Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-08
Work Of Capitol Exten-
sion Now Under Way
Public Lots May Become For
teited TO the State.
Orders Issued from the Adjutant
Generals Office.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, Nov. 10, at 10 A. M.

Actual work on the extension to the
State House WIS commenced last Fri
day morning and is now well under
way, and crew of men and horses are
at work rem owing the terraces south
of the building to make room for the
foundation of the new south wing. The
work to bt. done between the present
time and winter will include putting
in of the foundations of the extensions
at the north and south ends Of the
building, but beginning early next
March work will be commenced in the
interic, of the building and the con-
tractor states that he sees no reason
why the work should not be completed
and the building ready for occupancy
by the first of December, 1910.
In connection with the work to be
done it is cXncC ted that at the next
meeting of the Governor and Council
one of the matters which will be taken
up will be that of getting outside Off
ces for some Of the departments, al
though they will not be needed until
next spring. The Blaine mansion and
the building farther down state street
formerly occupied by the Capital Case
Co, have been engaged for temporary
quarters from March | to the first Of
the follow ny December 1t is under
stood that the work of the office of
the Secre tary of state will be conduct
ed at the Blaine mansion. Other Offices
which viii of necessity be moved dur
ing the remodclling process will BE-
those of tic fish and game commission.
commissioner of forestry. auditor of
state printing. state asscssors. EXecu-
pnlpnt
public buildings and the educational
department.
The main Office of the secretary of
State in the new building will be 32x7O
in the rear of which will be a private
Office for the secretary 17x2i and an Of
flee for the engros sing department. The
vault for the storage of documents
will be Ski THIS vault will be greatly
appreciated by the clerks in the sec
retary's Office as the papers are now
scattered al over the building and
sometimes it is a great inconvenience
to get at them. The sccretary's office
will be on the entire end Of the new
south wing. giving it the east. south
and west light.
On the north side of the western half
Of the secretary's Office across the hall
from the sccretary's private office will
be located the Office of Hon. Edgar f..
Ring, Stat" forestry commissioners and
land tigent, The land office will be "a
x30 with Il private ofic" and a large
lssSault for the papers of the department.
Sss According to the plans the new hall
mi the House of Representatives on the
Mouth wing Of the new building will
I contain 4C16 square feet of surface
against $500 at the present time, Civ
ing each one of the representatives on
an average 10 more square feet in
which to move about. Some kind of a
press gallery for the Legislative CORES
pOndcnts will be placed here, progably
in front of the desks of the clerk and
the assistant clerk.
In the Senate chamber there will be
230S square feet of surface as against
1440 at the resent time and 6i,624 Gu
bic feet of Suacc 20S4 for each senator
or 7S4 more than at the present time.
The two additional wings will contain
papa square feet and the total square
feet of surface IN the building when
completed will be 101 .264
Announcement was made at the otfiC" of
the treasurer of state Saturday that in
accordance with the provisions of Section
81 of Chapter of the Revised Statutes
the following acreage in the public lots In
the below named townships will on Nov.
20 become, forfeited a the State non