Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-16

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expended b. Mr.. Williams In setting out
trees. fencing and IN improving The ground.
Gen. Wellington reported that the people Of
AagussA had laid out road across the State
lot. and he recommended that fov Of forest
trees be get out on the easteriy side Of this
proposed road, 90 far - the same crosses the
STATE LOT; snd also that tso rows Of forest
trees be SET GOT, one on esch side OF the con
T. npls,ed svenue. n hid down 10 the plan
from the road aforesaid To the river.
A.a mestias, Maschs, 1925. Hoa. William
King Of B,,h was chosen Commissioner Of
the Pablo BsiliiBgs, and gave the requisite
boad. n ring the Summer he expended
sbosi $500 in grading, eIesrafing anf blast
lny frr q bss@mrIt Near the close Of the
year he susmittd the plans prepared BY
VIZ Bain oh Of Boston. representing the
Eo.ton STATE House in form. but reduced ia
axs Ats meeting February 3. ls2s. !: vas
voted 10 sccrpf the plan a. presented. The
.ork Of getting out asher and fua ia 'iou
stone from Ephrzim BILLIARDS. quarry vss
esmmeneed early 10 the spring. Had the cor
nsr stone a. stated, vas laid on the fourth
81 JaIy foiiosiBx. Az the close Of the sea
son. the bss.me had been laid, an the first
story Of the wigs erected The ten town
Ships Of lznd set apart TO meet the expenses
mad meantime been sold for the b, ggariy
sum Of $50 2GG 80.
The foilo~ing paper had been presented tn
he Governor and Council. March II, 1929,
which speaks for itself
10 ihr Governor and Council Of the State
Of Maine; The under.igned, feeling an IN
,eres, that the proposed STATE House should
he such A. 10 40 credit TO the taste and liber-
atty Of the State, respectfully submit to the
Executive the following considerations as 10
the MATERIAL Of which il should be built. II
j. deeiGed that il should b. Of The light gray
granite found In the vicinity OF Capitol Hill,
and the only difference of opinion is rels'ive
20 he particular ledge from which IL should
he taken. Without deciding upon the quality
of the granite In the d tfrrent localities, your
memoriali.ts offer the following reasons for
xiying preference 10 the celebrated Haines
quarry.
First 1t has been used in building for
more than thirty years, under all the circum
stance Of exposure to which il can be sub
jec,ed for underpinning window caps
pillars and walls, and has never been known
70 vary 10 color, or suffer in the least by de-
composition. It may he there are Other
qnarries in the neighborhood that might stan
the test ~ time and exposure, bat such have
not been long tried Wonld II be wise, then
when We are building not for ourselves only
but for p1sterity, 20 run the hazard OF al
experiment. without deriving any adequate al
vantage by go doinRf
1.-THE saving in eIpense could not be great
and its loss might be irremmefiahle. The
prevailing difficulty wiIh'the granite on ths
kennebec, NJ else~ here. Is in containing the
particles of iron which oIdste and run dowr
upon The block and after few years of ex-
po.ure defaee the whole building by present
ing different HOES of rusty blocks This may
he seen In the Kcnnebec cuunty jail and IN a
small degree in the stone church in the town
Of Portland This defect in the graz ite can
nat be easily detected with the naked eve
hut one d, fectivc block would materially I'm
pair the beauty of the whole structure.
"S-conl, tle Hiines quarry has been long
opened and it il easier obtaining from il
tones Of the required dimensions than from
any Other in the vicinity 1t is exten-iv,
and eau he easilv split into blocks Of from
80 TO 100 feet in length, and of uniform
hick1es. aud width. 1t follows FROM thi,
that if the ston,s are to be hewn great saw
iNg NAV ne nA1 IN preparing tntu iof wv
hammer; and it is said by workmeu that i
requires not more than two thirds the labor
10 prepare stones for the building out of th'
Haines quarry than from common granite
owing tn exactness with which it splits. anC
the facility Of obtaining blocks of the pro
posed dinner sions
Ihi. quarry isabDut three and one half mile
from Capitol Hin, by the present Travelled
road. and there are M difficult hills II
ascend in the hole distance. II is sup
posed that at q little expense, . nearer VA.
might be opened. This granite has been il
extensive use in some of our principal cite
for buildings, that are the most elegant re
eutly er,cied IL was extensively used II
the New Market House and Ire mont lhestr
| in Boston; In the Arcade In Providence an,
among many of the New Market House
in New York. 1t il \ considerable artici
of commc-ce. ard large quantities are an
nuallv shipped, and the demand is constant.
increasing, We may consider oursclve
fortunate in having such quarry so nea
the spot selected for the Pablo Buildings
and We earnestly solicit and recommend tina
measures be taken to secure the aivantag
of il to the State in erecting the Publ
Buildings