River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-07-26
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our Special Cores
pondent a Madison.

Madison.-The Wisconsin capitol
improvement commission selected
the plans of George B. Post & Sons
of New York for the new state house
to be erected by Wisconsin.
1t is estimated that the building
complete will cost about $4,000, 900.
The appropriation of the legislature
is for $650,000 and this will be used
for the building of the west or south
west wing.
Lew f. Porter, Of Madison, the ar
chitect, who has been supervising
the repairing of the present fire
damaged structure for three years,
was elected secretary of the capitol
Improvement commission. his salary
for the first year being $4,000.
The Posts general plan of the
building is a st. Andrew cross, the
extensions running out from the four
avenues approaching the capitol park
This will swing the present location
of the capitol around so that it's eX-
tensions will not be in line with the
cardinal points.
There will be a large terrace
around the building. The main en-
trance will be at the angles, which
will be opposite the main streets of
Madison. In other words the main
entrance will be as now, but the
building will be swung around one
eixth.
The materials to be used have not
Teen decided. That will depend
largely on the recommendations of
rhe architect. The general opinion of
the commission is that at least the
foundation will be of red or white
Wisconsin granite and the superstruc-
ture of corresponding granite or
stone of some other quality.
The building will be four stories
high without the basement. There
will be several elevators. The interior
of the building will be much like the
present one. except that it will be
much larger.
The Post firm has been wired to
send representative here as soon
as possible TO make material changes
in the adopted plans. There are many
changes desired by the commission.
The dome of the building will be
much as it is now EXCEPT that it will
be much higher and larger and more
ornate. The present dome is high
it can easily be seen for Is miles
around the city. The dome of the
new building will be from 80 to SO
feet higher.
The governors Office and the secre-
tary of states Office are to be in the
northeast wing, opposite East Wash
ington avenue. The secretary of
states department will be in the
same wing. The senate chamber will
be above the executive office on che
second floor and the assembly cham
Der opposite on the second floor The
supreme court chamber and the SUI
preme court library will probably be
in the northwest wing of the building.
Other offices will be distributed or
arranged much after the present sys-
tenn.
The building will cover 5000, 900
square feet of area, exclusive of the
terraces. The latter are a feature of
the Post plans, running out with the
wings of the building and making a
square upon which the building will
rest. The terrace will include several
carriage approaches which the plans
do not now show
1t is expected that Post & Sons
will send a representative here with
in a few days and that the alterations
recommended by Consulting Archi-
tect Burnham in the plans will be
made in four weeks and that at least
the west wing of the building will be
in by the time the legislature meets
next January.