation room there should be
a courtroom and a private toilet
room, containing lavatOry and
three or four water closets. This
room should be ventilated by
proper tlues and lighted by an
outside window. 1t would be
convenient to have access to the
consultation room by a private
door or corridor leading from the
main corridor, so that the judges
may have access to the room with
out passing through the courtroom
whenever they desire to do so.
The consultation room should, if
possible, be a corner room, so as
to have light on two sides.
"Third. A reporters room
about Ii by 16 feet, connecting,
if it can conveniently be done,
with the courtroom.
"FOurth. A clerks private of
flee about Is by 16 feet, communi-
eating with the clerks general
office and also, if it can be con-
veniently done, with the court
room.
Fifth. A clerks general office
about 20 by 50 or 40 feet, so as to
be divisible, if desirable, into two
offices or one Office and a vault.
This room should have an abun.
dance of light to facilitate the
clerical work which must be done
in it.
"Sixth. A public lavatory and
closets for the use of the occupants
of the second floor and the visitors
to the courtroom and library.
"Seventh. If it can convenient
ly be done there should be an at.
torney's waiting room commune
eating with the library, or if that
cannot be done, there should be
communication between the
library and the clerks Office, and {
portion of the former room az
ranged for the use Of attorneys.
Eighth. Several closets for
storage of records, if possible"
Suggestions for a convenient
arrangement and location of these
rooms, upon the assumption that
a building 80 by 12O feet, exclu-
sive of walls, will be available,
are attached.
The commission adjourned to
meet in Baltimore May Z.