Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-29
CITY HALL BUILDING
NEARING COMPLETION
Expected to be Ready for DC.
cupancy in About a Month.
A COMMODIOUS STRUCTURE.
Council Meeting Chamber and Office
Quarters for All Branches of
Municipal Government.

Annapolis now las City Hall.
The work of rebuilding and enlarg-
ing that part of the old City Assem-
bly, Rooms on Gloucester street, used
for many years for the meetings of
the City Council, il nearing COM
pletion, and il il expected that with
in the next few weeks ii will be ready
for occupancy.
The building is not only meeting
place for the Council, but in line with
plans launched long ago, it contains
Office quarters for practically every
branch OF the city governme Mt, az we'll
as gre atty improved conveniences for
he Assembly Hall, where dances,
bazars and other forms of entertain
ments are frequently held.
Erectt at a cost of pproximately
SO. 900, the building is a decided i'm
provement to the Gloucester street
thoroughiare, aside from the commo-
dos quarters it affords to the several
municipal officials. 1t sounds a bit
more modern to style the building
the City Hall" for that is the term
applied to municipal buildings now-a-
days, but the City Fathers elected to
term it the Municipal Government
Building. La other words, there is
the inscription carved in large letters
in the sandstone blocks that form
part of the exterior trimmings:
Municipal Governme mt of the City
Of Annapolis.
Built of brick, the building is two
stories high, and rectangular in
SHAPE. 1t has frontage of 80 feet
and a derth of 62 feet, an addition
of about 80 feet having been con-
structed in the rear of the old struc-
ture. There is a decided touch of
the colonial in the architecture of the
building. 1t is simple, yet attrac-
tive The front portico contains two
large pillar columns, painted white,
strictly of colonial design, with three
steps leading to the entrance.
And the windows, to, are of the
ancient pattern, the panes being of
the small nearly square type. As one
enters the building there is large
square hall. with a broad stairway
leading to the second floor. The Coun-
ell Chamber is large room in the
rear on the first floor, at the end of
which is small rostrum that will
contain the Mayors seat Immediate
Iy in front will be long desk for the
City Clerk, Collector and Treasurer
and City Commissioner aui Engineer
while the seats for the City Councillor
and Aldermen will be arranged in a
semicircle.
The members of the corporation
will be provided with Individual
desks, similar to those used in the
Maryland Legislature. The room is
somewhat larger than the old Cham.
ber, and there will be ample accommo-
dations or delegations Of citizens
having business before the Council at
it's meetings from time to time.
The frst floor also contains the
separate Office rooms for the City
Clerk and the Collector and Treasurer.
The second floor contains the quar-
ters for the Annapolis Water Com
pany, an Office for the City Commits
81 lner and Engineer, and two spacious
dressing rooms, leading to the AS
SEHADN AAaAi nC w dlCE OOUiDdU1 y
office will be the large front room.
All of the ceilings are doLe in
white. making the interior of the
building very attractive. The build
ing will be we'll lighted by electricity,
and will also contain a hot water
heating plant Both of these systems
are now being installed. Formerly
the Council Chamber was heated by
stove, as also was the Assembly
Hall
Provision is to be made for Office
conveniences for the Health Officer.
Thus the Offices of all, save one, OF
the city officials will be grouped
under one roof. Police headquarters
are located beneath the Assembly hall
The marketmaster tIansacts his du
ties at the Market House.
When completed, it is not expected
that the entire cost of constructing
and furnishing the building, will ex-
ceed $40, 900. The building contrac-
tor is Mr. lewis Gardiner, of this
city.