The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21
THE OLD CAPITOL,
THE xRBITEsTIOy BOARD xvxBs
TINE TENABLEs Ssh. 500.
They Accept the Decision and the Building
wit soon be Torn Down, n Work Has
Commenced-ienabIes Lose 100000.

Eighty-one thousand five hundred dollars
IS the amount agreed upon 10y the board of
arbitration as the actual damage to the
Nenablc building.
THIS appraiscmcnt by the arbiters is UNI
dcuete'iiy hnal, as both the Messers. Nena-
BE and the insurance men agreed that the
decision Of the committee should bc accept
al and both have accepted il.
Tha hoard 81 arbitration also decided upon
the sound value ~ thc building. placing this
a. Sls'ss-5e. The building was insured for
Si-5.HH. besides the S,5a insurance on the
rents. Tn. members % the committee were
M,s~rs. Martin Am0-Ous, VI. l.. Traynham
and r. +. Lonyiey.
Work or the build ng is now in progress
and brick by brick IT, is being taken down.
TIE Walls have been pronounced thorough
j. uEsubStantial. but there does not appear
any immediate danger Of a collapse. There
q "A certain amour: or danger Ia the work,
nevertheless. AMI IL has "a progress slowly
and safely II will be taken down al the
way. u at least the INST noor. As 10 the
rebuilding. nothing mas been said by the
MeSsr-. N,nabl.. The gentlemen have sara
that they would stand by the decision Of
lie board IT arbitration.
There has i,,en mIch talk rs 10 what
would rspiac, tlt obi capitol, but ia none al
this has there been anything authoritative
u was stated that there WAS probability
q a large hotel being built on the place, but
al this none 81 those closely interested
have anything 10 say. Messrs. Nenable
have not decided What they will go as 10 re-
buildin- ard have minated mat Il they
rebuild al All ID viii not ie for some Time
yst Tie building ccst them <l25u) as "A
purchase urd thu to-al cost. with the re-
pairs ard additions. yith fhc cost or tear
iue- down. viii leave the insurance money
hal HF
amount expended hy tnvm. Their loss VIII
l., about S,uauUQ.
tn. two men selected ny the owners ana
the insurance mon were MeSsrs. TraHhham
and lsrrgIsy. The third man called IN was
Mr.. Martin 4. Amorous. Il was to he the
duty of NIr. .ArIorous To arSitraic any pi-
ferencCs that might arise between the two
arbitrators. representing. a. each did. a dii-
ferent interest
None CT the committee VIII talk about the
manner of arriving II the aprraiscment. but
u Is pretty certain that the amount or
S,Is1 was named by Air. Martin -Aiuorous
and was the compromise between the opin-
ions OF the two other gentlemen. However
this nay be. neither Alr. Amoruus, nor AR.
LcngIey nor Sir. Traynham will say.
The aprra.scment was made after the en-
tire building y.as overlooked. ami does not
apply -. officially Ia that partition Of the
bu'ltins condemned rs tine committee from
the council.
Sorry Spectacle.
4 sCrry spectacle j. upw presented by
what wss oEl. the produces building in
Atlanta -ih. ofI cepitol building. bis
Iuautl-.i. IcbbeI ~ .JS windows and barred
ol ala its 8. iOrnm ut=. il su-- SIS a great,
sfim skeleton. As 81 u emphasize the
depth ~ a.s.ajatioa L. which IL has
fallen .t- once honor,I walls are covered
VftG cheap .sig, Tt i-euICmt~.
T. contractors an" have unI@rtak ken
tua task ~ destroying the oil building
went al tE,ir work with q determination
50 remove 81 SD short order, AMI au in
tglctl0n o. tLe structure today will demon
st:at- Eow vel they arr succeeding In
that lash.
Abe-t nCiy hands we're Tut u work on 1t
e .t..rHl .ays a-u. ..i.B under tine direction
81 1lr- I.ek NfeAtaf.- tEvy nave worked
with N.ECr ars with effect. q large part
or tu. struc-u-- HaNlag been torn down
.sriE ...sial away aleu tHe worn storIru
last night
Tho. .u-a-.I "a p, estimate that in
l--s ti.su t,1 .nts. ar twenty-five more uays
1t Ia.l lsiek ami piece ~ WOOD or other
su..t.rtsl composing th- building VIII have
stt.r taken down. leaving nothing nut the
foundations AMI last of the urumbliug
bricks
The rear part ~ tae building has been
aa
s.xtrem southwestern corner o. the struc-
fl.e has hesn lowered 60 the thirj story
ami tle Marietta street walls have been
le-sef.cI in h-s-hJ oa1 story Tor about halt
lhetr length
Au the window glasses aud frames have
been taken OEL and ala th- Inside doors
ANA many ut the Partitions, EtNius The
appearance u wreck ant disorder insl1r
sllI making the massive structure look
glugmy ami NAKED from tkg streets.
tn. brick ami material 81 the building
are being hurled Co the ground in both "a,
sr1ut ami rear ~ the siruetura AMI az
rapidly hauled away 10y hdli-loA"h teams
ANA ua-ou-. apparently Nttle euurt being
lu-Ie o. save amy uf the old material
Speculation Is rifle AS 60 y hat Si"sSi-.
Neuabie Bros viii 10 with the lot. which
s. considered 90 D.. ono ~ fh- most Naiu-
staI. in an citv. iL being located opposite
gH. custom house ANA ora two ~ TIA lriA.
.iral streets ut tile city. Marietta and For
ltanv SUGGESTIONS are being made as 20
what kind uT strucfurH would be appro-
7 rl.ate 10 tn. surroundings IN" location b..
sE- luueia red Euul Eor "a AlH--cls-73 motel
or modern offi-e ou.lain=.
Little Knots ul people have CONSTANTS
rr.-ess.l..I gna streets since the work ~ G..
Sf-u.fsrs so the building began watching
ITS rru-ress. AMI 10 IS sal. 90 say t-.at
,y.fs one who has Observed lAa- tAe l'l
viii 4sr. f... vacant has offered some slr-
s...-rF1- Is To what should D. erected ln
4 .f.s--.- af the oil statehpuS0. but iEoae si5-
ss,stlguz above appear ~ D. the most popl-
IL "a. meantime those y no want 20 take
s,r.tEtr look az THE OLD relic ia Nl..h
sr.auv ~ TIRE creates. happ ninEs beaf'nI
.s,- che earU sd history % Atlanta ana
s-feetsr- ths state during its reeoEsfrue-
t.aa period occurred. should a' 50 az
Ur~@-
n4NEH EXONERATED.