Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-13
As It Stands.

 dftfon of the State House-NOtes by Prof. O. F. Hubbard-suGgestiOn for its IIn- provement.
 Tho following notes on the State House were submitted in a letter to Prof. J. B. Dwight by Prof. Hubbard, formerly of this city, now of Babylon, L. l. They will be founk very carefully made and full of wise
 suggestions.
 On the west side are very slight surface cracks south of the second south window. On the naked walls and arches over the win dows of the base are no cracks or signs of decay. There is not an irregular line in the marble and no subsistence in any part. The arch under the north pavement is as sound as ever. There are on the north end slight surface cracks over each door and small cracks in the pediment. The columns are 1 unchanged. There are no signs of cracks on i the marble or sandstone work on the east side. There are slight surface cracks in the pediment on the corner of the northeast side, also oyer the first and second story south windows. On the south front there are slight cracks over the door, the columns being unchanged. On the inside on the first 1 story there are cracks in several of the east partition walls. On the west side all the rooms are in good condition. The rooms on the second floor are very nearly free from signs of decay. Very slight | repairs on the dome would make 1t complete. The outer basement wall are three feet thick and those of the first and second story are two feet thick. The partitions are one foot and six inches thick. The north one Is car ried through the second story and six feet | into the attic, making the building exceed | ingly thick. All these of course are contlnu' | GUS from the foundations.
 1 The basement inner walls seem sound and | the whole building to have settled uniformly and without displacement or strain and is probably one of the strongest structures Tn ! the State, stronger than would ever be erected for library and having greater pro- 1 lection against fire also [ The ground on the west as now graded causes { the surface water to run under the building at the center door, This can be prevented, and ! the basement restored to complete dryness | and the rooms made most useful for the l necessary appendsges of a library.
 The rooms are now from fourteen feet and 1 half to fifteen feet high. The new Har- | yard library has sets of shelves seven feet high, and above this an iron gallery and ap-
 other set of shelves. This could be done. A rough calculation shows space for at least 20O,OO volumes.
 \ The W1nQOWB nave 0HcH SSfcnGy-L ! square feet. No deficiency of light is ob- ' served on the east side. This would be re- lieved by tho removal of three CT four ! naples not needed for shade or ornament. ! The rotunds first story, offers not bad I spot for a handsome marble monument to be lighted from above. in this way 1t would I be protected from weather damage. Or this 1 space could be used for fountain and fern { cry or ornamental work under glass;
 The following alterations are recommend ed First, remove all steps on north; con
 struct vertical wall between buttresses al ! each end of present steps and extend centra { platform to north line; second, or cut off all 1 back to base of columns and inclose will high iron railings; third, abolish all the stepE ] on south except between the two central pil 1 lars and reconstruct on the sides ad hbitun
 iron gates at tops of steps and rsilings be- 1 tween the side pillars; fourth, or abolish thu steps on the south and enter east and wes through the arch under the platform landing ten feet wide, midway in front of larg'
 south door-all thus protected from tht weather.
 This is tho same as I saw in Illustrated l England" {" Q book of Mrs. I. P. Thompson
 Grove street, and just like the capitol a 1 Richmond, with only the colonnade ant platform on the south and plain pedimen end on the north; with steps midway; cast 1 and west sides, entering on first story, anc entrance under each into basement, Rll above 1 ground and used for State offices The lat l ter was succeed by the late MT. George Gill of New Haven and his older brother in 1915 1 has aIEays been we'll kept and is now well l preserved.
 The height of rooms in the New Haver ! capitol is fourteen and sixteen feet; there l could be one set of shelves seven feet high at l New Haven library and above this an iron l gallery and 8 second set seven feet high
 Each window has seventy two square feet and 1 there is no deficiency of light observed un
 less on the east side, relieved by remov-
 al of three or four naples not need.
 ed fer shade or ornament. The walls
 of the two halls, one an two stories,
 give large surface for use in some ways.
 The rotunda first story, offers not a bad spot
 for handsome marble soldiers monument to be lighted from dome above, protected
 from weather damage, or for fountain and
 ornamental work under glass.
 The east side shows no signs of cracks in
 marble or sandstone. The west side is in good condition and the senate chamber and ! of court room the floors Reed no repairs; basement of outer walls three feet thick. The building is exceedingly strong and prob ably one of the strongest in the State. Prob
 ably no future building will be built so strong for library purposes and two hun dred thousand volumes can be plac-
 ed on shelves readily. The New Haven State House, under a permanent committee, can 1 be thoroughly repaired and the city cannot
 afford to allow it to be destroyed any more 1 than Yale college can afford to allow any of 1 her buildings to be demolished. The old State House of Hartford stands and is used by the city for public purposes
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