The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-30
THE NEW STATE-HOUSE.
Contractor Denig's Account of the
Present Condition of the Work.
He Thinks the Building viii Co.'S $780,
90 and Take Five Years for Its Conn
pletion-ChanSes in Plans.

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efforts to keep everything quiet, that The long
existing difficulties between the board of State
house commissioners and Messrs Howard. &
Denig, the contractors of that ARCHITECTURAL
enigma, were eliminating to a climax and that
something was likely TO drop at any moment.
VIM. b. Howard, the senior member
of the firm of Howard d Denig,
lives in Chicago, and when, on Fri
day last, the Journal learned that Mr.. Denig had
repaired to that city for a special consultation
with his partner and to secure legal assistance
for certain complications that are to ensue, a
reporter was sent to Chicago to find out what
the contractors grievances were and what legal
remedy they proposed TO make use of.
the reporter detailed for the purpose caught
up with Mr.. Denig on Saturday afternoon at
the Office of Brown, Howard & Co.. in the First
National Bank building, Chicago. Mr.. Denig
was not disposed TO be communicative, but the
reporter was persistent. "we made a demand
on the commissioners a week ago. said MIR.
Denig, "for $122,oOO Fifty five thousand dol
lars of this amount Is money they have kept
back on contract over and above the percent
age that is retained; the remainder is for extra
work not shown IN the original drawings nor
called for in specification; 1t is for additions to
the work"
"And what reply do they make to the de-
mandf" "None whatever. These changes they
have ordered from time to time, in pieces. Dur
ing the last two months they have ordered num-
erous changes and they refuse to let me have
the drawing for these changes except as l find
them at the architects office. 1 hold that the
commissioners should place these in my hands
and not subject me to the architects conven-
fence. l can go to the architects office and
figure on them, but am not allowed to take them
away. Ihave, therefore, refused to make these
changes until 1 can have them all at once, in
full, and in complete order. and SO stated to
the commissioners two months ago"
"And what have the commissioners done4'
"They have issued two orders fixing the time
for me to prepare estimates. These estimates
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Work' subsequently they Issued TWO more or
ders that so much money should be paid on
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ures because l did not see the plans"
"Wil you tell me what changes have been
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ulSes remaining of the plan as originally DRAWN
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the entire ROOF construction, taken OIL the roof
as originally designed from one end of the build
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"What are the changes in the dome2"
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For what resson9"
son, the marble will have to come from the
East; the commissioners would have to patrOniZe
a home industry for the tiling. All the wains.
coting has been changed from wood TO marble.
Governor Proctor, of Vermont, you remember,
came out here and paid them "a visit. The stair
ways have been changed from iron to marble,
which is another slap at a home industry that
perhaps Haugh, Ketcham g. Co. will appreciate.
The cut stone work has been changed
all through. L cannot tell whether they have
cheapened the work or not, as 1 have had no
opportunity to estimate it. There Is five weeks
of work to figure it; they have allowed me
twenty days TO go over the work and give them
first, and now these new plans contemplate one
hundred and fifty more chan yes. If You call
each item a change there will be over two hun
dred."
THE COST OF THE BUILDING.
"no" mucn money nave you gol OUT OF Inc
work SO fart"
"About S7oO ooo If twill vary hpt faw donars
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iro" Vh"t' AccoruinS l" estimates on WorK
done, there is still owing to us 1885, Oo."
s.Witb all the changes the commissioners bava
Hlaue III 1he pans anu all uhey nave oroered yet
to be made, what amount, in your Judgment,
will il take to comnlete the hnildinO9,
L auuitlou 10 "hs1 mas alreauy Deen ex-
pended it will take a million ana a half of dol
lars Tbare has haan oopsidarohla ,,onar Nv
' "a
pehoeu oesioes "haV mas oeen pald TO tine con-
tractors. over S91 900 has been paid out in