The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-11
CITY, HALL OPENING
WEDNESDAY, WILL
Be fine
Brilliant Event in Grand
Forks History Takes
Place Next Week
BUILDING N OF
BEST IN NORTHWEST
Every Facility For Handling
Municipal Affairs to Best
Advantage

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and during the fore part of next week
they will get settled SO that by We'd
nesdaS, when the building is thrown
open for inspection, all will be in
their place. The vault fixtures will
not be here at that time. but in all
other. details 1t Is expected that every.
thing will be complete.
There are three floors, and the va.
rious floors provide for officials as
follows:
First Floor.
Police department.
Police court.
Chief of police.
Meter repair room.
City electrician.
Heating plant.
Second Floor.
Private Office for mayor,
City auditor.
City treasurer.
City assessor.
Superintendent Of waterworks,
Small council chamber.
Board of park commissioners.
Board of education.
Rest and reading room.
Third Floor.
Main city council room.
Two council committee rooms.
City engineers.
elegance a striking Feature.
The elegance, Of the building IL
striking. Throughout, with the ex-
ception of the reception room and
private office Of the mayor, the fur.
nishing is in the finest Of oak. The
mayors apartments are furnished in
mahogany.
The building is steam heated, and
has both the direct and indirect sys-
TENS. johnson regulators are found
IN all rnnYnG Ru tho l;~--x -
IS meant the regular radiation. while
the Indirect system provides for the
distribution of air throughout the
building heated ia. temperature of
about 20 degrees by. a DEVICE in the
engine, room = Fhisssaaae Indirect sys.
tenn furnishes the ventilation for the
building also.
In the corridors the wa%inscoting,
are Of marble. while the stairs also
are the marble decorations for the
interior. blending into the white walls
on the first and second floors, ana
into the slate gray on the third floor,
me: offices are finished in. buff,
with q heavy bi at the base. The
main council chamber is in pure
| white,
Council Well Provided.
The city council has been we'll pro-
~ wan ANo4 lcI -. J. III IMAM COOne
Gil chamber is located on the third
floor. taking practically the entire
south front of the building. It has
u seating capacity Of 219 persons, has
opera seats. and is lighted by sixty
eight incandescents. In the celnng
are twelve magnificent chandeliers
zach carrying eight electric lamps,
while there are six wall lights pro-
vided. The chambers are 41x5O feet.
Ioob nj th4 r1;l:-- 5>zS-
vided for the fourteen members Il
the city council. for the city auditor,
the city attorney and the mayor. with
a press table also arranged. There
also are chairs provided for persons
appearing before the council.
] :. To the ear of the main chamber
are two committee DON each thor
oughly equipped for the purpose to
which they will be put. u.
Smaller Room OH Second Floor.
On the second floor a smaller
council chamber. as we'll equipped
as the larger one. is to be found. It
has a seating capacity Of ffty-one out
side of the railing. This chamber is
entered from the main corridor, from
the reception office of the mayor,
and from the city auditors office.
The office of the mayor is at tho
southwest front orn of tho build
.IAs' Witaio lne o'hte VI me au0ltor
Is at the northwest corner, the coun.
Gil chamber lying between. The
council chamber is 26x35 feet.
City Auditor and Treasurer.
The city auditor has a we'll equip
ped Office which occupies tho entire
northwest section Of the first floor
and which is entered through q door
from the main corridor. 1t opens in
to the office Of the. city treasurer.
xr,hlNt l., ~ 49, r>6Aa, $500. ..S
which Is entirely commodious.
In the office of the auditor there is
a vault. 1912. while in the office of
the treasurer there is an SX12 foot
vault.
City Engineer.
The city engineer has been pfovid-.
ed with Very good quarters, They
extend across the entire width Of the
building on the third floor. and there
flee is also provided for the city en-
gineer, facing the Fourth street side
of the building.
Watcrworks Department.
The city waterworks department
has been successful. in securing the
very best kind Of quarters. being CIV
en- h two Offices at the southeast
of the second floor. A general
business office and a private office
" NLc liulthIuCut Shc pIuplutu,
with a vault III the latter ONCE.
Other Omccs.
The city" assessor is given COM
modious room on the second floor
close to the stair landing. and 1t faces
on Fourth street. Twe.rooms, which
had been intended for. the. police MAJ
tron will be given over to the board
OF education and THE park board. and
they both face on Fourth street. also.
The city electrician and the water ;
repair room.s located on the
floor. are In the southwest cor
ner.
Police Department.
For the police department exccp-
good quarters have been pro-
The ONCE Of the desk SER
geant and the private ONCE Of the
chief of police 'are"1ocated' inthe
corner of the first floor, pe.
Ing connected with. each other.
The police court is reached from