Arizona republican., 1921-10-14
AUXILIARY COURT HOUSE BUILDING ID
 BE BUILT ON PLAZA

Plans were completed yesterday by the board of supervisors for an addi- ton to the Maricopa county court house. The two-story brick structure on the southwest corner of the court house square.
 Sealed bids for the erection of the building will be opened at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Oct. r, in the office of the board of supervisors. Through the erection of this build ing, the third division of the superior court, the two justice courts in Phoe- nix and the county probation officer will be housed on the court house square, and the county saved monthly rental of about $400. The building also will supply the long felt need of suitable jury rooms for the three divisions of the superior court
 It is expected that the building will be completed in about 90 days after the contract is let. The plans and specifications, which were drawn by Claude w. Cisney. call for the erection of a brick structure without a basement. The first floor is to be made of cement and the foundations are to be of concrete. The building will be 50 feet wide and 5S feet inches long and will face north into the court house yard. A hall will
 
 floor, with entrance at either end. On the east side of the first floor will be the court room of the third division of the superior court, Judge J. s. Jenckes psesiding. At the rear of the court room will be the offices of the judge and the clerk of the court. In the front of the building on the west side of the first floor | will be the office of the probation | Df h~ I-po ft-a | juvenile court room. Immediately l back of this will be three jury rooms. l each opening into the hall. and in i the rear of the building on this side will be a women's public rest room. The stairway td the second floor will ascend in the front of the hall or | the first floor and will end in a short | hall on the second floor, running
 east and west. On the east side of the second floor will be the East | Phoenix precinct justice court and | on the west will be the West Phoe-
 nix justice court. In the rear of each | court room will be the offices of the | justices and their clerks, two offices for each court. In the front of the 1 building on the east Side will be a
 small room which will be used for a jury room for justice court juries
 and coroner's juries.
 At first it was planned to construct jury rooms for the two divisions oI
 the superior court over the county
 treasurer's office but later the super visors decided to erect the new
 structure The new building will noi
 relieve the present crowded condition
 in the county recorders office or th'
 assessors office, but will place al
 the court in one block. At presen
 the third division of the superioi court and the office of the count,
 probation officer are in the For Hotel annex. One justice court i on North Second avenue while tn
 other is onN East Monroe street. In order that the East Phoenii
 justice court will be in the Eas Phoenix precinct, in accordance witt i the state law, T. ". Benson, clerl ' of the board of supervisors, said.
 strip as wide as the building runnfn $ from Central avenue along Jefferso i street to the center of the buildin ' will be officially designated by tn : board of supervisors as a part of tn f East Phoenix precinct.