P 158 .8 .P8 T9 Copy 1 TURNER'S Guide to AND Description op PHILADELPHIA'S New City Hall Public Buildings THE LARGEST AND GRANDEST STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD Broad and Market Streets PHILADELPHIA Kredd'k Turner, Jr., PUBLISHER 6 Sotitti Tentti Street Price, 2£ Cents \ TURNER'S Guide to AND Description of PHILADELPHIA'S New City Hall Public Buildings THE LARGEST AND GRANDEST STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD Broad and Market Streets PHILADELPHIA Fred'k Turner, Jr. PUBLISHER 5 South. Tenth Street Price, 2^ Cents J ~)p &».«-,, w Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1S91, by Fred k Turner, Jr , in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. We are indebted to William C. McPhersou, Esq., Superin- tendent of Construction, also the "Philadelphia Ledger" "Record" and " Times" for information that assisted us very materially in compiling this book. The illustrations are from photographs made by R. Newell & Son, Philadelphia. THE New City Hall PHILADELPHIA And Other Miscellaneous Information Appertaining to the Building. l892. Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings WM. BRICE, HIRAM MILLER, ISAAC S. CASSIN, WENCEL HARTMAM, Ex- Officio, President Common Council, MAHLON H. DICKINSON, £DWIN g _ STTJART) Ex . fficio, THOMAS E. GASKILL, Mayor, RICHARD PELTZ, TAMES R. GATES, Ex- Officio, President Select Council. " WILLIAM S. STOKLEY, JOHN L. HILL, WILLIAM II. WRIGHT, SAMUEL C. PERKINS, LL. D., President. OFFICERS : President, SAMUEL C. PERKINS, LL. D. Secretary, WILLIAM B. LAND. Treasurer, GEORGE D. McCREARY. Solicitor, SAMUEL PELTZ. (The late JOHN McARTHUR, Jr. Architects, \ I JOHN ORD, Successor. Superintendent of Construction, WM. C. McPHERSON. mm ?. f %'< U £, =*.«& ^..^fflHfe J^ecu City f4 flLlL * PHIUHDELPHIH Dimensions of Building. From North to South 4S6 ft. 6 in From East to West 470 ft. Area 4 J; acres. Height of Main Tower ... 547 ft. 3J2 in. Width of Base 90 ft. Centre of Clock Face 361 ft. above pavement. Diameter of Clock Face 20 ft. Height of Upper Balcony 296 ft. Number of Rooms in Building 750 Total amount of Floor-room is 14J2 acres Height of each Centre Pavillion 202 ft. ioJ4 in. " Corner Towers 161 ft " Basement Story 10 ft. 3^ in. " Principal. Story 33 ft. 6 in. " Second Story 35 ft- 7 in. " Third Story, Centre Pavillions 26 ft. 6 in. " Third Story, Wings 24 ft. 3 in. " Thud Story, Curtains 20 ft. 5 in. " Attic of Centre Pavillions ■ 5 ft. " Attic of Corner Towers 13 ft. 6 in. " Crowning Statue 37 ft. •' Figures on Centre Dormers 17 ft. 6 in. " Figures on Corner Dormers 12 ft. 10 in. Comparative Heights OP THE PpiflCIPflll BOIIlDIfJOS Ifl THE WOP.UD. City Hall, Philadelphia, 5471 Cologne Cathedral 510 Great Pyramid 480 Strasburg Cathedral 468 St. Peter's, Rome 448 St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna 441 Salisbury Cathedral 404 Torcacio of Cremona 396 Friburg Cathedral 385 Amiens Cathedral 383 Church of St. Peter, Hamburg 3S0 ' The Cathedral, Florence 376 Hotel de Ville, Brussels 374 ' Torre Asinelli, Bologna 370 St. Paul's, London 360 Church of St. Isaac, St. Petersburg 336 Cathedral, Frankfort-on-Main 326 Bell Tower. St. Mark's, Venice 323 Hotel des Invalides, Paris 310 U. S. Capitol, Washington 287 Masonic Temple, Philadelphia 230 Philadelphia's City Hall Compared with Other Cities. CITY. SIZE, FEET. FLOOR AREA. SQUARE FEET. TOTAL COST. Philadelphia 470 X 486 332 X 2S4 180 x 140 238 x 149 276 x 160 1,147,672 212,1 70 187.792 184,839 190,932 $l6,O0O,COO St. Louis Buffalo 4,500,00D 2 OOO.OOO 1,500,000 1 ,;OO.0OO 2,281,135 AN ACT For the Erection of the Public Buildings. An Act to provide for the erection of all the Public Buildings required to accommodate the Courts, and for all Municipal purposes, in the City of Philadelphia, and to require the appropriation by said City, of Penn Squares, at Broad and Market Streets, to the Academy of Fine Arts, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute, and the Philadelphia Library, in the event of the said Squares not being selected by a vote of the people as the site for the Public Buildings for said City. Section i. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same: That Theodore Cuyler, John Rice, Samuel C. Perkins, John Price Wetherill, Lewis C Cassidy, Henry M. Phillips, William L. Stokes, William Devine, the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, and the Presidents of Select and Common Councils, for the time being, are constituted Commissioners for the erection of the Public Buildings required to accommodate the Courts, and for all Municipal purposes, in the City of Philadelphia, who shall organize within thirty days, procure such plans for the said buildings adapted to either of said sites hereinafter named, as in their judgment may be needful; appoint of their own number a President, and from other than their own number a Secretary, Treasurer, Solicitor, a competent Architect and assistants, and other employes ; fix the com- pensation of each person employed by them, and do all other acts necessary in their judgment to carry out the intent of this act in relation to said Public Buildings ; fill any vacancies which may happen by death, resignation, or other- wise, and if in the judgment of said Commission they shall deem it advisable to increase their number, they may, by a vote of a majority of their whole number, increase said Commission from time to time to any number not exceeding thirteen. The said Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to locate said buildings on either Washington Square or Penn Square, as may be determined by a vote of the legally qualified voters of the City of Philadelphia at the next general election in October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and the Sheriff shall issue his proclamation and the City Commissioners and other proper officers of said City shall provide all things that may be needful to enable the voters to decide by ballot their choice of a site for said Public Buildings, and the Return Clerks shall certify to the Prothonotary the result of said election in the usual form required for other elections. And as soon as said choice is determined by a vote of the people, as provided in this act, the said Commissioners shall, within thirty days thereafter, advertise for proposals, and make all needful contracts for the construction of said buildings as soon thereafter as may be found practicable, which contracts shall be valid and binding in law upon the City and upon the Contractors, when approved by a majority of the said Board of Commis- sioners ; and the said Commissioners shall make requisition on the Councils of said City prior to the first day of Decem- ber in each year for the amount of money required by them for the purposes of the Commission for the succeeding year, and said Councils shall levy a special tax sufficient to raise the amount so required. Provided, That said Councils may at any time make appropriations out of the annual tax in aid of the purposes of this act. And provided further, That the amount to be expended by said Commissioners shall be 3 strictly limited to the sum required to satisfy their contracts for the erection of said buildings and for the proper and complete furnishing thereof; and as soon as any part of said buildings may be completed and furnished ready for occu- pancy they shall be occupied by the Courts, or such branch of the Municipal Government as they are intended for by said Commissioners; and upon the completion of a sufficient portion of said buildings to accommodate the Courts