Evening journal., 1916-05-27
NEW BUILDING PRIDE
OF CITY AND COUNTY

ing along the eastern side of this
floor are the grand and petit jury
rooms
Plan of the Ground Floor.
The plan of the ground floor. ac-
cess to which is made through the
French street entrances. shows the
coroner's quarters in the county side
of the building. with a large store
room and the cells for the women and
men prisoners. The matron's room
is also located there. as are the two
telephone switchboards and large
garage. In the city's side of the
basement are cells for men and wo-
ben prisoners, police operators
rooms. bunk room for the patrolmen.
office for the police captain and house
sergeants, boiler rooms. drill room
for the policemen and a garage.
On the Mezzanlne Floor.
On the mezzanine floor, the office OF
the chief OF police, police commits
sioners, complaint clerk. police sur
geon's office, detectives headquarters,
Photographic room and cells for wo-
men prisoners are located in the
Tenth street wing. In the King street
front of the basement. there is a pis-
tol range, sergeants' room. school
room. and matrOns' quarters, with
various storage rooms.
In the county's section of the mez.
canine floor are located the Juvenile
court. offices of the S. P. c. c., super
lintentendent of county schools. and
offices of the public archives commits.
sion. These are all in the Eleventh
street wing. In the King street sec
tion on this floor, are the recorder of
deeds record room and storage
rooms.
In addition to the large marble
stairways leading from the main
floor, there are four modern elevators.
each capable Of carrying eight per
sons at one time. The stairwavs are
opposite the King street entrance.
easy OF tread, broad and winding.
They have ornate bronze balustrades,
the same material being used through
out the structure. Frosted glass win
dows are at each OF the landings
which allows plenty Of light. The
main corridor is to he lighted by
electric light, globes placed az close
intervals.
Entrance to the police department
will be made by way Of a doorway
leading into Tenth street. which will
have two large green lights. with the
word Police" on each side OF the
globes. The entrance for the patrol
men will also be made from this
street, but by the way of another door.
. Spectators to the City Court room
will enter the building by way OF an
entrance opening into French street,
I from the Tenth street wing. and en-
trance to the city physicians office,
the health board offices. and the
{ city laboratory will be by French
, street
The court yard in the rear OF the
building opening onto French street,
is to be enclosed with a high iron
] fence The yard has been paved with
! fire brick and opens into the garages
where there are accommodations for
Z fifteen machines.
Although the furniture Of The. var
, ious Offices has not all been placed in
= position. the color scheme will har-
3 monize. The woodwork is appropri-
; ately carved. and the ceilings are
: neatly paneled The Court Of General
% Sessions will he furnished In a most
digniied manner. as will the quarters
/ of the Municipal Court. The Board OF
Education rooms is to be finished in
oak The furnishing in the Court Of
p the General Sessions. as we'll as City
s Council Chambers, will he In dark
o. walnut, The other court rooms will
he finished in oak
The entire building is to he heated
81 by a steam plant placed in the city
y end Of the building. The engineers and
S fremen will have their own rooms
- with shower bath and other facilities
e. With the completion Of the building
q the one thing necessary TO complete
e the project. is that of laying out the
/ proposed sunken gardens on the site
: of the present court houst It IS eX-
=, pected that this work will be started
e as soon as the present court house Is
d torn down. There is an absence o
d trolley and other poles from tht
+ square.