Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-09

, auditorium, this to occupy a portion
OF the space of the temporary room
| facing the street. The council cham
| Der and court room to the left would
| be- enlarged SO as. to include the. pres
ent bed room of the city fireman, max
| ing it 19x28 feet and sufficiently large
to accommodate court attendants and
those in attendance upon the meetings
OF the city commissioners. To the
rear of this on the same side of the
aa1Fl would be steps leading to the
lower floor or prison CELL Beyond the
steps would be bed room for the
fireman's family and f1reman's DOR
mitory to be used as sleeping quarters
for three f1remen. In connection with
these quarters facilities would be pro-
Vided for the rapid exit of the firemen
by descending the pole usually in use
in fire departm ents. Adjoining tn
dormitory would be toilet and beti~
rooms for the use of the firemen aai
the freman's family. To the right u
these rooms would be the DRESSING
rooms for men and women engaged II
exercises in the auditorium. In ad(
tion to the steps leading upward anG
downward to the right near the f.,7---
right would remain practically as it is,
the same being used by the city tax
collector. The next room would be
tie office of the sanitary department,
followed by one for the police depart
ment and then by the kitchen, which
would be followed by the dressing
rooms.
Second Floor Plans.
o1s1n r.
RUM on the second floor of the build
ing: the plans call for an inclined floor
to take place of the level one, which
was always found Objectionable. The
main auditorium is 48x48 feet with
stage 48 by % feet. The plans call
for balcony, and steps leading to it
from the main floor Of the building and
covered ones also from the ground on
the north side so as to obviate the ne
cessity of white and colored people
mixing in entering and leaving the au-
ditOrium.
Basement Plans.
At> present the fire department is in
the rear of the building and the main
or first floor of the structure extends
only to the fire department. The ten
tative plans call for the laying of a
floor to the back wall so as to provide
the facilities descrdbtd above The
basement would contain the city pris-
on with five cells, entrance to which
could be made from the steps leading
from the main floor of the building or
from door leading from the NORTH
side. This would render it unneces-
sary for prisoner to enter the main
part of the building until called for
trial. On the south side of the base
ment would be the heating plant, the
PTans calling for steam heating sys-
TEN; the coal bin and a large room
fol the materials used in connectoi,t
with the sanitary department of the
city. The plans call for the fire de-
partment station, where it is at pres
ents but re-arranged so as to move the
doors from the north side to the rear
or east end of the building.
Figures are not obtainabIe as the 4
estimated cost of the proposed altera-
tions, but contractors are figuring as /!
to the cost.
The plans call for changes whic !
would make out of the eye-sore and |
useless building a reason
ably attractive one, adequately corn
modious and equal to the city's needs I
Ior MANY years to come