Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-05

tect, who has a state reputation, and
Charles A. Cumming, the head of the
art school at Des Moines.
To use the exact figures, the COM
recommend the appropria-
ton, in all, of s232,950, for the purpose
noted above
They state in their report the follow
ing: 1--WE have aimed to make the es-
innate large enough to cover any and
all contingencies, and while in the ag-
gregate the amount is large, we feel
confident that it will be money well
expended"
The estimate referred to in the
quotation just noted are as follows:
Corridors, halls and rotunda-Six mo-
siacs in the arcade, $4,000; painting
in large panel, $4,000; walls, Hobbies.
arches, ETC., around grand stairway
and corridors, $4,000; rotundas and
walls, $4,000; pictorial objects for
semi-circle spaces, $4,000; painting
and decorating library, basement, ETC.,
$4,000, total, $4,000
Elevators, $500; electric lighting,
dynamos, etc, $50,100; burglar alarm.
telephone system. etc, $4,000; roof
repairs, S13,250: furniture, $4,000; re-
pairs of walls, $1,000; painting and re-
gliding main domes. $4,000; heating,
ventilation and plumbing. $27,300;
boiler house repairs, etc, $4,000; fire
proof warehouse for documents, S14,-
600; contingencies and supervision.
$4,000; grand total $232,950.
The commissioners declare that dur
ing the fifteen years that passed since
hn Iti16inp Of tho nnrfrn1
of the capitol commissioners little had
been done in the way of thorough and
radical repair, and we reached the
conclusion that much larger eXpen-
diture of money was needed than had
been anticipated ito place the capitol
building in state of perfect repair.
The commissioners themselves have
investigated the best specimens of this
kind of work, in order to enable them
to make this report. The brilliant
mosaic of the public library of Chica-
go impressed upon them the import.
ance of utilizing this style of decora-
ton somewhere in the corridors. At
Washington. D. c., they found the CON-
bined talent of many of America S
leading artists in the mural decora-
lions of the new congressional library.
While they could not hope to rival in
extent these decorations, they gained
many ideas and formed some general
plans that they hope to see carried
out at the state building. New York
Providence, Philadelphia, Boston, AL
bany and Buffalo were also visited
and in New York Frederick Dielman
president of the Academy of Design
met with the commissioners at that
place. Mr.. Dielman's highly recon-
mended report was submitted in con
nection with the commissioners own
The committee recommends striking
decorations about the grand stairway
These include for the six panels above
the grand stairway, something sug
gestive of good government and the
virtues that President Mckinley rep
resented, leading to prosperity, con
tent and human happiness" These
SHOULD be contrasted with anarchy
and it's teachings leading to murder
and all other crimes, and consequently
the arrangement of society and the
utter misery of the human family"
st seems" says the committee
peculiarly appropriate that at this
time that this lesson should be taught
in every way possible by the state
and nation"