Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-10-29

vestbule to the Representatives hall is Is by 36
feet, Is high, and is square in PLAN The Rep
rcsentativcs' hall is in form of the letter u, is
81 by 81 feet and 81 feet high. with domical
ceilings. The Senate chamber is cliplicul on
the plan, 30 by Al feet and % feet high, with
domical ceilings. The Governors room is
square, 20 by n feet Is feet high. The lihra-
ry is Is by 80 feet, Is feet high, with gallery
and shelves capable Of holding 10000 volumes.
All the above rooms are finished in Il neat and
appropriate manner, the walls have an agreea-
bic architectural ordonnance of columns, pilas-
ters. inches, autac, &c, and their ceilings are
panncled in the simple and imposing style of
Grccian architecture. From the peculiar pro.
file Of the mouldings of the ceilings and the
curves Of the arches, the most beautiful grada-
tons Of Ii ght and shade are produced, from the
brightest light to the deepest shade, so CJmbin-
ed as to give the greatest possible effect and
beauty to the whole. The rooms are all fur
nished in neat and appropriate manner, with
their proper furniture. The Representatives
hall has hard wood desks and seats for the mem
bcrs. and the officers their proper desks and
chairs The Governors room and Senate cham
Der are furnished with black walnut tables and
chairs: and everything is in perfect keeping
throughout the house"
This house was first occupied by the Lcgisla-
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of use, on the evening of the 9Th Of JAM lSj7
the building took fire under the floor Of the
Representatives hall. From thence the fire
ran within the ceiling to the roof and dome. and
quickly turned "our beautiful house" into a ruin,
which can be matched for picturcsqucness mo-
whore short of the land, and perhaps the very
temple, that gave the pattern for the chief glory
of ours-wc mean the poriico.
'h inc IH'h OF feoruary' lo'', the L'SiNI'-
lure met IN Spccial session, ana after hlne days
spent IN Helioerallon ana DEBATE an eppropria-
tioh oi $tu'oup was maur sec. ! Tor inc
purpose OF rebuilding me State House and
mahlhg Such repairs ana Improvements III ana
around the same ana furnishing said House as
may DC hccesSar! - 'proNueu ihe ihnhDilah's
oi Montpelcr' or any lnuNlduilS, SNAIL before
'nr RISING "i 'he l'eSisia'aIe' give Eoou ana
S"ihcieht security TO the treasurer ol TINS state
a. sum equal To the whole cost OF the work. men
toned III the hrst section OF TINS act onc-hAH
OF sald sum to be pald IN oae year. and me re-
malh0er ih Two years iroW we passage "t thlN
act or on thr completion oi me WORK;
IN compliance with the condition OF thiS act
n9nd was eN cuted on the 2'th oi ienruaFy,
IN1" by Eh>na l.. Jewc't, leo W. CoIIamer,
anu Er"''"s nuonard' III inc penal sum "t
Sloo'uVo' conditioned as the act provided. Inc
i.'slNlAtnre therefore APPROPRIATED. Nov. H.
IN'" 9"o'oJo more, "and >Ich iurthcr sum as
may oc p'ld INTO the trea lry on the BOND -
al "!9r the purpose OF pa! ns ,he expense OF
reo'il'ihE th' STATE iloH.' IN Montpelcf' and
hl'"'hT Su'h repairs ana lmProNtmeni' III and
around the same, and furnishing SAID house, as
't,';.,, ~ a. - :,
would not pormit The roof 10 be finished and
the walls protected tbrourl the ensuing winter.
No demand was made by the State of Montpe-
Gcr. or of the siyuers Of the bond at tbo, or
any other time; bu, the p,oplc of Montpeler
took their own course. and Maid SlOOOO for the
copucr for the roof and for putting it on. The
Legislature in ISIS refused any appropriation.
and of course lr.t The Superin,rndrnt vithn,t
funds. cxccpt such a, migh, be paid by Mont.
prlicr and t,ol. unl,r the words of III, oct If
Nov. 10. lsj7. abo,, quoted. Then such Of the
citizens Of Nontpcli.r rs coi,ll nav tine moncy
from their own fund, or had credit enouuh tn
mike a GOOD hank note. subscribed a find of
1jtODn ONT of which. after nayiu,, iutrrr., and
cxpensc, Of di>coun,inr the papcr. the Supcr.
infonlcnt wa, assured Of about $40 OoD net fir
the c,mnIc,i,n Of tbs bousr. Tins ib. ,;tilc,,
of Noninelin. have t,io. ip,l,c,trI tbnir rnv;l.
Turnc~> To have the burden of ,hs state Ilousc
thrown upon three of their ucighbors. And
they were RIGHT. We believe each and ,,orv
ou,. .of thom viii f,r,vnr sticL tn th.t s,r,irnui
oven if il tnkpS .tlr bnttnn Iolltr pf his it. -
E,ic, to, have H. iudic,t.l ,L,ir .rr,jin,ss
to p,y. tbouob tbc b,rlcn was heavy vhrncy-
cr ibc cyironcics Of The Siat, drma31rd !.
Thus the work has rome on: and now for the
work itself
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Governor Fletcher appointed Geo. =. Marsh
Of burlington, Norman Williams of oodstock,
and John Porter OF Hartford, Commissioners,
and Thomas f. Powers of Woodstock, Super
iniendcQt, under the act of Feb. -, 1891. The
Commissioners determined, not only to ire
build' the State House, with ''repairs and i'm
provemcntS, but to ei,f4rgc it, by lengthenins
the nam building and both OF the wngs-ol
course taking down the old walls to the tounda-
ton, and requiring new excavations and ioun-
daiionS for the additions, 10 show the extent
of the enlargement and improvement, we re-
mark that the exterior walls of the former house
measured 600 feet IN length. The new meas
wcs 6l1; and, moreover, the wings have had
an addition to their hight, and the second story
has had brick partitions in place OF lathing
equal IN all, to 81 feet in length of exterior wall
making IN all ,6l feet Of wall. The old was
600 feet the new '6l-dllierence l6l, or ?d.S3-
100 per cent. The new, then, measured by Its
is fDprfh lIrngr