Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06

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dividual Is hard to imagine than are
! these plans aid details OF the build.
ing. Down to the minutest de.ail, the
work Is lai. out and drawn, with every
stone, piece OF steel and general com.
poneat parts shown in its proper use.
Building 10 Commodlous.
The building will. when finished,
show three stories and a basement
all Of which will afford ampls room
for the various departments OF the
government service in this vicinity.
The ground dimensions are 115 by 81
feet and the structure will stand back
from the sidewalk on Court and Third
street some twenty feet. About the
Same distance In from the alley and
sixty feet in from tho sidewalk or
Fourth street. Cement sidewalks will
encircle the building and the ground
scheme is pretty. there being
wealth Of parking and grass lawns
all about the building. and especial.
on the Fourth street side.
The chief and most beautiful en-
trance will be on Fourth street
where the federal court Ia most easily
reached. Here grand stone porch
leads to the entrance and handsome
flight OF stone steps leads to thii
porch from Court street al we'll a.
from Fourth street. Three short
flights Of steps and as many landings
lead up from Court street. and an
archway beneath the porch Is had FOL
entrance on the floor below on tbs
shown particularly pretty and elabor
ate in the plans and will commend
itself to the public when completed
being in keeping with the genera
beauty OF the design Of the building
which will be much the handsomest
structure In this section Of the state
Lower Story OF Granite.
| The materials Of which the build
ing ID to be composed and which viii
be visible to the public are granite
| and Bedford stone with white glazed
brick. The lower or first story will
lbe OF granite Of a dark gray color
from Quarries In the south. Bedford
| lime stone will be used In the exterior
Of the upper stories with the white
brick used to advantage In adding to
the decoration OF the building
| Cement concrete will be used in i'm
mense quantities in the building and
about the outside.
| Disposition Of Floors.
| The basement will have among
other features swing or loungina
room for the carriers. locker room
an elaborate toilet. in which feature
will be shower baths for the employees
The boiler, coal bunlrers and storage
room will also be here.
i Tho Arcf Aonr vty{11 ha otvon nvhY
to the use Of the postoffice.. and will
4 supply rooms for the postmaster
assistant postmaster, superintendent
of mails. superintendent Of carriers,
money order and registry depart.
4 ments
The second fAor will contain the
federal court rooh and the various
rooms incidental u such court. amona
them being threeN rooms for the
United States rnar9Aal and clerk
District attorney and Judge, wi
rooms each.
i The third floor will contain the
grand jury room, room for witnesses
petit jury room, three rooms for the
1 internal revenue officers and one
room each for the postofflce Inspector
and the pension department.
4 Entrance From Three Sides.
4 While there will be entrances on
Fourth, Court and Third streets, the
principal entrance will he that OF
] Fourth street. At this side OF the
building some sixty feet has been RE,
served to set OFF the structure and q
promenade will be laid In concrete
4 In square shape with lawn about
and within It and terrace sloping
from the b Hiding to the street. The
roof of the building will be Of green
tile known as the interlocking type
Pretty medallions some three to four
feet in diameter will be arranged
about the outside Of the building and
these will be added to by having
| figures cut in the stone to adorn
them. Some will be more plain and
from the center Of these artistically
formed lamps will be suspended, add
ling much to the beauty OF the build
ing. The alley at tia rear wiil be
paved with vitrihed brick an, a
granite curb will divide this paving
from that Of the alley proper All
considered the tearing of the old build
ing down serves good purpose to
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