The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-08

room for the chancery court, county surveyor board of education and grand jury
 The circulation throughout the build ing Is handled by four high speed com modious elevators for the public, a cage elevator for the prisoners from the jail opening upon the detention room for each of the three courts; a private elevator, opening off the private cor ridor to the offices of all court officials on each story for rapid connection be- tween the latter. There are also ample public corridors, private corridors. pub lie staircases, private staireases, to- gether with toilet accommoda tions, not only for the public, but for the officials. at convenient points throughout tho building.
 The two upper floors are devoted to the jail and contain accommodations for over 300 prisoners in separate cells, ar ranged in two distinct cell houses of four tiers each, with ample light and ventilation on each four sides of each cell house. On the first jail floor are provided flat roofs for exercising the prisoners in open air. also hospital di- visions for each sex and color, and an operating room.
 The bath accommodations are taken care of by bathroom on each tier in each cell block, sanitary toilets being provided for each prisoner individually.
 The cell blocks are so arranged that the cells invariably face the light with utility corridor between, so that the mechanical equipment can be accommo- dated and taken care of without inter- ference with the prisoners. There are also provided separate exercise corri- dors. the entire cell block in each case being overlooked by the guards from corridors which completely circle each block from each tier.
 Each block is also provided with it's own staircase for intercommunlcation between the different tiers.
 On the main floor of the tail division, centrally located. is the warden's of fee, rooms for attorneys. visitors and the examination of male and female prisoners Centrally located above the warden's offices, etc, are the kitchens. laundries. etc., connected with each tier by stairs and dumb walters.
 Conveniently located are rooms for storage of prisoners belongings and clothes. together with two insane cells and two condemned cells, isolated from the regular cell blocks
 The building will he built of absolute lv fireproof construction in every way. not only the columns. beams and floors, but all of the trim. doors and windows will be of metal so that there will be no possibility of even slight internal fire in any part of the building. All of the furniture will also he of inde- structible material. as will also the fur niture of the record rooms for the ac- comodation of the books and files of | the different departments. The build | ing will be constructed for the two stories of granite and the balance of l the exterior, with the exception of the l courts, of ornamental granite or terra cotta The roof to be of either slate or tile The windows of the entire build | ing will be simple but massive in ap- pearance and construction. making a structure that will be practically inde- structibe in every respect, and one that the citizens of this county may well be proud of for years Co come.
 It will be seen that the entire space