and Municipal Officers, the buildings now occupied by them respectively shall be vacated and removed, and upon the entire completion of the new buildings, all the present build- ings on Independence Square, except Independence Hall, shall be removed, and the ground placed in good condition by said Commission as part of their duty under this act, the expense of which shall be paid out of their general fund provided by this act, and thereupon the said Independence Square shall be and remain a public walk and green forever. And be it further provided, That in the event of Washing- ton Square being selected by a majority of votes as the location for the said Public Buildings, then and in that event the Councils of the City of Philadelphia are hereby author- ized, empowered and required to set apart for and convey by proper deeds or grants of conveyance, or by proper assur- ances of the right to occupy said squares, which the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia shall duly sign and execute under the seal of said City, the four squares of ground known as Penn Squares, located at the intersection of Broad and Market Streets, in the City of Philadelphia, as laid down on the present map of said City, one to each of the following institutions : The Academy of Fine Arts, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute and the Philadelphia Library, for the purpose of allowing them to erect thereon ornamental and suitable buildings for their respective institu- tions. The location of such buildings and the plans thereof to be approved by the Commissioners appointed under this act, and their successors in office, together with the time of erection, and all other matters appertaining thereto: Provided, however, That all expenses connected with said con- veyances, plans and other information requisite for the said Commission to have shall be paid by the institutions respec- tively. In the event of the ultimate selection of Perm Squares as the site for said Public Buildings, the said Commission shall have authority and they are hereby empowered to vacate so much of Market and of Broad Streets, as they may deem needful ; Provided, however, That the streets passing around said buildings shall not be of less width than one hundred feet. It shall be the duty of the Mayor, the City Controller, City Commissioners and City Treasurer, and all other officers of the City, and also the duty of the Coun- cils of the City of Philadelphia, to do and perform all such acts in aid and promotion of the intent and purpose of this Act of Assembly as said Commission may from time to time require. All laws and parts of laws restricting the uses and purposes of said Squares, or any of them, that may be in conflict with the intention and purpose of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. B. B. Strang, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Charles H. Stinson, Speaker of the Senate. Approved the fifth day of August, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy. John W. Geary. SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE AND MUNICIPAL ACTION RELATING TO THE WORK, WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVENTS PERTAINING THERETO. The earliest movements relating to the present undertaking consisted in the passage of an ordinance by the City Coun- cils, approved December 31, 1868, providing for the erection of Municipal Buildings on Independence Square, and desig- nating Commissioners to carry the same into effect. The first meeting of the Commission was held in the Select Council Chamber, January 7, 1869. Architectural designs were advertised for on the 5th of April, 1869, and on the 1st of September following, plans and drawings had been received from seventeen different architects. At a meeting of the Commissioners, held September 27, 1869, the first premium was awarded to John McArthur, Jr., architect, of this city, and on the 27th of the following December Mr. McArthur was appointed Architect of the work, and proposals for labor and materials were ordered to be advertised for. Contracts were awarded on the 16th of January, 1870, and arrangements made for commencing the work. A strong opposition to Independence Square, as the site for the Municipal Buildings, had existed in the public mind from the earliest movements in that direction, and as the Commission proceeded with their preparations for carrying out the provisions of the ordinance under which they were acting, the opposition became daily more intensified, until it culminated in the passage of a law by the Legislature of the State, approved August 5, 1870, providing for the erection of the Public Buildings, either on Washington Square or on Penn Square, as the legally qualified voters of the city of Philadelphia might determine, at the general election to be held in October, 1870. The election resulted, out of a total of 84,450 votes, in a majority of above 18,000 in favor of the site on Penn Square, which finally disposed of the question. The passage of this law rendered the municipal ordinance of no effect, and relieved the Commissioners acting under it of further duties. The first meeting of the Commissioners under the new law was held on the 27th of August, 1870, at the Mayor's Office. A temporary organization was effected by the election of the Mayor, Daniel M. Fox, as President, and Eugene G. Wood- ward Secretary. September 15, 1870, John McArthur, Jr., was elected Architect of the work. October 4, 1870, a permanent organization was made, and John Rice was elected President, Charles B. Roberts Secre- tary, and Charles H. T. Collis Solicitor. The removal of the iron railings which inclosed the four squares on Broad and Market streets was commenced on the 27th of January, 1 871, and this may properly bo considered as the date of the actual beginning of the work, and August 16, 1 87 1, the ground was formally broken by the President of the Commission. October 12, 1871, Francis De Haes Janvier was elected Secretary, in place of Mr. Roberts, resigned, and John Sun- derland was elected Superintendent. April 7, 1872, the original plan for one building on the intersection of Broad and Market streets, instead of four buildings, divided by these streets, was finally resolved upon. The first stone was laid on the 12th of August, 1872, in the southwest angle of the foundations by the President. On the 17th of April, 1872, Mr. Rice resigned as President of the Commissioners, and Samuel C. Perkins was elected in his place, and has held the office continuously ever since. The contract for the granite basement was awarded Nov- ember 19, 1872, for $515,500; and work was commenced at the buildings under the contract March 24, 1873. The con- tract for the marble work of the superstructure was awarded on the 7th of October, 1873, for $5>3 00 ? 