The sun., 1897-07-04
THE STATE HOUSE IN BOSTON.
Disn,ay or niuestochinEs at tho Result or m
forts to Keep Builnnchaa work Intact.


BosToN, July 9.-Bluestocking rule has pre-
vailed in this city, and its temple is tho old
State House. Tooth and nail the ultra-conser-
vativos the old fogies and what Now York calls
the Goo Goo element hero fought against the old
State House being anything but the old State
House, and the result Is that in tho midst OF
their triumph at having prevented q rebuild
Ing, they now find themselves In tho uncom-
Portable position of persons who, having fought
strenuously for cause, are compelled to admit
that the cause In q foolish and futile one. That
they have made o flne botch of matters is as
plain as the spootacles upon their noses. The old
State House In its new surroundings Is simply
an architectural solccism, and all the good, tho
very good people who brought about this condi-
ton Of affairs, are asking ono another with
considerable show Of indignation, who is re-
sponsible for this1
Everybody in Boston is naturally proud of the
old State House as o building of historic intcr-
est, but everybody who has ever been In it
knows that 1t 10 totally inadequate to the needs
Of the city, and has been so for many years.
Thirty years ago commission under Gov. Bull
lock reported that tho old building required
considerable repairs to mako II safe and In
crease its usefulness. Two hundred and sixty
thousand dollars was expended at that timo in
absolutely necessary repairs. This amount was
not sufficient to put In now foundations or do
anything with the wooden framework Of the
roof or dome; consequently these repairs were
new building at no remote time was consid
cred then to be q public necessity.
course Of time the old building became 80 inndo-
quato that tho various officials and boards were
scattered all over the city IN rented ooes and It
rOascd shrieks Of protest, Particularly from
have constituted themselves theispeciai guard
built 1t IN s Ss nSd to
departments for which there was no room in the
State House, and Gov. Ames few years ago.
for enlarged accommodations young archi-
tect named Brigham drew up plans for q new
BY an overhead arch across Mt; yernop street.
The new building went up; When h the h,,s,ns time
sufficient Experts testihed that. the old front
Council abandoned their rooms,
The commission and md The architect sn then ,g: sug,
sns tho % Of ns the upper
iaS ahoaS S0l ten Sna S and rebuilt
SUBSTANTIAL. % and T a C credit to the State.
The new front, as is shown on tho plans sub
With the Old ii lines @ Excepting that the front and
new dome should be carried up one story
higher in order to preserve the harmony Of the
rounding buildings. Every piece of cornice,
dental. and freize in the new enlargement has
old front, so It would have been absolutely nec-
essary to rebuild the old front in aecordanee with
as above, carrying the dome up one story.
As a matter OF fact, owing to % the tau b build,
he od ss is IN
tho admiring spectator has to climb roof T. to
ntorI Sf Sec0m' known than
what, Tear down the old State HPnser'
raao st59S Ha Tie work 81 tss immortal Buianehi
the eusns wv be Ss the ssssnsse: :sms
Of ft the project, "snd tho designs Of the immor:
tai Bufhnch viii remain in az their Original ,
3aSE1yi in affsxss Few M lss s to W"
FIX /. Up, then" said the fOsie'' but don't
They circulated petitions far and wide. not only
titions hinted at unparalleled Dissertation, Of
lar soulstilrns SP matters New England is ike
| the rest OF the world when It comes to ped.
him op Syer VIII
in BY the wagon 9sd the soss car load the
vandalism committee which circulated the pa.
pers and kept the ink flowing;
|
! ject all on ono side. SO great was the stir
| that the Legislature became frightened. In
| trigues against Architect Brigham were set on
! foot, and the Legislature finally decided that
| Mr.. Brigham must not rebuild or restore the
| old front, and so the old front Is being patched
| up on the outside. plastered up on the inside
and veneerod all over. so as to keep the old Bull
| finch creation in all it's lttleness.
And now that the work has progressed far
| enough TO show what 1t win be hke when 1t Ii
| finished general as stonishment and disgust Is the
feeling even among those who were tho stench
| est in preserving the work Of the immortal Bull
| finch intact. The old building 10 completely
dwarfed by the new. All the bluestockings arc
| making excuses.
1--WE were afraid it was going to bo torn down
entirely"
| like thisl"
1T e pretty bad: but anyway. there is nc
| 1t is only a question of short time when the
| old building has got to be rebuilt, anyway. Tho
! patchwork won't last. Meantime a prominent
official has suggested that the old legend of tn,
| Commonwealth should be displayed across the
front OF the old State House, slightly amended
| 30 as to read:
God save the Commonwealth of Massaohu
| setts--from its TOO ardent friends"
DROWNED FROM THE ICE PIER.
| IIttle FANNY PautSlmR and His Sister Kal