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Show New Court House In Brigham City. 'Brigham City, Nov. 13. It is now probable that Box Elder county will have a new court house in tho very near future. Work is expected to begin about tho first of tho coming ,vear. Tho plans aro now being drawn by Architects Funk & Wells, and tho structuro will, when completed, bo an imposing ono and equal to any county building in the state outside of Salt Lake and Ogden. The new court house is to bo built in front, of tho old one, which will remain as a wing to the now building for a few years. Tho now structuro will have a frontage of ninety-s'oveu feet and a depth of fifty-four feet. It will be two stories, witlLbase-ment. witlLbase-ment. The basement will have offices for tho sheriff and justice of tho peace, with a largo corridor, corri-dor, two witness rooms and two largo vaults. Tho first floor will also have a largo corridor, offices for the county clerk, stenographer, district court rooms, private office for the district judge and library, also a large vault on this floor. The second floor will have a large corridor, county attorney and district attorney's officies, jury room, county commissioners, and a large waiting room for tho general public. A balcony will oxtond ovor the entire front portico, and the whole building capped with a massive dome. The estimated cost of tho building when completed, com-pleted, will bo about $35,000 to $40,000, Tho matter has as yet not been acted upon officially, but it is tho general opinion that tho proposition will be acted upon favorably by the county commissioners in the near future . Horald-Ropublican . |