The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-08

third story In the dome rotunda the
portraits of prominent citizens Of Colo
RADIO At the meeting ON Saturday
evening the sixteen honored citizens
may be selected. names suggested
yesterday included Kit Carson. Chief
Ouray Of the Ufes, Colonel Bent. Lieu
tenant Governor Head. Colonel Chiv-
inRfon, former Governors Gilpin,
Evans and Pltkin. and others. Bids for
work ordered must be sent In within
forty days. A steel hood to close W
the hole In the top Of the dome. to
be ornnmentally painted and TO cost
s3Os was ordered from c. W. Fair OF
Eighteenth street. -Four Iron stairs
ways In ornamental bronze work will
be put In from the second to third
hoors. Nine sets OF brcnze doors for
| the main entrances Will be secured
The doors will be OF siatunry bronze
which contains 90 per cent. copper
Pinstering work In the dome will be
done In ornamental style. Unglnzed
white vitreous tile Will be used ns floor
ing In both state and Inv libraries.
with a black marble border. The mar
bic work In the dome will he In decorn-
tive styles For the marble hends ana
rises on stalrwnys McMullin's gray
| Tennessee marble will be used. Beu-
lah marble was to have been used for
| the basement waInscoting. Contractor
Kelley Will be notified to use white
| Vermont marble In order to make the
basement lighter. The price will be re
duced, making n saving OF about 5000
to the state. Water bills paid showed
that II has only cost 1852 TO keep the
lawns In fine condition since November
list last. Secretary T.ueders Of the
board has paid particular attention to
the lawn this senson.
Labor Commissioner James 4. Smith,
who has just returned from Twin
Lnkes. expresses the fenr that there is
danger from the dam at that plnce. He
says: "Thc result win be simply NV
| full II the Twin Lakes dam gives wny.
I was there to look into some troubles.
| but I cannot refrain from thinking of
what fearful catastrophe II would
be for nll that portion of the state if
the weak and lnstifiicIently supported
dam Of the Twin Lakes Reservoir
Company should be swept away by
the great body OF water behind IL.
| Granite and other settlements In the
track OF the Hood would certainly be
swept nwny. cannot conceive OF
anything that would save them.
| Buenn' Vista In Its practical entirety
would be flooded. and II would be safe
| to sny the stnte reformatory would
not be saved. Tint such calamity.
sacrificing hundreds OF lives and thou
sands upon thousnLds Of dollars
worth OF property. is among the I'M
comfortable possibilities. is the belief OF
the railroads passing through the con-
stnntly threatened district. They have
nt length succeeded In urging Special
Engineer Schuyler TO make hurried
plans to strengthen the dam. Private
advices received Mt the state engineers
Offices will result In Stn'e Engineer Me-
Cune's visit to the scene MS soon as
possible. He is In constant touch with
the special engineer as to plans for
| strengthening the dam. The latest com
plants received arc based on the ale
CATION TINT the dam, which has been
previously complained OF as being
weak, Is day by day growing less Sc
cure. Those living near the dam nre
fearful that unless prompt action Is
taken the only alternative for them
will be TO gather up what OF their pos
sessions they can and find safer places
of residence. Even II left ms II IL, the
dam might hold almost indefinitely.
but the people on the sloplng country
below do not care to take the chnnce.
| As the special engineer. whose work of
strengthening the dam is sanctioned
and aided by the Twin Lakes Rescr-
voir Company is said to be working
rapidly on his plans, the dam may be
sufficiently strengthened In the course
of possibly two months
Colorado Will have convention on
Wednesday. June 7th, of county as
SCISSORS, chaIrmen OF county boards OF
commissioners and members OF the
State Board of Equalization to see
whnt can be done toward making nm
equitable assessment Of property OF all
kinds all over the stnte. II is believed
by some Of the members that IL nn
amicable agreement eau be reached
between the assessors, the calling of
an extra session of the Legislature Will
not be necessary. The letter calling the
assessors and others together explains
ITSELF as follows: "The Inequalities
which have In the past been claimed to
exist between the assessments upon
the classes OF property failing within
| the Jurisdiction OF the state board. and
those which are the subjects OF local
assessment, and the complaints arising
therefrom are said to have been the
primary cause for the decreased valun-
| tion OF our assessable wealth since
| 1892, which In turn has led to de-
| creased state revenue. IL this contIn-
les for another fiscal period the def
cheney for 1900 and 1900 may be so
great as TO permanently impair the
| credit Of the commonwealth. calam-
ity which all would avoid. II is believ-
ed that II the nssessofs Of the various
counties could meet with the state
board prior TO Its final action in the
matter OF assessment and acquaint
themselves with all the facts within
| Its custody. discuss the relative value
Of railway with other property and en-
| deavor to harmonIze the assessment of
various property interests upon n ba-
sis OF. such value. the general ASSESS
ment of NIL property may be adjusted
TO our common satisfaction. and suffi-
Client revenue realized for the normal
requirements Of the state government.
| thus dispensing with-the complaint OF
| favortism and inequality. and posi-
bly, with the ultimate necessity of n
resort to special methods Of taxation.
The motive which suggests meeting
of the assessors equally suggests the
attendance Of the chairmen OF the sew
ernl boards OF county commissioners.
who, MS chairmen OF the county boards
OF equalization. exercise functions
common to those of the state bonrd,
thus finally determining the aggregate
nssessed valuation OF their respective
counties" As the assessors In the DIFF
fcrent counties have not yet completed
their assessments, the board of equal
ization is OF the impression that they
may be induced to make nppralse-
ments so that sufficient revenue will be
derived for the state from the regu-
lar state levy of 4 mills.
Foreign Notes.
DIR. John Wntson Oan Maclnren) up
on returning home from America, said