Middletown transcript., 1873-07-05
Local and State Affairs.
rhe state Ilossse.

MEETING or rnE COMMISSION, ON xoSpAy-Apor-
rioN oY PLANS ron THE RExobELiSa or yiiK
BrlLpixG.
A meeting OF the State House Commission, h,l
the members present was held at the Caytpn
House, on Monday afternoon. ]. II. windrim,
Architect, Of Philadelphia, was also present,
with his drawings, which were accepted by thc
Commission, aud proposals for the performance
OF the work OF rcmodelng, are advertised else
where.
The State House was built by this State and
Kent county jointly, aud has been thus nAcd
since Its completion. II will be remembered,
however, that an act was passed by The Legisla-
turc, enabling the State 10 purchase the county
interest, and the building will now be deyo|cd
to the purposes OF the State, exclusively
In rcmodeling the huii4ing the present. walls
will remain, but the roof will be torn oil and a
mansard substituted, without nm increase In The
number Of stories, Mr.. Windrms original plan
was TO surmount the State House with 4 han J.
somc tower, but change In the inner arrange
men, Of the second story prevents its location on
top OF the building and one will he built in
front which will be capped with belfry. The
front elevation of the remulrlcd butdiur Is
very pretty and will be u credit to the State
The first floor of the main building viii be de-
voted 10 Offices. TN the right will bc tue Guy-
etnor Office with private room for The pfesi-
dent Of the Senate aud on ihs lcfi the Ollie, OF
the Secretary OF State, with private room for
the Speaker OF the ionse. There will also be
storage rooms 10 each end Tho back building
will be given up TO the Library aud stairway
Entering at the front door, II hallway will divide
the main building into two wings and continue
down the centre of the back building to thd IL
hrary, terminating al the csfance to that ro ptn
The stairway will be on the lc.i side Of this hhll-
way, and Il small room opposite will bc deyt ted
to the Library purposes.
The second floor viii also be pretty generally
me'amorphosed, tne Senate Chamber alone ot :
cupylag its old position on tile lcfi The 10 bm.
however will he enlarged 10 - fee, q inches hy
81 feet which is great Improvement over the
old chamber The Hall of the House will be
brought 10 the trout ot the main building md
located on the right, alongside the Senate Chhm-
Der, and connected with il hy communicating
doors. This room will lie 80 fee, 2l inches by
81 feet , inches In the rear of HE Scin,e
Chamber and Hall OF the House will he clbuk
rooms, and back Of this still retiring room
Such is the general arrangement Of the Sa,r
House as rcmoaeled nnI to those who are 10 an
familiar with the building in is present. cotli.
ton II must lie admitted that il is vast mpf, We
ment. Comfort aud convenience have both lecu
consulted in the prefaraiion Of the plans hy Mr.
" Nindrim, aud the impression exists ia the IN Ind.
1 OF The Commission that he has converted 10
good purpose MI the room there Is within III,
old wallis. The rooms Will all be very nicely
hut not cxtrayagautly. furnished aud rir leg.
/ islators aud State officers may thereafter IN -
sauglS q1trtcrcd that, rcrehancc. the enltnc ,
TO pfoiFact their stay may bc increased b.
that as 1t may, the change is a proper one hnd
( the Commission have performed their trus, wise
| ly and we'll - TImtatrriR