Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-10


sites
Building and Plans.
The comission also purchased a site
on State street which it used for the.
OF its power. heat and
plant. This property is about
22o feet from the other buildings,
thus eliminating the danger of fire.
The cost Of this property was $4,000.
The new building will be as nearly
fire proof as cement. stone and steel
can make 1t. It is to be 1928 feet long
by III feet wide at the. widest place.
There viii be three Office floors with
a basement and q dome in the center
that will be 1870 feet high from the
ground level.
The central portion which is now
under construction. win be ITS by
III feet. The two wings to be added
will each be "A by 122 feet. The leg
islative halls VIII be located In these
two wings.
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The commission employed Herbert
M. Quigley as superintendent Of con-
struction at salary OF $4,000. Mr..
Quigiey has been long employed in q
like capacity by the United States
government
Excavation and Foundation
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To secure a solid foundation for 80
heavy a structure it was necessary to
place the foundation well down into
the solid gravel. This work the COM
mission had done by days labor be-
cause Of the irregular nature Of the
formation underneath It, It was not
practicable to have It done BY contract
The foundation was built Of concrete
entirely on account OF the fact that the
commission secured Ii cement at such
q figure AZ to make the concrete worl
cheaper than stone anA very much 81.
perior TO II.
Steel frame work for the basement
and the first story has been purchased
for the sum Of $4,000 delivered n
Boise. A large portion Of this stee
has already been delivered and mucl
OF II is In place.
Purchase stons Quarry
| The commission decided that 1t wa
better to place a belt course OF gran
lite next above the earth as 1t with
stands the weathering so much bette
/ than native sandstone. Accordingly
contract was made with firm a
Butte. Montana, for this granite at
.cost OF s5.4125O. to which must be ad
ded about $500 for freight
The commission last October pur
chased stone quarry of the Jeliiso
brothers Of Boise. This quarry lie
lnear enough to the penitentiary tina
1t may be operated by convicts |
Unnecessary
The price paid for the quarry wa
$4,000. The chief reason for buyin
this quarry was to secure a uniforr
quality and color OF the stone to b
used
A contract has been let for tn
building OF the first story to
height Of IA feet from the grade lin
The price for this construction is s49
500. the contractors to furnish the
own stone but 1t Is to be taken fro,
the state quarry. for which they pa
the state $50 per perch for all II
building stone. and rs cents per perc
for all ruble stone taken from Il
quarry
The Commission has kept all Of 1
contracts within the limits of It's avail
able funds and has met all obligs
tions to date.
Assets and Expenditures.
OF the total Of $4,000 acres granite
for this building there have been $,
lected all but 11.20 acres. OF the
so selected agricultural lands SO
have netted the amount of 1913. 3o26
e From interest and deferred paymen
e timber sold leases of lands. intere
: on invested funds, from sale Of sta
I bonds and from sale of loan from Il
! excavations there have been receive
o s274So411. of which amount s2i4
q T0s.35 has been paid aid the remain
der Is unpaid, but is in the form
j deferred payments.
The total expenditures by the cor
= mission amount to siO6.243s5 The
n win be required to complete the e
g listing contracts s56s725o.
e There is a balance remaining
II hand either as cash or securities wi
n the state officials after meeting all e
g Isting contracts ofs42.2s4s1.
s After More Public Lands.
e There win be received during 4