, 1886-07-24
WYOMING'S CAPITOL.
A General Description of the New
Building.
Work to Commence as Soon as
Practicable.


awarded which Will be on the 10Th OF
August, Is now an assured fact The
plans and specihcatlons OF the building
snow that wyoming VIII De able to boast
OF the nnest capitol In tne vest. when 1t
Is compieted. Inc building VIII be sltuat-
cd IN the center 81 a plat oil ground COM
posed OF blocks la and l42, which are
Just west OF the block now occupied by
the convent. The grade line OF building
viii be thirty inches above the present sur
face in the center OF the grounds, and ex-
cavatlon the full size OF the building fer
the basement will be made. The founda-
lions will be OF concrete, composed OF
good hard stone. or gravel, broken to the
size OF hens eggs, (none to be larger than
to pass through a two inch ring). and
clear sharp sand. In mixing the concrete
each stone will be thoroughly coated with
mortar the concrete to be level in trenches
In layers OF about seven and ono hall
inches, and to be thoroughly rammed
down. each layer TO be exposed twenty
four hours and wet down every day. AS
Will readily be seen, this will make one OF
the strongest foundations possible. and
VIII certainly form a solid footing tor the
pride OF Wyoming. All walls above con-
oreting and extending to underline OF
hrst hoor beams, Except the brick work.,
including all areas and step foundations,
to be OF best footing and rubble masonary,
the rubble masonary above footin0s to be
constructed Of good sized stone with level
beds and fitted closely together. Though
stone will be required every two feet in
height, no toothing or piecing will be
allowed. The quality OF stone for hubble
work will be oil the best Fort Collins,
known as the Stout quarrles, or its
equivalent. The porch floors will be con-
structed OF Fort Collins stone, ioQgle-
jolnted and canlked with lead and oakum.
The first, second and third floors and
hall OF the attic to be OF concrete, four
inches thick. All halls and rotunda on
first, second and third floors, including
flyer OF senate chamber, TO be of the best
quality of marble tile, laid by expert
workmen. Halls, closets, furnace, cold
air and fuel rooms will have artificial stone
floors. The grand stair case will be OF
iron aid cherry combined. steps and risers
OF cast iron, the stairs leading to the third
story to be a box stair in cherry OF the
best make, treads, rlsers and strings to be
OF wood. All beams, angles ties, chan
neis, posts n columns to be OF cast iron.
The entire root will be covered with Glib
bertson s old method. guaranteed root
ing plates OF tn The building will be
thoroughly wired and plumbed Tor cleo
trio light. gas and water. The heating
and ventilating apparatus for the build
ing will be supplied by l. ID. Smead &
Co., OF Toledo, o., at a cost Of 81, 900.
The building, when completed, will be
us feet long, and ia feet wide. The
main entrance facing toward the south,
and the end, east and west, n 1t Is the
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