Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-22
GRANITE 1T is.
The Capitol Board, by a Vote Of Tires
to One, Adopt Col, Tsylor's
Granite Proposition,
The Commissioners Instructed to Draw
Up New Contract Which will
Probably be sigued To-Day,
Principal Terms of the New Contract
Missouri Pacific After the
Granite Quarries,
THE PROBLEM SOLVED.

The PROBLEM SOLVED,
Special 10 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, July 81 Granite has
gained the day and the new capitol
once more bids fair to become a reality.
The request of Mr.. Converse for the
board to postpone Its visit to the Pecos
quarries quashed the inclination OF
the governor In that direction, aud lie
CALLED A MEETING or anR BOARD
this evening to discuss again the gran
lie proposition. The list of altt rations
prepared by the superintendent aud
commissioners was considered and
approved. The only objection rsised
to the changes was the elimination Of
the east and west end porticos. Gov.
Ireland stated that II the contractor
would build then. he would recon-
mend the Twentieth legislature 10 re-
imburse him for the cost, estimated nj
500 006, Col. Taylor replied that they
would not be erected until the
COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING
under any circumstances, and 10y that
time the legislature would have
chance 10 make an appropriation. N
they refused it. the state could add the
porticos at any time, and, with such
skilled conVicts rs he would leave, Il
could put them up at a cost of $4,000
a VOTE WAS THEN TAKEN
on the granite proposition, Ireland,
Swain, Templeton and Walsh favor
ing and Lubbock opposing It, The
latter gave M the reason OF his oppo-
sition the elimination OF the portlcos.
A telegram was read from the Knights
OF Lab in session at Fort Worth pro.
testing against the employment Of
convict laboron the capitol. The COM
missioners were instructt to draw up
the new contract and II will probably
be signed tomorrow. Work will be-
| gin ON the interior walls
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
and qusrrying will Immediately he
commenced at Burnett. The contrso-
Tor has fifteen miles OF railroad TO
build from near the terminus of the
Austin Il Northwestern to the
quarries. This he expects to complete
by the lst day OF October
TRIMS or THE CONTRACT.
The following are the principal
terms of the new contract;
The granite plan OF Designing Arch
itect Myers IL adopted, nj an extra coat
of $h72 600.
The interior walls are enlsrged Vt y
cost of $2l 900.
The dome, over three hundred feet
high Is 10 be built OF dimension stone,
instead OF rubble work, at y cost OF
100000
Total extra cost, S050.Cop.
For this the state comedies slteta-
tions In the interior OF the bIildltg OF
| Sl37, 900.
The porticos at the east and west
ends, 500, 900.
Three hundred convicts to be fed
clothed and guarded by the contractor
and kept until the building ia COM
! pleted.
1t was also agreed that the contract.
or should have possession Of all the
capitol lands and execute bond TO
pay rental thereon IN case the
building was not completed by him.
! Under the new contract an extern
! sion OF two years Ia allowed In which
10 complete the building, OK to Janu.
airy J. 1880
A SCHEMEOF Jay GOULD.
IL Ia learned from reliable source
that the Missouri Pacific system ID ne
gotiatlng for the purchase OF the Aus.
TIN d Northwestern narrow gauge,
and also the granite quarfies located
near its terminus Mt Burnet, The OBJ
ject, II is said, Ia TO supply the govern
ment with stone for the erection OF
breakwaters on the Texas coast.