The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-05
PLANS FOR CAPITOL
DECIDES ON NEW
 WINGS.
Architects to Be Asked to Enter Prize Contest for Plans-Wnl Meet Again Next
 Tuesday.

The Capitol Building Commission, at . meeting yesterday. committed itselt to a general scheme for improving and extending the old State House ana raised a committee to prepare memo sanda to be submitted to arehltects who are to be asked to compete Tor plans to be used in executing the scheme. Is
 for all that whatever new structure IS to be erected will be occupied by the State Supreme Court and that the ln- terior of the old building VIII pc m proved just as much as the money at the disposal of the Commission will all low.
 next Tuesday, at which time the re- port of the special committee which Is to prepare memoranda will be received and the details of the competition be- tween architects will be adopted.
 The meeting of the Commission pe- gan at il o'clock yesterday morning in the private office of Governor Jelks. 1t was attended by all of the members the Department of Archives and His- tory, who is It's secretary.
 By invitation of the Commission, Chief Justice Thomas N. MeCiellan, or the State Supreme Court, was present. and participated in a full and elapor- ate discussion of Capitol improve ments.
 to the line of policy to be pursued by the Commission. plan for extend- ing the Capitol building and repairing and remodeling the interior of the to be worked out by architects who are to be invited to enter into a com petition for which subsSdaitial prizes are to be offered; 1t i, IS not nSna neannT thema selves to plans which will cost onIy 5000, the amount at the disposition of the Commission, in their execution: tnA rat inc plans will provide for present and fu- true needs of the State./with the view to enlarging whatever improvements are made under the last act or tne Leg that it will be found desirable to plan for wings at the south and north ends of the Capitol, one wing to be punt as as early as possible, the other wing to De provided by the Legislature at some other time Indeed, 1t Is highly, prob able that this general plan VIII pc the South end of the State House to be occupied by the Supreme Court. It has been said that the second wing, or that one on the north end Of the cap atol would be used on the ground floor by the Governors office and the Secre- tary of State.
 These proposed wings, according to the views of members of the commits sion. should be Joined to the old State House by a sort of arcade. They would moi be on a level with the present wings, but would SlL IuTlHSL pdSh SS. as not to interfere with the House and Senate chambers.
 After a full discussion of the matter Chief Justice Mcclellan and Secretary Owen were requested to serve as a committee to prepare for the Commits sion detailed memorandum for a com com. Detitive contest between architects Hooking to the presentation by them of plans for general scheme of enlarge 1nent and improvement of the Capitol
 Tn the afternoon Chief Justice Mo Clellan and Mir. Owen had a lengthy conference at which they began work on the memoranda. It will be ready GII foI the Commission when 1t meets again next Tuesday at Il o'cock.
 The memorandum will embrace in g inc Commission in reference to en- dargement of the Capitol wings, the floor area needed, approaches to the Building. terracing of the grounds ISis and and on the scheme to be perfected and al. ready outlined by those who are mos' interested in the betterment Of the State House and it's grounds.
 The architects who are to compete for prizes, by submitting plans, will bt expected to work out methods of con