Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-29

3 Sbasement it must not be regarded
rs secondary place, for it is in
+; tended to fit up as there are roqlii'
ed sections in keeping with the of
! ficeS ON the ground floor. All the
| building will be well ventilated, and
Mecca Of all those who want to per
form their duties with minimum
of discomfort, for there coolness
will reign supreme. At present the
basement will be utilized by the
American Legion, the farm bureau
and the Horticultural commissioner,
and the county library, with the en-
tire south half of the basement un
finished.
Reaching the second floor by
means of one of the fine twin stair
WAYS, one discovers replica here of
the scene below, similar columns
dressed with marble being in evil
| dence and the general scheme of
decoration being carried out rs be
! fore. Here the two superior courts
are found, one on each side of the
| space created by the main lobby
each of which is provided with
judges chambers and reporters
rooms. The law library has been
arranged to occupy the east end of
this floor, and at the opposite end
is the public assembly room, a very
spacious auditorium for gatherings
of Il public character, and provided
as a possible future court room. .!
Corridor Block Long
AS with the floor below the pub
lie corridor runs the whole length
of the center block, two service
stairs for employees running up into
this corridor from the main floor,
so that the service is duplicated. At
the end of the corridor to the south
and behind the law library will be
located the district attorney and his
attaches, suitable pro-
vision for all his staff being secur
ed in well-laid out department.
Here, too, are found witness rooms,
the investigators quarters, and
rooms for the various officials hay /
ing business in connection with the /
office, including the attorneys con
yulting room.
Back of the court room on the
opposite side of the building are
three juror rooms together with 4
pair of witness rooms. The gen
nral waiting room leading directly to
either court is placed in the center
Of the whole. Back of the second
.ourt and its adjunots in the south
west corner provision has been made
.o/ place the highway commissioner
md county surveyor and drafting
'oom. Between the drafting room
md the eastsido jury room the pro
patton officer will be placed.
Other apportionment of space for
will be made as time goes
IN, there being three rooms avail
Ible for expansion, and they will
,e given up to the undoubted' de-
nands that will be made on them.
Larger Vault
Before describing of the build
ng proper is concluded, attention
lust be drawn to the treasury vault
'uilt into the financial department
nd directly connected with the
reasurer's office. This is real
ault, eight feet wide by IA feet
II depth, The walls of which are
omposed of lS inch concrete with
roof of like thickness in the sides
f which is installed what is said
o be the most up to date burglar
larm SYSTEM ever devised. The
ault door is seven inch solid
ieel plate, and without doubt the
yrongest and most efficient vault {
oor III this part of the country.
One of the unique features of the
econd floor is the undressing roof ,
of metal, lath and plaster
hlch extends over the whole sec
nd floor, and is specially designed