The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-06
Tho New Court House.

neeuhy Win Sucn appropriate cere-
monies, had It's inception at the
January session In 1908 of the board
OF supervisors, when it was voted to
submit TO the people the proposition
TO build S75 900 structure in Corunna.
The election was held April 6, 1908,
and the expenditure authorized by a
vote of 295 for to ], 500 against, every
township and ward IL the county but
one giving majority for the new
court house.
The supervisors committee imme-
diately advertised for plans and the
set submitted by Architect CLAIRE
Allen, OF Jackson, was accepted.
When the contract for the erection
was let, the lucky firm proved to be
George w. Hickman & Sons Co., OF
Kalamazoo. This firm In turn sub let
the stone work to Samuel Pickles, OF
Jackson.
The building is OF gray canon stone,
quarried at Amherst, Ohio. 1t vii
be trimmed in marble, will have tile
roof, and the roof Of the dome is to be
Of 1S.ounce copper. The interior fin
ish of the entire building will be quar-
ter.sawed oak.
The building faces the west, and It's
outside dimensions are 1l6 feet 10
inches by 70 feet 10 inches. 1t will be
13l feet from the ground to the top OF
the fiagpole.
The main entrance will be fine bit
of architecture 16 feet in hight and
fianked by stone columns. The base
ment, which is partially above ground,
has ceilings ten feet high. The first
floor ceilings are twelve feet high; the
second, IL feet inches.
A rotunda extends eastward from
the main entrance. The well.hole ex-
tends the full hight OF the building.
The rotunda measures 26x26 feet.
The first floor is to be taken up by
offices Of the clerk, treasurer, regis
ter and judge of probate with cloak
rooms, toilet rooms and vaults. The
southwest corner of the building
contains the county treasurer'S suite.
The main Office is % feet, inches by
"a feet, inches; the private Office 10
feet, IL inches by IA feet, 6 inches;
the vault, 20 feet, y inches by IA feet,
inches.
The northwest corner contains the
clerks suite with identical measure
ments, excepting In the L shaped
vault which is Aka feet. The regis
ter of deeds has vault identical with
the clerks, aud offices the same size
also.
The probate judge will hold forth
In the southeast corner. The main
office is % feet, 7 inches by "a feet, s
inches; the consultation room is Is
feet, 8 inches by feet, inches. The
vault is the same as the treasurer's.
The Second Floor.
Over the main entrance is the at
torneys' room, 10 feet, 3 inches by IA
feet, 8 inches. The prosecuting at
torney's Office is In the southwest cor
ner. The main room is 20 feet, inch.
es by IA feet, 8 inches. Two private
offices adjoining are IL feet, inches
by IL feet, inches each.
In the northwest corner is the cir
cult judges Office 20 feet, 2 inches by
IA feet, 6 inches, with stenographer' 8
room, II by IL feet inches, and a
consultation room 12x12 feet adjoin-
ing.
The court room takes up the bal.
ance OF the north side of the floor. 1t
Is 5lx4l feet with ceiling % feet, 6
inches high. The raised platform at
the back takes up half the space and
is IS inches high. Two Jury rooms,
with toilets, are situated over the east
entrance and are each 17x39 feet.
The supervisors room across the
rotunda from the court room is 80 feet
inches by %. Two committee room S
are eacn 12x13, and a ladies' waiting
room with toilet attached, is IA feet
A inches by IA feet inches.
The Basement.
In the basement are four available
offices, which may be used by the
drain, the school and the circuit court
commissioners. In the northeast cor.
DER is the boiler room, % feet inches
by "a feet IL inches, and the coal room,
10 feet IL inches by IA feet inches.
When completed the building will
be one OF the handsomest In the state.
AS an example Of the furnishings, it
may be stated that the four mantels,
one in each Of the first floor offices,
will cost Sl40O, or $3.50 each. Adamant
plaster will be used on the walls.
the Cornerstone.
The cornerstone, is polished grant
feet 2 inches by feet, 2 feet inches
high and weighs 81 tons. On the west
face are the words; "Shiawassee Coun-
ty Building. Erected AID. 1908. Claire
Allen, Architect. On the south face:
"Building Committee-C. d. Smith.