The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11
for by this subdivision shall be subject to
the provisions of section six Of this act.

to be awarded to the designs adjudged to
stand in point OF merit second third
no premium other than the fee allowed by
the board for designing and experimenting
Eleventh-No design shall be received
after the date fixed for submission Of plans.
All drawings shall be exhibited in public at
least two weeks before the award is made.
All drawings shall be the property of the
architects or firms submitting them and only
used in whole or in part by agreement with
and compensation to their authors. All re-
jected drawings shall be called for within
thirty days after the decision of the conpe-
ution, after which time the board shall no
longer be responsible for them.
TWelfth-The board shall issue to all arch
ttects upon request a printed schedule OF the
requirements for thes- building, including a
list Of the number az. approximate area of
quirements of the building.
Sec. 9. No plan shall be adopted except
upon detailed accurate specifications OF the
cost of supervision, labor, material and Of
other expenditures necessary for the cree
ton and completion of said capitol building,
including heating and ventilating apparatus,
lighting and all other fixtures, nor until 1t
shall be definitely ascertained that the en-
tire cost of the same will In no event exceed
derstood that it is the object Of this act to
restrict the aggregate and entire cost OF the
capitol building and site thereof and all ex,
penditures to be made or authorized by said
board to this sum, and the board of COM
missioners herein appointed shall have this
object in view, and all contracts awarded
and plans accepted, shall be. awarded and
accepted only after the board shall be salts
fled that the cost of the building when COM
pleted, shall not exceed this amount.
Sec. TO- The said board of state capitol
commissioners, as soon as practicable after
the passage of this act, shall give due and
reasonable notice. to all parties interested,
by sufficient publication in two daily news
papers of general circulation in this state,
designating. time and place when and
where the board will receive sealed propo-
sails to sell or grant to state~Of Minnesota
land or grounds in the lots and blocks next
to or Immediately adjoining tie block OF
land now constituting the site of the present
with the present capitol site and the inter-
vening street or streets, for the site OF the
new capitol herein provided for; such seale
by plat Of the lands or grounds proposed
as such site; the price at which the same
will be conveyed to the state of Minnesota,
such conveyance will be made, and any
other information that said board may deem
desirable; and every such proposal to be ac-
companied by bond In the sum OF ten
signed by the party or parties making such
proposal, and at least three financially re,
for the faithful performance of such pro-
posal in all it's details. No proposals shall
be received after the date designated in said
p9bshe sGf neice eha s sand a I
posals will be publicly opened and examined
at time and place in said notice named.
named the said board shall meet and then
and there publicly open such sealed propo-
sails and examine the same; and as soon
thereafter as may be Practicable shall
scribed in every such proposal that shall
conform in all respects to the requirements
Of said published notice tic and the provisions
gate the same to the end that they may be
fully informed as to the merits of the differ
ent proposed sites.
after they shall have properly examined ali
such proposed sites to select and secure such
site for the capitol building of Minnesota,
which shall Il INCLUDE the capitol site
vantageous to the state for the purpose con-
templated in this act, and for that purpose
said board are hereby authorized and en-
powered in the name and ON behalf Of the
state to enter upon, purchase, take and ac-
quire any lands and premises, public or pri-
vate, that may be necessary, convenient or
part thereof, and in case the owner of any
such lands or grounds and said board can
not agree as to the value of the premises
thereof shall be determined by the appraisal
of three reputable free holders of the state,
not directly or Indirectly interested in the
on the application of said board by any
judge of the district court of any judicial
district Of this state. And said commission
ers in their he'll, assessment Of damages dan shall ap-
tateS and interests therein at their actual
market value, and upon return into court of
such appraisement and upon payment into
the same Of the appraised value of the
premises so taken, said premises shall be
deemed to be and shall become the property
of the state, save as herein otherwise pro-
vided. all provisions of title 1, of chapter
81, of the general statutes of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy eight so far as
shall AL apply to and
Sec. II. All labor, material, transporta-
ton, Or construction required by the pro-
visions. of this act as well as all job print
be- done under this act, shall be done 'a or
furnished by contract. The board are au-
thorized to contract for the construction Of
the entire building by contractor who may
undertake the whole work. or the said board
may divide the work into appropriate classes
and make separate contracts as to either Of
them as may or may not seem to them to
be for the best interests Of the state; but in
the event of separate contracts the total
amount to be paid for the whole work, in
Guiding the purchase or securing Of the site,
the plans, supervision and erection of the
building and all expenditures of every ma
ture to be made or contracted for by virtue
Of this act, shall not exceed said sum Of two
contract, or contracts, take effect until all
of said work Of erecting and completing
said building shall have been contracted for.
if in the aggregate said contracts and ex-
for sum so exceeding said sum of
two million dollars Al Lettings Of the work
dollars shall be advertised in two daily
newspapers of general, circulation in this
state for not less than thirty days. and shall
curity as said board shall prescribe. All
bids received by said board may be by
them rejected, and whether accepted or re-
fnd no wit hirfU 1ou off do
cision thereon by said board be deposited
in the office of secretary of state. In all
contracts the interest of the state shall be
by said board; provided. that no such bonds
contract price, All contracts for ma
and shall be signedz by the, con-
tractor and the president or vice president
of the board; in any cases where there are
preference shall be given, the quality and
terms being equally favorable. to the bid
ders and materials within this, state. All
gineers, superintendents or material men,
shall reserve the right of the. board, for
good cause shown, to annul the contract,
and the board shall make no allowance for
and for labor performed. Such per cent,
not less than ten, as in the judgment of the
f board shall seem proper shall be reserved
on work contracted, until such contract, or
the portion thereof to which such payments
plicable, shall have been completed, in
spected and accepted. All materials con-
tracted for shall be Of the best quality and
SO far as the said board are of the opinion
that the same can be done consistently with
the best interests Of the state, preference
shall in all cases be given to Minnesota ma
terial and labor, and the directions, plans
and specifications of the work shall he exc
cuted by skilled and reputable architects,
C. ntractOrs, artists, mechanics and laborers.
No contract shall be made which shall
bind the state to the payment of any SUM
until the same shall be by law made appli-
cable thereto. 7
Sec. Ii. For the due prosecution of the
work hereby committed to their charge the
said board are hereby authorized to and
shall employ such architects, mechanics and