Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-16
APPENDIX TO THE GOVERNORS
MESSAGE.
REroRr OF THE COMMISSIONERS on rIAN
or ruE STATE HOUSE.

or TuE STATE HOUSE.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY, RYLAND FLETCHER
Governor Of the State Of Vermont:
SlR:-The subscribers, appointed in pur.
suancc Of recent Act Of the General As.
scmbly Of the State of Vermont, a Com.
mittee TO prepare plan for the rebuilding
of the State House at Montpelier, beg leave
respectfully to report as follows
ln consequence of the non-acceptanco of
one of the gentlemen first appointed, aud
The absence Of another, the committee was
not filled and organized until the seven
tcanth of March last, when there remained
but two weeks of the period Limited by the
act, for the adoption and filing of the
plan. II was consequently impossible for
us personally 10 inspect any Of the leg
islatiye halls lately built in other states. nor
was there adequate time for inviting plans
or proposals, or for obtaining the opinions
of many professional builders with regard
10 the general design or the details Of
construction. We, therefore, limited our
selves 10 consultation with architects and
others who voluntarily proposed plans and
suggestions, and upon such conference with
these persons, such examination of the site
and remaining walls of the late State
House, and such consideration of the con-
ditions, accommodations, and convenicnces
required for the purposes to which the
building is to be devoted, as the time at
our disposal allowed, We, upon the first
day of April, 1851, adopted and filed with
the Secretary of State, and with the Hon.
THOMAS T. Powers committee 90 superin-
tend the erection Of the work, a plan
described and represented in the resolves,
elevations and ground plans, copies of
which are hercmto annexed; and we di-
rcctcd perspective drawing of the build
ing, as 30 will appear from the southeast,
to he Autographed and published.
We deem il proper % ly that the cir
cumsmuccs above detailed obliged us to
decide many question upon much less
mature consideration Oh u we should other
wise have bestowed upon them, and that
the views of the different members of the
committee were not entirely settled upon
several of the points alluded TO.
The first question naturally was, wheth-
or 10 was practicable and cXpedicnt 20 re-
paic the building. by a,alng ourselves of
the walls as they stand and upon this
poipf boti, u,o apd o,o.r a,rorionco5 NOR.
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