Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-10-29

of Construction, submitted his report to the
Legislature on the 10Th inst from which it
appears that
Atihe present time. the stone and hrek.wor of tbc
unrco Is finished, the roof is principally on aud thc
coppcng nearly done. the cupola and dome in such
state ~ faru lruc n warrant the belief That c cue
rc exterior ol ihc building viii be- completed " ihe
czccpuou of uott0n o the painting 'ary 90 the month
NJ November ucNt The sa7ue, iut the windows 'lc h""
ADJ u tho hnus oi Goo glaciers ard ncary ready Tot u.e
The tu hirht. 81 uIn .uirs which will lead from, ihr
entrance 90 the second story floor, aud hc five flights of
wood for Che remaining parts of thr budne together
with the arpafau, r -tclm-hratn-, atc a under con-
tract and v be ready for their respective places n sea-
Go facilitate The business of pl'tunE AVID {" 'iora
the fro,ts of the coming winter should the necessary
means for carving ou ihe work be appropriated 10y The
legislature at los present session
The amount of money already expended
and debt contracted is reported at
Amt rccd--from the State. $4,000 90
from Montpelier, 10000 90
from sale Of old copper ISIS 90
Making the receipts S2sss SO
Expenditure over receipts S6lu 81
As to the final cost, when the building
shall be completed, the Superintendent says
81 am happy to say, that in my Judgment les entire
cost will all far below the sum generally estimated hy
the people Of the state, far those estimates have
come TO my knowledge. II will lie observed that me
sum Of about cighfy-HiHc thousand 6oH1a has o WI
conpetc the cvtcrior with the exception ofpaiutiug the
cupola aud DOME and furnish apparatus with an the
necessary pipe coils registers, screens, and other Things
complete for stea'n-heaug,-p and properly set
stairs-compcnsnte for large share OF Use expansive
ceiling Turing, and the manufacture Of The necrssar,
doors, window pancllng, and much OF the remaining
finish for the interior Win the work thus tar advanced
at greater cost, think hazard nothing in saying
that the house can be pint in readiness To receive the me-
cessory furniture and completed for occupancy ~ season
for the next legislature for sum less even than the te
ported cost Of the former capol,-which has generally
been understood 10 be about one hudfcd ami HiHHNr
/ thousand d0iials.
with result so entirely different from my early cS
pcctatious in relation 10 the cost Of Reconstruction, au
vastly below the expense attending the recent erection
Of the capitols OF of sister States album
dainty satisfied and am unwilling to believe that ri
honest industrious, and economical citizens o. Vernon
would have been better pleased with moro lavish eS
ucndire OF money, such !, TOO often the ou ub
lie buildings VI the kind, for the double purpose o 20
wurdng frcnds' and the empty honor Of possessing ~
better cdhee, az cost of millions instead of tt0's1'
Should this estimate be realized, the rc
suit will be highly honorable to all concern
cd The former State House, when compare
with any other structure of the kind in til
Union, was not only superior in style, bu
miraculously economical in cost. That build
ing has been taken down to the solid roc
foundation and materially enlarged and re
erected with rocut stone and new stone t
supply deficiencies, and with many improve
ments to add to its strength, convenience
and security from fire, Should the expens
come within the original cost, thoro certainl
can be no doubt about the economy of it
construction As the Federal Government
in the habit Of expanding money on publ
buildings similar building would have cos
near ten times the amount required for tn
new State House.