Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-14
An Effort Made to Have 1t
Passed Today, But Objec-
tions Were Offered
COLLATERAL INHERITANCE TAX
Bill to Make One Fourth Of the Amount
Collected Payable to the County Pas
ses tho House-Appropriaton for the
State Capitol Repairs-Todays Tele-
graphic News.
to Times-Reo eoublican.


Des Moines, March 14.-The extradi-
tion bill was introduced in the houses
this afternoon, an effort mad e to have
1t passed at once, but owing to objec-
ttons it went over. The house passed
the bill to give one-f fourth of the coll
lateral inheritance taxes to the county
in which they are collected.
The legislature will appropriate
pairs on the state capitol made neces
sary by the fire .of January 4. The
joint committee of the legislature ap-
pointed for the purpose Of making an
investigation and reporting on the
probable cost OF restoration Of the
burned portions Of the north wing of
the capitol has been at work for a
month and has secured a vast amount
OF information and estimates. The plans
were carefully laid and estimates We're
secured from contractors and archi-
tects and manufacturers. The commit :
tee is understood to have gone into the
subject of fire protection for the entire
state capitol and considered this sub
ject in view of the disclosure that the
capitol is not fireproof. The work of
rebuilding will also be placed in the
hands of the capitol commission now
engaged in other repairs for the build
ms.
The committee reported today.
AT the outset the committee decided
that it would recommend that the re-
pairs be made as nearly fireproof as ap-
proved methods of modern construction
will permit. that~allspartitfons between
committee rooms and along corridors
be replaced so as to leave room and
corridors the same size and shape as
before the fire and that the restoration
in the hall OF the house be as nearly
like the former house as possible with
reference to architecture and decora-
tion. The estimates on the various
parts of the work have been secured
and the members of the committee say
that they have been secured from the
very best contractors, but as they were
a saving may be made
from the figures. But taking this into
consideration and the certainty of un-
forseen expenditures the aggregate Of
estimated appropriations necessary
is 1922, 900. The committee fa-
vors placing the repairs in
the hands OF the capitol commission,
just such work and prepared
to do it more cheaply than
otherwise. The committee makes
an important point in reference
to fire protection. for during their in
vestigation they became convinced of
the advisability of this. The recent fire
shows that the capitol is not fireproof
and therefore it is doubly important
that protection be afforded instead
OF reliance on fireproof construction.
Prof. C. w. Bissell, of the state coll
lege, on the request of the committee
prepared a plan for the fire protection
which embraces 10-inch water main
laid In the ground all round the build
ing connected at both the north and
south sides. with branches and hy-
drants near the corners of the buildings
and mains leading into the building
where there will be six standpipes and
abundance of hose valves. The neces-
&lry nose ana NOZZleS SHputu dISo. DC
provided. Then there should a 3inch
standpipe to circle the dome. to be
supplied by the elevator pumps, and a
liberal supply Of fire extinguishers.
The estimate of cost for this entire is
$500
The estimates of contractors on the
cost of general restoration of the hall
of the house and adjacent rooms, for
the fire proofing, plastering. carpenter
work. glazing, furniture, etc, is $64,-
$40. This is the largest item in the bud
get The fire proofing will be as COM
plete as can be made without complete
ly changing everything 1t contemplate
es the rebuilding of much of the struct-
ural work. Other items in the estimates
are: Decoration of supreme court
rooms and other rooms on the main
floor, $1,000: decoration of the house
and galleries. $4,000; iron work of the
galleries and attic. s7,225; metal for
plaster ceiling. 1916; metal for "scag"
columns. $1,732; wire lath, $1.266: iron
ducts and partitions leading to house,
S2.046. The exact total of the estimates
on all Items as figured by the experts is
$121,351.