000 ; an d the first block set at the southern entrance, July 3, 1874. The corner-stone was laid in the northeast angle of the tower July 4, 1874, with Masonic ceremonies, by the R. W. Grand Master of F. and A. M. of Pennsylvania ; and the last block of marble was set in place May 7, 1887, on the tower at the southwest angle, 337 feet 4j4 inches from the ground. November 4, 1 873, Wm, C. McPherson was elected Superin- tendent, and entered upon his duties November 10, 1873, and has been continued in office ever since. December 2, 1884, Charles 11. T. Collis resigned his position as Solicitor to the Commissioners ; and Samuel Peltz was on the same date elected to fill the vacancy. January 5, 1885, Francis De Haes Janvier, Secretary, died; and on February 3, 1885, Wm, B. Land was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Janvier. January 8, 1890, John McArthur, Jr., the Architect, died. January 15, 1890, John Ord was elected Architect, and entered upon his duties February 1, 1890. The appropriations by Councils for the prosecution of the work have been to January I, 1891, 513,721,609.88. I Description of the Buildings. THE EXTERIOR. A tendency exists in the public mind to seek to classify every considerable architectural design, under the head of some "order" or "style;" but modern genius and taste deal so largely in original adaptations of classic and other forms, that we often find no small difficulty in deciding under which, if any, of the heretofore established orders or styles many of the most important structures of the present day can properly be classed. The architecture of the New Public Buildings is of this character. It is essentially modern in its leading features, and presents a rich example of what is known by the generic term of the "Renaissance," modified and adopted to the varied and extensive requirements of a great American municipality. It is designed in the spirit of French art, while, at the same time, its adaptation of that florid and tasteful manner of building is free from servile imitation, either in ornamenta- tion or in the ordinance of its details. This immense architectural pile is located at the intersec- tion of Broad and Market Streets, in the City of Philadelphia. It covers, exclusive of the court-yard, an area of nearly 4^ acres, and consists of one building, surrounding an interior court-yard. The north and south fronts measure 470 feet, and the east and west fronts, 486^ feet in their extreme length. The four fronts are similar in design. In the centre of each, an entrance pavilion, 90 feet in width, rises to the height of 202 feet io}4 inches, having receding wings of 128 feet elevation. The fronts terminate at the four corners with towers or pavilions of 51 feet square, and 161 feet high. The whole exterior is bold and effective in outline and rich in detail, being elaborated with highly ornate columns, pilasters, pediments, cornices, enriched windows and other appropriate adornments. Archways of 18 feet in width by 36 feet in height, opening through each of the four central pavilions, constitute the four principal entrances, and at the same time afford passages for pedestrians up and down Broad and Market streets, directly through the buildings. The basement story is 18 feet 3^ inches in height, and stands entirely above the line of the pavement. Its exterior is of fine white granite, of massive proportions, forming a fitting base for the vast superstructure it supports. The exterior of the building above the basement embraces a principal story of 33 feet 6 inches, a second story of 35 feet 7 inches, and a third story in the centre pavilions of 26 feet 6 inches, with an attic over the central pavilions of 1 5 feet, and over the corner pavilions of 13 feet 6 inches, all of white marble, from the Lee quarries, in Berkshire count}', Massa- chusetts, wrought, in all its adornments, in forms of exquisite beauty, expressing American ideas and developing American genius. The small rooms opening upon the court-yard are each sub-divided in height into two stories. In the centre of the group a court-yard of 200 feet square affords light and air to all the adjacent portions of the build- ing. From the north side of this space rises a grand tower, which will gracefully adorn the Public Buildings, and at the same time will be a crowing feature of the city, from whatever point it may be approached, as St. Peter's is of Rome, and St. Paul's is of London. The foundations of this tower are laid on a bed of solid concrete, 100 feet square, 8 feet 6 inches thick, at the depth of 23 feet 6 inches below the surface of the ground; and its walls, which at the base are 22 feet in thickness, are built of dressed dimension stones, weighing from two to five tons each. This tower, which is so deeply and so strongly founded, is 90 feet square at the base, falling off at each story until it becomes, at the spring of the dome, an octagon of 50 feet in diameter. A statue of the founder of Pennsylvania, 37 feet in height, will crown the structure and complete the extra- ordinary altitude of 547 feet 3^2 inches, making it the highest tower in the world; while at the same time it possesses the elements of firmness and stability in a higher degree than any known structure of a like character. The Exterior of the Northern Entrance. See Illustration, page 14. The keystone of the arch consists of a carved marble head of Win. Penn, surmounted on either side by spandrels of a Western Pioneer and Indian, representing the Progress of Civilization. The central windows of the second floor is embellished on the west side with a bas-relief representing Poetry, and on the east side by Architecture ; on the west side of the central window of the third floor is a statue, representing Victory, and upon the east side that of Fame ; over the window is the coat-of-arms of Pennsylvania. We now come to the dormer window. Upon the west is a statue of a Northman, and on the east that of a Northwoman, and capping the dormer window are two reclining statues repre- senting a Puritan and Layman, thus showing that in its entirety the northern entrance is emblematical of the North. The Interior of the Northern Entrance. The flat portion of the wall is of Ohio sandstone, base of pilasters, red granite blocks, resting on moulding of polished blue granite, and surmounted with moulding of carved and polished red granite, upon which the main pilasters rest. The cornice consists of carved panels representing Commerce, Mechanics, Architecture, Poetry, Science, Music, Navigation, Botany, The Freedom of the Ballot, Education, etc. The walls are laid in dark blue, heavily-veined Penn marble, highly polished. Four archways enter from the four sides. The arches are turned in the same marble as the walls, and the keystones are of lighter blue marble, carved to typify the four continents. Over the south door is the head of a tiger, representing Africa ; over the east an ele- phant, representing Asia; over the north a bullock, repre- senting Europe, and over the west a bear, representing America. The walls are ornamented with heavy square pilasters of red granite, resting on blue granite bases, and surmounted by capitals of sandstone carved to represent the bodies of children of the four principal races — Caucasian, Mongolian, American and African. The ceiling is supported by four massive columns of pol- ished red granite, three feet in diameter, resting on blue granite bases, and surmounted by sandstone capitals of origi- nal designs, representing the heads and bodies of men and women of the four races — the Indian, America ; the Cau- casian, Europe; the negro, Africa, and the Mongolian, Asia — their arms extended above their heads, in the attitude of holding heavy weight. The ceiling is entirely of sandstone, heavily panelled and elaborately carved, and composed of blocks of stone weigh- ing from ii to 14 tons each. The eastern staircase of the northern entrance leads to the model of the Centennial Exposition, lately made and pre- sented to the city by Mr. John Baird. Councils appropriated $5,000 for the special purpose of providing for this model a handsome enclosure of oak and plate glass, and it is now on exhibition free to the public. On the east side of this entrance, about the centre, situated in a well, lighted by electricity, is the corner-stone, a block of fine white marble, weighing about eight tons. Upon the upper side of the stone a cavity was made, in which was placed an hermetically-sealed copper box, in which were deposited coins, documents, newspapers of the day, etc., etc. One face of the stone is exposed to view from the interior space, and upon the face is cut the following inscription : — CORNER STONE Public Buildings of the City of Philadelphia LAID JULY 4, 1874, In the presence of the Mayor of the City, the Select and Common Councils, Heads of Departments, and other distinguished Civil, Military, and Naval Officials, and a large concourse of citizens, By ALFRED R. POTTER, Esq., R. W. Grand Master of Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdiction thereunto belonging, assisted by his Grand Officers, and accord- ing to the ancient ceremonies of the craft. Orator, BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER. President Governor Mayor of the United States, of Pennsylvania, of Philadelphia, Ulysses S. Grant. John F. Hartranft. William S. Stokley. Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings, Act of Assembly, August 5, 1S70: Architect, John McArthur, Jr. Superintendent, William C. McPherson. President, Samuel C. Perkins. Thos J. Barger, Mahlon II. Dickinson, John L. Hill, William Brice, Robert W. Downing, Hiram Miller, Samuel W. Cattell, Thomas E. Gaskill, Richard Peltz, Lewis C. Cassidy, A. Wilson Henszey, William S. Stokley. Secretary, Francis De Haes Janvier. Treasurer, Peter A. B. Widener. Solicitor, Charles II. T. Collis. '9 Exterior of the Southern Entrance, or Entrance to Law Department. See Illustration, page 20. A carved head of Moses forms the keystone of the arch to the southern entrance, embellished on either side with carvings symbolical of Law and Justice. Upon the east side of the main window of the second floor is a bas-relief representing Justice, with scales, while upon the west side is Execution. Upon the third floor are two marble statues — that upon the east emblematical of Justice, and that upon the west the Majesty of the Law ; over the window is the coat-of-arms of Pennsylvania. The dormer window is ornamented with two statues, a male and a female African, and over the window are figures of South Sea Islanders, representing the South. The Interior of the Southern Entrance. The sides are of sandstone, elegantly carved and adorned with columns, decorated with heads of tigers at their base and capped with nude figures representing Youth. The entrance through the east and west archways are guarded by solid bronze doors, cast in Munich, ornamented with elaborate designs and the coat-of-arms of Philadelphia. Facing north, the inside keystone of the arch represents Moses, or Law. Opposite, facing south, is Justice, blind- folded, with scales, above, and directly below a medallion head of Horace Binney. As you enter the vestibule leading to the staircase you will notice that upon the sides, cornices, etc., are carved figures of lions, tigers, etc., representative of the South, while the keystone looking north is represented by the head of a buffalo facing the owl, with its books and pendulum, showing Wisdom, Law and Judgment. The stone stairway is embellished with carved figures of Morning, Light, Youth, Water, etc. Exterior of Eastern Entrance, or Entrance to City Executive Department. The head of Benjamin Franklin forms the keystone of the entrance, the spandrel on the north representing Mining, and that upon the south, Engineering. To the north of the central window on the second floor is Art, in bas-relief, while Science is represented on the south side. Over the window on the third floor we see the coat-of-arms of Philadelphia; to the north is a statue of a woman representing Peace, and upon the south is a man showing Industry. While above, on each side of the dormer window, are two statues, male and female, representing Asia ; over the dormer window are two reclining figures of China and Japan ; the whole front being allegorical of the East. Interior of Eastern Entrance. The eastern or Mayor's entrance. The architecture is mainly of a florid Doric character. The walls are of sand- stone, and the pillars and pilaster of the same material, with panels of Lake Champlain red marble, set into the sandstone. The granite stairway, each 9 feet 3 inches wide, rising from each side of the main entrance. In the spandrels formed by the rake of the stairs are two panels of sandstone, containing life-sized figures in alto-relievo, representing Science and Architecture. Science is represented by a male figure reclining, holding a map and compass, while above burns a lamp. Architecture is represented by a half-draped female figure, holding a drawing-board, while in the distance is a view of the City Hall. Exterior of the Western Entrance and Doorway for Police Department. The keystone to the entrance represents Sympathy, with allegorical spandrels on either side. To the south of the central window on the second floor is the bas-relief of Repentance, and upon the north side is seen Charity ; over the window of the third story is the coat-of-arms of Philadel- phia, while two statues are on either side of the window; that on the south side represents Meditation and the one on the north side, Sorrow. On either side of the dormer window are figures, an Indian and Squaw, and upon the top are two lay figures of Western Pioneers, typical of the West Interior of the Western Entrance. The walls are of plain, gray stone ; the keystone of the inner archway, which is sandstone, is sculptured into a head, surrounded by chains, typifying Pain. On the panels on either side are two great threatening tigers, and carvings of thorns and thistles, showing that the way of the transgressor is hard. Exterior of the Corner Pavilions. Situated on each of the four corners are the pavilions, each 50 feet square and 161 feet in height, all being elaborated with highly ornate columns cornices, and richly sculptured spandrels. The northwest pavilion is embellished with carving typical of Knowledge, Manufactures, Finance, Com- merce, Industry, etc. The northeast pavilion, with carvings representing Liberty, War, Navigation, Manufactures, etc. The southeast pavilion, with carvings of Astronomy, Chemistry, Art, Science, Fame, Peace, etc. The southwest pavilion, with carvings of Agriculture, Horticulture, Poetry, Music, Spring, Autumn, etc. The Interior of the Corner Pavilions. Each corner pavilion contains a wonderful specimen of the architect and builder's art, consisting of a solid self-supporting granite staircase, 150 feet in height. The Court- Yard. In the centre of the structure is the court-yard, 200 feet square, which together with two open areas, 45 x 69 feet, afford abundance of light and air to all adjacent portions of the building. The principal stories facing the court-yard are divided by a mazzanine or half-story, affording increased space for smaller rooms. The Tower. From the north side of the court-yard rises the grand tower, the architectural triumph of the present age, 90 feet square at the base, gracefully falling off at each story until it becomes at the spring of the dome (which is 315 feet above the level of the court-yard) an octagon of 56 feet in diameter, tapering to the height of 84 feet, where it is to be crowned with a statue of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, 36 feet 8 inches in height, thus completing the extraordinary altitude of 547 feet 3^ inches, making it the highest artificial construction in the world, while at the same time it possesses the elements of firmness and stability