, 1869-02-27
the NEW STATE HOUSE.
Testimony Of Mr. Van osdei;
Unnecessary ce.t: ia l.y''k +. tae :
:, > iFsa1latlens. ...I
possible Cost of, the Building from
= ss;oooQoo to;$e,ooo, 300.

Cost Of the Building from
z ss;oooQoo 70 90, 900 o'om.:
How :;Esh@atses We're Made.
Wha1 q slato HouAo Gould be
Built For. /
JA. Van osdtl. hsrtng been duly ~ m. va
e1am:n.d In en1ef On behalf Of the COMMITTEE ane
8. whit Is YouF busiecss3 a. An sFchstcet.
1. For how many sea1a nave yoa bean IN 1es-
tectt A. TeenJ four T1ra: ,.
g. HoN % leuS o 1sSe M % sou i1ved thesst a. Thirty
q. Ana % ..snty:tou. yesss 1oa hare been en-
x & sa.s t: eene1ai terms .hst, during Ra ,a.:
tine, his been your ouslnesa. and IN Nnss *oIx.
~ b..s bseH engagedi 4 Inv si,e az aas W I'D
ysT1 moaeIste It, ic or building there. bnit tno
Court Honse which, peshaps, Joa Hsse ~ ~.
ap there. i tave tailt great nan1 stores, hnd
q. Hare Jo1 built public bulldines 10 Chicago
r. ~ tamsf1Iiiene1a,i eatn nr.-s G irdisns, e..
,:*1 3 naS wi ia ,e ~ ioui A. AN hgesst yos
U q. Hare you examined the foundations Of tho
State Houte out hesc3 A. EaVe efamineo al
8. Please ssate il you havs examined tho sDecl-
nes9n: te5 ,hs stoss na,on A. e1ss e1ss s1i r.
The stnne ia Epfttted tnefe nom eighteen inches
,hicf pp 10 four foet.
~ Hs,s xnn -r.mtned thu wills In SaEtrerto
"a fbe ne 81 tho stones? 4 Y.s, ar.
~ 70 pe.ee stsic he rrsul, OF your exsminat, Jus
90 1aa tstt eome OF H. 81 wis 1as we1s
WI, ,1 We 49,, r1se snn hsM tn fonrtse inrhes
,hitx IL he iouud,dous Under ths do1.e erest
sny ., t1S ~, ~ 'Sc snfcsnt for the he,ianc
u II nd 7ou dna sn1 stons thice let thiek{ 4.
ad r, ts5ss dsss ~ ,ai;1 ,. ee
- f. Nv ssHpS ~ ~ ine e VIII
| y. r.sd ;" -n.4s 1se,. 80 fnnr f1et thSrt3 T.
1hs1. " s1 ,,nnt.s.tnn fhtt inns ii thees thfef
eone we !ot W ns .. o. he M Tsn IA
tAG m; VI ~1nn , ~ tc,as.S ~ a,
| q xrstn ~hst 1nu niscnT.rr A. Tbs ioiats
20 Ell o ie AZ nep % ~ b II hs
~ :. M LIE Hniie IN - .o+oc Inints thev ara fprre
Hsaes: Sa .' ' - ~ '
!. isi,er nom III. snsno. he Cnsttmap o( tho
| ermmttees 10 he hcta ia cane heIe On that rc-
GseI1 ~ '' A >'&'&~
o. Then 1t his .couss. ynu have made this ex-
| .-nirsnnry A. Yes. sir. Ihsya mt yoirntecrod
| nv matter .tout IL
s. HsTe 1on examined the stone sum aeutly 10
Stnernsn a ~ hetNeen tae mica Of ths FaII with ths
sSore. inch an ssc do cs,oed IN ihe specific
20 Hn " s1nae usn ~ Ts.t a,ryr1rs uf fn. n
sinn OF atoue cos;s beuR tEo or ttfce inches Ises
III n bitterness. % Ips1s ao e.sa to 51dze Of tnis
Ehero It xonin Coz. moTc to NIKE tntr e,ore
,tau 10 nut In ihiek stoEe. can sstimate wait !
