The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
for by this subdivision shall be subject to

TOR BY ths suodivsion shall be subject to
-Four premiums shall be given to the av aggre
70 BE- awarded p the designs adjudged to I;
fourth, fifth, thy accepted design to- receive fs
no premium other than the fee allowed by
the board for designing and experimenting
klevsnth-No aesign shall be received
All drawings shah be exhibited in public at
least two weeks nefore the award is made.
architects or iirma submitting them and only
and compensation to their aufhors. All w1 re-.
jected drawings shall be called for within
thirty days after the decision Of the compe-
longer be responsible for them.
Twelfth-The board shall issue to all arch
ttects upon request printed schedule Of the
list Of the number and approximate area of
the rooms, and such other general conditions
as are essential to clearly set forth the re-
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 it
| shall be definitely ascertained that the en-
| tire cost of the same will in no event exceed
the sum Of two million dollars, it being un-
| derstood that it isathe object Of this act to
| restrict the aggregate and entire cost Of the
| capitol building ana 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
| accepted only after the board shall be salts
| fed that the cost of the building when COM
pleted, shall not exceed this amount.
commissioners. as soon as practicable after
| the passage Of this act, shall give due and
reasonable notice. to-. all parties interested,
W Y1UhJia0fiAn n fxryo Hn1x
papers Of general circulation in this state,
designating a time and place when and
where the board will receive sealed propo-
land or grounds in the lots and blocks next
to or Immediately adjoining the block Of
state capitol, sufficient in area, together
with the present capitol site and the inter-
vening street or. streets, for the site of the
| proposals to be in every case accompanied
| by a plat of the lands or grounds proposed
as such site; the price at which the same
and the terms and conditions upon which
other Information that said board may deem
companied by bond in the sum Of ten
thousand dollars properly, executed and
signed by the party q parties making such
for the faithful performance of such pro-
be received after the date designated in said
pSbshed notice. state sa That s sna T pro
at a time and place in said notice named.
And at the time and place in said notice
named the said board shall meet and then
sails and examine the same: and as pl soon
thereafter as may be practicable shall go
upon and view tho lands or grounds de-
scribed in every such proposal that shall
conform in all respects to the requirements
Of said published notice and the provisions
eh tSe ac ana b end ha ev IT,
fully informed as to the merits Of the differ
1 ent proposed sites.
| Sec. II. Said board are hereby authorized,
| after they shall have properly examined all
such proposed sites to select and secure such
a site for the capitol building Of Minnesota,
| as shall, in their Judgment, be most ad-
| 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 OF pri
proper for the purpose of such site, or any
part thereof and in case the owner Of any
such lands or grounds and said board can
taken or to be taken for such use, the value
thereof shall be determined by the appraisal
Of three reputable free holders of the state,
not directly or Indirectly interested in the
premises to be taken, and to be appointed
on on the application Of said board by any
|
district of this state. And said commission
| ers in their assessment Of damages shall ap-
praise such premises and the respective es-
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
deemed to be and shall become the property
| OF the state, save as herein otherwise pro-
Dided; all provisions of title. 1, Of chapter
"a, OF the general statutes Of one thousand
| eight hundred and seventy-eight, SO far as
reasonably applicably,. shall apply to and
| govern proceedings under this act.
Sec. II. All labor, material, transporta-
ton, or construction required by the pro-
visions OF this act as well as all job print
bn or other rk which
furnished by contract. The board are au-
thorized to contract for the construction Of
undertake the whole work, or the said board
may divide the work into appropriate classes
and make separate contracts as to either Of
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 IN and all expenditures Of every ma
of this act shall not exceed said sum Of two
million dollars as aforesaid, nor shall any
| contract, or contracts, take effect until all
said building shall have been contracted for,
and said contracts shall be absolutely void
II aj IN the aggregate said contracts and ex-
for a sum so exceeding said sum of
two million dollars. All lettings Of the work
exceeding in amount the sum Of five hundred
| newspapers OF general circulation in this
| state for not less than thirty days, and shall
call for sealed led BIDS by such Sc
| bids received by said board may be by
| them rejected, and whether accepted or re-
eeision thereon BY said board be d 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
tef and Prfs labor All shall Se in for Writing
and shall be signedz by the con.
tractor and the president or vice president
dhe snd n ober sasx
terms being equally favorable, to tie bid SD!
| contracts with the builders, architects, en-
gineers, superintendent or material men,
shall reserve the right of the board, for
and the board shall make no allowance for
| damages, but only for expenses incurred
and for labor performed. Such per cent,
not less than ten, as in the judgment Of the
board shall seem proper, shall be reserved
from payments on the monthly estimates
the portion thereof to Which such i0 payments is
| are by the terms Of such contract made APP
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
terial and labor, and the directions, plans
and specifications of the work shall be exc
| cuted by skilled and reputable architects,
G. 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.
Sec. 13. For the due prosecution Of the
| work hereby committed to their charge the
| said board are hereby authorized to and
| laborers as may be deemed necessary, and
payment of all expenditures made in or in
any manner connected with the securing of
| site and erection and construction Of said
| building and for the services of the mem
| bers Of said board, of the governor, superin-
tendent and secretary and consult