| Show CIT Y BALL the accepted plans back from the architects A description OP THE STYLE OF THE BUILDING A structure that will be unsurpassed for beauty the plans and specifications for alio new city hall to be erected on the west half of alio east square have been received from the architects C L thompson and S L beigel Ye igel laky city the style of architecture that has been adopted is of an Elizabe thian combined with modern ideas the building will be two stories high with a basement of nine feet in the clear it will be with an elegant tower ninety feet high the tower will be surrounded by a deck 21 2 1 bv 58 fech the building will be bloxso acet the basement will contain boiler room fuel room and lavatory and two large vaults the vaults will be separated from the rooms by a long corridor the three rooms will have concrete floors with cement tops the first floor will be approached by a flight of steps of grey sandstone cut and the stone to come from diamond creek quarries the corridor will be laid with glazed floor tiles of blended colors which will give it a rich appearance on the right entrance will be the office of the city recorder the room to the left being for the city treasurer safes will be located in each of these rooms passing these offices the visitor enters another corridor running north and south on the east side of which aro located the police court a room 22 x 24 the justices room the police and marshals office and two rooms to be used by the cita attorney one the other at the southwest corner of this corridor is a commodious room far the city engineer and surveyor leat the northwest corner is a room of similar size that will doubtless be used by the supervisor of streets and the A stairway from this corridor connects the basement with this and the second story as also with the tower leaving the first floor by this stairway the visitor finds himself on the next floor facing a large as hall feet this hall will have a seating capacity of people yet it will be built as to accommodate fully 1000 persons the ceiling will be 24 feet high and will have heava plaster cornicks cornices cor nices Inthe north part of this room will be a fine rostrum built of red wood leading out of the assembly hall on the west is located the council chamber while on the other side are two committee rooms cne and the other the assembly hall corridors police court and council chamber will be wainscot ted three aud a half feet all around with the best quality of california red wood all the cresting work on the building will be made of cast iron A flag staff made of oregon fir six feet six inches at alie base will serve as a finaly to the tower the entire building is to be thorough for gas and will be heated by the latest improved apparatus a large boiler to be located in the cellar for this sanitary principles will strictly govern the construction of the building which will be a model of beauty and architectural skill when completed mr thompson the archi act of the building and recently from philadelphia has had a great deal of experience and the council is to be congratulated on having seemed his services lie guarantees that the cost of the building shall not varv 5 either way from the council meets on saturday night when borao action on the report of the committee will probably be taken |
