Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-01-23

as to the price OF tho building necessary
varied from $500, OOO to S1,oooO 900. The
most of those answering seemed to think
that creditable building could be cree
ted for $3.50, 900, and this figure was wha
the commission adopted.
Tho commission after carefully and
deliberately considering the seventeen
plans offered by architects from nearly
every portion OF the United States,
unanimously decided that the one sub
mitted by Messrs. Weathers & Weathers,
OF Memphis, came the nearest to filling
the bill, and was in fact just the build
ing required. These architects have
designed many buildings in the South
and elsewhere and stand at the head OF
tho profession. Their latest achieve
ment in the line of architecture is the
building of the Southern Express Com
pany in Memphis. L. M. Wcathers
agrees that If the legislature adopts his
plans, as recommended by the commits
sion, that he will move to Jackson and
give all his time to experimenting tho
work. He is gentleman of the high
est character and has forcibly impressed
every one here with whom he has como
in contact as being thoroughly compe-
tent and conscientious, both OF which is
very essential in supervisor of work
of this magnitude. The commission
recommends that the building be erected
at q cost OF $750,oOo. The plan of Wealth
crs 6 Weathers provided for building
at cost OF from $3.50, 900 to 81, 900, 900.
or course the difference in these figures
is accounted for by the material that
might DO selected. The general plan
would BIO the same in either. As pre-
viously stated the consensus of opinion
Of the people and members OF the legis-
lature seemed to be that structure
costing S75O.O00 would meet all the de-
mands and that for that amount q
creditable one could .bo erected. For
this reason that priced building was the
one selected. No creditable building
can be erected for less sum, so COM
potent architects from every portion OF
the United States say.
The people OF Mississippi are vitality
interested in this question and for this
reason a complete description Of the
proposed building is given. 1t is the
only full one ever yet published.
The building is to BIO fire-proof
throughout, and will be three stories
high above the basement story. The
foundations will be constructed of con-
crete, OF best quality, made of crushed
granite and Portland cement, and Of
such, dimensions necessary to carry the
weight imposed by the superstructure.
The other walls will BIO OF white limo
stone, cut and polished, and base coarse,
and approaches to DO Of granite.
The floor construction, columns and
roof construction will be OF steel, and
will be thoroughly protected by fire.
PROBING material OF the most approved
quality. All floor arch construction and
partitions will be Of fire-proof floor and
partition tile. The basement will have
o carriage driveway through the center,
from south to north, passing the eleva-
tors, which will be located in rotunda,
in the center OF the building. The base
ment floor will DO six inches above the
grade OF the lot, thereby affording per-
feet drainage, etc. Floor Of the entire
basement will DO OF bost granolith, and
will be so laid that the floor can DO
washed out with hose, and water will
pass into catch-basins, thence to drain
pipes which will DO provided for the