Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
THE PLANS APPROVED
ARCHITECTS DESIGN f6R NEW
POLICE COURT BUILDING.
Two-Story Structure, With Basement,
on Site Of Old Webster Law
Building.

The District Commissioners today placed
the stamp Of their official approval on the
plans that have been prepared for the COM
petition among the architects for the con-
tract for the erection OF the new Police
Court building on the site of the old Web
ster Law Building, on D street northwest,
between 9th and 9th streets
The competitors for the prize are re-
quired to have their plans in the office of
the Commissioners on or before the hour of
3 o'clock in the afternoon Of November the
list. The plans, specifications and working
drawings will then be passed upon by the
Commissioners and the superintendent of
the Capitol building, as provided in the bill
making appropriations for the new build
ing, and the winning architect will receive
the total amount of the fund appropriated
by Congress for the preparation Of the
plans and specifications, $500. The two
next best plans will receive honorable men
ton.
According to the plans that are outlined
by the Commissioners. the building is to
be two stories in height, with a basement.
1t will occupy a lot having 95.5 feet front
on 9th street and 124.5 feet on D street,
taking in the site of the present court build
ing The basement Is to have space for VEN
tilating and heating apparatus. an engin-
GERS room and workshop; a janitor's room,
fire room or store room and room for fuel
storage. There is also to be a mems public
toilet and womens toilet which will have
no communication with any other portion
of the basement floor. The basement Is to
be kept out Of the ground as much as pos
sible and to be supplied with ventilating
and heating devices wherever necessary.
The first or main floor of the building must
include a court room with an area of g 40
square feet. Near the main entrance there
must be space reserved for a room four
hundred feet square as an Office for the
assistant corporation counsel and a room
for the warrant clerks divided by bank
counter partition. This room must have an
area Of 800 square feet.
Other Rooms for Office Work,
There must also be rooms for the deputy
clerk, coo square feet and the clerk of the
court. $50 square feet All of the clerks
rooms must have access to a toilet between
the rooms of the clerk and the deputy
clerk. A judges office, jury room and wit
ness rooms. complete the number of rooms
on the main floor of the main building The
judges office must have private toilet and
must be provided with separate entrance
and stairs.
wing will be arranged for the accom-
notation of prisoners with light on three
sides, and SO located that the prison van
can drive around the building and unload
from the street The preliminary plans
provide for three cells for men and three
for women prisoners, with modern plumb
ing and ventilation, arranged back to back
and not In view Of each other. If possible
1t Is desired to have separate entrances to
the court room for the men and women
prisoners under or over the main corridor
and not through the public corridor.
There will be a mezzanine floor, on which
will be located the Offices of the financial
clerk, the United States attorney, bailiffs'
room, intendant's room, women's toilet and
one sick room. There will be two witness
rooms and three strong rooms, rather than
cells, for use of juvenile prisoners.
Juvenile Court Room.
The witness rooms and strong rooms are
to connect with the juvenile court room,
which is to be located on the second floor.
The second floor is to be similar in every
respect to the first floor, except that a
juvenile court room will be made in the
space corresponding to that occupied by
the rooms of the deputy clerk and the war
rant clerks. Three cells for men and three
for women, similarly arranged. will be
placed on this floor. -. -
The committee of award will include the
District Commissioners, with the inspector
OF buildings as architectural adviser.
When the award has been made by the
committee 1t will be approved by the Com
missioners and the superintendent of the
Capitol. In each package of drawings SUBJ
mitted for the competition there must be
inclosed In a plain sealed envelope the au-
thor's name and address, but there must be
no distinguishing mark or device upon the
package, plans or envelope from which the
Identity Of the architect might be deter
mined. Plans not accepted will be re-
turned.