The age-herald., 1900-09-19
REVISED PLANS OF
 NEW CITY HALL Call for Three Stories and Base
 ment for Armory. THE COST OF THE BUILDING Is Not to Exceed One Hundred and Six ty-fve Thousand Dollars-Speci- ications Given Out by City
 Engineer Hendricks
THE COST OF THE BUILDING

Several copies of the specication for the new city hall have been, sent to various architects in Birmingham, with an invita- ton to participate in the competition for the contract for drawing final plans for the building. The time for submitting these plans has been extended until October 3.
 The specifications as given out by En- gineer Hendricks provides for three-story building instead of four, as originally in- tended, and the joint armory for the Ma tional Guard will be placed in the base- ment.
 The revised specifications are as follows:
 Lot-The lot on which the city hall is to be erected fronts 140 feet on Nineteenth street and 200 feet on Fourth avenue.
 Prison-The present prison is 402xS5.2 feet, being 3.3 feet from the alley line and 9.4 feet from the east line of the lot. This building is to be remodeled and put in first class condition and two stories added to 1t, separate apartments provided for tried and untried, and for male and female pris- oners, both white and colored. The second story is to be connected with the court room in the second story of the city hall by a bridge.
 City Hall, first floor-An open space Il feet wide shall be left between the city hall and prison and an open space for light ventilation and stairway on the east end of the lot. The main entrance to the build ing shall be on the Nineteenth street front and in the center of the building; shall be 20 feet wide, giving access to the stairway and elevator. Three stores shall be To- cated each side of the entrance, their depths to be governed by the general plan of the building. In the rear of the corner store, Fourth avenue, a second entrance 10 feet wide shall be made, connecting with the Nineteenth street entrance, the next 70 feet to be given to market or stores and the remaining 60 feet to be utilized for use of fire department and stairway. stable shall be provided for the police horses and patrol wagon.
 Second Floor-The second floor shall contain Inferior Criminal Court room, judges office, court clerks office, chief of police's office, witness room, etc., to be separate from the remainder of the floor, which shall be devoted to general city of fees and sleeping quarters for the fire de- partment. Court room, etc., to be located in rear portion of building.
 Third Floor-Shall contain a council chamber, 60xS0 feet, and four committee rooms, and remainder devoted to offices or in part for sleeping quarters for fire de- partment.
 Basement-To be large enough for Stor- ing coal boilers, electric light plant, city engineers testing department etc, and armory.
 All of the foregoing to be considered as merely general outlines and subject to notifications to suit the architects de- signs.
 Cost of building not to exceed s165, 900. ,trn 6oll iS n a second best plan and $200 for the third best plan, which are to become the property Of the city, but the right is reserved to re- ject any and all plans.