Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-29
CAPITAL NOTES.


Of five men, about equally upon the
architects and contractors. Opinion
as to the justice Of the verdict is
generally cohdemnatory- The re-
port Of the committee Of experts
was so positive in condemning the
iron columns, that it was confident
/ ~ expected that the party who sup
/ piled it would certainly not be Who'll
ly exculpated by the jury There
| is no intimation yet that any steps
will be taken to prosecute any one.
1t is reported that the district at
torney has stated that if upon care
fui review the testimony before the
coronor's jury warrants it, he will
bring informations against the arch
fleets and contractors for man
slaughter
BY direction Of the Governor the
injured are receiving every care and
comfort required, at the expense Of
the state; all Of whom are doing
well, and hopes are high that every
one will recover, and but one is
likely to be permanently disabled.
The families Of the dead, it is ex-
pected, will be provided for by APP
preparation when the legislature
meets. 1t is not thought that action
for damages viii be brought against
the architects or the contractors,
though there are some who believe
that such action might be success
fully prosecuted.
A malicious Democratic journal,
edited by that political mountebank,
Fred Horn, leads off in an attempt
to lay the blame Of the catastrophy
upon the state officials, for political
effect, and a few papers of the same
ilk take pleasure in spreading the
same view. Tie charge is that the
commissioners are to blame for al
lowing changes in the original plans
to bring the cost within the appro
pliation, leaving the inference to be
drawn that by such change the
structure was weakened. The facts
about the change Of plans are that
instead of tending to weakness they
initiated to strengthen the building, |
as shown by all testimony on that
point. 1t could scarcely be other
wise, for the principal change was
a reduction of size, and no argument
is necessary to prove that the build /
ings if 10 by 20 feet larger, and of
same design and construction could |
not have been stronger Fred Horn
states, and other Democratic editors
reiterates, that the contract was let
for $1S3,O00, whereas it was let for
SlSs, 700, within about S. 600 of the
limit allowed. The appropriation
by the Legislature was $2oo,ooo-of
which $4,000 was allowed for
plans, specifications and to pay arch.
fleets for supervising the work.
In the severe gale that ragged here
last night, or early this morning, one
of the chimneys on the University
main building was thrown down,
falling through the roof and floors,
to the basement. Had it occurred
during class time the consequences
must have been grave
Madison people are properly re
/ joicing because the Dane County
Board of Supervisors have resolved
to erect a new court house. Dane
is the second county in the state IN
wealth and population, and her old
court house is, and has long been a
discredit to her.
We all set our watches back nine
minutes yesterday, to conform to the
new time adopted by the railroads.
In accordance with suggestions of
Mr.. Boyiugton the new architect, all
the iron columns in the north wing
viii be removed, and good, substan-
tial iron columns, cast perpendicu-
larly, will be substituted The
present columns were east horizon
tally, and Mr.. Boyington insists that
such columns should be cast perpen-
dicularly The two brick piers in
the hrst story, the brick of which
are, in Mr.. Boyington's estimation,