. La guida ufficiale di Philadelphia. . Jefferson, successivamente presidente degli UnitedStates, il prof. Caspar Wistar, il prof. Robert Patterson, il capo-JusticeWilliam Tilghman e altri. LE ALI. L'ala est della casa di Stato è occupata nel primo piano da ofici dello sceriffo e protonotario di SupremeCourt; nel secondo piano dalla Corte Suprema di Pennsylvaniaand Common pleas Corte n. 3. L'ala ovest è occupata in primo piano dagli uffici del Prothonotary of Common Pleas Courts, e in secondo story Common Pleas Court No. 4. Accesso a queste corte-roomsis tramite scalinata da una sala

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. The official guide book to Philadelphia.. . Jefferson, afterward President of the UnitedStates, Prof Caspar Wistar, Prof Robert Patterson, Chief-JusticeWilliam Tilghman, and others. THE WINGS. The east wing of the State-house is occupied in the firststory by ofiices of the Sheriff and Prothonotary of SupremeCourt; in second story by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvaniaand Common Pleas Court No. 3. The west wing is occupied in first story by the offices of theProthonotary of Common Pleas Courts, and in second storyby Common Pleas Court No. 4. Access to these court-roomsis by stairway from a hall and passage in each wing openingupon Chestnut street. QUARTER SESSIONS COURT BUILDING.A very plain brick building, Sixth south of Chestnut, entrance from Sixth street. First story occupied by ClerksOffice, District Attorney and grand jury room; second story, by the court-room; upper story, by jury retiring-rooms. THE NEW CITY HALL.In April, 1870, a bill was passed by the Legislature ofPennsylvania authorizing the erection of new Public Build-. 108 THE NEW CITY HALL. ings for the use of the city of Philadelphia, the locationto be selected by a vote of the people of the city. PennSquare at Broad and Market—a central and eligible locality—was designated by the ]>opular vote; and subsequently itwas determined to erect the great building at the intersec-tion, carrying Broad and Market streets round it. Work wascommenced upon the squares to prepare them for the purposesintended on the 16th of August, 1871. The corner-stone waslaid with appropriate ceremonies on the 4th of July, 1874, and an address delivered by Benjamin Harris Brewster, Esq., from which the following extracts are made, as affording themost truthful account of the building: It is surrounded bya grand avenue 135 feet wide on the southern and easternand western fronts, and 205 feet wide on the northern front.Its dimensions are 470 feet from east to west, and 486| feetfrom north to south, covering an area, exclusive

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