Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07
Commission Makes Public Its Determina-
ton to Get Complete New Plans
at Once
Will Not Spend the $Ioo, 900 Appropriated
for Supreme Court and Library
Quarters


made this duty even more pressing
were as great as before and really
greater, because the necessary
4 cwding OF some of the other gov.
eminent departments into the north
p wing for a considerable time has
closed all possibility of temporary re-
lief in the way of additional room in
the present building; again it appear
ed that a great part of the capitol
was entirely uninjured and much OF
the remainder was capable of speedy
} repair at comparatively small ex-
u pense, SO that in a very short time all
OF the departments or the state gov
eminent would be again housed i'm
the building without the necessity of
immediate legislative action. IN
this view il seemed to the commits
sion that there was perhaps a great
er call for the procurement of the
tentative plan than before; that the
first question for the legislature TO
settle would be the question as to
what should be done with the present
building. and that in deciding that
/. question great help would be AFFORD
ed them if they had the benefit of
plan authorized by the law and which
the commission had proceeded so
far toward procuring.
! Without, therefore, assuming 10
V themselves any power or authority
4 greater than that which they have al
I ways claimed under the law. but pro
ceeding strictly under its terms, AMI
Z believing that they would be render
= ing the state a distinct and valuable
= service by so doing. the members OF
the commission resolved TO proceed
with the obtaining of a plan and
unanimously adopted the following
\ resolutions as stating their position
I Whereas. Oh. 500. laws of Wiscon-
. sin for 1903, authorized the commits
sion created thereby to do two things.
viz;
First. to expend $4,000 to enable
I it TO adopt a plan for such changes
i'm the state capitol as 20 provide
needed accommodations for fits law
! library and department of justice
, conditioned upon such changes being
f. harmonious with the existing struc.
ure. and such other changes rs
might be required by the future
growth and business of the state;
Second. to expend 100000 in ex-
ecuting such plan;
Resolved, that the history of the
act which became the law aforesaid
the appropriation of $4,000 for eX-
pert assistance in deciding upon a
plan and the well-known fact that the
needs spoken OF cannot be satisfied
without new floor space to such an
amount that il cannot be added TO
that now in use, and at the same time
meet the conditions mentioned with
out its being a part of a general plan
which. when worked out i'm all its
features. will i'm general effect pro-
duce a new capitol into which will
be incorporated the present structure
so far as that can practically be done
and yet answer the calls for a mod
ern building OF the standard of eX-
cel,ence which i'm all reasonable prob.
ability the future CT the state will re-
quire. satisfies the commission that
the legislative idea embodied in such
act is that the $4,000 appropriation
was placed at its disposal to enable
IL to procure the submission of sug-
gestions by reputable architects for
its consideration on the broad lines
! indicated.
J Whereas, the capitol was partial
| ly destroyed by fire February 81,
: 1904. and the members of the commits
sion have with much care, aided by
; experts. examined all parts Of the in
/ iured structure for the purpose of de-
termining whether changed circum.
/ stances ought TO vary the scope of its
} work. and,
Whereas. by such examination il
: appears that the damage by fire can
be fully remedied by the expenditure
! OF $3.50. 600. and the building by the
/ further expenditure of So. 900 made
much better than il was prior 10 the
I fire. and further, that a large portion
of the building is entirely uniniured
! and a further large portion left in
+ such condition that IL can be readily
? cheaply and quickly restored. so that
2 all departments of the state govern
ment can be accommodated for a
: sufficient length of time TO enable
I the legislature 10 deliberately deter
} mine upon what course should be nj.
timately pursued. and TO fully exc
: cute the same. and
, Whereas. the commission, prior to
: the fire. at some expense and a
large amount OF labor mad nearly
completed a program for the use OF
architects in the preparation of plans