Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-06-30

The Des Moincs Register condens-
es the following description OF the
new state capitol as per plan made
Nv architect Byington: The build
ing to be erected permanent and fire
proof. and all the walls are to be Of
the very best dimension stone.
Tho. height OF the cellar is to be
eight feet; the basement story to be
Il feet; and the first. second and
third stories are to bo each 20 feet.
There will he cellar under the
entire building, the floor Of which is
to be tagged with stone four inches
thick, roughly dressed with good
square joints. The stonc tagging to
bedied in sand and laid to a uniform
surface. The top Of the foundation
will be covered over with . coating
oi aaphaltum; the outside walls to be
lad hollow and the other walls solid.
Tho rooms, corridors, and apartments
above the ground story are to have
stucco corniccs; state Offices and com.
mittee rooms plain and moulded cor
niceS with ornamental centcrs and
moulded panels. Tho senate and
representative halls are to have or.
nameutal cornices and ceiling panel
work. The dome to be pancled.
with bold plain mould ,gs and ribs.
and ornamental cornicca, brackets
and pedcstals, with galvanized iron
columns. The roofs to be construct
ed of iron; the ceiling over the base
ment tn he Of corrugated iron; the
flooraarc also to be constructed with
iron beams. The entire shell ct the
llomc, including columns, to be made
OF galvanized iron. The iron works
Is 10 used in the building is to cost
CSC. 900. All the corridor floors to
ha lighted with light and dark mar
ble. LAID in alternate courses in dia.
snond form; the stair ratings to the
grand stairway. and the two side
stairways on either side or the dome
20 be Rennessec marble. All the
FIRE CRATES to have marble snautlcs.
Tho corridors, supreme court room,
governors reception room, tho house
and senate chambers and dome, will
al be frescoed; or in other words,
tinted IN colors to harmonize with
tho wood and scaglioal finish; all the
wallis to DO painted in oil colors. the
ceilings in water.
Tho building will he supplied with
water by two reservoirs, to be placed
in tho roof, ~ by 20 feet, and four
AiscE to supply these reservoirs =
force pump, driven by . steam engine,
will be- placed in the cellar. Tho
pumps will be connected with the
rain water cistcrns. which are to be
built for the purpose Of holding all
tho roof water from the building
These ciaterns arc to be placed in the
cellar. For heating the building,
shcre are 10 be threo frst-class tubu.
lar boular boilers, and of ample ca.
pacity for heating tho building by
indirect radiation. with . surface
sufficient to warm IN the rooms aud
apartments in tho building excepting
the corridors anl rotunda., in which
.1ast hatned places there are to be
stapding direct radiators placed to
partially warm the came for the con-
senience Of outsiders aud lobbyists.
All tho rooms aud apartments are to
bs heated T. seventy degrees Fah.
renhclt, in the coolest wethcr. The
direct ssdiatora aud sot1ada will be
covered with fancy screcp and mar.
bls tops. The indirect radiators will
sarpiy heat through air dscts TO be
built j. ~ Walls. and through fancy
registers plscsd IN the side Of the
wau, sYospt In tho assembly rooms,
vhtch are g be placed IN the door.
Theeer re4isterA ara to be made TO
epeW and close q pleasure.
Tho ventillaltug Aues are % b fur.
aashsN with registers IN the walls
oleea - the door, tho huss from
whsc4 sss 70 b gsthsrsd iato The