Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-22
THE STATE CAPITAL
A Test Vote In the House on the Cotton
Centennial Appropriation.
Report of the Architect on the fcnnda
ton OF the New Capitol.

Austin, January 81 The approprin
ton for the New Orleans exposition
came before the house again TO day
aud Mr.. Frynier strongly supported
the measure. 70 avoid al constitu
tional objections, however, he argued
IN favor of having the grant of money
made to the bureau of statistics through
III. commissioner of insurance, history
and staff. ties in the interest OF tn,
state. To this end he had prepared
substitute to appropriate 10000. ID
thought by adopting this course they
would be able TO have Texas properly
represented at the exposition, anC
with the money thus allotted
they could secure to the STATE
such collection of specimens a
/ would form the nucleus OF perma
nent museum.
! Mir. Merrwether spoke against thu
appropriation. and was followed by
Messrs. Hill and Ayres on the same
side, while MeSsrs. Chenoweth anC
Labatt came to the rescue of the meas
! ure in able addresses.
| Mr.. Foster of Limestone moved e
recommit the bill to the committee OF
! state affairs, With instructions 10 re-
! port to the house as soon as practicable
| a bill making an appropriation to the
| commissioner If insurance, statistics
and history, to be used by that
department in placing on exhibition
statistical and other information
respecting the climate, soil, agricul-
! tural and other products, mineral and
other treasures of Texas, at the New
Orleans exposition, beginning De-
cembrr /, 1854. if in the judgment of
the committee such n bill he constitu-
tiOnal. The motion was ad pied by
vote of 60 to 20.
The subjoined report of Col. l.. +.
Meyers, designing architect of the
new Texas state capitol, WAS this
evening trausmitted through Secreta-
ry Dickinson by the capitol commits
sIoners to Gov. Ireland, president of
the capitol board, together with 81 COM
uunlcaiion from Messrs. Lee and Nor
ton, capitol commission rs stating that
they had requested Col. NJ yers to
make a thorough examination Of the
concrete work now in place for the
foundation of the building. and report
| thereon If the concrete work il fully
sufficient TO sustain the structure; also,
ii the work has been done according
IN contract and specifications; also, Ia
state If there are any defects in the
construction, and to add what in his
opinion is necessary To complete the
concrete work in the finished and
workmail-like manner required by
the contract, and further to make such
suggestions relative to getting and
handling stone as in his judgment
seems proper.
AUSTIN, Ten, January Il, 1854.
To Messrs. Lee and Norton, capitol
com missioners, Austin, Tex:
Gentlemen-In response to your
communication of the 10th instant re-
questlug me to make a thorough exam.
lnatio of the concrete work now in
place for the foundation of the new
Texas capitol building and to report
thereon in writing, have the honor
to submit the following: | have made
careful examination of the work.
The concrete has only been in place a
few months, and it gives the
best evidences that the induration
even now il better than
| have ever observed i'm similar work
come thoroughly induruted. nor will
II he perhaps for several years II is.
however, of firm and durable char
acttr. appearance and texture in
dirate that he ingredients of which it
Is composed have been carefully mixed
and well selected. The materials used
are Of II suitable character the work
properly executed, which being true.
II follows that the whole will in time
become solid monollth, capable of
sustaining pre- sure beyond any safe
factor that the weight of this
building requires, aud in my
opinion il is in every respect sufiicen,
to carry the superslruc,ure, tn. maxi
mum weight vf which upon the con-
crete foundation Is not greater than 1870
pounds TO the square inch, whereas he
Concrete will easily carry many times
that weight. The work has been don.
according to contract aud specific,.
Tons, as will be seen by references IN
article three of the specificat ions taken
III connection with section three of the
supplemented contract, dated Au.u,t
I'd, 1883, amendatnry OF. SAID original
specifications, which were pre-
pared under the assumptions
that the building would he
upon an earth foundation, and the sun
pl-mental contract having been made
when II was ascerlained by actual .x-
caVa'ion that the entire foundaIiou
was OF solid rock. After the tr.nch..
were cut aud previous +, any concrete
work having been done, on "a former
visit l examined the outside trenches
and found them excavated 10 snIid
rock, aud also that no injury had been
done To the same in process of excava-
ton. The object OF placing The con.
'rete upon the natural rock foundation
was for the purpose ofsecurinv perfem
levels and uniform beds for the iootinn
-ton.s. The fitting around ihs |
walls is such as was Contemplated hv
me specification md the sliuh, AZ.
Iect Ia exist to which my attention was
called In your CORES, ondence of he.
Giiiber las, viz: The unfinished con.
ni'ion OF the levels ut different points
an9 me manner Of Joining The interior
ana exterior walls in q few places
i"hr statement Of The ficts wus M
e , that the diagrams aud explann.
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