The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-16
OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
WHAT SUPERINTENDENT HARUEMAN
HAS TO SAY OF THEM.
He Reviews Their Past History, Their
Present Uses and Makes Some Recon-
mendations to Guide the Legisla-
ture for the Future.

The following from the report OF
Superintendent Hardeman in regard
to tine public grounds located III AUS
tin will be of interest to the readers OF
| THE STATESMAN:
herewith hand list of o her prop
prIy. the title to which seeBfg to ia III
the state, and from which the state is
deriving no benefit or revenue. A sur
yev IF the property was mace in 1888
| nv Mr., Dennis Corwin. From my re-
mort for the year ending Dec. /, 1888,
i copy the report made by Mr.. Corwlh
Us follows: o,,,
AUSTIN, Nov 10, 1888.
Gen. VIM P. Hardeman. superintendent Public
| Buildings and Grounds
In pursuance of your instructions.
have made survey of the bonpdarles
of the capitol square ana the govern
ments re.erve plats adjacent thereto,
AT the same time making all the cor
GERS by burying at each granite rock
in such manner as to leave the sharp
end lust above the surface. excepting
suCh corners as are at mace sslOle
Doints, or are covered in such manner
~ TO render it impracticabIe to thus
mark the place, to-wit: The north
east and southeast corners OF the han
block on which the temporary capliol
stands, beth of which are unGeF
the pavement of the sidewalk or Con
gress avenue; the southwest corner OF
the quarterback IT the southwest
corner OF the capitol square is und-r
the governors mansion, and therefore
inaccessible: the northeast and south
west corners of the quarter-Olock at
fac northwest corner If the capitol
square are both under the stone wall
built around the capitol fnrpace; the
southwest and northwest corners 81
the half block on which the court
house is built are both under the
pavement Of the sidewalk OF Coz -reSs
avenue. All tue other corners are
marked as aOONe stated.
find thar the east GAt O. me
blocks numbers rs ana .sf-.-e >Alle
being the state reserNe -..-= vtS- Of
the capitol sQuare-a-2 C..Gy.-.. o.!
the Austin City Stree: C@- GONNA y :
street railway track, tie Lc-. Z d. o.
block No. 1913 by the toUr: house end
iail, the north hall OF block No ~
0v the temporary capitol, auu the
northwe, corner of block No l,2 i
fenced aud occupied by the N. {.
church for stable and horse lot.
in locating the corners Of the c!ri.
tol square, ] took for my initial point
from which to run and measure a line.
the center Of Congress avenue. as found
by measuring Sky feet from the tou1-
dation OF the building on the nO,cn =
east corner Of block No. 30, know as
the Hancock corner. | also measured
sixty feet to the middle of the avenue
from the foundation wall OF lie Odr.t-
| ing uu tie northeast corner ~ D..ce
N. 10, south Bots d Arc street x. own
us the Sampson and Hendricb : cyrl "r,
and verified these by poiu- liX-Q t.r
tLs center OF Cedar street and Con-
gress avenue, which point | have
years ago verified by the old post set
ny the original surveyor Of the city
| lots. | have also seen the original pest
! eXcavated at the Sampson corner and
the foundation wall laid accordingly.
Taking these corners together 70 get
corners, and measuring the proper
distance from the center Of the aveule
in .outh line Of Pecan street, have
located the capitol squale to the best
Of my ability. Respectfully sub
mitted, DENNIs CORwJN,
Civil Engineer.
General W. P Hardeman, Superintendent Put.
lie Grounds:
Report of a survey OF the public
grounds and reservations OF the city
of Austin, and of their condition ns TO
occupancy: