Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-11
Public and Private
Projects Involve
Expenditure OF
Over $780,0OO.

1recently that detailed description is
not called for within the limits OF TINS
article. 1t is sufficient here to say
that the new State House will be as
| near like the National Capitol at
| Washington as possible with the eX-
| ception that the entrances instead OF
being on the east and west Of the
wings as in the case at Washington
will be on the north and south. The
old State House, which is to be in
cIuded in the central section of the
new building, will be entirely cleaned
out and wings will be erected and eX-
tend north and south II feet with
other cross wings, 60x70 feet. The
grade of the new building will be
changed so that all of it will be above
the ground with an entrance from
Capitol street on the north and from
private way on the south in addi-
ton to the main entrances to the
building at the front. Interior
changes, which have already been
enumerated will be made in addition
to the construction of the two wings
making the remodeled capitol attrac-
tive and beautiful as we'll {; fireproof
and modern. The total cos including
the fee of the architect is Il be $685.
2S7.
The next job of Importance which
has been begun this year but not
completed is the addition to the Fed
eral building. The original contract
for this work called for an expe Giture
of $50, 1000, but with additions and de-
ductions to date the amount is $132.-
S32. The contractor to whom the
work was awarded is w. H. Fissell of
New York city. The architect is
James Knox Taylor. supervising
architect of the United States Treas
ury department and the United States
Inspector in charge of the work is A.
W. Griffin.
The addition will be the exact coun-
terpart of that portion of the building
now standing north of the tower, and
will give a total frontage of 1872 feet.
The length of the extension is 50 feet
and its width is the same as that por-
ton of the building north of the
tower, 6S feet
The b-bascment will be used for
the storage of coal and for the heat
ing apparatus. The northwest cor
ner will not be cxcavated for the
present The basement floor will re
devoted entirely to second class mali
matter and accommodations for the
clerks and the superintendent Of mails
will also have an office on this 1rnr
The work room on the basement floor
in the completed building will be 12o
feet long by so feet wide
. The offices of the postmaster and
cashier will be located on the street
floor at the north side of the building
and the money order and registry
rooms on the south side. The post
office work room will be 104 feet long
by AZ feet wide with a public lobby ex-
tending the full lcngth of the same.
The original plans provided for a
circular stairway at the extreme south
end 81 the corridor, through what is
row the postmaster's room connecting
the basement and the first floor with
the second floor. 1t was also planned
10 have q passenger elevator in the
tower conveniencing the street and sec
ond floors. The plan for the elevator
was rejected as interfering with the de-
tails of construction, leaving the cir
cular stairway above mentioned the
only means of access 70 the second
hoor ON which is to be located the
court rooms and pension agency. Eff
forts are hcing made by those inter
'Stcd To have main stairway con-
st"uctrd through the tower connecting
the street and second floor
III second door of the romodeled
building viii contain commodious court
e