The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-08-29

/ than this work was worth the same CON
! tractor under his contract had 70 do
/ much other work at a loss The Attorney
| General not satisfied by the Senate's
action, took the whole matter by suit
into the Franklin Circuit Court and after
! a full hearing of the case the Circuit
! Judge decided against him, and his decix.
! sion amOullAr to another complete -
| dorsement Of the action of the board. -
And now his only hope IS TO deceive
/ the people OF the state about 1t. believing
"a IA I ~ - e'e no. ta.hI-4 iI Win
Ne Ne So ~ 80 ~ ne T. oIL VIII take
II - - 'I4Sii4'
re attdShS me Work OF the, Caplt0i
I i1uIiOt"S oIIllll-sSlojl. Oh WhIch ne IS oy
Jaw q henDef, ana mas been since the
Ppard was cTeale4 over Two years ago.
ne LleS 70 snow mat ne IS the only non
er W@Hlpst among me HVe on me BOARD,
ma ,haI ne nt- oeen the guardian or
me people rents mere TOO The rec
Prs on tAe D'a- snow now YER thaJ
,ll7 y'utuol On ~. oetu as pat as II
! ms peg On ,i'g --l.l'InS Goitfdf -Aal Out
III - ~ - L E--i> -'lI5S on tLe BOARD 9I
VI - ~ Hl9 July attsiiu-
ga wen .' lIl-i IN most IN
I.ancts 4. 80 lo "'-.-cn notices 10 compel
ms d1leH, '-i-1
Dis CONTRACT 10 o.i'd me NaW capitol,
single conf .- lr|oIFLnS me eEpendl-
ture ot ne3.E aA'9tVN n the. States
money. ~ i.i 'ilL h-N2selI, saying
-1-t me- was t". 1fF 'ut by persist
zee we rh-tiiE -''A. .N 1in 70 attend.
'li-"I enc ..-' A ~ me General
.---@ WI .ilN i5iI1 c9nmlLteeS or
inc senate ann thr house. ne refused TO
t-t-A4 'F - y.INS men was th2
N"- .-r '.- t.i.t Ii t.lehu ana Tell
bose mugs -' ,iHtl thr General Assem-
~ c'uiH to'Fec, Whatever was wrong
T. /. VIZ Ill -,.S,l'n 'en WeekS and II he
ShcW 9h[thlnS To- snow that the con
NtCL OF ne D'diu ldu betrayed me IN
u T., 80 - ne ~. P.f' II Us nj duty, II
nc was HoH1St III 'He matter % 80 De
/ fore the General Assembly and its com
/ mittees and tell them that they might
I remedy the evil as they had the power
/ TO do But no, it was one of the main
J issues IN MS campaign and he did not
/ want it shown up in its weakness and
I fallacy 50 soon. tie reasoned TO himself
: that 1t would be better to deceive two
voters about it then to have one Legisla-
tor to know the real facts and tn iasin-
/ cerity Of mis- charges
! He says that there was man 5y the
name Of Meyers who offered to furnish
! the plans for a caDitOl building al Xl6-
| OOO, and that we agreed 10 paw Mir. An
! and if we had il to do over again and
! Meyers was to offer TO do il for nothing.
! four members OF the board would VOC
| against him for we believe that the DrCD-
/ osition was a corrupt one. and that the
/ man who made II expected 10 make Far
more than $4,000 by dishonest deals with
have been a serious loser
: We do not know what the tie between
the Attorney General and his obscure
: friend Movers NAV NOW ne b1t " 40
. know that when he vote was TIKI far
/ The selection of the archirecf th, 4ttn or
new General did NOT vote for him while
/ the other four members voted for Nr
| Andrews and would 90 50 again today
| if necessary Movers never came before
the board. though he was Invited to do
! so, and he was The only a~chftect ont nj
! the forty-four who offered to en- the
! price of his fee and yet the Attorney
J General did not v0te for him. What has
! happened since 70 enamnur him with
! fatuOus admiration for his cIIt--afa
friend We 40 nor tEro1v V-hat H. ~
lection or loving alliance that may have
! sprung up in this campaign between
thenl aiona s"Ts' Secte. tiIdt peICis5 -
| newborn love. no one viii denv to either
! of then, tba nriviIeo-a of taIIineS IT, ather
/ his troubles and grievances And we
! trust that the Attorney General will
make 10 his fascinating consOrt salts
factory exclamation of why il was that
he did not vote for him in the selection
: Of an architect.
The regular fee paid to all architects
in large buildings is five per cent, and
| when 1T is considered that it is the mind
! of the architect which conceives plans,
and directs the construction of a build
. ing like this, in all of its infinite details,
! III docs not seem an unrea SOnable part of
! the whole cost. 1t is the same fee paid
| by the U. S. Government for it's public
! buildings.
| But it is useless TO discuss this ques-
! ton further. Ii should be dismissed to
a conference between the Attorney Gen.
| eral and his cheap partner, Meyers.
| He complains about the cost of the
new Capitol. and in his published speech
! he said: AT the last session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly the architect and the other
members of the board recommended that
: an adultiohal APPROPRIATION pc made Tor
Stuu cdpItoi Oh sl'V-9'I-o 1nat Is no.
! true ana me -AIloIiey CreheraI Knew Il
"ds uot uQe "HtH ne stated IL, Tor II Is
q 1HdtttI 0L TecoIu' diu give the reuter-
. WIN winch dillSHIIleu Inc report OF
tHe Oo.iru 10 me EeheraI Assembly,
Whlch SHOWS that MS statement was I'M
/ true
: COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Er,,1,f,r+ T., T.,,,.,, a tooc
~ '-iiN.O''' - = I'OV.
10 the Senate ana rouse OF Representa-
ives
: Gentlemen herewith transmit to you
the report Of the Board of Building Com
missioners. of the new capitol, which re-
port includes the report of the SuDeriu-
tendent of Construction, and also an esti-
mate by the architect of other eNpeuii-
lures that might be made upon the C1 FL
tOl and its grounds The Board of COM
missiOners does not believe il necessary
TO undertake the fun amount Of aXDcnli-
lures suggested in the estimate OF the
architect, but believes that your commit
teees should make thorough and care
fUl examination Of the subject and de-
/ tarmine what additional expenditures
may be necessary at this time. 1t Is the
desire of the board II meet with the COM