The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-01
PLANS FOR
COURT HOUSE

The County Commissioners were in
session at the Commercial Club prac-
tically all of today, considering plans
| and specifications for the new Cnav-
| IS county court house. The fact that
plans would be selected on this date
had been well advertised and not
only were there four different archi-
| teois there with sets of plans for
| their consideration, but also there
were number of private citizens
| who showed enough interest in the
matter to be there and see what the
| commissioners had to select from in
deciding on the plans for the future
court house. Ii was in order that the
[ public might well attend that the
| meeting was held in the Commercial
| Club.
Other architects had come to Ros-
| well, hut for various reasons did not
submit their plans.
| All of the contestants wanted TO
show their plans last, and for this
| reason IL was decided by lot tie or
der in which they would be heard. In
this way the architects were heard
! in the following order: First, |. II.
& w. NJ. Rapp, of Trinidad and San
Ia Fe; Silly Il GoetZ, of Clovis; Wal
ter Chamberlain. of Birmingham, Ala.
and Fort Worth: Hosford and Nelson
composed of +. c. Hosford. of Dallas
| and j. NJ. Nelson of Roswell; ID. p.
| Kaufman & Son, of Amarillo
All the morning was occupied in
| talk.HS over the matter of making
| start and in deciding how the differ
ent contestants should be heard. and
in considering the plans of the first
two architects.
Rapp Brothers plans were the first
! set viewed. They show a steam
-. -r.lr
| $50 BY Sc feet in its greatest outside
dinensions, to be constructed of con-
| crete. brick. stone or any preferred
material. The Jail is to be in an an
mex a. the rear connected with the
| main building by peristile. In ap-
pearance the building world be of the
! Old Mission style. 10 great extent:
however, il has dome. The build
| ing wuIld have two stories and a
basement and the architect. present
L. II. Rapp. stated that it could be
built and furnished within Ss125, 900.
the amount of the bond issue. 1t pro-
| vidss all the offices needed.
l.. Silly OF the firm of SZilv and
GoetZ Of Clovis. then showed his plan
for a building 40 by 100 feet. three
stories and a basement. having a
court room 81 by so and seating 700
people. He suggests reinforced con
crete with stucco finish. His plans
showed numerous offices bat they
! were rather small in size. With heat
ing apparatus and hot and cold water
in every room, the building is esti-
mated to cost 9S.792. That includes
all fees, etc, but does not include a
| iail or furnishings.
During the dinner aour Mr.. Cham
berlain announced that he would not
enter the contest for award and did
not care to snow his plans.
Mr.. Horsford and Mr.. Nelson then
submitted three exterior sketches and
TWO sets of floor plans. The first Set
trepreented a beautiful building, each
side being fianked with a wing and
The topped with dome. The build
ing would nave a basement, two full
stories and portion of third story
under the center of the house. All
Offices and court rooms are provided
for and conveniently located. The
court room would nave seating ca
pacify of 700. The building would
have great pillared entrances on the
! sides and at the rear would be an AT
, 'ractive residei ce for the jailer with
he Jail at the rear, connected with
tae court room on the second floor
by means of a bridge. The estimated
cost of these two connected buildings
is $4,000 TO s125,0Oo. without fur
, nishings. but with heating and light
ing complete. The second set oi
, plans from this firm showed a smaller
building something like the first one
/, shown.
! Kaufman & Son, of Amarillo. sub
mitted but one plan. They were show
ing it as Inc Record went TO press.
. Patrick Henry Wethers, of Guthrie
Okla, came here to submit a set o
. plans. He drew first place in th'
showing of his plans, but decided no
to Submit them.
]. NJ. Wheeler. of Oklahoma, con
| rractilg agent in Southwestern state.
. for the Pauly Jail Building Company
of St. Louis, was here TO give infor
nation needed relative to the jai
| construction and 10 get in on tn
> ground floor on that contract wae,
: that time comes. But he was not
4 5idded in today's contest.
The decision of tbs commissioner
as TO watch set of plans to accep
will probably be made tonight or to
morrow.