Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-05

Capitol Street, In the general fall OF the
floor Of his auditorium, which gives the
tremendous advantage that all the
eleven direct street exits on tho main
floor need but one step to reach the
sidewalk level"
In the Carneal & Johnston plan the
auditorium Is provided with only. one
gallery. MIR. Bosom suggested the In
| PRODUCTION Of second gallery--a re-
arrangement which. he said, could be
effected with advantage. SO arranged,
the auditorium would seat between
1000 and $500 people. Provision, he
said, could also be mado for tho In
stallation on either side OF the pros
cenium arch. of magnificent pipe
organ.
ranged concentrically. and no seat is
moro than seventy feet distant from
| the apron of the stage. The stage 1t
self Is more than sixty feet wide and
| twenty-seven feet deep from the apron
TO the rear. Double wallis prevent any
sound from passing back into tho
| building from the stage. or the pass
| ing of any noise into the auditorium
| from tho elevators.
| In the event OF fire or panic, the au-
ditorlum could be emptied from all
four sides. Three sides open directly
on the surrounding streets. From the
stage and front seats the auditorium
opens into the porticoB and main lobby
OF the building.
LIBRARY ENTRANCE
ON BROAD STREET
The main entrance to the library Is
from Broad Street toward the Tenth
Street end OF tho property. and is ar
ranged with the Juvenile reading room
] on the right and the periodical room on
the left Immediately inside tho vesti-
bule. Further inside are the main
circulating department.. The reading
and reference rooms are away from the
noise OF the trolley lines.
The stack rooms are provided for In
two levels above the circulating de-
partment, communicating with this de-
partment by two dumb walters. Like
the auditorium, entrance can BIS made
to the library from the main lobby of
the building. although It Ia quite COM
plete in itself and could. IL desired. be
cut or from the remainder OF the
building without affecting the efficiency
of either.
The courts are located in the CEN
trail raised portion. and floor is as
signed for the use OF each court. The
entire third floor is occupied by the
Hastings Court and Its attendant re-
qurements; the fourth floor by the
Civil Justice Court, with the High Con.
stables office; the fifth by the Chan
Gerry Court and record rooms; the sixth
by the Circuit Court. and the seventh
by the Law and Equity Court.
EACH COURTROOM
oVERLOoKs PARK
Each courtroom Is located overlook.
ing the Capitol street end of the
building, with windows on three sides,
so that all unnecessary street noise Is
eliminated. Any possible noise from
the auditorium Is cut off. From ali the
courts the Judge and clerk can get to
their offices by private corridors with
out passing through any other room
or public corridor.
Tho unallotted space, required in the
program, is kept together in the form
OF two separate floors. Thus arranged,
II could be used for separate depart
ment or rs nm addition to existing de-
partments. Tho Fire Department, as
existing In the City Hall, Mr.. Bosom
suggests, could be contained in the top
floor Of this building in the space not
required for the pent houses OF the
elevators. With the gallery. this top
floor, It Is pointed out. would afford
entire supervision Of the city and It's
suburbs, condition extremely desir-
able In case OF confiagration.
DESIGNS PREPARED
by RICHMOND ARCHITECTS
w. Leigh Carneal. Of the winning
firm, said last night that the design
had been prepared In Richmond with.
out the aid OF outside consulting
architects. In general way the ex-
terlor appearance, he said. had been
adapted from new municipal build
ing In Oakland. Cal. while the ar
rangement OF the library was sus-
gested by new building In SPRING
field, Mass. The firm Is ono OF the
most prominent In the city, having
been the supervising architects IN tho
Richmond College. They also designed
the new Chamber OF Commerce Build
Ing. the First Regiment Armory and
the Bellevue and Springfield Public
Schools. 81
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