The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-18
THE CAPITOL CONTRACT
BEFORE THE BOARD ONCE MORE
Colonel Taylor Rejects the Amended
Agreement and Submits New
Propositions Careful Con-
slderatiOn Progressing.

AUSTIN, July l7-[Specisl, TIT
Capitol Board met to-day TO c0nside
the following from Colonel Taylor:
NJ herewith return you tho supple
mental contract of July /, 1885, withou
my signature, with my reason there
for. Under date Of June 9, 1885,
handed you Q communication for Oh,
construction Of the building OF Indiana
stone and TO make certain changes
which you require for tho safe ant
proper construction of the building
provided the plan proposed by Gen.
eral j. S. Walker, superintendent o.
construction, was adopted for tho OK
terror walls. Tho enclosed contract
is not in conformity with this
proposition or the memorandum agree.
ment ia the printed correspondence
adopted by the Capitol Board on june
p, 1885, but required much more OK
pensive and elaborate finish. While
still holding myself ready to proceed
with tho construction and completion
Of the building, in accordance with tho
plans and specifications, or in accord.
ance with the memorandum agree.
ment above referred to, cannot make
the costly and expensive change re-
quired by you in that contract without
remuneration for the additional OK
pensep
PROPOSITIONS PRESENTED.
Then follow the propositions:
| am very DESTROYS to commence
work on the capitol building immedi-
ately, providing some understanding
can be arrived at satisfactory to all
parties. /, therefore, make tho follow
ing proposition:
Firs.-I will proceed with the work,
using stone from Oatmanvillo, proyid.
ed you will modify the contract so that
there shall bo but one inspection OF
store. By this / mean that after the
stone has been received by tho State
you shall not have tho right, on &C.
count OF change Of color, or for other
causes, 10 reject It.
secOnG-l viii use stone from lndi-
ana for the exterior walls and con
struct the building Ia accordance with
the plans and specifications, or l win
construct Il In accordance with the
proposition made you on June and
the memorandum agreement giOplsd
ug tho board on June %.
Third Will construct tho building,
using ,xG5 granite for
the exterior wglia, provided
The state viii furnish no o granite
quarry accessible and suitable for
building, free of cost, and furnish such
number OF cCuviots as / may require,
not 70 exceed 1000; / % board, olotho
and guard them; the enclosed plan Of
construction for the exterior walls To
DO adopted; all tho work TO DO rock
laced; the three pori,coes TO be slimi-
mated, and such alterations and
changes 70 b. made IN tho exterior
work as viii conform TO this plan, not
detrimental 10 the building, and to les
sen TIE cost AZ least 100000; the time
Tor tho completion OF the building 20
DO extended three years.
If this proposition is accepted |
should want all questions over which
there is liable to be disagreement got.
tied, and among them my right 10 the
possession of tho land during tho con-
struotion Of tho house.
After considerable discussion, Colo.
mol Taylor agreed TO strike out tho
words Tor from other cause" in the
Oatm8nyille proposition.
no ACTION TAKEN,
Iho board adjourned till 10 o'clock
tomorrow without acting directly
upon any Of the propositions.
During the session Mr.. Swain sug-
gested that tho Oatmunyille PROPOSE
ton be adopted as tho basis for con
sldering o now contract but 10 was not
put to q vote.
General WalkereSplgined how much
useles ornsm0n'a,iOn could be dis
pensed with so as 10 reduce the cost
required In the granite proposition.
AN ABSENT ARCHITECT.
IL leaked out during tho meeting
that Colonel Meyers, the capitol arOhi-
tect, had been notified in Juno to
como TO Austin by the lst Of July TO
correct defects IN the plan and spocid-
cations, but he failed TO respond. This
morning resolution was adopted re-
questing his presence by August !, or
tho attorney general viii bring suit,
A SERIOUS SITUATION on THE STRIP.
Private letters from tho Indian Ter
ritory show a doplorablo state of af-
airs. Tho Strip mon, largely out
numbering the Southern cowboys,
and fully armed, threaten 90 oppose by
force the pas age of cattle from South
western Texas, 10 Is hoped hero that
Inspector Armstrong will at once end
the troubles, oven II United States
troops have to DO used. The cowboys
here arc rlghteously indignant over
being stopped ON American soil by q
few foreigners, who are not, nor ever
intend to be, citizens OF the United
States.
CULLINGs.
The First Baptist Church OF Gle
burned fled charter today.
The collector Of Nueees County set
tied with the comptroller to-day,
The assessment roll of Camp County
wna fn-Hnu RHnAftHn1 hpi NOT NNANAI
up,
LonEviow.
LoNovGEw, July l7.-lSpeciol.l The
July term Of tho District Court for
Gregg County opens next Monday
morning. Following are the moro no.
torious criminal cases on the docket:
James II, Tillory, indicted for the |
murde or OF Or, J' n Allison, In Long |
view last fall
Tai Chlsm, indicted at tho last term
for murder committed 20 years ago. |
Dan Shaw, also an old murder case
Stephen LUngstor, colored, indicted |
five years ago undor charge of forging
school vouchers, ESCAPED 10 the time,
and was arrested last May by Shorin'
killingsworth a. Camp County. He :
Is now In jail here.
Molllo Malone 70 charged With a
very aggravated case OF assault With
intont 10 murder. The particulars, as
roltted, arc worry revolving, but will be
better brought out az the trial.
Ihora arc ne yet worry few cases OF
thoit, but the assaults with intent TO |
murder have been, according TO the |
docket, not "iow nor for between.n |
The torn promises to bn ono OF moro |
than common interest.
The Gregg County judgoship, so for
as fears of the appointment OF n negro |
by the Commissioners Court IL con.
cerned, IL settled. lack Leroy, color
ed, ono OF -~missloners Ing