The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-23

The CAPITOL CONTRACT,
A CHANGE IN STONE AGREED TO,
The Indiana Material Proposed by the
Contractor Finally Accepted.
The Vote 3 to 2-synopsis of
the New Agreement.

AUSTIN, June 22.-[Special.l The
capitol board held another meeting to.
day, and, after wrestling with the in
tricate problem of construction, adop-
ted following, Comptroller Swain,
Land Commissioner Walsh and Attor-
ney-General Templeton voting for and
Governor Ireland and Treasurer Lub-
book against its adoption:
Resolved, That while the State CAPT
toll board would much prefer to haye
the new State house constructed of
Texas granite instead of limestone,
yet it has been estimated that there is
difference in cost by the use of gran
ito instead of the 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 the 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, after investigation,
sufficient limestone of uniform color,
of proper dimension, in accordance
with specifications, cannot be found TO
correspond with the sample OF which
he is required to build the outside
walls of the house, and the commits
sioners and superintendent being OF
the same opinion, and tho said con,
tractor having submitted sample OF
stone from the Bedford quarries, Indi.
ana, which from analysis, test and use
is shown 70 be equal in every respect
to the sample on file, and asks that the
same be substituted tor said sample
and, -
WHEREAS, The cspito, tuilding
commissioners, together with the gu
perintendent of construction, have
officially reported that if the dome ans
intervals of the capital building are
built in accordance with the presen
plans and specifications they will bt
unsafe; and,
WHEREAS, The contractor agrees Il
build said dome and interior In thu
manner suggested by the commits
sioners and supervise the dome o
, dimensions instead of rubble stone
and the interior walls widened in sucl
q manner as to make the Same per
fectly safe in consideration of the sub
stitution Of the sample of stone sub
} mitted in lieu OF the sample stone IRON
OAAmanyil.e quarries for the eXteriO
of the superstructure, and also in con
sideration of certain changes to b
, made in style and construction of Ger
tain portions OF the building that ar
detrimental to said construction, bu
in most instances are beneficial to tn
building, which he agrees shall not b
charged against the State, out shall b
] done ut the exclusive cost of the cor
: tractor.
WHEREAS, From the statement {
the commissioners and the superb
/ teudent it appears that there are to b
l. over $1,000 carloads of stone used an
D about 5000 of which will be as pc
; sample proposed to be substituted fC
d the exterior OF superstructure and tn
o remaining 1900 to come from th
uuarres in Texas as per samples o
file already delivered from quarries i
: Travis aud Burnot Counties; and
4 WHEREAS, The commissioners au
- the superintendent, after thorough II
vestigation, have as the result Of the
lRbors embodied all these matters in
. memorandum OF agreement; therefor
~ be IL
/, Resolved, Thstth board approve
- said memorandum Of agreement an
respectfully suggest to his excellence
Il Governor Ireland, that they will az
1t wise and consent to said memoranda
n of agreement being embraced IN
q supplement contract, TO be signed
> the capitol building commissions
h and the capitol contractor and appIo
y ed by the governor and agreed to
- the suretlos upon the bond OF the co
tractor, and also agreed TO by the d
J. signing architect and the sureties upt
a his bond.
The agreement and the new contra
will be drawn up Immediately al
submitted to the governor for his 81
O. nature, after which, Colonel Babco
II says, work will commence and {
II. building be pushed to completion
oF rapidly as possible.
- The Indiana stone selected by {
p board Is said by some OF the most {
a perienced contractors and architet
al in the United States, to whom the co
- missioners wrote for information,
lo be superior to any limestone in I
DO world. 1t is more compact and {
r. tirely free from the defects found
az the 0Stmanville stone, and is doul
It's crushing strength, being s..
3n Mounds To tho SQUARE inch,