The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-12-12
What Has IDcen Done.
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PL.fN. SiZE. AND (OST.
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Material Used III nasemeat.

The erection II 4 pernanen, SrArs
HorAs for the srrs. aud growing State ot
Iowa II 4 work rf 'lMr, magnitude. md
vASt Importance.
Such hallhinRs shaula coAiala NJ wi.
dsnccs NJ haste, carrlca>ness, NJ pc,sshshle
material.
A per nan,n, Capitol should IT., he
erected iuf Tho mere present, =, for this
generation. Int IN ~ plan, construction.
maserls,. mud ~ n ~ architecture, shc',ld
g.vc evidence ~ itnrahili,. aud ample &C
Communications far oat t.n,c and people ~
they MIL tc, si,.r s.veisl generations hav.
passed. AWAY with Tho rasas~ mud decay
that time hlnvS, an! III. wonderful In.
crease In population and wealth that ,lla .
must give 10 The arca. State ~ tho 'ii>'fn.
future. Realizing these truths tho
R1rss Near cf Gsnsnlsalomers
adopted plans and specification that II
faithfully carried out will give u Iowa 4
magnificent state llprse, surply lng every
want that Inns been ~ kcenly felt by snc.
ceaslve Legislatures an,l sta,e rllcefs, TOR
tho last hflecn years.
Tint mistakes shonlsl have b,ca made,
and TINT mere may br madc Ia tho future
pfoRress of % vast work, IN not strange,
neither Ii II evidence III corruption.
Thu ffs. Commissioners were among
tho moa. highly esteemed aud well known
nj tho citizens II Town. selected from dit.
fcscnl localities by the Legislature, with
express rcfcrcEcc n their supposed quail.
6ca,lons for ! work ot this magnitude. -
They exercised great caro- In gathering
and testlng by the NATAL mc,hotis, epccl.
mona of building Atnne frnm various parts
II the State. hut hy some unfortunate
crrnr II judgment. the bulldog Atonc Arsl
uard proved ~ bc unsuitable, and though
lh~y bad heen carefully Inspected By 70
honest and careful man - lion. G. A.
Dudley. setting superintendent 1t the
work, tho hrN Winter brought surh owl
dsnccs 81 nusni,ahlii'y tor : A.snclurc ol
thla Kind. that IN foundation. which was
nearly completed, hsd II hc removed the
next sessnn. q
4 leee % che aists er oSosoSs.
The succeeding Legislature elected .
new Hard III three Commlssloners, con.
slAsins ri Hon. i. n Footc, u Rusllox.
ton. lion, u y Finkblnc and uni. Dsy, II
Iowa cl.y, who have slvrn Tho WORK IN.
der their charge their personal snpervis.
Ion from the commnacsmcns 10 The prs.
cnt time.
Ths stus ~ shs weau1asioa
Tor The entire Alruc,nrr IN 883 loot : Iachcs
north and south, by 40 lutt and II inches
cas, and west, Including portions Al tho
funr rxlrcmes
Tho tubsoll bcncA.A tho excavation IL
II clay. and thorough system Of drain.
ags has been put In 10 Secure 'hr founda.
tIon ftuin danger 1, The action 10 water
and frost.
Dmlns have boon IN .stfuc.cA ffuM cY.
cry part. BY which The water Il carried by
small pipes 10 main sewer, which ean.
nee's With tho city sewers on Locust
street, The water conductors Arc mostly
II lilo. the small drains measuring Ii ,l,e
aggregate go feet In length, dlscharsIng
Into tho main sewer. which II See feet 10
length, no fsc, only being hullt IT brick.
When completed every room In tho
State 1lonss will hssa M--sv piprs lend.
iag 10 ihr sewers.
Tho
oouo1as1eM tes ths aeNss 0Asssnene
walls wss carefully prepared With con.
crete Of rmall sisun ani ceMcni, making
= solid rock Ike Suftsrs ius tho hsayy d..
nsrn,ion 4 mr. Mppn which NJ great ssSue.
tutu \ N rtst t0s agts.
Tho rabbis slons u.sl durlna tAs past
Aaaon are mso.ily fraM Hear Crsvk Ia