The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-10-24


ample accommodation to secret ses-
sion, consultation or committee con.
ferences. Toilet provisions are also
found between committee rooms.
Other space on the second floor is
occupied by the city engineer. His
main office fronts on Second avenue
where he also has vault for records
and equipment. Blue print apparatus
and drafting room for the engineer
ing department Is located on the north
side.
Entrance to the town hall is to
be provided at the east end of the
hall. This room has the entire third
story over the fire department side
of the building, has not been conf
pleted as there was no immediate use
for the room and as the city is some
what "shy" of funds, 1t will be COM
pleted at a later date as occasion
may require or as the city may have
use for the same.
Basement.
Special quarters have been pro-
vided for the police court part of
the work of the mayor. The stairs
that provide way downward from the
entrance open into a central corridor.
On the south side of this is large
room suitably furnished and equipped
for the uses CT police and at the
east end is a large vault room for the
preservation of dockets and all re-
cords connected with this department
Of the city.
Detention quarters are located at
the northeast quarter of the building,
with entrance opening On the drive
way along the north side of the hall.
This detention section" has a large
steel cage with four separate cells OF
four, hunks. EACH providing for the
I2cking up Of sixteen, prisoners anu a
large central cell that will hold as
many more. Closet and lavatory are
provided in this room. Outside doors
and windows are barred and grated
nd there is also heavy steel grating
TO pass through in entering the room
where the Jail quarters are located
Thus a prisoner placed in one of the
separate cell rooms has three big
steel locks between him and freedom.
Entrance to the cell room is guarded
by special room that will be in
charge of the police.
Office room for the street commits
sioner is provided on the Market
street side of the basement floor and
north of the entrance. Equipment
and furniture is provided and for the
first time in history the street and
sidewalk men will have a place for
their records of road tax ana street
work.
At the east side of the basement
corridor is large central public toll
ct provided with all equipment usual
ly found in place of this character
even to q double lavatory and large
mirror. A large closet at the west
side of the hall provides place for the
equipment of the janitor.
Furniture and Equipment.
Everything about the new hall is
first-class and substantial and select,
ed with a view to service. The furni'
ture of heavy oak to match the
wood work finishing of the building
All woodwork is in natural oak and
is handsome. White enamel brick
are used in the entrance stairways
and the interior stairs are of steel
with composition steps. Floors OF
lobby and huffs are of composition
with mosaic borders and marble
wainscoating and chair rails are used
to advantage wherever possible. Mod
ern steels filing cases and steel fur
niture will have place in the vaults
and in the Offices wherever needed
and the desks in use by officers will
be of convenient and roomy type.
All of the furniture has not arrived
and several weeks may elapse before
the building is completely furnished
Provision l. made for both electri'
city and gas in the lighting and the
fixtures, while not expensive, are UP
to date and in keeping with the furni'
ture.
iHlCliOl Win pam
While plain and with no attempt made
at characterization the work Is of the
best Shoemake a. Barnhart have
this part of the contract and only the
best and approved material entered
into the work.
Doors and windows of each Office
have been provided with copper wire
screens and will protect each individ-
ual apartment.
, Ventilation has received careful at
tention and numerous roof vents are
provided to carry off accumulation
of oyerheated or foul air. Every pos
sible attention has been paid to the
proper sanitation OF all departments.
| Special telephone service is provid-
ed by special system installed by the
Home Telephone company and any
office in the building may be reached.
All of the light fixtures have not
arrived and some OF this equipment
Is not yeat in place. The Oskaloosa
Traction g. Light company furnished
this part of the fixtures and they are
being installed as rapidly as they ar.
rive, by Frank Fortune
Fire Department. g,