The Dawson journal., 1883-11-01

is to be inserted three times in the
Constitution, the Savannah News, the
Augusta Chronicle, the Columbus
Enquirer-Sun, the American Arch
tect, AMI two or three other Journals
in the north, to be selected to-day.
The architects plans are to be ready
by the 10Th of December. The right
to reject any or all plans that are
submitted is, of course, reserved.
For the plan which is finally accept
ed $4,000 will be given, the architect
TO furnish full specifications. It was
informally resolved to advertise for
the sale of the present City Hall
which stands on the capitol lot, pos
session to be removed before the
first OF Mach, by which time it is ex-
pected that the construction of tie
capitol will begin. 1t also seemed
TO be the unanimous opinion of the
commission that the lot should be
made rectangle by the straighten-
ing of the McDonough street side.
A clause in the act authorizes the
commissioners to condemn property
10 carry out such plan, the price of
it to be paid out OF the appropriation
of 81, 100000.
1t was also determined to send cir
culars to various noted quarries to
request speciments of their stones.
The governor was authorized to
supply the commission with necessa
ry stationary and record books.
The commission resolved not to
employ secretary at present, as
their business does not yet demand
the services of such an assistant.
AT IL O'Clock the commission ad-
journed to meet at ten this morning
in the Governor office.-Constitution
An Atlanta letter to the Telegraph
and Messenger, on the 9Th inst,
says.
The capitol commissioners met
again to-day in the executive Office,
with all present except Miller, who
left for his home this morning. In
addition to the advertisement to be
placed i'll the Constitution, Courier
Journal, Nashville American, Rich
mond Enquirer and American Archi-
tect--a notice to owners of rock,
granite and marble quarres to sub
nit samples, the price per cubit foot
at the quarry, and price per cubic
foot for dimension stone delivered in
Atlanta. The samples must be FIVE
inch cubes. one side hammer dressed
and one side polished, the samples
to be in duplicate for testing. 1t is
proposed to have these samples thor
oughly tested at Athens and at the
Smithsonian Institute.
On motion of General Alexander,
Governor Mcdaniel and Mjor Crane
were appointed a committee to take
necessary steps to purchase, and OF
failure to agree on q satisfactory
price, to condemn, such property as
the commission is authorized to ac
quire by purchase or condemnation
III section l3 OF the act, and report
at the next meeting of the commits
sioners. This looks to the condem
ma on Of the lot at the corner o.
Hunter and McDonough streets, tc
square the capitol lot, or rather
make it a rectangle. The committee
will have an official survey this after
noon of the lot and the additional
land needed. The commission ad-
journed to meet again the first We'd
) 4nesday in December, unless sooner
called together by the Governor.
Some inquiry has been made why
the commission requires bids of con
tractors to be based on an estimat,
of $800,000. The reason given il
that there are other large items o
expense which are to come out of the
S1,OO0,OOO appropriation, towit :
$4,000 salaries of commissioners
$4,000 cost of additional land SIS,
600 salary of arch itects $4,000 sal
ary of superintendents; $4,000 in
cidental total $4,000. In addition
the commission have thought best tC
have a reserve to provide against {
possible advance in cost of material
and if there is still a surplus to use
1t in furnishing the capitol or in tn,
improvement of the grounds anG
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