Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16
APPROXIMATE DATE
NEW POLICE COURT BUILDING
NAY BE READY FEBRUARY /.
Depends, However, Upon Urgency
Appropriation by Congress-Fur-
niture and Supplies.

February / has been set as the approx
mate date for the removal of the Police
Court from its present temporary quar-
tiers on 18th street to the new building at
9Th and d streets northwest. It will GER
tainly not be before that time. Judge KIM
ball believes. and 1t may be some time after
that. 1t may be stated. however, that for
all the officials Of the court and persons
! who have any occasion to use the present
building. the time of removal cannot come
too soon.
Judge Kimball states that an urgency ap-
preparation, amounting to 5000, must be
obtained from Congress before the new
building can be made ready for occupancy
When the original appropriation was made,
besides the cost of the building, $4,000 addi-
tional was appropriated for furniture. The
building is now practically completed and
all the appropriation for 1t was required.
Out of the $4,000 additional contracts have
been made to expend $4,000 for permanent
fixtures, such judges benches, witness
stands, jury boxes. rails and counters in the
court rooms and various offices, and $500
more for electrical and gas fixtures through
out the building. From the 81 200 remain
ing, $500 must be expended for linoleum for
the floors. this being necessary to provide
proper cleanliness, and $3.50 for carpets in
certain offices used continuously by officials
OF the court. Those expenditures practically
use up all the appropriation of $1,000, and
no furniture is provided.
Sum Required to Complete.
For the furniture and other supplies for
the new building, Judge Kimban has esti-
mated that 5000 more is required, as fol-
lows: Furniture. s2.5se 40: window shades
and curtains. S159.7O; awnings, $780, and
other supplies. ETC.. S4O3S4.
Congress has been urged to include lnis
item in the urgency appropriation bill,
which, 1t Is expected, will be passed before
the holiday recess. Ii it Is thus provided
for, the contracts for these various items
can be let at once and the furnishing of the
new court building will be hurried for
Wa1d To complete the placing of the rails,
ETC., the electrical and gas fixtures and to
furnish the building, 1t is estimated that
at least six weeks or two months will be
required.
The building itself. 1t is believed, will be
ready for occupancy January l. The work
OF putting in the rails, which was COM
menced about two weeks ago, is being hur-
ried large number of carpenters being
employed at the building, and that work
will be finished soon after January 1. On
account of the fact that the first bids for
the electrical and gas fixtures in the
building were unsatisfactory and new bids
were asked for. there has been delay in be-
ginning that work. 1t is believed that the
contractors will begin soon. however, but it
will require about six weeks to complete.
Early Occupancy Desired.
1t has been suggested to the judges that
the sessions Of the court should be held in
the new building soon as it is ready for
occupancy. even If the old furniture woul,
have to be moved into the court Temporal
lily. Many would prefer the larger accom-
modations Of the new court. they say un-
DER any conditions. with soap boxes as
seats, If necessary. to the cramped and in
adequate quarters now being used. But
Judge k1mball has pointed out that the
present furniture is filed with germs, much
of 1t worn out and the remainder not of
the right kind or of sufficient quantity to
be utilized in the new building He pre-
fers, 1t Is stated. to remain in the present
quarters for a few weeks longer under
conditions that have been endured for
about eighteen months.
The exact ARRANGEMENT Of the court rooms
can now be judged by visit to the court,
because the rails and benches have been
put into place. The Judge will occupy a
bench located against the east side of the
room, and directly in front of him. of
course. is the clerks desk The space in
side the railing for the members of the
bar is large. and this meets the special con-
ditions at the court. where many LAWYERS
must necessarily be present on account of
the large number of cases that are taken
up in the course of day and for which at
torneys must wait their turn The seating
capacity In the court rooms. it Is said, will
be greater than that of the criminal courts
in the city hall.