The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-17

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the competitive plans and designs were
opened, considered and submitted to Pro-
lessor Laird for his examination and
criticism. After exhaustive study of the
plans by the commission and Professor
Lalrd the design of Cass Gilbert was Sc
iected, and he was appointed the archj-
tect.
I'm 1902. on March 10, the contract for
the erection of a temporary fence to en-
close the ground and for the excavation
was awarded to Jacob Peter for $11, 997.
On July % five local contractors and four
New York contractors were invited to esti-
mate on the construction of the new Court
House. On the 18th of September the bids
and estimates were submitted, and on the
18th of September the contract was
awarded to V. j. Hedden & SONS Company
for the construction of the building, the
exterior walls to be of Indiana limestone,
for $3.50, S04.
In 1903. in view of the general senti-
ment on the part OF our citizens. as ex-
pressed in the public press, verbally to the
commission and by a petition signed by
over three hundred prominent taxpayers
to use marble for the outer walls of the
proposed building, we asked the Legisla-
ture for relief, and a supplementary act
was passed providing for an addition to
the amount of money which the commits
sion was authorized by the terms of the
original act to expend, and this made ii
possible to substitute marble for lime
stone.
with this change in mind. the commits
sion, In company with the architect, had
previously inspected a number of buildings
In New York with the view of determining
what kind of stone would be best suited
to the new Court House. Careful inquiry
was made regarding the use of marble,
and a number of q~uarries were visited In
Vermont and Massachusetts and at South
Dover, N. Y, and information obtained as
to the quality and color of the material,
the probability of prompt delivery and as
to the cost and durability of it.
Prices were obtained on various grades,
resulting in the adoption of South Dover
marble as being the best material for the
purpose, obtainable promptly and within
reasonable cost. On the 18th of April the
Dover marble for the limestone at an az
ditional cost of $265, lS0.
Upon application of a delegation from
the Lawyers Club, it was decided tc
change the arrangement for county offices
so as to give additional space in the Reg
ister's office and in the year 1904, on Janu'
airy 20, the estimated cost of this rear.
rangement, amounting to 49, 62, wal
agreed to and formally approved.
'"The construction of the building pro
ceeded during 1904, 1905. 1906 and 1901. In
August, 1906, the county officials moved
into the new Court House and took posses
sion of their rooms in order that the ole
Court House might be torn down to make
way for the steps and approach of the new
building.
From time to time, as 1t became neces-
sary to take up such questions, the fur
nishing, painting and decorations of the
building wero considered and acted upon,
and finally the commission decided as a
part of the furniture and equipment of the
building to install a law library and set
apart a sum not to exceed $4,000 for the
purchase of books.
I'VE think that the sculpture on the ex-
terror of the building and the mural paint
fngs in the most important rooms and o
the pendentivcs to the central dome arc
worthy Of careful examination
1.-THE sculptor was Andrew O'Connor and
his work consists of nine marble and two
hrnn1a 6orfrac ThNuo IN rnorh1o rnnrncnnf
Power Of the Law Reason of the Law
Statutory Law Protection of the Law
Assault of the Law 'Disobedience of the
Law Victim of the Law Shelter Of the
Law and Authority of the Law On the
pedestals at the side of the steps to the
main entrance are figures cast In bronze,
one representing Truth and the other
Power
1.-THE cost Of this sculpture, complete in
place, was $56,500.
Edwin Rowland BIashfield painted the
Tour colossal seated female figures, one
In each pendentive of the central dome,
edge Power and Mercy The painting
in the Criminal Court room by II. o.
Walker has for its subject The Power and
Benefcence of the Law
The Landing of the New Englanders
on the Banks Of the Passaic River May II,
1866, in Circuit Court room A is by c. Y.
Turner. In Circuit Courr room 3 is an
allegorical panel from the brush of George
w. NldyldEu. OuG OIL lH6 DdlelS vi lhc
Supreme Court room contains a painting
by Kenyon Cox, which represents The
Beneficence Of the Law Howard Pyle
depicts the Landing Of Carteret,' Angus:
1665, by a painting in the Freeholders'
room.
t h Motion Court room has a decora-
tive panel. descriptive Of 'Diogenes In
Quest Of an Honest Man. by Will II, Low;
In the Grand Jury room is a historical
| painting by Frank d. Millet, portraying
the Foreman Of the Grand Jury Rebuking
the Chief Justice Of New Jersey in lT4.
The combined cost of the mural paintings
| was $41, 900.
1.-THE commission submits herewith a
statement as to the cost of the grounds
and building and administration expenses
been derived. and takes Measure in saying
that under the authority of the act Of 1900
and it's supplement in 1903 1t would have
been possible to spend approximately a
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