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(Continued from Page 1) tral air-conditioning and a new ceiling, upgrading of electrical wiring and carpentry and millwork, specifically a new raised judge’s bench with bullet-proof inlay, clerk’s desk and witness box with a barrier between it and the judge’s bench. Insulation will be added to the attic and sound-proofing to the jury room.
After a meeting last week between citizens and Supervisors Hubert Gilkey, Charles Estes and Nelson Lane, plans were further modified to substitute chandeliers and recessed “can” fixtures for fluorescent lights and drywall for acoustical tiles in the ceiling.
“We wanted to see the courtroom restored rather than renovated,” explained Evelyn Willis, adding that the loosely organized citizens’ group hoped to achieve the “illusion of an accurate restoration dating back to the 1830s,” when the courthouse was built. “We realize we can’t restore the whole building to the way it was,” she said.
The group intends to raise through private sources the difference — estimated at around $5,000 — between what the plans initially called for and the more historically correct modifications. In addition to the chandeliers and drywall, the citizens also plan to pay for refinishing the courtroom benches and hanging drapes. They hope to channel donations through the Rappahannock Historical Society and to enable contributors to qualify for tax deductions. “We’re researching the legalities,” Mrs. Willis said, adding that committee organizer Werner Krebser and William Young were meeting Monday with Chief Circuit Judge Carlton Penn for final approval of the modifications.
“Judge Penn was so delighted about it,” Dr. Krebser reported in a
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