Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-28


was adopted
srArE-Ho New Orleans, Aug 81, 1890.
To the Board Of State. House Commissioners;
The following resolutions having been
adopted by the State-House commits.
sioners-
WHEREAS, Senator Hagan, member
of the commission elected by the Legis.
latnre to repair the State Capitol, has
made statement in the morning papers
unjustly criticsing the action OF the
board and calculated to mislead the
public:
Resolved, That o committee Of three
be appointed by the president OF the
board to make correct statement OF
the proceedings for publ cation.
And your committee to act there
under reports as follows:
On the thirteenth of April last the
commission organized in the Governors
office with the following members pres
ent: Governor Louis A. Wilt, Gov.
Sam' D. McEDery, Senator T. J. Bnfing-
ton, Senator James Hagan, Represent
atives G. W. Muuday, Sam'l NJ. Robert
sou and Il. L. Richardson.
At that meeting the Governor and
chairman were authorized to appoint an
architect.
On the fourteenth of May following
the board again met; all the members
present, except the Governor and Dr..
Burlington. Mr.. William A. Freret then
Informed us that he had been appointed
architect to draw the plans, and exhi.
bited the plans in detail. Mr.. Hagan.
at the same meeting, exhibited plan
drawn by a person unknown to them.
The plan Of Mr.. Freret was then adopt
ed BY a unanimous vote, but Mr.. Hagan
gave notice that he would, at the next
meeting, move reconsideration of the
vote.
At the next meeting held at Baton
Rouge, the Governor, Lientenant-Gov-
ernor and Senator Hagan being absent,
this motion to reconsider was laid on
the table. Mr.. Thompson j. Bird was
elected superintendent under the ar
chitect at salary of 5000 per month.
Mr.. Birds well-known reputation for in
teyrity and business habits made him q
suitable person for this important posi-
ton. He was designated as the one 50
draw upon the chairman for funds for
labor done, and to keep an account of
tile disbursements and also to employ
the workmen and to examine the mate
rial furnished by the contractors. Be-
sides this, he was to he upon the ground
all the time to represent the commits
sion.
At this meeting Mr.. Freret laid before
us his working plans and the speci6ca
tions in detail for the work to he let ont
by contract, and gave us all estimate Of
the cost which was within the amount
appropriated, to-wit: $4,000.
Mr.. Freret was then elected perma
nent architect for the building. At a
subsequent meeting, after consulting
other architects, his salary was fixed a,
$25OO par annum.
Bids We're t!,en advertised for the fol-
lowing work and materials for thirty
days; for carpenter work, stone work
sand, line, cement, brick and iron work
And the following bids were opened il
the presence of the commission, read
and accepted as the lowest:
Stating. J. G. Lee 81, ,l5t
Copper, Phil McCabe. e............ 3S:
Stone work, keershedt & Bienvenu.24, 81;
Il. n. Burke, for carpenter work. .OOt
Brick, Garig 4 Roseofield, 100000 il
in number, at 1915 per 1900: lime, 2O'
barrels at Sl,27l per barrel; cement 50.
25 per barrel.
The following bids remained to be I'D
vertised for:
JOiners work estimated at. SIG .5N
| PlaStererS. |.34
Plum berS Observation-Disclosures 2,l3'
Paintings and glazing. g.-.-.......- l.l5
Gas fitting. ~
$2 Ill
1t was considered best not to adver
tise for the remaining work and ma,eria
q good part Of which would not be need
ed for year hence.
| The bid for the iron work beiug con
sidered too high was rejected, and read
vertsed. At the last advertisement
there were two bils-one from the Muir
Iron Works OF Louisville for $50, 900, ant
one from the Shakespear Iron Works q
this city for S65, 900. The latter wa
accepted as the lowest. The chairman
and Mr.. +. L. Richardson were lirecte
to enter into notarial contracts wit
those whose bids were accepted, and t
examine their suretes offered On til
first Of this present month (August), a