in a degree superior to those of any known structure of like character. The foundations of the tower are laid on a bed of solid concrete, eight feet thick, at the depth of 20 feet below the surface of the ground, and its walls, which at the base are 22 feet in thickness, are built of dressed dimension stones, weighing from two to five tons each. The marble work, which finishes at ^57 ^ eet 4 l A inches above the pavement, is capped with large granite blocks, 18 inches thick. The windows at this eminence are ornamented on the four sides by handsome specimens of the sculptor's art, representing Fire, Water, Earth and Air. The metal superstructure commences at this point, with the clock-story, rising 6j feet 8 inches. The balance of the metal work, the external covering of the dome, rising 105 feet 7 inches, including the four eagles, the four groups of figures representing the four quarters of the earth, and the statue of William Perm, are all made and constructed of aluminum bronze. The work of plating the columns and exposed portion of the iron work with aluminum will shortly be commenced. Thirty thousand pounds of the metal will be required in the work, and when finished there will not be a single exposed spot on the vast structure but will have a coat of aluminum the color of matted silver. Applied by Electricity. This plating of aluminum, which is about one-sixteenth of an inch in thickness, will be applied to the iron by electricity, and the most minute detail of architecture will be preserved throughout. Covered over with this metal — said to be not only indestructible in itself, but preservative of that which it covers in like degree — the dome of the City Hall will never need exterior repairs. The Capitol dome at Washington is seldom without a disfiguring scaffolding on the outside for workmen who are constantly at work on some part of the great structure. Besides the unpleasant and homely aspect, this constant hacking and tinkering costs the Government 510,000 per annum for painting alone. When the work of placing the statue of Perm on the City Hall shall have been completed the scaffolding and every vestige of material used in putting the superstructure in place will be removed, and then, so far as atmospheric action on the work is concerned, no further work on it will be necessary in hundreds of years. Cooler and Lighter. The effect of this coating of aluminum will be very pleas- ing to the eye. It will not glitter in the sunlight, nor cast dazzling reflections. It will so modify the rays of the sun that the building below will be cooler in summer, for alumi- num will not, as other metals, absorb radiant heat. The expansion and contraction of the dome from heat or cold will be reduced to a minimum, while the weight of metal covering used will be less than one- fourth that of copper or lead. Never in the least changing color, never oxidizing either itself or the metals over which it is placed, excepting through some upheaval of nature, the dome will stand for an eternity of time. William Penn's Statue. It is the intention of the Building Commission to place in the centre of the court-yard the bronze statue of the founder of Pennsylvania that will eventually crown the tower. This disposition of the William Penn statue, will of course, be only temporary, but it is the thought of the Commissioners that, as the greatest piece of work of its kind in this country, it will inspire the keenest interest in all, and that it is the right thing to do to display it in such a manner that the dimensions of the statue can be fully conceived and appreci- ated. Once in the position it is hoped it will occupy for some centuries to come, and viewed from a distance of over 500 feet, the vastness of its proportions will be reduced to the eye to a very ordinary size, but for a year or two at least visitors can become familiar with its proportions as it stands in the court-yard on a wooden pedestal five or six feet high. The statue represents William Penn, resting one hand, con- taining a scroll, on a section of a tree trunk, with the other hand outstretched as if making an address. Its greatest width to the tips of his outstretched fingers is 19 feet. The width across the shoulders is 9 feet, and the waist measure is 26 feet 4 inches. The long coat of Quaker cut, reaching a point midway to the knee, is 19 feet 8 inches long. The leg in one place has a circumference of 15 feet, and from the ankle to the knee-joint measures over 8 feet. Around the calf of the leg measures 9 feet, and the foot lacks only an inch of being 6 feet long. The width of the shoe is 22 inches and the sole is 3 inches thick. The bows on the front of the low-cut shoes measure 2 feet and 2 inches in diameter. The arm, from the shoulder to the tip of the middle finger, is 15 feet and S inches long, the finger in ques- tion measuring 28 inches on the outside of the hand. The latter, from the finger tips to the wrist, measures 4 feet, all but 2 inches, and is 29 inches wide across the palm. The buttons on the coat and vest are 6 inches and 4 inches respectively in diameter, and the meshes in the "point lace" cuffs measure \)A inches. His Nose a Foot Long. The mouth of the placid-looking face would easily take in a whole turkey in one bite. It measures 14 and 1 l / 2 inches across. The nose is 1 foot and 3 inches long, and the eyes, measuring 10 inches across, are more than a foot apart. The eyebrows project 3 inches and the pupils of the eyes are 3 inches in diameter. The ears are covered, as in the style of his period, by the hair worn long, the latter falling to the shoulders, and measuring 4 feet 4 inches. The head itself is 4 feet in diameter. The hat is 3 feet high and 7 feet long. The curl on the sides of the hat is heavy, and its dimensions this way is 6 feet. The letters on the scroll that Penn bears in his hand are six inches long, and are a faithful reproduction of the Eng- lish characters used at that time. It bears a seal of Charles II, two feet in diameter, and on the exposed page it has the following inscription : — Charles II, King of England, France, Defender of the Faith. To all to whom these presents shall come. " Greeting." Whereas, Our trustie and well beloved subject, William Penn, Esquire, Sonn and heir of Sir William Penn, deceased, etc. How He is Built. The average thickness of the statue is three-eighths of an inch. Its greatest thickness is one and one-half inches at the feet and it grows graduallv thinner until at the head it is only one-fourth of an inch thick. President Schumann, of the constructing company, explained that it was necessary to mould it in that way because the statue must be self-support- ing and bear a wind pressure of fifty pounds to the square foot. It will be fastened down to its pedestal by one hundred and twenty bolts one and one-half inches thick through the soles of the shoes and the tree stump. The matter of putting the statue in its final resting-place will be a difficult one. It must ascend from the centre of the tower, and it is necessary that it should go up before the opening grows too small for it to get through. The statue, according to present pi T .ns, is to be raised when the octagonal portion is within forty feet of completion, since it gradually narrows to the top. Originally it was the intention to hoist the statue up in its entirety, but the scheme that will prob- ably be adopted is that of raising the big body in sections. Of these there will be for this purpose only eight. These will consist of the two legs, two arms, the stump of the tree against which the figure of