El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

sides. thus adding five feet Of
space 70 the sidewalk. In its
construction the main portion of
the present building will not be
disturbed, and when completed il viii
be merely q matter of transferring Of
ices from the old to the new structure
When the old building is vacated il
viii be torn down TO make room for
an auditorium TO be constructed in
connection with the new building. The
AUDITORIUM VIII have a seating ca
pacity, of 1000 and viii be the largest
assembly hall in the Southwest
Ground Floor Arrangement.
The ground floor Of the new build
ing, built three feet above the level of
the sidewalk, will provide space for two
Justice courts. the hall Of records. Of
fees Of the sheriff. superintendent OF
county schools, surveyor. road engineer
ana a room for the Associated chari-
ties
Arrangement of URDer Floors.
The second floor VIII contain the Of
fees OF the collector, assessor, audi
tor. county clerk, county judge. county
attorney, the treasurer and auditor the
county court room and the county COM
missiOners' court room
On the third and fourth floors viii
be located the district courts. There
VIII be four court rooms, one for each
OF the three existing courts, and for a
fourth, should the growth of the dis
trlct warrant the creation of another.
Here also will be the jury rooms. grand
trict clerk and the district attorney
Frivate rooms for the judges viii also
be provided.
The front portion Of the fifth floor
viii be equipped for the eighth court
Of civil appeals while the rear will
form the first floor Of the county jail
All OF the sixth floor viii be devoted
to jail cells and equipment
In the basement will be the heating
plant, ventilating and air cooling
plants, power plant, ice and water
plant. store rooms and the janitOr's
quarters
VIII Have Large Auditorium.
The auditorium viii be 156S120 feet
in dimension. with a 50-foOt ceiling.
The space between the two wings of
the main building viii be occupied by
the auditorium and this part of the
building viii extend back to within 30
feet Of the Overland street property
line It viii contain a stage located
at the north end and a balcony extend
ing around the east south and west
sides The principal entrances will be
from the Overland street side, although
there will also be entrances TO the ball
cony from the main building
OF steel and Concrete
The she'll Of the building Will be con-
structed of steel and concrete The
facings will be of brick and the trim
mings Of terra Gotta A feature Of the
exterior construction Will be colonnade
on the San Antonio street side, con-
sisting of II fluted terra Gotta columns,
SCI III q DdACUl- anu - = - IA
the second to the fifth floors. On the
Kansas and Campbell street sides bal
ustrades will be built The main en-
trance, opening into a large hallway,
will be on the San Antonio street side.
J E Morgan, who was awarded the
contract for the construction Of the
building, has excavation work under
way, and the building should be COM
pleted within a year.
Contracts Exceed Half Million.
Contracts that have been let for the
building total $594.S72. The contract
OF Mr.. Morgan for the building Of the
court house and auditorium is S426,4S4
of which he will receive S364.971 in
cash and SCI, $50 in scrip. The contract
for heating, ventilating and installation
Of the power plant was let to the Ham
ilton company Of Dallas. amounting to
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