Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-19
COURT HOUSE
is ACCEPTED
CAMERON COUNTY'S SPLENDID
NEW TEMPLE OF JUSTICE. ERECT
ED AT COST OF NEARLY 5000. 900.
FINALLY COMPLETED.
COUNTY OFFICIALS MOVING II
AND WILL BE AT HOME" IN
FINE NEW QUARTERS IN FEW
DAYS

Cameron county's magnificent new
court house. which has been under con
struction for the better part Of the past
two years is at last practically complet
ed, at an aggregate cost of $1S77l5. and
the work has been accepted by the county
commissioners court. The acceptance was
made formally at yesterday afternoons
session Of the court.
The structure is a beautiful one. the
outside being of brick and terra Gotta
and the inside of steel and cement.
The building was designed and built
with special reference to this climate.
The main part of the building is pierced
by four corridors. with Il spacious rotnn-
da from which light and air from the
ventlators in the dome of the building
can circulate through the building.
When the officials move into the new
building they will no longer have to
worry about the fate of The county rec
ords in case Of fire. Every Office is equip
ped with large steel furnished vault.
The floors of all corridors. the rOtun-
da and toilets are of tile. while in the
corridors there is six foot marble wains
coting The steps leading from the floor
are of steel. with marble tops and rises.
The new court house. which is one of
the finest in the state is a model of taste
ful and convenient architecture. Each
room i'm the new building was built with
reference to the needs of the department
which is to occupy it, The district court
room is built something on the order Of
the legislative halls in the Capitol at
Austin. The County court and county
court officials and attorneys have the en-
tire lower floor Of the court house while
spacious gallery furnished with COM
Portable opera chairs has been provided
for the visitors.
The county officials will, when in their
new quarters. have plenty of vault room
feature which has been entirely lack
ing i'm the past There have been Offices
provided for the sheriff, the county judge
the county attorney and the justices of
the peace. These officers have in the past
been forced to retain offices on the out
side When the new building is occupied
il will be no longer necessary for a hung
Jury to be taken to the hotels for lodging
at night as the jury room has been fur
nishcd with comfortable iron beds and
have baths in connection.
The offices in the building are fur
nished in the latest model wood and
steel furniture The county and district
court rooms and the Justice of the peace
rooms are fitted with comfortable opera
chairs.
The building was designed and super
viSed by the Atlec b. Ayrcs architecture
al company of San Antonio, and the con
struction work was done by the Gross
Construction Company of Dallas. The
cost of the court house and jail built
and furnished is as follows:
Architects fees ...... $4,000 90
Gross COnst. Co. ........... $l46.lo4 .W
Gross COnSt Co. extras. Is 90
w. II Putegnat heating wv. $40 90
&. II. Hayes, wiring .... 1900 90
G. II. Uavcs. extras. ~ 81 90
Valley Plumbing co ..... 3.33l 90
Southern Construction Co y.
cell work in jail .. 3,12O 90
Creamery Package Mfg Co.
vacuum cleaner ~ 1215 90
steel and Wood furniture Co. 1900. 90
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