Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-02
GIVEN AUTHORITY TO USE THAT
AMOUNT ANNUALLY TO COM
PLETE CAPITOL.
HULL AMENDMENT FoRBIDS PUR.
CHASE OF PAINTINGS AND
DECORATIONS.

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! than allowed heretofore, in construct
ing the new capitol, under the provi
sions of the committee bill, as amend
ed and ordered engrossed in the as
sembly Tuesday.
/ The commission is also authorized
to transfer the capitol dome to the adj
ministration building of the univer
sity, if the project is found to be prac
ticable, at a cost not to exceed $25, 900.
The limitation of expense in the
| construction of each wing remains at
| 100000, and the commission is re-
| stricted to the purchase of only such
| fixtures and furnishings as are re-
quired in the building. Statuary and
other elaborate ornamentations not
provided in the plans cannot be pur-
| chased.
Consideration of the capitol bill
with its eight amendments was taken
up as special order of business
shortly before II o'clock.
Amendment No l, permitting the
capitol commission to decide the prac-
ticability of transferring the capitol
dome to the main building of the
university, which was offered by the
committee on claims, had been pre-
viously adopted, and the first question
was on the second amendment provid-
ing that the disposition of the dome
be left to both the university regents
and the capitol commission.
Mr.. Wh.ttet, in explanation OF the
preceding amendment, said the claims
committee had inserted the words .'if
practical" so as to leave the matter
entirely in the judgment of the com
mission.
Mr.. Ingram opposed the project,
contending it would be a hazardous
undertaking and might cost the state
as much as $4,000.
Mr.. Bancroft, as a member of the
commission, said he had talked with
experts on this proposition and all
agreed that the project of transferring
the dome was feasible and could be
accomplished for $4,000. The cost
of this beautiful dome, he said if con-
structed now, would aggregate over
100000, while if sold for scrap iron
when torn down it would bring less
than $4,000.
DR.. Frank Smith read from the re-
port of the secretary of the commits
sion to show that experts had esti-
h. IF ~ OF r., n
dome at $4,000.
Amendment No. 2 was rejected by
the house.
Mr.. Kay spoke briefly in behalf of
his amendment, No 8, prohibiting the
transfer of the dome to the university.
Mr.. Stevens also favored the amend
ment, claiming that the iron in the
dome is too old to be taken apart and
put together again, and that the trans
fer of the dome to the administration
building of the university would re-
quire new foundation to be built
there at enormous expense.
Mr.. Leroy moved the rejection of
the amendment, contending that it
would be poor business policy to
throw away dome which was ac-
knowledged to be the most beautiful
in the country, when it could be made
to beautify state university building
at an expense of only $4,000.
On roll call, the Kay amendment
was rejected by vote of 46 to "a.
Mr.. Hull spoke for his amendment,
No. 4, striking out the clause per-
hitting the capitol commission to
spend not to exceed $1,000,000 per
year in expediting the work on the
building, if the funds are available.
He expressed the fear that this would
open the way to a direct state tax.
Dr. Smith brought assurance from
the governor that there would be no
extra tax.
Mr.. Leroy paid pretty compliment
to the capitol commission and said
that indications were the new capitol
would not cost cent more than the
appropriation provided, under previ-
Gus laws.
The Hull amendment was rejected
by a vote of 40 to 30
Mr.. Ingram discussed at length his
amendment, restoring the limitation
of cost per wing to $500, 1000, maintain
ing that the removal of this limit
might give the architect an undue adj
vantage over the capitol commission.
and add a great burden of expense to
the cost of construction.
The amendment was adopted, 81 to
liz.
When the assembly reconvened in
the afternoon, reconsideration of
amendment No. s. by Mr.. Hull, was
taken up. 1t strikes out the words
paintings and decorations" and in
serts furnishings and fixtures" in one
, section of the bill. the purpose being
to limit the expenditure to necessary
| Furnishings in the new building. The
amendment was adopted.
An amendment by sfr Kempf limit
| irg the cost of the transfer Of the
dome to $4,000, was adopted without
debate