2 tons of Justice, Strength, Authority and Law evicted from Mahoning courthouse

By PETER H. MILLIKEN

milliken@vindy.com

YOUNGSTOWN

Justice, Strength and Authority, and Law will be evicted this month from the Mahoning County Courthouse.

The five-week project entailing removal of the three rooftop statues bearing those names and emergency stabilization of the statue pedestal begins today.

The project begins with the erection of a rooftop scaffolding to gain access behind the three statues, an exterior examination of the their granite and concrete pedestal, and an interior examination of the statues. Then a crane or man-lift will begin removing the statues, one section at a time, later this week, said James Yoder, project architect with the 4M Co. of Boardman.

“Once that scaffolding is up, then that allows us a platform to work off of,” he said.

The statues on the Market Street landmark are 15 feet high, and have a combined width of 40 feet, and a combined weight of 2 tons.

The three figures will be stored off-site until they can be restored to their rooftop perch in a complete restoration of the century-old county courthouse at a later date, said Robert Mastriana, an architect and partner in the 4M Co.

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