Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-05-07

and assembly, do enact Jotlo'cs:
Section. 1. The governor, state treas
urer, secretary Of state, attorney gen
eral and bank comptroller, are hereby
constituted board Of building com
missioners, and are authorized to let by
! contract, to the lowest responsible bid
der, the building and erection Of the
foundation Of the south wing and Of the
rotunda Of the state capitol to the top
of the waiter table, and the erection and
completion Of the north wing thereof,
the whole to be in conformity with the
plan commenced; and such contract
shall require the full completion of the
same on or before the thirty first day of
December, 1898,
Sec 2 Before advertising for propos-
ais, the commissioner and the supcrin-
tending architect may make such alter
ations in the plans and specifications,
not materially altering the original plan,
as to them may seem advisable.
Sec B. In advertising for proposals,
in making the contract, and in making
payments for work under the same, the
commissioners shall follow the proyis
ions of an act entitled san act to au
thorzc the enlargement Of the state
capitol, and providing the appropriat-
ing means for the payment Of the same, !"
approved February 2Sth, 1857, 50 far as
the the same shall be applicable and
in addition to the requirements Of sane
act, they shall require Of the contrac-
tors reasonable security for the prompt
and faithful prosecution and completion
of the work under such contract, with
in the time to be specified in such CON
tract and shall reserve the right and
have the power, if the contractor shall
neglect or abandon the work, or fail to
prosecute the same with such diligence
and dispatch as will reasonably secure
! the completion Of the work kin the time
specified in the contract, to declare such
contract Abandoned and forfeited and
Shall relet the same to such other sulta-
! bic person or persons as VIII secure the
completion of the work by the time
specified in such coutact and no lblli-
ties shall exist on the part OF the state
! for any service rendered under or upon
any contract so abandoned and forfeit
ed proritled, that in ease it shall be
come necessary to rclet the work, the
commissioners shall relet to the lowest
responsible bidders, in the same manner
as is provided for in section one OF this
act
Sec f. For the payment of the work,
as the same progresses under the con
tract, there shall be and hereby is ap-
propriated out of the state treasury, 2
sum sufficient to defray the cost OF
building said foundation and wing. ::
pror;dcd that the entire cost Of such
work. wether included in the specifica-
tons of the arc hitcct or not, shall not
exceed the sum Of sixty three thousand
dollars.
Sec. 5. Once in each month the sup
erinteding architect shall estimate and
report to the commissioners the amount
of work performed and materials furn-
ishcd under the contract for such en-
largement, and if they shall approve the
same, the governor shall certify eighty
five per ccntum thereof to the secretary
of state. who shall draw his warrant on
the treasurer for the same. Upon the
completion of the work under such con-
tract. the remaining fifteen per centum
shall be certified and paid in like man
ner. gQ asaofa
Sec. 6. The building commissioners
are hereby authorized to employ an
architect to superintend the work, whose
compensation on his estimate shall pc as
follows: One per centum for details to
larger scales, and one per centum Tor
superintenaence, which shall be IN 1uil
payment for all services pertormed py
said architect; End the commissioners rs
NAV, if in their judgement the puqlic
oood REQUIRES it, discharge such archl-
tect, and employ another in his place
and stead in which case the compenT
safion of said architect for services
rendered. shall be adjusted upon the
same terms as are heretofore provlded
for the compensation Of the architect,
having regard to the amount OF services service
rendered ,.,
See I. The architect employed under
this act is prohibited from receiving, al
rectly or indirectly, any commission,
honns reward or compensation from the
contractor or contractors who may Pc
employed in the construction q 'ne e
work contemplated by this act or q
any part thereof, or from any such con-
tractor or contractors. y;N.r ~
Sec. 8. In case of a violation, OF, the
foreoo;no section. the architect shall be
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