Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-11-18

CAPITOL OF WISCONSIN.
The following is the plan Of the Capitol, taken
from the advertise ment Of the Commissioners.
Said Edifcs is 10 be built Of stone of the follow
inx dime hsions; one hundred and four feet long.
and fiy four feet wide the walls to be 80 feet high
above rater-iable first story II feet between Joints
second story Is feet between joints; floor timbers
foot deep, projection both sides of said Edi-
6ce of four inches 80 feet long, which is the length
of Piazza, same all hewn Hone to the top Of said
wall, the remainder of the said walls to be hewn
on all the corners of the Edi6ce, and the corners
of doors and sindows and caps and sils The same
remainder Of the stone, sufficiently dressed to give
agood appearance. First story walls feet inches
thick; second story walls, feet thick, to be two
front doors going into center of Edifce; to be 46
wi..dows ~ lights IL by l6 inches glass VIM
DIV, Iooss 80 5s squire round,
said roof with dom. in center, 26 feet in diane
ter, lighted with glass OH top, remainder of dome
covered with tin above its base. Roof covered
with pine shingles 3-S of an inch thick, lightn-
ing rod put on Immediately alter the roof is finish
ed Twochimneys carried up in walls with two
FIRE places in each chimney, with cst-stone jams
two fiues carried up in walls with tcps equal the
chimney tops with necessary pipe tubes; be four
tin conductors with suitable heads and necessary
cutters made of tin or sneelead 10 convey the
into conductors. To be piazza on each front of
said Edice IL feet projection, 80 fee. long, placed
90 stone butnents settled FIVE feet below the sur
face ofthe ground and raised On levsi with base
menf story, which is 1--WE feet above the surface
door Of piazza TO be Of Oak, inches thick match-
cd to be steps the whole length ofpiazza, and nils
ing on the ends with heavy bannsters, piazza roof
to break in with roof and cpmiee Of main tuild
ing, the comice 10 be executed the Grecian doric
Order; piazza roof TO be supported on four columns
to each piazza, suitabls size, nme order of Coz
nice.
INTERN Al rlHIsH.-Fist floor 10 have hall "a
feet wide through center Of Edi6ce; partitions 10
be 10 inches thick to be TWO doors in each par,i-
ton; to be flight ofsairs on each side of hall TO
ascend to second story, floor TO be laid with oak ;
l-2 inches thick, lined and matched, hall TO be
pastered coat work, hard finish with cornice over
head.
2nd. FLOoR.-To be laid wit, oak, 1-9 inch thick
matched, to be divided as follows: to be hall
through center, "a feet wide; to be left open, "a
square in center for the reception Of the stairs and
the light from the top of dome 10 lower floor dome
to be finished open over head through to light in
aad with proper cornice and plasterng, on one side
Of main hall to be hall of feet wide, the whole
width Of said Edi6e, one room for Council Cham
wide circular, supported two columns with seats
elevated and stairs to ascend into gallery, under
gallery TO be a railing line, with columns or
breast works, to be one room 30 by 20 feet on the
other side of hail. to be hall % feet long, 10 feet
wide, and representative Chamber, Az by SO
feet finished. same as Council Chamber; the plas-
terng OIL this floor to be three coat work, hard
finish, the rooms to be all cornced the Council and
Representative Chambers to be finished with an
oil srasc 49,
from PANEL off the level part Of ceiling. To be
IL inside DOORS all ofwhich are to be made of pine
2 inch es thick in modern style, the two outside
doors to be double, inches thick, finished with
edge and dart moulding, and suitable fastenings and
hangiDgs as directed by the acting Commissioners
all the doors to the cased with pilasters, all the
windows to be cases with plastns, with pannel
jams and backs to the oor to be counter check sash,
hung with weights, glass of best quality, all the
wood work except shingles and floors to be paint
ed out side and III, three coats directed by the
acting commissioner.
The above described Edifce, all TO be done COM
plete in good and work-manlike manner in eve
ry particular for structure of this kind, according
the attached plan said structure excerpt the
first floor, each side of the hall, the two rooms are
not included in this specification. The acting COM
missioner to superintend the work daily, who will
make all the necessary draughts and direct the style
at all times stop the work when il is not going
Oh right in his opinion, untihe can call meeting
Of the board of Commissioners and decide the mat
ter; Also, &c stop the work whenever they cut Of
funds, until they may have further appropriations
for the same, and they to decide at all times
whether the work is going according 10 the con-
tact. The Commissioners TO have the right to all
ter the manner and style of finish of said Edifce
at any time they may deem proper by allowing
the contractor, what may cost than the orig
nal plan, if it shall less the contractor is to
deduct the amount from the contract price, and all
alterations if any there should be- shall be agreed
OH as to the price to be added deducted by the
acting Commissioner and contractor at the time Of
such alteration, said Edifce to be completed ac-
cordlng TO said plain and specification, in every
particular by tho 10Th day Of November, AID. 1898.
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