Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-21
Iii CsPIrOL PARK.
THE STATE COMMISSIONERS EXPLAIN
ABOUT GRANITE STEPS
And Other Improvements-Wh Certain
Work Has Not Been Done
Recommendation.


Treasurer), review their work of the past
two years, and explain the causes of the
| delay in the construction of the granite
| steps authorized to be laid in the main
walks leading to the Capitol building.
After quoting the provisions of the Act in
relation thereto-which required the stone
to be procured from the State Prison-the
| report says:
| The same Act authorized the Board of State
Prison Directors to furnish the said granite to
the Capitol Commissioners, and appropriated
the sum OF 1920 TO carry out the provisions of
the Act.
Mr. Grunsky was selected to prepare plans
and specifications for the steps, which were
adopted by the Board, and ]. Carroll, Jr, of
Sacramento, practical stonemason, was en-
gagged to superintend the cutting of the stone
and generally supervise the work. 1t was soon
learned that the estimates upon which the ap-
preparation was made were far from correct.
and that the steps could not be completed
within the specified amount. The Commission
ers were handicapped from the start by the pro.
visions of the bill requiring the work TO be done
by day labor, and much time was lost and
many expenses necessarily incurred which
could have been saved Gould the work have
been done by contract
The expense of getting the granite from Fol-
som was far more than was estimated, and the
plans adopted by the Board were for nodded
instead of square-cuf steps, thus increasing the
cost of cutting almost one-half.
But four tiers of steps in front of the Capitol
have been completed The stone for the re-
steps could not be set owing to the appropria-
ton being exhausted. Much of the stone for
the four tiers in the rear OF tie Capitol is cut,
and all the granite is on the ground.
The bill of the Folsom State Prison fol granite
furnished, amounting to sl,S5S 60, remains due
and unpaid, and viii be presented as a def
cheney bill. Also, a balance of $40 As due John
d. Shearer for repairing the artificial stone
payenents, remains unpaid and will be pre-
sented as deficiency bill.
WALKS IN THE CAPITOL GRoUNDs
An appropriation of s., geo was made by
| the last Legislature for the purpose of con-
structing two walks in the State Capitol
grounds, one to begin from street, oppo-
site Twelfth street, and continue obliqueiy
| to the Capitol driveway, and the other to
begin on L street, opposite Twelfth street,
and continue obliquely to the Capitol
| driveway opposite the north and south
ends of the Capitol
Owing to tie fact" say the Commits
! sioners, that the granite steps have not
been erected in the rear of the Capitol, it
| was deemed by the Board unadvisable to
begin the construction of the walks pro-
vided for In consequence this appropria-
ton remains intact, to be used whenever
| the steps are placed in position, and the
| walks may be completed without interior
| ence or delay"
| The Board earnestly recommends that
| sufficient money be appropriated to COM
| plete the construction of the granite steps,
| and for the purchase of pipe and laying of
| the same in the newly filled portion of the
Capitol Park, as suggested in the report of
the Engineer, and also the payment of all
deficiency bills presented against the az pro-
priations under its control.
| MORE MONEY REQUIRED.
Because of the increased area of the i'm
proved portion of the park, the Board
recommends that the biennisl appropri-
alton for water for irrigation, purchase of
hose and implements, to be used on the
State Capitol grounds" be increased from
So, 600 to S., 900. and that it be for the uses
of the Board of State Capitol Commission
ere on the Capitol ground" The reasons
for asking for this increased appropriation
are that the area covered by lawns and
flower beds has been more than doubled,
the water rate has been doubled, and the
expenses incurred in the repair and pur-
chase of hose, implements, etc have been
greatly increased.
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
The Commissioners call attention to the
fact that 1852 of the $1,000 appropriated fol
the improvement of Fifteenth street, along
the eastern line of Capitol Park, has been
expended in that work, and the remainder
returned to the Treasury.