Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-19
LET IT BE GRANITE,
The Land Board Relegates Cob Tayleis
Propositions TO the Capitol
Commissioners.
The Commissioners Strongly in Favor Of
Granite, With the Modified Plan
Of Architect Myers.
ireland aud Lubbock in Favor Of 0at-
manville Stone-A Stormy ses-
sion Of the Board.
THE ISSUE or THE DAY.

bl'NAsAt w NhN NhNtNiNs
AUSTIN, TEX July lS.--A sensation
occurred at the meeting OF the capitol
board to-day. When the governor
asked for vote on the proposition OF
Col. Taylor to continue eof Dat
manville stone, ~ teleyraphed yester-
day, Messrs. Swain, Walsh and Tenn
pleton declined to vote, stating that on
examination of the law they found no
ground for the assumption of any such
authority upon their part, aud that
the alteration of the contract rested
entirely with the governor and capt.
toll commissioners.
Gov. ireland expressed great sur
prize at the uLexr ected turn OF affairs
ana remarked that after having served
three years on the board II was rather
late to make such discovery as this
Col. Templeton said that heretofore
by custom the wishes OF majority OF
| the board had prevailed, but at this
time that did not seem TO be the case.
| This was interpreted 10 re-
| fer to the intention OF Gov.
Ireland to disAppIove the
new contract if II had reached him,
and ex-Gov, Lubbock jumped to his
feet in defense of the latter, iusiuu.
ating that he could not consistently
approve the preamble TO the resolution
adopting Indiana stone.
Col. Templeton remarked that the
reamhle waa not part Of the con.
tract at all. Here an animated colo
quy took place between Col. swain
and Gov. Ireland in regard TO the time
the latter prepared his ten rea-
sons against Indiana stone, which
developed that they were written be
fore the preamble TO the lndiana
stone resolution WAS adopted, b1l
after the conference on Sunday
which indicated the course OF ma
jorlty of the biard.
Afier a lengthy discussion OF thi
new feature OF the situation, Gov. Ire
land said that II the board was goinl
to act on the changes proposed h,
wanted " to do so; II not
thrown upon him, he woul,
the plans and specifications a. h
found them
CD. Walsh said that II he did so til
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was COMP leted.
well, j am not responsible 70
that. i didn't make the contract,
replied the governor.
Col. Swain said he WAS peIfsc,l,
willing TO express his views, but thu
! he did not see that he had any RICH
TO vote,
The governor responded tina
! he did not want tn
advice of the board unless Ii wen
on record. II was finally agreed L
relegate the three propositions OF tia
contractor TO the capitol commission
ers, who are directed to consult wit
Col. Taylor and arrive, II possible, n
some agreementto be submitted TO tn
board Monday morning.
There was an evident INCLINATION o.
the part OF Governors ireland an
Lubbock 10 accept the firsl proposition
Of Col. Taylor for the completio
OF the building with Oatmanylll
stone, which requires the abandonment
by the state OF it's right TO reject tn
stone for deterioration after II has gon
in the walls. They thought that al
limestone would discolor and II didni
make much difference anyway. TIL
, Indiana Limestone propositions OF Co
J Taylor were not dlscussed.at all, pr,
sumably because II was supposed tn
governor would disapproye any cor
tract on this basis.
When the granite proposition WI
under discussion Col. Taylor d,
clared that he would donal
as much ~ the state, I'm order TO secul
granite, and let the state make the ca
culations. In other words, II 1t cos
100000 extra TO build Of granite, |
would bear $3.50 900 OF 1t. He wantt
to put up a good building and didn
care for one or two hundred thousRn
dollars, II they would secure that en-
Somehow" said he, sit has got o.
, TO throw up this contrac
That 10 not true. ! want 10 build u
capitol II the state will only give me
chance
Judge Lee, one OF the commission
ers, said; THAT stone complying viii
the specifications could rot be ~
. cured In the present qusrflss ut o.
manyilie. There might be 9th
lodges which had not yet been touche
He did not object TO the propositi6
OF the contractor TO limit the oppC
tunitles for the rejection of h
stone to one inspection, becau
that was sufficient to detect colorlI
matter.
y Commissioner McLauren and Supe
intendent Walker took the same .
sitloD, but the latter added that II d
building was constructed according
the pres. mt plans aud specification
IL would be over his written protest.
Gov. Ireland submitted specimt
OF limestone from Pecos county whic
/, was cent by Col. Converse. chief OF
gineer OF the Southern Pacific. an
: was pronounced by the commissions
superior TO the present sample. va
Converse states that there are al
r. limited quRntitiee Of the stone, A.
~ that II is used by the Southern Pacil
4, for bridging purposes. -
~ M An observation by both Coy. ~
u. land and Gov. Lubbock that Gillette
q . complacent smile non .ns LII
or the board was that they were wili,n
!. 10 accept stone that corfc'pon'''