Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-17

Ilivered an address expressing the sat
| iafaction thu court officials and other
members of the bar find in having SO
| excellent building in which to trans
act the county's legal business.
Judge Greene Spoke.
Judge Gardiner NJ. Greene of the SUI
| peror court spoke from the view
| point of the members of the bench
| In the old courthouse judges com
| planned of dampneSS and of the cold
and We're generally dissatisfied with
| the accommodations In this building
| they can find no such fault.
The redadication of the courthouse
| this afternoon completes the work OF
| giving New London an adequate court
| house a work begun a year ago 1t
| grew out of the plan originally Mayor
| Mahan's and later adopted by Mayor
| Armstrong for a joint municipal and
| county building, supplanting the court
| house and city hall.
| For this work d 100000 bond issue
| had been authorized Then came a
| protest from many citizens who favor
| ed remodeling the old buildings The
| matter was widely discussed and final
| ly in a city meeting. largely attended
| the plan to remodel the courthouse was
| adopted. Ex-Gov. Thomas NJ. Waller
and George S. Palmer were leaders in
| the plan to preserve the courthouse by
| remodaling it.
Local patriotic societies interested
| themselves in the plan to preserve the
| old building and rejoced in the meet
| ing's decision to do SO. To supervise
| the work a joint city and county com
| mittee was appointed consisting OF
| County Commissioners B. F. Williams
| Charles d. Noyes and Richard NJ
| Chadwick for the county and Repre-
| sentatives Lucius E. Wilton and Dan
| iel NJ. Cronin for the city.
Plans We're accepted and the con-
tracts let. The work was started last
| fall. There were many delays and the
work required longer than expected
The building was finished about three
weeks ago and has been used by the
county commissioners for few weeks
| for their weekly sessions.
The entire interior has been rear
ranged. As you enter on the front on
either side of the main entrance are
| the county commissioners and sheriff.
rooms. Each has a private office and
the main public room.
At the rear of the main floor in the
addition is the main courtroom. which
it is safe to say is as fine q courtroom
as the state of Connecticut boasts of
On the second floor is a law library,
common pleas courtroom-the main
courtroom being for superior court
| sessions-and other rooms required for
county and court business.
Every appointment is perfect. Con
| 1ect2d with the main courtroom are
Judges rooms. states attorneys room
lawyers room. consultation room
sheriff's rooms. etc. Everything rs i'm
naculate with the white walls and cell
ings and the qua rtered oak trimmings
In the basement is the large room for
city meetings The prisoners room is
also in the basement. One of the fea-
lures of the changes is the passage
way from the prisoners room in the
basement to the courtroom, allowing
the prisoners to pass from their room
| to the courtroom without the humilia
ton and Inconvenience Of brushing by
| spectators.
The exterior has been repainted
white and black and is in Keeping with
the interior. The colonial style of the
building has been preserved as far as
possible. The change in the building
without destroying its general outline
is surprise to many who protested
against the plan of rebuilding
Ex-Gov. Thomas NJ. Waller, who was
scheduled to make an address. was IN
able to be present Several judges of
the superior court invited could not
come, as they are just starting fall
terms of the court in different coun-
ties.
The cost of the alterations and en-
largement of the building was $4,000
The county and city bear the expense
Among the prominent persons pres
ent We're Judge Joel II. Reed. Con
gresham Edwin w. Higgins Coroner
Franklin IT. Brown, John c. Averill
George c Parsons, Sheriff Sidney e
Brown. Senator Frederick P. Latimer
Judge Charles B. Waller of the court
of common pleas. Several regrets were
received from prominent persons 9TH
erWise engaged.