Evening journal., 1911-10-17
TO SEE COURT
HOUSE PLANS
Levy COurtmen Inspect Draw
lnGs in Architect RiCe'S
Offices
DETAILS SHOW MUCH
IMPROVED STRUCTURE

Commissioner Perkins, at the meet
ing of the Levy Court today, asked
every member Of the court TO visit the
studio of e. l.. Rice and Company,
architects, this afternoon, to inspect
plans drawn by them for the Court
House improvements.
As outlined on the boards, the gen.
eral style Of the building is preserved
in the plans. On the Market street
side of the building is a new entrance
porch three stories. The building
will be four stories. with the third
story cut in for the court rooms. Six
large stone columns go on either side
with a balustrade on top. The tower
is preserved and the present walls
are elevated thirteen feet and capped
with heavy cornice and balustrade.
On the Tenth and Eleventh streets
sides are the continuance of the stone
columns and balustrade with the third
and fourth floor windows in one for
the court rooms.
The interior of the building It is
proposed to change considerably in
the plans. On the first floor it is
proposed to have the Recorder OF
Deeds and Prothonotary's rooms
thrown into one, while the Sheriff
would be moved across the corridor
to the Office now occupied by the
Register in Chancery and Clerk OF
the Orphans Court. The County
Treasurer would be transferred TO the
Register of Wills Office and the Comp
trolIer would occupy the County
Treasurer's quarters. The office Oi
the Clerk of the Peace would be en-
laraed by the addition of the present
Sheriff's Office.
An elevator will be operated from
the room now occupied by the Comp
troller so that even the prisoners
could be transferred from the cell
room to the court room. On the sec
ond floor the corridor would run
through the center. The Chancellors S
quarters would remain the same as at
present. while adjoining them would
be the Registers Office and next would
come the Register of Wills, giving
lust double the room at present On
the opposite side would be the law
library as at present, with DIE
Office for the county engineers adJoin-
ing and then the PrOthOnotary S ONCE
There would be two court rooms on
the third floor, the General Sessions
Court and a one judge court-such> q
law probably will be enacted in 1919
by the Legislature. on this floor
would be the judges parlor and pri-
vate rooms conveniently arranged
with the court and stenographer. On
the King street side would be the
Grand Jury room, AttOrney-General's
room and the room for witnesses. Or
the Market street side would be two
rooms for juries. The court room i:
so arranged that the public would O'
on one side away from the jurors.
The. fourth floor would contain fou
jury rooms on the King street end
The sleeping rooms for jurors woul'
be on this floor on the Market stree
side with the bathroom in the tower
Former Attorneys who havl
viewed the plans say the arrangemen
Of the court rooms and rooms 70
jurors, the Attorney-General, Gran.
Jury and witnesses are a model o
convenience.
The idea is TO continue the wall
of the present building with greer
stone. This stone could be quarrie'
during the coming winter and III
materials delivered by psring whei
work could be commenced