El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-02

- ONDA1 FL PasO county officials
MI began moving into the county's
l. \ new court house. the handsom-
est building OF its kind TO be found
agt OF the Mississippi. It's actual cost
20 the county was $3.50 coo. including
The furniture. which is 10 cost ap-
proximately $4,000. and also includ-
ing the large auditorium. yet to be
built. and which viii seat 1900 people.
The eighth civil court Of appeals is
first to move into the new edifice The
other courts viii move in this week and
by the first Of May all of the county
officers viii be installed in their new
quarters. and then the old court house
viii be torn down and the large as
sembIy hall erected.
Classic. of Greek-IOnic style.
The new court house IS classic
building Of the Greek-Ionic style Of
architecture, its proud proportions us
ing six stories above the the basement
The san Antonio street front shows
colonnade Of u massive columns 40
feet high and etending nearly the
entire frontage Of $50 feet. The beauty
of the building lies in the simplicity
of its lines. free from towers and
cheap "geW-gaW' decorations. and with
only pure Greek Communications
Mounting the broad steps, the Wis
ftor finds himself in a large entrance
lobby 40 by so feet on the ground
floor, thanked on the west by the Of
fees of justices of the peace. and the
county surveyors and the headquar-
tiers Of the Associated Charities On
b the east the entrance hall Is thanked
by the sheriffs office and the county
clerks hall of records. From this floor
the elevators take one TO the other
floors.
Clerk and County Court on First.
On the first floor. and Immediately
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clerks office finished in mahogany. and
connecting with the hall of records by
a private stairway and elevator Across
the corridor from the county clerks Of
flee is the county court room. the cOun-
~ judges office and the county attOr-
uey's office, all finished in mahogany
The west end Of the first floor re-
sembles the interior Of a big banking
house with q lobby, circling which are
the Gagged offices of the tax collector.
county auditor, county treasurer and
assessor and also a room for the cOun-
" commissioners, all finished in ma
hogany
Higher Courts on second and Third.
On the east end of the second floor
is the saith district court room. the
judges private Office jury and wit
ness rooms. On the west end is the 41st
district court room. the judges office
jury and witness rooms. Connecting
these two court rooms is a private cor
ridor, thanked by the offices of the dis
trict clerk, district attorney and cOun-
ty school superintendent The two
court rooms are finished in oak. In
deed. the county. court room is the only
court room in the building not finished
in oak All Of the offices are finished
in mahogany.
In the west end of the third floor
is the 65th district court room, with
judges office and jury and witness
room Here is located. too. the dormi-
tory for all the courts In the east
end is a fourth court room with adj
joining private office and jury and wit
ness rooms. while between the two
court rooms is the grand jury room.
All court rooms are connected by
private stairways and corridors.
Fourth Has Appeals Court.
The front Of the fourth floor is oc-
cupied entirely by the eighth civil
court Of appeals and the bar library for
all Of the courts. The rear OF the fourth
floor is occupied by the first floor of
the jail. separated from the civil court
by a concrete wall
The fifth floor is devoted entirely
to the jail and is equipped with every
thing known in modern jail equipment.
In the basement are the store rooms
heating plant ventilating plant and
the county clinic
Entrance TO Have Mural Paintings
All Of the court rooms viii be treated