Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-17
CAPITOL IN I'ENVEI;.


into consideration Colorado has tic
most beautiful imposing. suhSt initial.
and symmetrical capitol il ;ho United
States.
The act pruridinS for the building
was approved by the governor of Colo
ado i'll February, 1883. and the corner
stone was laid by Governor Cooper uu
July !, 1890. y spirit of local pride
prompted the scheme, since carried ont,
by having the huildiug erected hy Colo
RADIO men and with Colorado materials
This fact has delayed the completion of
the building. for the marble needed for
the floors has not yet been dug from
the mountains Of the Centennial State.
\ $500, 600 appropriation Is needed be-
fore this work can he done. and the
task of completing the building Is thus
at standstill. During the past year
there has been no money ut the disposal
of the board of capitol managers. who
have been compelled to pay contractors
with certificates of indebtedness.
The building is of the Corinthian or
der of classic architecture and contains
100 rooms. many of which are of mann
moth size. The heating. lighting and
vcntilating machinery is i'll 4 subbasr-
mcnt. and the basement story, which is
IL feet high. will contain storage vaults
for the department of records and the
offices of the state ScOlOGiSt, adSptant
general. historian, mine inspectors and
horticultural commissioner. On the first
floor are the offices of tho governor and
other state officers. The supreme court,
the state library, the legislative halls
and rooms for Legislative officers are on
the second floor. which Is in part the
second and third stories thrown togcth-
or. Tho house of representatives is IS
feet long and % feet broad, and the
walls surrounding the room have flutCd
columns. with Ionic and Corinthian caps.
The senate chamber is of about the
same character as the house of represent
ativeS. One of the most attractive fCa-
lures of the building Is the rotunda,
which is 10 feet i'll diameter and is open
from the basement to the dome far
above. In the walls of the rotunda are
inches for appropriate statuary. There
arc four entrances to the building, aud
the Stone used i'll the construction of the
exterior Is soft blue granite well
adapted to such n clear climate, where
smoke effects arc not necessarily conSid-
cred by the architect. The dome Is of
glistening copper, and in time it will
DO surmountcd by a statue typical of the
Centennial State.
The formal opening of tho capitol
will be made gala event in Denver in
August, 1925. Every governor of west
ern states and territories and the Off
GERS of their respective stats will be- in
Il
brate the event with the people of Col
orado. The chamber of commerce of
Denver already has the matter well i'll
hand, and Denver promises to dispense
princely hospitality when her distin-
guished guests from sister states and
territories arrive. After the dedication
of the capitol a convention of the gov
errors and attorney generals who are
present will be held To recommend for
legislation measures of vital interest To
the west. The better conduct of inter.
state relations, marriage, divorce, In
dian regulations, irrigation, collection
laws, a national bankrupt act, the more
liberal use of silver and other financial
questions will be carefully considered,
with n view to state and national leSis-
lation.
After the congress has opened and
these topics have been presented to the
delegates for their earnest cOnsidera-
ton tho visitors and their entertainers
will make an extended tour Of the state.
visiting the mines and various points Of
interest, mechanical and natural. IL is
hoped that by the LIST of August. 1895.
the building will have been fully COM
pleted. so that the visitors may view IL
in all it's Is. 900. 900 glory.