The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19
for by this subdivision shall be subject to
the provisions of section six Of this act.
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Tor BY this subdivision shall be subject to
-Four premiums shall be given to the aggre-
gate amount Ct two thousand dollars,
to be awarded 10 the designs adjudged to
fourth, fifth, ths accepted design to- receive fs
no premium other than the fee allowed by
the board for designing and experimenting
Rleventh-No design shall be received
after the date tixSd for submission Of plans.
least two Weeks 5efore the award is made. a.
All drawings shall be the property Of the
architects or tirma submitting them and only
and compensation to their authors. All 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
fleets upon request printed schedule Of the
list Of the number and approximate area Of
the rooms, and such other general conditions
quirements of the building.
Sec. 8; No plan shall be adopted except
upon detailed accurate specifications of the
cost Of supervision, labor, material and Of
other expenditures necessary for the erec-
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 I'M
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
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.
Sec. 10. The said board Of state capitol
commissioners, as soon as practicable after
the passage Of this act. shall give due and
notice to all parties
papers Of general circulation in this state,
designating. time and place when and
where e the he, board win 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-
yening street or streets, for the site of the
proposals to be in every case accompanied
by plat Of the lands or grounds proposed
as such site; the price at which the same
and the terms and conditions upon which
such conveyance will be made, and any
other information that said board may deem
companied by a bond in the sum Of ten
thousand ID dol dollars properly executed and
T 5ne pt sas Sre ma such
for the faithful performance of such pro-
bs received after s IN sad
notice for examining. the same, and said
published ed, notice shall state that said 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 soon
thereafter as may be practicable shall go
upon and view tho lands or grounds de-
scr1bed in every such proposal that shall
conform in all respects to the requirements
Of said published notice 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.
Sec. IL. Said board are hereby authorized,
after they shall have properly examined all
such proposed sites to select and secure such
site for the capitol building Of Minnesota,
as shall, in their judgment, be most adj
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-
qure any lands and premises, public or 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
not directly or indirectly interested in the
| premises to be taken, and to be appointed
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-
g y1ded; al provisions Of title l. Of chapter
| eight hundred and seventy-eight, so far as
reasonably applicably, shall apply to and
govern proceedings under this act.
Sec. IL. All labor, material, tranSporta-
ton, or construction required by the pro-
visions, of this act, as well as all job print
Ing, advertising or other work which can
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
tn fnem as Isl may s or may not to them to
amount to be paid for the whole work, in
the plans, supervision and erection Of the
building and all expenditures Of every. ma
ture to be made or contracted for by virtue
million dollars as aforesaid, nor shall any
contract, or contracts, take effect until all
| of said work of erecting and completing
and said contracts shall be absolutely void
If in the aggregate said contracts and ex-
or sam 50 Breeding image SAID sum Of
two million dollars. All lettings of the work
exceeding in amount the sum Of five hundred
of awG in fhy
state for not less than thirty days, and shall
call for sealed bids, accompanied by such Sc
bids received by said board may be by
them rejected, and whether accepted or re-
jected, shall within thirty days after de-
oiC INV coid hon I,N Aol
in the Office of Secretary Of state. 'p In ali
contracts the interest of the state shall be
protected by proper bonds to be determined
contract price, All contracts for ma
s snd sh and bs ss sn be By in tne rg
tractor and the president or vice president
Of the board; in any cases where there are
preference shall be given, the quality and
ders and materials within this. state. All
contracts with the builders, architects en-
shall reserve, the right Of the board, for
good cause shown, to annul the contract,
damages, but only for expenses incurred
and for labor performed. Such per cent,
not less than ten, as in the judgment Of the
from payments on the monthly estimates
on work contracted, until such contract, or
the portion thereof to which such payments
are by the terms of such contract made ap-
plicable shall have been completed, in
spected and accepted. All materials CON
tracted for shall be of the best quality and
50 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 be 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 appIi-
| cable thereto.
| Sec. 49, 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
| 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