Penn is standing, the body, the head and the base. THE FOUR GORGEOUS LAMPS TO BE AT THE CITY HALL'S FOUR CORNERS — AX ESTHETIC PEDESTAL FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS THAT IS PROPOSED. The four ornate lamp-posts that will soon adorn the cor- ners of the City Hall plaza will add another feature to the wonders of that architectural triumph. The stand will be nearly 50 feet high, built on a granite base, above which is an ornamental iron pedestal supporting three graceful life-size female figures with clasped hands. Their heads support a circular disc 4 feet in diameter, from which hang twelve incandescent lights 12 feet from the pavement level. Above this disc runs an iron pole to the height of 30 feet, close to the top of which are suspended in triangular form three arc lights of 2,000 candle-power each. Eight feet above these, at the pinnacle, is a fourth lamp of 2,000 candle-power. The whole arrangement is a graceful and beautiful concep- tion, and will be a handsome addition to the grand edifice. In the arrangement of the lights the best means of utilizing and disseminating the light have been studied, and it is thought that the effort will be successful. The wires for all the lamps in the standard will be laid under ground. It is thought that the four standards at the corners of the building will completely illuminate the entire space of the plaza. The standards are the design of Architect John Ord, of the Public Buildings Commission, who has succeeded in making them objects of architectural beauty. After they are in place and in use, the square about the Public Buildings, which is now rather dark at night, will be one of the best- lighted portions of the city. The Roof, reached by the elevator on S. E. corner, is of solid asphalt, almost level, forming a grand promenade of about three acres in extent, for all who choose to avail themselves of it. From this altitude the views of the city and its surroundings — north, south, east and west — are magnificent, extending for miles in every direction. Description of Supreme Court Rooms. Nos. 450, 452, 454, 456, 458, 460, 556, 558, 560. The suite of rooms now finished permanently for the use of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania are on the south front of the fourth floor of the building, and can be reached by elevators in either the southeast or the southwest angle of the main corridors, or by the main southern stairway, which rises from the west side of the southern entrance, or by the stair in the southwest pavilion. The rooms are nine in number, and comprise 7,450 square feet of floor space. The court-room is 37 feet 3 inches wide, 51 feet long and 28 feet 8 inches high. It has a wainscot of Tennessee marble 6 feet 2 inches high all around it, and the piers between windows and doors are enriched with Corinthian pilasters which earn' an architrave, deep frieze and rich modillion cornice. The ceiling is enriched with deep rect- angular panels. There are three windows in the south wall of the room, and three doors opposite, entering from the corridor. The bench and platform are at the east end. The platform is elevated two feet above the general floor level, and extends across the full width of the room. An alcove or recess, semi-octagonal in plan, gives increased depth to the platform, the floor of which is laid with a Roman marble mosaic pavement. The platform, and also the bench, are curved in front, so that the Chief Justice, occupying the centre, can see and communicate more readily with his three associates on either hand. The curving of the bench also equalizes the distance of the Judges from the speakers, the position of the attorney on the floor being very nearly the centre from which the circle of the bench is described. The front of the bench, from the level of the floor of the court-room up to the level of the platform, is constructed of Tennessee marble, and above that is of seven selected slabs of Mexican onyx, each about 4 feet long and 2 feet high. These are framed in statuary bronze, the divisions between the panels being caryatic figures symbolical of Law, Justice, Jurisprudence, etc. These figures are in pairs, about 24^ inches high, are beautifully modelled, and support a finely- moulded and enriched cornice of bronze about 7 inches high. In front of the bench, distant about 4 feet 6 inches from the ends, is the bar, a straight, heavy balustrade of dark mahog- any; and about 10 feet from the other end of the room, corresponding with the curved bench, is a curved rail with seat attached, inside of which the floor space is devoted to the use of members of the bar, and outside of which are chairs for the general public. On the wall back of the bench, to the south, is a memorial to John Bannister Gibson, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania from May 18, 1827, to December 1, 1851. It consists of an Italian marble portrait bust, the property of the Law- Association, and which is placed in a niche in a tablet of Caen stone, having side pilasters and pediment head delicately carved in a somewhat severe and simple Ionic style. The frieze of the tablet bears the inscription " Splendida fecit arbitria, et majestatis plena." Occupying a corresponding position on the north side of the bench is a memorial of George Sharswood, Chief Justice from 1879 to 1882. It is in the form of a medallion three- quarter portrait bust in bronze, set in a tablet of Caen stone of the same general size as the Gibson tablet, but differing in detail and design, which is in a more free classic style, a circular panel in the entablature containing carved representa- tions of an owl and some books, symbolical of Wisdom. On the west wall of the Court-room, in position correspond- ing with those of these tablets, are hung portraits in oil of Edward Shippen, Chief Justice from December 18, 1799, to February 26, 1806, and of William Tilghman, who immedi- ately succeeded him and continued in office till his death, April 30, 1827. The doors and windows of this room are very handsomely draped, as is also the alcove back of the bench, the walls of which, above the marble wainscot, are entirely covered with fluted and tufted work, the material being heavy mohair plush of a soft light mouse-color. The walls and ceilings of this room are also very richly painted in oil colors — dull red on the walls and subdued gray-greens on the ceilings, gold being freely used very effectively. The lighting, ventilating and heating arrangements are similar to those of the Consul- tation-room, there being 70 electric lights and 52 gas lights, in three electro-gasoliers of 30 lights each and eight side brackets of 4 lights each. Four flues supply heated air, having a total capacity of 100,000 cubic feet per hour, the normal contents of the room being say 45,000 cubic feet. There are also four flues arranged to carry off the vitiated air. The acoustic properties of the room are unusually fine. The furniture of the room is mahogany. The Consultation-Room. Room No. 450 is directly in the centre of the building, and its large triple window overlooks South Broad Street. It is the private consultation-room or library of the Judges, and is 42 feet 5 inches wide, 46 feet 3 inches long and has 30 feet 4 inches height of ceiling. The entrance to the corridor or stairway is in the centre of the north wall of the room ; directly opposite is a large circular-headed window with side lights ; on the left or east wall is an open fireplace of polished Tennessee marbles and Mexican onyx, with basket grate for coal or wood fire, and andirons