New-York tribune., 1877-05-17

the szc needed for Capitol Al every S'cP cPjc wa 10
rcss idea has held supreme cfnii oTcIitcctu
dispav which should dazzle the eyes Oh a." "r-,ngements
without the least rGsari 10 St iS fo Inc in
the interior plans made ny tne tbe IFrlsiature
stones ond scnrccy T have been able TO occupy ~
at all. Even now, after ihey iafp I,i'iin, already
the changes for the betor possible III p,ina t
spoled IL can only be used WIN very i Lp1 m ,ns, be
ence aud discomfort Ihe iGgi., AZ we ft ron The frst
reached by ascending 10 hlst ol % ts avsiinn
t ~ tS main front, and tus eXtra0rdliEly m
must he attained either Dy oas S'' ,IsJ }o reach the
steam pos and elevators huSh ~ ' Ta hulls are
ann aud sixih stories of rstclass notes IHJ @ nhn
iUt J', ~ cinniy weather very few Of the rooms en-
m sed without eisight during the day as wen as AT
night when this great ana useless struct nre can % Va
10 comn.icd il is idle to conf ,cture. When we con
slider the unlimited expense OF heating ana ghths lIcc
and Attendance. with six eight steam engines ana
neir engineers and remen no one can ieel m any nsts
tc have n comm ctcd. The best estimate which nave
been able to obtain Of the amount OF these expenses
makes it about S2jO.Odo per aniui In hidhms
thc appropriation the Legislature directs the con-
missoucrs "bud and complete the exterior of tc new
Ta,fn bnidin i'm tbc italian Renaissance style OF arch
lecture adopted the original design" and according to
the styie upon winch the building was being erected
nror 10 me adoptop OF the so-caled "modihc design"
There are very great differences Of opinion among emil
itncon of tbe Iegislafure comp-ls the commissioners
to return former style aud understand that te
change will involve loss OF ~ least FJOOOJO lHc nov
Capitol like all other public buildings upon which
the state has recently expended such eNtrayagant
amounts Of money, was the ogtgro"th OF VICIOUS
system OF finance, and OF the folly and maducss "hcn
accompanied it, The inevitable disasters which come OF
such foics unUu Us III full force aud are every
where felt with crusnlng effects They adnonsh us, II
proceed all to do with moderation III Is surrey
no time increase appropriations when the power 10
nav taxes greatly diminished. yet on examination
the supply bill IL viii bc found that III TINS Perod oI
financial embar assmeut the appropriations ICf an th1
public buildings, and consequently tine taxes 10 pt lcN'
for them aTe very largely in advance OF those Oi pece
ing years, II is surely time To pause III thls career an
prudent business men III the management vi
their own affairs move more slowly, and thou-
sands are unable to move AZ an uhucr
The present circumstances However convenient OF d
sirabe II may be complete the Capitol aud te otAoI
public buldinps can do without them fOr the, ~
we have heretofore They are not absolute hocesl.Y
In any event better TO wait year, even II ne
finally decided that this building must Dc compcteu 10
the end that IL be fairly considered whether some pdn
NAV not be devised by which better accommodations
NAV be secured less expense than now appears c't
able. ...,.
For the construction Of draw in the bridge over the navl
gable channel oneida River At Bemcrton Del tween c
cgunties of Oswego and OnOndaga the sum oi iJuO ,
THIS item objected To and not approved Tor he Tt
son that there moneys IN the treasury properly
nnlcb 10 the building OF this bridge ana there Is TOO
uuc reason TO apprchend That the revenues VIII not p
sufficient to nay expenses g.! running the cihaf au
If may he assumed certain That tncy VIII nor ne SUN
Gent Tor the purpose ana for the building OF new bridges
~ ast six items stricken FOR The construction or
rrt4r Of bridges BreueftUn, Buhlo, IJhO"ah "a H!"
Cusc NJ ld LOcs and luEhtOl Inc t"tl "'uH afPi'Pi
for tuc,e beng @j2,uUn -, A, e.. t,o
i,,e i..s ar objected to and not approved Tor the
t. ROBINSON