The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-15
PUSH WORK K.
ON CAPITOL.
Commissioners and Architects to.
Confer One Week froi,,
S To-day.
FEATURES Of The PLANS Ms
Exterior Decided Upon, But the
Details of Interior Arrange
incnt Vet to be Adopted.

sSs fhe statc Capitol Commission VII
Il meet next Iiesdny, according to eSpcc-t
t5 tation. to confer with The architects us
sBt6 tho details for the Interior impfo Owe
\ lnei,t and renovation Of the Capitol. ! nc
Ei$iueetiu. will be held IN the Governors
K office, Governor Montague pcinE cinir-
Imam Of tile Joint commission, and VII
y ~, attended also by tho architects. No-'
Z Ind and Baskerville, ot tits city. frAc
II and Cheste,n1nn, of LNnchburg, ana JONI
4 5lSevail PEBBLES, Of Norfolk The meme
Il ljers of the capitol Commission are Sen
Il tors George Waync Anderson GeofGH
4 m. Is eezcll aud Archer ~. Phlesar, ana
i Delegates A. NJ. Bowman, Upton u Jsa-
n airEs aud Samuel l.. kcllcS.
Tho appropriation OF S.tO,oM recently
AZ made by the General Assembly Tor the
n enlargement, renovation and repair ~
tho historic old building Will not pe
,.sailab bic. until ninety days after the NJ.
Y Jctrlrnent OF tho Legislature. Tho indi-
4 cations now ore that ere that DAG ing
u ee,ails OF the plans will have been oErecd
upon and the architects VIII have COM
pieied the specifications for the new
wings and for the interior and removal
GStEot work on the present structure. Inc
IL 1hree firms Of architects Viii be i'll
sEeharsa OF the work II they can agree
Il a.Tsons themselves az to the arrangements
BSy,. htch embrace features of the plans
II crisnal,y submitted by all three
B9 WHAT HAS BEEN SETTLED
/ Ersa bill making the appropriation spe.
Il oiffc,ity provides for the construction Of
4 .aa wings and exterior work on tho Cap
5tol along the lre OF the plans of Messrs
X Eosard y Baskerville, This, thcr. Is al
Yssdy settled. These plans provide for
4 ex5s-,diug to eastward and westward Df
= ca,.f
Y 1.sucture BY an area way or passage,
-s-s..ic., while joining the old and the new
al sEsss asnc time separates them and re-
.aazs tbs symmetry Of the old strue-
sjafc practically urlin1patred These wings
Ii extend from q point about seventeen
III "a sssatF Of the north end Of the Capitol
III ,E5s Il point the same distance from the
y -.sat:4ss side % the por,ico. In height these
wI-srs Will at the highest point, about
--sscsa to The caves of the old
sz-7aciurs, Broad stairs will be at
y fa%t4d to the portco leading Up
10 The south side or front of the
the old building. On each side OF the three
will be attached Ia the portico leading
Zip to the south side or front OF the
building, and the main entrance VIII he
through the center of .ue south sidc.b
where the door from the Senate chnlnberi
crow opens out upon the portico \ broad
8vestibulc will run trough the center
from the south to the rotunda The west
aerl portion OF the Senate chanSer will
/ She left undis turbed. The wings hie TO be
asss,ucted in n style to comport With
A the old building. On each side OF tho
III sides-north, west and so,itn and north,
h east and south-of the two wings there
twill be four columns extending amost to
1.-THE caves. II is the idra az the commits
4 Sion to use these two wings as halls for
1.-the two homes OF tho General Assembly.
Etlvhat the architects must now do Is TO
\ provide plans for the interior rcarTnnEc-5
\ ment and reconstruction of the old capt.
l3to A new roof, supported BY steel
Il Eirdcrs, is to be put or. and all wood
! WORK, wherever it is possible to do so,
II will be replaced by stone. metal or tiles
II by taking ont the mass of wood III the
Il attic and replacing 1t With steel, room
4 will be afforded to make the attic useful
i and at the same time substantial.
SOME PROBABLE CHANGES.
fti%E Ills probable tnnt the hal, OF the House
I OF Delegates will be adapted for use by
ibEthe Supreme Court OF Appeals or ny the
Corporation Commission, ana there Is
4 some talk Of putting the agriculture de-.
| apartment In the old building, and the,
Hlct;inE either the court or the commits
lssion take tho quarters vacated by the
I horticultural department in the Library
Il building. All these details Of interior a.
raugenlent arc TO be settled by the COM,
II Emission,
The exterior of the building is to be-
newly stuccdc1 in ornamental style, nnt
| the wings Will be OF BRICK and succeed
Y IN comport wiki the remainder Of the
\ structure.
H II is the idea Of somc members Of the
n cp,nmssion that the old building can be
HI tireproofed and renovated for sT5.V0 or
II 5000, and chat the remainder Of the
III appropriation Siio.o)4) would be available
II for the construction of the wings. The
III work on the renovation Of The old anG
~ TIE construction "f the new Is 10 20 Oh.
~ s!mutaueouslS. ConNicts are 10 be used
n IA dig tho foundations and make HE
4 necessary excavations for The wings. II
II Is the hope of he commission To have the
II cptirc work completed by the time the
N General Assembly convenes In January,
H 1905, Work will 10 pushed with all pos
.HSsible Innidi,y compatiole with the best
II workmanship, and no efforts will be
H spared to make the job ilrst-class IN
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