and fender of wrought iron " Bower Barfed." Opposite the fireplace, in the centre of the west wall, a door leads to the toilet and robing-rooms, and thence on to the bench of the court rooms. The consultation-room walls are each relieved by two pilasters, 24 feet apart between centres, set on marble pedes- tals 7 feet 9 inches high. The pilasters are 24 inches wide at the base, diminishing to 20 inches at the neck, and the capitals are modelled after the Corinthian order, with the addition of a rich collar or necking 6 inches wide. The top of the caps is 25 feet 6 inches from the floor, and the balance of height to the ceiling is occupied by a finely moulded and enriched modillion cornice. The ceiling itself shows a circular panelled centre within a square of 22 feet, bordered by rectangular panels 4 feet deep. The windows are finished in marble to the height of the sills, with broad seats in recesses, having detached fluted columns in front of the mullions, with ante-pilasters against the walls. An impost moulding 3 feet deep, composed of architrave, festooned frieze and dentel cornice, extends around the walls at 15 feet from the floor ; and springing from this over the round head of the centre window is a rich archivolt moulding. Against the walls, between the marble pedestals of the main pilasters are mahogany book-cases 7 feet 3 inches high, divided into compartments of about 26 inches in width each, with finely selected figured mahogany panels in the lower portions of the doors, and small panes of bevelled plate glass in polished brass frames in the upper poitions. There is shelf-room for 4,500 volumes. Over the entrance door from the corridor, in a semi-circular panel, is placed the coat-of-arms of the State of Pennsylvania, in plaster, in full relief, and painted in correct heraldic colors. William H. Egle, Esq., the State Librarian, furnished the " official heraldic description " as follows : — Escutcheon. — Party per fesse, azure and vert. On a chief f the first, a ship under sail. On a fess or, a plough proper. On a base of the second, three garbs or. Crest — An eagle rousant, proper, on a wreath of its colors. Supporters — Two horses sable, caparisoned for draught, rearing, respectant. Motto — Virtue, Liberty and Independence. The warming of the room is by steam used indirectly, the radiators being placed in the basement, and the pure cold air is forced through and over them by fan and led in suitable flues into the room. Two of these are on the east and 2 on the west side of the room, and they are opened through handsome bronze registers set 6 feet from the floor, in the marble pedestals of the pilasters. Corresponding with these registers, in the pedestals of the north and south walls are panels inlaid with selected pieces of Mexican onyx. These four flues have a capacity to deliver 150,000 cubic feet of pure warm air per hour; and four other flues, arranged to carry off the vitiated air, have a capacity of half that amount. This, in addition to the constant cubical contents of the room of, say 50,000 feet, insures a very pure atmosphere. The room is lighted by one very handsome electro-gasolier of 40 lights, pendant from an elaborate moulded boss in the centre of the ceiling, and by 8 side brackets of 4 lights each around the walls. Of these 72 lights 40 are sixteen candle-power electric lamps and 32 gas. The furniture of the room consists of one general con- sultation table 6 feet wide and 15 feet long, and seven indi- vidual writing tables for the judges. These, as well as the chairs and lounges are of mahogany, the tables being covered with leather and the chairs and lounges with hair-cloth. The walls and ceilings are elaborately painted in oil colors of quiet but rich tones, with which has been used consider- able gold to give effect to the many moulded and enriched ornaments. Above the mahogany book cases which line the walls, and below the impost moulding, on a soft and deli- cately diapered background, are hung portraits. Portraits in Judges' Consultation-Room. Thomas McKean, LL.D, Chief Justice, 1777- 1799. Obiit June 24, 1 817. John Bannister Gibson, Chief Justice, 1827-1851. Obiit ApHl3. 1853- James Thompson, Chief Justice, 1867- 1872. Obiit Jan- uary 28, 1874. John Meredith Read, Chief Justice, 1 872-1 S73. Obiit November 29, 1874. George Sharsvvood, Chief Justice, 1879-1882. Obiit May 2S, 1883. Ulysses Mercur, Chief Justice, 1883-1887. Obiit June 6, 1887. Isaac G. Gordon, Chief Justice, 1 88 7- 1 889. William Strong, Associate Justice, 1858-186S. Associate Justice Supreme Court United States, 1870- 1880. Henry W. Williams, Associate Justice, 1868-1 877. Obiit February 19, 1877. John Trunkey, Associate Justice, 1 877—1888. Obiit June 24, 1888. William Rawle, Chancellor Law Association, 1 827-1 836. Obiit April 12, 1836. Horace Binney, Chancellor Law Association, 185 2-1 854. Obiit August 12, 1875. Above the impost moulding and below the main cornice of the ceiling, in height about 8 feet, forming a rich frieze around the room, is a series of cartoons depicting scenes of classic art and history. 35 Description of Frieze, Supreme Court Consultation- Room. South Wall. — Spandrels of arch over window represent deputies to the Amphictyonic Council from Athens, Thebes and Delphos. To the left of arch. — Truth, Harmony and Reason. To the right of arch. — Strength and Peace seeking inspira- tion from Wisdom. East Wall. — Middle panel, Abundance ; to the right of panel, the Fine Arts ; to the left, Science. North Wall. — Mars and Minerva heading tribute-bearers to Pericles as restorer of order to Greece, the Genius of Mis- chief endeavors to prevent Sparta joining the other States. West Wall. — Law and Philosophy. Middle panel, Solon administering the oath to the representatives of the twelve cities of Greece; to the right, Brutus as an impartial adminis- trator of justice; to the left, Plato expounding his doctrines of logic. The room is generous in all its appointments, eminently convenient and suitable for the purposes of study and con- sultation, and the decorative effect is strikingly rich and dignified. Of the adjoining room to the west, the front or southern portion is arranged as a toilet-room, in which are provided a bath-room, two water-closets and a lavatory of two wash- basins. These fixtures, as well as the plumbing, are of the most approved and modern sanitary description ; and the floors, and also the walls to a height of nine feet, are laid with tiles in soft, cool shades and quiet patterns. The supply of water comes directly in a special and private main laid by the Commissioners to supply the building from Belmont Reservoir, and the pressure is very strong and constant ; and the bath and basins are equally well supplied with hot water. s6 The other end of this room is used as a robing-ropm, each of the Judges having a mahogany wardrobe in which the judicial robe is kept. The floor of this portion is raised two feet, so as to be on the same level as the Bench of the Court- room adjoining. THE INTERIOR. Directory of. Offices Occupied; or Allotted and in Process of Completion, with Diagram. Arrangement for Numbering the Rooms. The buildings from the exterior on eacli of the four fronts, exclusive of the centre and corner pavilions, present a base- ment story or ground floor, with three principals stories, the uppermost one being a mansard story. These stories, above the basement, are in portions divided by mezzanine or half- stories, which are especially to be noticed from the court-yard. The centre and corner pavilions rise above the adjacent wings and