The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-23

A Harmonious Meeting ofiie Hoard aud
au Apparently Liberal Concession
ny the Contfaot0r-To Look
NJ Psuos Limestone

AUSTIN, July n Special. T. The
Capitol Board mot again this morning
% consider tho capitol question. A
telegram from Major Converse, invit-
Ing tho board 10 visit the recos quar-
rles, was received.
The report OF the srohilOc: commits
si0nsrs was received, with estimates
AS follows;
Extra cost 10 contractor In con
stGueiing exterior walls OF an
ito elm ma ing the east ana west
poTtieos and ehanging ornamen-
lation ~ rs 10 adapt II 10 granite, $50 81
dome ofdimsnsion stone -. 6O,.6O
| Extra cost of widening hail ......., 2l,OOl
Total Observation-Disclosures. SS57,lsa
saved toeontraetor by elimination
menlauoa ''''. .......'.,..,', ..,,.. SILT
authorities a. ',,.',..,',.. 800 -, 59o,Oai
To erect the building OF limestone
and strengthen the dome, As re
quircd In the granite estimate, 49,.
v IN cost the oauuaciof....,,,,,'' al,V'o
Tho extra cost, with the exception
Of $l9S, the State proposes 20 overcome
by eliminating certain work.
Drawings were exhibited showing
tho style of work required should
granite los used. Considerable Discus
sion followed, when Colonel Taylor
said no was willing 10 reduce the num-
Dor OF ConVirts TO Do furnished him by
tins State to not exceed 600, with - pos
sibility OF using only 80. Ito also
agreed To reduce the extension OF time
.. and az va IiFn lnVA llf 4
would only DO u.ed IN the Ouarrics,
aud would not como in conflict with
tho stono-cuttcrs. llo further stated
thnt no was willing 10 employ every
granite cutter a citl2On OF tho state a.
union wages.
The onliro board seemed 10 favor tho
proposal, but the governor suggested
! THAI az the board had been invited to
examine limestone qSarrios by NuINr
! Converse, no thought 10 should De
done, and, II possiblei have tho build
ing 20 up as originally intended.
Mr.. Templotun proposed 20 accept
| the granite proposition and settle the
matter and loo done with 1t.
MIR. Swain COnCurred and said no
preferred granite. oven If limestone
was found in sufficient quantities TO
build Il dv2en clplCO!a.
Mr.. Welsh, Wills willing TO mako
visit 20 the pecos quRrrics, let II he
known that he would vote for granite
under any circumstances.
oomli ". hsd n ,bn1i5 he u.ed.
IT, y,a fin,Ilv soreed TO make the
,,s;t and tho To-, nartv rot ready TO 90
va, bmt a tsIegram tom MIR. Converse
.t.,,od ~ he Gould NM oct ready for
s o.. ,rin ,I ha,nr, Eridau meSt and If was
; ;n1 az, sn,tnnnnd, and knowinp
ones here S.sert that IL Is impossible
70 .at the Stone rrnuired ouarried: that
tSs board will NEE, again tomorrow
and pos.iblv accept the granite propo-
s..oh, mh ana T Imrab,e bpidna on the
Deaut,sut MI" uui"O'0 o"'"e VIZ 'n0
ooh''hen'' crrr,xos
,.urro 70 NV ;ntera.t nm school
10 '',d.,. No ,cJ of iSs3 by Aupust
I'LL work tortn;tura of The same.
=, ,,~ot.sar ;n,aD;,,a thew have Til San
.n,,ha,.
'e T,,n ,,otro,ler to.a,v denosited
ssd aNo ~ tba credit Of gcneral revenue,
T'Ia asoesSnant of Hardemen Conn
tho o, increass in vslues of Sl30.-
80 ~ eno"' "'-
sr.p sroNp srrEcrnD.
ArsrrM INV 12--fSnecial. THE
80 l.. oyo,. Texos js 10 have a mag
m ,ssSnsnt csnitol hni ding of Burnet
nln nit 20. Gap noni,oi hnard the commits
s;anrs' WV anS Tho cnntrsctor having
s snnae 70 an sgreament this afternoon,
VIE VIE no arcSntioT nf the omission OF
the east and west porticos, no change
In INC ou ado appV% " that ehsolutelv
rls as u TO- adont II IN nranite instead
ne S;,s'asyo nv Verv Iifria change il
VI 11od di,i 10 thn iuterjoy decorations. and
INC walls sunnortinp the dome have
tno wa an,,n a"p pp,nrnved In MONT of
b peei Ya tba huiidino will now excel the
oeadvy VIC dos;Sn and will be vastly an.
U narSinr "i ' in durability. On