The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30
The Ground Floor.

manded by their business.
The Ground Floor.
From the yestibule of the main en-
| frances, steps lead down to the ground
floor and up to the first floor. The
steps to the latter constitute the main
| staircase and they are flanked on
| either side by the steps which lead
| downward. On the left of the south
entrance is the office of the county
superintendent of schools, so placed as
to be easily found by visitors and 10
prevent the necessity of their search
| ing long for the place they want. Con-
| nected with the office of the county
superintendent is large, we'll lighted
| room which will be equipped with
| desks and which viii be used as an
examination room. The county super
| intendent has been compelled to hold
examinations either in one of the pub
| lie school rooms of the city or in the
| district court room. either of which
| is not altogether convenient for this
| work. With the examination room
| close to her office, the superintendent
will be able to better conduct these
1
| will be found to be one of the great
| est conveaiences in the new building
! On the right side of the south en-
trance viii be the office of the county
| surveyor, connected With which will
! be a large drafting room, with provi-
sion for the filing and proper storage
| Of maps.
| in the northwest corner of this
| floor, nearest the JAIL will be the Of
| fee of the sheriff. In this apartment
there will be a main office and pri-
| vate room, while strong holdover
| cell will be Connected for the proper
detention of prisoners who may be
waiting to be taken to the court room
or who may be there for examinatio
by attorneys or for some other pur-
pose.
In the northeast corner of the
building on this floor is the office OF
the county attorney, suite of two
rooms, the main room and the private
office being each 24x2O feet.
| Between the county attorneys
rooms and the main corridor on this
/ floor is the lower record room of the
county clerk, which has no door OIL
this floor, but which is connected with
the main record room on the first
floor by a spiral steel stairway.
/ There are large toilet rooms, con-
veniently located on this floor as upon
each of the others.
Passing from the main entrance up
the grand staircase, the visitor in the
new court house will find himself upon
a landing, which directly in front of
him opens into the rotunda, open to
the dome and lighted from above. On
his left on this landing, is the en-
trance to the auditors office, whose
dimensions are Is feet by 26. In this
room there is a counter, across which
the business of the office will be
transacted.
Opposite the auditors office and on
the visitors right as he enters the
building from the south entrance. is
the door leading into the public ROOM
of the county commissioners; this
room is the same size as the auditors
office and is connected with the prl-'
vate room of the commissioners by
one doorway and with the main room
of the county clerk by another en-
trance.
The public entrance to the main
room of the county clerk is from the
rotunda on the right as the visitor
enters from the south door. This
large room is on the east end of the
building and is 40 by 80 feet in di-
mensions. Across the front is a long
counter; on the north end of the
room is the doorway into the record
room, which, as has been described |
connects by means of spiral steel
stairway with the record room on the |
ground floor.
On the south end of the main office |
is the private room of the clerk, % |
feet by 15 The record rooms are fire |
proof and the records will be kept in |
steel cases. The main office is we'll |
lighted and conveniently arranged for |
the voluminous work which the clerk |
has to handle The clerks office and |
the commissioners rooms occupy the |
entire east end of the building.
In the northeast corner of the build |
ing 18th office of the assessor. 1t is !
40 feet by 25 and has, like the other |
offices, a counter desk 1t is we'll |
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The Second Floor.
The stairway to the second floor IS |
on the north side of the building, OPP !
posite the main entrance into the TO
tunda. The landing on the second |
floor and the hall at it's head occupy |
the center of the north side of this
floor 1t opens by an archWay into
the rotunda under the glass dome,
which will be of handsome design.
The west side of the building is
given up to the court room, from
which open small office for attor
neys and a jury room. The court
room is 40 by So feet in dimensions
and is lighted from the west and |
north. It's ceiling will be of grained
beams and panels.
On the south side of this floor are
the offices of the district judge. These
are comfortable and handsomely fin
ished; the main office is "a by 35 |
feet and is directly over the main en-
trance The private room of the judge
is 16 by 90 feet. Each has an en-
trance from the hall, and the two are
connected.
The offices of the clerk of the court |