curtains, with attic stories ; the corner pavilions being occupied by octagonal staircases. The entire structure will contain over 750 rooms. Including the sub-basement and the mezzanine stories, there are seven floors in the building, the rooms in each floor being on the same level. To each of these floors an even one hundred numbers have been assigned, commencing at the north entrance and following round the buildings to the east, south, and west fronts, and returning to the north entrance ; twenty-five numbers, being assigned for each quarter of the building. The rooms facing the streets will have the even numbers, and those overlooking the court- yard the odd numbers. The numbers in each one hundred will be assigned to the rooms of corresponding numbers im- mediately above and below upon the other floors. Thus, for example, rooms numbered 40, 140, 240, 340,440, 540 and 640 will be immediately one over the other. .37 All the other six floors are exact counterparts of the first floor, the numbering of the rooms on each floor increasing exactly ioo numbers, 'Diagram of First Floor of the .Now City -Hall "Philadelphia. X o r t K Open Area JU Tower Court Yard Fro r\ t mi r*i E 127 r^ 129 _BJ [139 1*3 133 r L l£j Open Area Soutli Corridor n i 154 > South 3_ J^ 1ST O T E . A . Staircases. C Ventilating Shafts. B Elevators. D PuolicToilet rooms. DIRECTORY OF OFFICES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. Board of Health — Chief Clerk 6ib Health Officer 615 House Drainage Inspectors 613 Milk Inspectors 513 Nuisance Inspectors 617 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages 515 Board of Revision of Taxes 113 Clerk of Court of Quai ter Sessions 677 Commissioners — City 1 36 Fairmount Park 127 New Public Buildings 262 Controller 146 Courts — Common Pleas, No. 1 , Room A 246 Common Pleas, No. 1 , Room B 243 Common Pleas, No. 2, Room C 254 Common Pleas, No. 2, Room D 253 Common Pleas, No. 3, Room E 266 Common Pleas, No. 3, Room F 275 Common Pleas, No. 4, Room G 280 Common Pleas, No. 4, Room H 285 Criminal (Principal) Court Room 676 Orphans' Court — Records. 536 Police Court Room 625 Supreme Court Room 454 Supreme Court Prothonotary 456 Department of Public Safety — Boiler Inspectors 317 Building Inspectors 315 City Property Bureau 130 Detective Bureau 529 Director 225 Electrical Bureau 626 Superintendent of Police 227 Department of Public Works — Director 212 Highway Bureau 232 Survey Bureau 418 1 district Attorney 682 Grand Jury Room 675 Mayor 214 National Guard, Pa, — Headuuarters 186 Nos Police Matron 635 Register of Wills 162 Tax Office 102 Tax Office — Delinquent Taxes no Water Rents 114 Treasurer — City 143 DIRECTORY OF OFFICES ON FIRST FLOOR. Receiver of Taxes, General Office Chief Clerk Private Office Assessors of Real Estate Delinquent Taxes Delinquent Taxes Water Rents Water Rents Department Public Safety, Markets and City Property Store Room Department Public Safety, Markets and City Property General Office . City Commissioners, Private Office General Office Clerks' Office City Controllers, Auditor's Office Auditor's Office Auditor's Office General Office Private Office Recorder of Deeds, Private General Office Transcribing Clerks Transcribing Clerks Transcribing Clerks Register of Wills, Private Office State Appraiser 162 Deputy's Office Clerk's Office Record Room Hearing Room National Guard, Pa. — Headquarters National Guard, Pa. — Headquarters National Guard, Pa. — Headquarters Board of Revision of Taxes, Private Room I Joard Room ( ieneral Clerks' Room Search Clerks' Room Ladies' Toilet Room Commissioners of Fairmount Park, Engineer and Superintendent. Commissioners of Fairmount Park, Board Room City Treasurer's Clerks' Room General and Private Office Sheriff • 40. Directory of Offices on Second Floor. t Nos. Department Public Works, Director's Private Room 210 Clerks' Room 212 Mayor's Clerks' Room 214 Reception Room 216 Private Room 218 Department Public Works, Licenses and Sewers 230 Chief Com. Highways 232 Street Cleaning 234 Highway Com. Room 236 Architects' Draughting Room, Temporary 246 Private Draughting Room, Temporary 248 Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, Room C 254 Temporary Offices of the Commissioners for the Erection of the 262 New Public Buildings 264 Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, Room E 266 No. 4, Room G 280 Department of Public Work, Clerks 213 Department of Public Safety, Clerks 215 Clerks 217 Director's Private Room 219 Director's Room 221 Lieutenant's Hearing Room 225 Superintendent of Police, Clerks 227 Superintendent of Police, Private 229 Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, Room B 243 No. 2, Room D 253 No. 3, Room F 275 No. 4, Room H 285 Note. — Rooms Nos. 230 to 248, inclusive, are now in use temporarily. Nos. 230 to 242 having been allotted to the permanent offices of the Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas, and Room No. 246 to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, Room A. Directory of Offices ox Third Floor. Mayor's Office Store Room 310 Survey Bureau Store Room 312 Store Room ■ 316 Store Room 318 Department of Public Safety, Store Room Building Inspector. . . . 320 Store Room Boiler Inspector 328 Building Inspectors 313 Inspectors 3^5 Boiler Inspectors 317 Inspectors 319 Department of Public Safety, Police Station Supplies 321 Large Store Room 325 Store Room 327 4i Directory of Offices on Fourth Floor. • Nos. Board of Highway Supervisors, Draughting Room 406 Registrar Survey Department City Plans | 410 Registry Bureau ! . - y, 412 & X .. t- 1 Survey Bureau. ^ c Assistant Engineer j J 416 Chief Engineer Sewers, etc I 418 Board of Surveys Committee Room 420 Supreme Court Justices' Consultation Room 450 Toilet Room 452 Room 454 Prothonotary's Office 456 Prothonotary's Office 458 Prothonotary's Office 460 Law Library 468 Law Library 476 Law Library 80 Directory of Offices on Fifth Floor. Orphans' Court Record Rooms 530 Record Rooms 532 Record Rooms 534 Record Rooms , 536 Supreme Court Record Rooms 556 Record Rooms 5 58 Record Rooms 560 Board of Health, Milk Inspector . 513 Registration Bureau, 515 Registration Bureau 517 Police Surgeon 527 Detective Bureau 529 Detective Bureau 531 Detective Bureau 533 Detective Bureau 535 Detective Bureau 537 Detective Bureau, Store Room 539 Directory of Offices on Sixth Floor. Board of Health, Chief Clerk 610 Clerks' Room 612 Board Room 616 Electrical Bureau, Chief's Private Room 618 Clerks' Room 620 Operating Room 626 Inspectors' Room 628 Dept. Pub. Safety, Reserves Roll Room 630 Sitting Room 634 Toilet Room 636 Nos. Tipstaves Criminal Courts 640 Jury Room 642 Witness' Room 644 Criminal Court Room, No. 1 646 Judges' Room, Private 648 Criminal Court Room, No. 2, Tempo. arily 650 District Attorney, Temporarily 654 Female Witnesses 664 Criminal Court Room 676 Clerk of Quarter Sessions, Private 682 Board of Health, Inspectors of House Drainage 613 Health Officer 615 Inspector of Nuisances 617 Police Magistrates' Private Room 621 Court Room 625 Witness' Room 627 Captains' Room 629 Lieut. Reserves Room 631 Sergeant's Room 633 Matron's Room 635 Room 637 Turnkey and Surgeon of Police 639 Police Prisoners' Cell Room 643 Court Prisoners' Detention Room 653 Turnkey's Room 657 Criers Criminal Courts 66 r Subpoena Clerk, Quarter Sessions 663 Quarter Sessions 665 Grand Jury and Indictment Clerk 675 Offices of the Clerk of Quarter Sessions 677 Quarter Sessions 68 1 Quarter Sessions 685 Quarter Sessions 687 Burk & McFetridgei Printers, 306 and 308 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 014 314 857 9 f