Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19
Concerning Enlargement
Of the Capitol Building.
Now Expected That Work Will
Begin in October.
Second Infantry Will Be Well Fed
In Camp.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, July 20, at $50 A. M.

II everything goes all right and
there are no strikes or anything to
retard the work the commissioners to
enlarge the State House expect that
the foundation for the addition will
be laid before snow flies, although the
resolve passed by the last LEGISLATURE
gave the commission the power to de-
eide whether an extension would be
built or whether suitable office build
ings would be secured outside of the
State House, yet the sentiment is
strongly in favor of the extension of
the present capitol, but whether it
will be built in the rear, south, or north
and south is a question yet to be de-
termined by the commission of which
Charles S. Hichborn of this city is
the chairman.
The initiative and refendum law de-
layed matters on getting to work on
the extension just 80 days at period
OF the year when many good clips
could be struck to have the addition
turned over to the State by the con-
tractors at the converting of the Legis-
lature in 1911. When the other ex-
tension was built by act of the Legis-
lature of 1889 the first blow was struck
or June of that year and the build
ing was completed January 1, 1891. 1t
is now believed that work will not
begin on the present addition until
the first of October The commission
has invited proposals from architects
August :. Even after the architects
plans are accepted a 30-days notice
will be necessary under the law for the
acceptance of bids. There is always
more or less delay so that the first
of October next is set as the time when
work will probably begin.
The members of the State House
commission of 20 years ago, which con-
sisted of Governor Edwin c. Bureigh
Edward A. Allen and George f. Ma
comher Of Augusta, Lewis Barker Of
Bangor, and Henry ingalls,, of Wis
casset each received $1,000 for their
services, $500 for each of the years
1888 and 1890. The secretary of the
commission, Charles S. Hichborn of
Augusta, who, by the way is the chair
man of the present commission, receiv-
ed $1,000 or $500 for each of the years
1899 and 1890. One of the members of
the commission tof 1890, Lewis Barker
of Bangor, died in office.
The resolve. which was introduced
in the lower branch of the Legisla-
ture by Representative Rounds OF
Portland. appropriated s?50000 for the
present addition to the State Capitol
but nothing Is mentioned about the
emoluments of the members of the
commission. The resolve, however.
does state that the members of the
commission shall receive their expen-
SEES ito he fixed and determined by the
Governor and Council" but it is be-
lievcd that each member will ultimate
ly receive $1,000 for each of the years
1909 and 1910, as it is presumed that
their work will be completed by the
next session of the Legislature.
Twenty years ago Mr. Hichborn, the
secretary of the commission. also serv-
ed as treasurer. but there will be no
treasurer of this commission and all
the accounts will go through the State
auditors department.
The Legislature of 1889 made an ap-
preparation of $15OOOo for the extension
of the State House to which were adj
ded the sum of $4,000 which was re-
ceived from the contingent fund of the
Governor and Council on account of
expenditures made necessary by the
outside boiler house and the sum of
$4,000 received from the superntend-
ent of public buildings from the APP
preparation for furniture and repairs