I'll txrnsn rost nsahr from stnne ftnn, i'm IN sir
zen snetss tbiet "oa4 e''A' "oNA -" ~
% Womb thst be- II rood \ wall a thIs1 A,
Jarr - good. / have taksn pa,ut to make IL.
a5 sN9qI ieas; sto ano "0a1a m'f' 000o'
%. Retwren Wall made OF stcne zach !. VI,
sas$. - stsas @.ds y ;sla =: 'ss 9si;,; -;
AInens .toEe, in dimec.1on blocks Of nom ten Il
ri1teen lnctes Alck.
| unure founuat,ou had compared II With etape o
Joiiet md A,nens a a1aunined ihe sscre il
iii loaaoas.o md an i.aiar wtta tns Ataen,
t'ec' a, to tot.een ths .1o kinds o. s.oue. viii,
!. Soar cp,1ion a. to witch ss tho mo.t ya,oa lie
~ ~ sSGsus
feSov 70 % bes1oed be ssonc, md snoad nss @ tna
IA taox IL IL sIssi,s ~ sssSi. a,,,,. ,,.,
wep;d bo,h be - oorasls as would BE- reau.sci
but thonia - nsa The caeapcst N''~
~ 70 5oa kns~ Shich eonlo 90 ,arana, . q asIs
IIs i Re ,6at h stsns eos ANA,
end ~ acs. ~ IA. Ih,s sne eens s,t,s Il
Yea soa! asx ~ s:a ,ss store Of tAs ta,ss M
nt.s epec:n@ea @ r nc spse'acsI& & ~ a. no. ~
saeh i stose eo1:a 90 R9s q sGles oad W'Ii ~
9. l. tasrs -, dlttsseoes T. he coat of trtn'
nd s seas 1eaa NC
eGod w1l. snsn a3 u ~ % spssx Q, a. thin
sbo11 asn &c Is
c:pacd n n, c.dnate q nc e,1t5:three cents.
os 1e e, ~ e. !sss 81 a. s2s
Sg a. q 9s ssss
iepo,t. III ia Ine eost q afncns,aa E ssu soae az az
| bate nv cetu,.le Of the auptrtructu1c o. that.
.eae n ,he o. ., snoNa p
q tic Commlsrionsre, md ossine npoa that An est
mate q .hs who1e ea.la,Ga zen. shss .nad ..aS i
ts Hs: !. t. Bs:td epa e.
u pente q, t,UpsFts,!on = shown 10 u II Il
t had us.d the Joliet sons for th1
d forrda,ion 1t would Be about ss9 30 ie
i9o6 saa m tns go s9 H., o.
Tue wfols uoaid b, aoou. taso, 90 .*tins II
rr1se rsia III t1scsportsioa It tslsty.:ou1 esats
d foot a. given in trss report:
n tion btween xnen they Eetit fron Joliet an,
~ Q. Ar you familiar with ths quassica Of Joliet
= A; IL, IT: .,
d Go iney lo.i l.. ies. Il. 1bs'lsva %;
4. ana let ne s. u undets,sna .ne exp!Aus ,e1
>. itwould be equal, in ny es'imrlon, 10 thi.
that you C. ulo ee1 that for sxty tnIss cent
nf @ .ad .na. wond naa.e e xaam9 O., ri1sEe1ec u IN Il
LEfCuf6 d.
q g. Then the dtdsrs1ee n the y:
r Tho oae REQUIRED to ne i.ia IN esunste 10 4
" ,,3s hs so1es " 1s. sste, 81 nc r. 6 y
En- caS.e so0tu ss:d nd III eos sen sna
=, h1L nat To1a ". aaHs x5t'Hu- tnn Is -
Id ~ o1rs fEai 9lo nase ocsn s1sea ~ ayil
y. ~ 70 - fpom sne nc srqs 1en
u nHe EALfp stAt.4 ~ oeu.e, "1etn ~ GAa n
ac !nem tom qus.1y Aa9 M .ase .ne@ aat =, ~, ~
tneh ~ % ~ ra1 .rq sra 1nsrs xag sng !,
ee1 st. ~ ne} bn 60 e on ID e.
u n SsnS.-"a'sn "1a4a " tae aeo- rneoR IF
y Whcner, ~ 1on hsnd;a stone ysu add t
= = soss of uanspsst.t:or: TIE handling OF e'oae
N afsa1 neu M q erse .,x -..tr.+, ~ ,be a,tF,e,
~ ~ .1u ,e e. e ~ w ne
re i tcsn o fe 9f s ooM 10 sne ei. o. 91e m M
ns es ri5 pa - - aa..5 5.nr ~ ~ ~. ~ ~
A:ra foIso re,,S. IH, e''e ny opn'on On eaa'
n !. .etr M s'asstns., 4: Tas.s 5; mus. Us !, :
ID s.rne III - uaou1Ds "'oa' '"t'' AAN "A-u''
- ~ a.t ~ s ~ :" a,Ea,sS ~ 80 g., !.
3 81 - ~. ,n,et ~ - ,,nt -. q ~ ~.
ST. font T. NC qs atl
Se jaseqsnt
he nss y 1ns ~ a'a a. aro
N. 2; fou h.,e sss,a, ..,5ed ,ne a1sFense
no no e.ass et tte s,onsi 4. I beteseso. M ~ ~ - ~
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