Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-23
INDIANA STONE.
The Capitol Board, by Vote Of Three to
Two, Adopts Indiana Stone for
the New Capitol.
A New Contract Already Drawn Up-Gov,
Ireland D.ssppointed-Work to
be Resumed at Once.

AUSTIN, TEX, June 22,-The capitol
board has at last gone and done It,"
At stormy meeting held to-day,
which lasted several hours, q resolu.
ton to adopt Indiana stone for use In
interior walls was adopted by vote
of three to two, Swain, Walsh and
Templeton voting in the Affirmative,
and Ireland and Lubbock In the mega.
tive.
Tne board held secret conference
yesterday, at which this result WAS ar
rived ~. IL Is virtually the accept
ance of the proposition submitted by
the contractors, which provides for
concessions on both sides, and makes
several important improvements in
the building. A new contract has al
ready been drawn up and submitted to
the Encouragement. 1t has been sug-
gested that perhaps the COVE may
refuse to give 1t his approval.
A GAZETTE reporter found him to.
night In no very amiable mood. He
frankly admitted that he was more
annoyed than by any other event that
has occurred during his administra-
ton, and stated that he had rather
drop the contract than TO see such q
result. He said That within six
months the remnants OF the capitol
lands, 2,600,000 acres, could be
sold for S5,000,000 cash, with
which the state could build
OF granite. The reporter suggested
that he yet had II in his power TO pre-
vent the change, but he replied that
he did not think he had the preroga-
tive.
"Then the matter may be regarded
IA settled ?" asked the reporter.
~ presume So" replied Gov. Ire
land.
He thinks the contractors will go
ahead and complete the building un-
der the new terms.
Col. Babcock of the syndicate stated
that work would be Immediately re-
sumed.
The following Ia the full text of the
resolution adopted to-day:
Resolved, that while the state capt.
toll board would much prefer to have
the new state capitol building con-
structed of Texas granite or limestone,
yet IL has been esti-
mated that there is q
difference In the cost between the use
of granite and limestone greater than
any notifications In the present style
OF construction and design Of the
building can compensate for, and this
board has no appropriation Of money
to pay said difference in cost, and
Whereas, under the contract the
contractor is not required to construct
the building of Texas limestone, and he
has stated that sufficient limestone of
uniform color and proper dimensions,
In accordance with the specifications,
cannot be found to correspond with
4. tYla Ia ttrnft
To build the outside walls of the house,
and the commissioners and superin-
tendent being OF the same opinion,
but the said contractor has sub
mitted semple OF stone from
the Bedford quarrles In Indians
which, from analysis, test and
use Is shown to be equal in every re-
spect to the sample on file and asks
that the same be substituted for said
sample, and
Whereas, the capitol building com
missioners, together with the superin
tendent OF construction, have Officially
reported that II the dome aud interio
walls Of the capitol building are bull
in accordance with the present planl
and specifications they will be unsafe
and,
Whereas the capitol contracto
agrees TO build said dome and lnterio
walls In the manner suggested by tn
commissioners aud superintendent
viz the dome to be OF dimension in
stead OF rubble stone, and the interio
walls to be widened In such manne
as TO make the same per,ectly safe |
consideration OF the substitution of tn
sample stone submitted In lieu {
sample stone No. 2 from tn
Oatmanville quarries for the exterlo
of the approximation, and also in cor
sderation OF certain changes to b
made in the style and construction I
portions OF the building that are not |
all detrimental TO said construction
but in most instances are beneficial
the building, which he agrees shall m
be charged against the state but aha
be done Mt the exclusive coat OF Il
contractor; and,
Whereas, from the statements OF u
commissioners and superintendent
appears that there are to he over IF OF
thousand carloads OF stone used In IN
building, about three thousand
which will be as per sample propos
TO be substituted Tor the exterior OF d
superstruoture, and the remainil
1900 and upward are to cor
from the quarriee In Tie
as, as per samples on 4
already selected from the quarries
Travis and Burnet counties, and,
Whereas, the commissioners a
superintendent, after thorough inv
LEGATION, have, rs the result OF the
labors, embodied all these matters II
memorandum of agreement. which
part OF the aforesaid printed commu
cation from them mentioned abo'
therefore be II
Resolved, that this board appro,
OF said memorandum OF agreeme
and respectfully suggests to
excellency, Gov. John Ireland, II
the board will nd wise and consent
said memorandum OF agreement bel
embraced in o supplement contract
be signed by the capitol building co
missioners and capitol contractor n
approved by the governor aud agrG
20 by the suretles upon the bond