Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-21
Published April u, 1864.
CHAPTER 3d5,

AN ACT to provide for continuing the work the
state capitol.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sectionl. The governor, state treasurer, secre-
tary of state, attorney general and bank comp
troler, are hereby constituted board of building
commiss oners, and are authorized and directed to
let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder,
for the completion of the south wing of the CAPT
toll, except the finishing of the basement, and the
front veranda steps and balcony, and also for the
completion of the center part and rotunda. up to
the top of the roof of the east and west wings:
the rotunda to be completed in such manner
that the work hereafter to be done in finishing the
dome, shall not be interfered with thereby and
such contract shall require the full completion of
the same, on or before the thirty-frst day of De-
cember A. ID. 1864.
Sec. 2. Before advertising for proposals. the com
missioners and the experimenting architect nav
make such alterations in the plans and specifica-
tions, not materially altering the original plan as
to them may seem advisable.
Sec. 3. In advertising for PROPOSALS in making
the contract, and in making payments for
Work under the same, the commissioners
shaI 1oilo" the provisions of act entitled
" an act 10 authorize the enlargement of the state
capitol, and providing and appropriating means for
the payment Of the same," approved February
2stn, 1907 SO far as TIE shall be applicable;
and IN addition to the requirements of said act
they shall require of the contractor contractors
responsible security for the prompt and faithful
prosecution and completion of the work under
such contract, within the time and according to
conditions to be specified in such contract; and
they shall reserve the right and have the power, if
the contractors shall neglect abandon the work,
or Iall to prosecute the with such diligence
ana dispatch as will reasonably secure the COM
pIetlon OF the work in he time specified in the con-
tract to declare such contract abandoned and for
feited and they shall reet the same TO such other
suitable person persons as will secure the com
pletion of the work by the time specified in such
contract; and no liabilities shall exist the part
of the for any service rendered under or upon
any contract abandoned and forfeited: Proraded,
that in case its shall become necessary to relet
the work, the commissioners shall relet to
the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, IN the
same manner is provided for in section one Of
this act
Sec 4. For the payment of the work as 1t pro-
crosses under the contract, there shall be and here
by is appropriated out of the state tTeasury sum
sufficient defray the cost of the work authorz ed
and provided for in the first section Of this act
procided, that the entire cost of said work. whether
Included in the specifications of the architect
not s. all not exceed the sum of sixty thousand
dollars. E
Sec s. Once in each month the superintending
architect shall estimate and report to the commits
sioners, the amount of work performed and mate
rial furnished under the contract for such enlarge
ment, and if they approve the same, the governor
shall certify eghty-fve per centum Thereon 70 'ne
secretary of state, who shall draw bus Warrans on
the treasurer for the same. Upon the compietion
of the work, under such contract, the remaining