Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
ADOPT PLANS OF BOWMAN FOR COURT HOUSE
N. R. COULTER AWARDED SECOND PRIZE AND F. l. DE LONGCHAMPS TAKES THE THIRD.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

After the three sets of plans in the final competition os architects for the new Yavapai county court house had been examined ana inspected for the third time, the plans of w. \. Bow man. an architect of Denver, were adopted by the board of supervisors at meeting yesterday.
 \. R. Coulter of San Francisco was awarded the seconI prize of $500 and r. J. DeLongchamps of San Francis co the third prize of $25O.
 Bowman's plans call for building 90 by 150 feet with basement story above the ground and two full stories and a mezzanine floor. The exterior of the building is to be of Prescott granite. The interior walls and floor construction are to be of reinforced concrete. There gre four main ap- breaches to the building, one each to the north, south, cast and west.
 In the basement there will be rooms for the Chamber of Commerce, pub lie comfort station for men and wom- cn, janitor's rooms, rooms for tine juvenile iiail and a garage. The heat ing plant will be located in a sub basement.
 The first floor will contain offices for the supervisors, engineer. super intendent of schools, sheriff. recor1- CT. treasurer and assessor. They arc well provided with work space, pri- vate rooms and vaults.
 On the second floor will be the court room with the judges cham bers. court reporter rooms, clerk of courts offices, witness rooms. a room Tor the attorneys and law library.
 The jury room and the jury dormi tory are o1 the mczzanine floor. This floor also contains several unfinished rooms to provide for future cxpan- sion.
 The building is 10 be heated by q vacuum system O. steam heating. The corridor floors are 10 be of tile. The office floors are to be of composition Cork tile will be used for the court room floor while tine stair treads and landings are to be of rubber tile. The doors and window; will be of metal. The main corridor will have marble wainscoting with marble pilastin. The court room will be 5 by 5 fee. and 21 feet high.
 The roof construction will be oi steel trusses covered with book tile on which will he copper roofing. No wood will be used in the construction of the building and tnc structure is to be fre-proof throughout. The style of architecture is Ooric.
 The perspective of the building is on display in the store window of M. Goldwater & Bro.
 The perspective of F. J. DeLong- champs structure is on display in the window of Middleton & Williams store.
 N. K. Coulter. the San Francisco architect who was Tn the final contest for the new court house and who took the second prize, stated that he ap' preciates ;he kindness and courtesy that has been extended to him by the people of Prescott and the board of supervisors and while he was only awarded the seco11 prize he still feels that he has made many very good friends and trusts that the court house design which was selected by tine supervisors will meet the approval of everyone when the building is completed. The model and perspect- i've of Coultcr's building are or exhi- hibition in the store window of E. \. Kastner & Co.