. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . was finished in cost was ^7,145, paid, one moiety by the townand the other by the county. Its walls were ofbrick and its roof surmounted by a cupola. On thefront or southern end of it, was a balustrade, open-ing into the second story, supported by a row of Tus-can pillars. Under the balustrade were wide stonesteps, which could accommodate a large number ofpersons and which led into a door of the lower the east side of this hall were several offices andthe rest was left open for public assemblies and theexercise o
. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . was finished in cost was ^7,145, paid, one moiety by the townand the other by the county. Its walls were ofbrick and its roof surmounted by a cupola. On thefront or southern end of it, was a balustrade, open-ing into the second story, supported by a row of Tus-can pillars. Under the balustrade were wide stonesteps, which could accommodate a large number ofpersons and which led into a door of the lower the east side of this hall were several offices andthe rest was left open for public assemblies and theexercise of military companies. The part thus oc-cupied for the last purposes, was too often appro-priated by unruly boys to their boisterous sports anddestructive propensities, until large bulls of authoritysounded in their ears and drove them from the prem-ises. Examination of the records at City Hall wouldseem to indicate that the total cost of the Courthousewas much greater than Felt states. One additionalappropriation of six thousand dollars and another of [>36]. X > 0^
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