Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-05-25
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
Architects Invited to Prepare Plans and specifications for Its
 Construction.

tn this issue of the JOURNAL MIN- ER will be found an advertisement calling for plans aud specifications for tbe new Capitol building for the territory. The successful archi- tect will receive a per cent not yet fixed, of the amount expended in construction. In order to promote a rivalry, prizes. the amounts of which are not yet determined, will be given the architects submitting the second and third best plans. From a prospectus of the require ments oi the building Il Is learned that the plans must show the build ing in the center of the capitol grounds, the main front 10 the east. Each competitor will be allowed to submit only one design and one set of drawings. These must include a plan for the foundation with a description of the power of resist ance, she various floor plans, front and side elevations. longitudinal and transverse sections and a per. spectlye. There must also be sub mitted details of the assembly halls and all plans must be executed on q scale of eight feet to one inch.
 The drawings aud plans must be accompanied by remarks concerning the material to be used and the Ee hoi of construction. The fol- loWing accommodations are sug- gested for the guidance of archi- tects: For the governor Of the ter ;itory, three rooms and a vault; for he auditor, two rooms and vault connected with the governors apartss meDts; for the board of control, one room, connected with the auditors room; for the secretary two rooms and large vault; library room, l,500 square feet floor space. connected with the secretaTy's office; for the i've stock board, two rooms; for the attorney general, one room; for the ,reasureT, two rooms and vault; |; supreme and federal court room; judges chambers, two rooms; UuIted States marshal, one room; clerk of the court, one room; United States Attorney, one room. All to be connected with the court room; superintendent of public instruction one room.
 Provisions must be made in the assembly hall for the accOmmoia>
 i0u of the speaker and fifty mem-
 CTS. one room for the speaker, five committee rooms, the engrossicg Jerk ore room, and cloak and toilet
 ooms The council chamber must .satau accommodations for the resident aud fifteen members, presi- dent the committee, clerks and cloak and toilet rooms to be tue same as corresponding rooms of the assembly hall. Details must show .ocatiOn of desSs of officials. re- porters. etc. The cost of construe- ion Is not to exreed S90,000. The prospectus having outlired the In- Jeriur arrangement of the building, could not describe the general di- neasiOns. That Is a part of the problem set before the architects.
 Arran ngements must be made for a Gome to be built later. Its place IS to be occupied by skylights aud the design must present a finished appearance. It is required a so that all material So far as pos sib.e shall be obtained in Arizona.
 The entire amount provided for tha construction of the building is SI0Q000 aud the reason for limit ing the actual construction to s90,- 000 Is that the incidental expenses such as preparations of plans and specific atIons. supervising the build ing, advertising, Ainting of all kinds, the remuneration of the con- mission and vauous other things nus, be paid out of the remaining Sl0,00G.