Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-13
CAPITAL NOTES.

adjournment, has had two or three
sessions, and discussed different
plans suggested. The only deter
mination thus far reached is that the
building shall consist of transverse
wings on the north and south, 64Xl20
feet each. Different plans submit
ted place the cost at $3.50, 900 to Sl75,
600 The state officers on the com
mission, consisting of the Governor,
Secretary of State, Treasurer and
Attorney General, being a majority,
and agreed that the improvement
shall be made and ready for occu-
pancy for a sum within the appro-
priation (s2o0,o00), there is little
danger of that sum being exceeded.
There is great diversity of opinion
as to whether the addition will add
to or detract from the appearance of
the Capitol and grounds. Consid-
Grafton of this point necessitates
great care in determining the plan.
The park has donned coat of
green, which is deepening every day.
Within two weeks, there will he
work for the lawn mowers if wealth
er continues favorable. The grounds,
however, will not be so attractive as
usual this summer, owing to the
debris incident to building.
A month in advance of last year,
the boating season has fully opened.
BY new law, fishing begins in the
lakes April Is this year, instead of
May Is. The lakes are said to be
unusually well stocked this spring,
and fine sport is anticipated.
The exorbitant charges of the
Madison Gas Company,-s3 to SO so
per thousand for gas, and the heavy
gas bills of the statc-four or five
thousand a year, prompts Governor
Rusk to enquiries as to the feasibil'
itv of the states manufacturing its
own gas. Enquiry DEVELOPS that
the gas works at the state insane
hospital were constructed for less
than $4,000, and that the cost OF
producing gas there is less than one
dollar per thousand. The Governor
argues that if the state can construct
gas works, for $4,000, and manufac.
ture gas for one, third Of what she is
now paying the gas company 1t
ought to be done, and must be done
IL these figures are correct-and
| there is no room to doubt that they
are-the state can save the cost of
erecting gas works in two years.
Already there is considerable
speculation and quiet discussion on
congressional prospects in the new
third district. Dane county will
undoubtedly furnish one or more
candidates. Among the names men.
toned are u. $. Marshal Oakley,
Senator Geo. b. Burrows, and Gen.
| T.. f. Bryant. In addition it is eX-
pected that Reyes will develope as a
candidate. Hazelton only is dis
cussed as a candidate outside OF
Dane county. A feeling prevails
/ that he will be solid in Grant and
Lafayette counties, that Dane and
Green will be solidly against him,
leaving Iowa county holding the
balance Of power between the con
tending factions, on the east and
west. In such event her importance
will be greatly more than it has been
of late years. The Dane county as
pirants will need, provided they Sc
cure Green, only two votes from
Iowa to control the convention
while Hazelton wou'a need all tn,
votes of Iowa county added to thos,
of Grant and Lafayette, to secur,
denomination That Dane and Greer
will vote as one unit, and Grant an(
Lafayette as another, is however
not in our judgment to be count
ed on rs certainty. Hence specu
, lation on such basis is not WORT
much.
The wolf aud fox bounties ough
, to be valuable to the sheep raisins
2 industry Of the State. From Octl
! Der to April the State Treasurer ha
, paid as such bounties SlO,625-