Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
New Legislature Will Find It in
Better Shape Than for
Is Years.
IMPROVEMENTS COST SS2,6S9
In Past Eight Months Building
Has Been Torn Up from
Basement to Dome Ven.
tilating System.

Weller ana from different PARTS or the
state vino have. after visiting tho state
house when it wac torn nv from the
basement to tho dome, Irophcsicd that !,
would T." Impossible TO get tho building
ready fer the session Of the LEGISLATURE
Of 1870 have another guess coming. The
repairs that have been in Progress since
last February are completed. force IF
men are now at work putting on the fin
ishing touches, the ventilatHg and heat
ing system has been tested and found
to work Satisfactorily. ard at least n
week before the Legislature meets the
building will be swept and garnishod for
their occupancy and VIII be in better
shape than it has been In The past %
years.
This has been busy GUNNER ut tho
State house and G.. II. Ferrin, sergeant
a-arms. has had troubles Of his own. The
work done at the State house in the pa sc
eight months has been Of an ordinary aud
an extraordinary nature The Legislature
of 1908 passed a law empowering the
state board of health to procure plans
for a proper system Of heating and ven
tilatine the state house and for the i'm
provemont Of the toilet rooms IN the
building. the same to b. submitted to
the Governor. the observation-disclosures. the
state auditor and the state treasurer
for their approval.
200 POUNDS DYNAMGTE USED.
This was done, and early last Febru-
AIRY work was hegun on approved plans.
The contrac, for the work was lot to the
G. S Blodpett company Of burlington
and the contract price for putting in the
he I'M
s31, r39. The total cost Of the completed
work, including extras that could not
be anticipated, has been S32. G19.a5, show
ing that the money had been carefully
and we'll expended. a power house 3ix9o
feet has been erected at the rear of the
building, and TO lay the foundation for
this power house it was necessary to use
more than 100 pounds of dynamite To
blast out the solid rocl, on which it
rests This building is Of granite. of the
same color the state house, the State
library annex, and the clerks buildns
at the rear.
! With the exception of the executive
chamber the new heating and ventilat-
ing system reaches practically every
room in the state house. The power
house is equipped with thermostat!c
pump which regulates the temperature
in representatives. hall and in the senate
chamber Ey tie new system of Venti-
latinn tho bot ain. rs forc.1 I'm fro-,, tb.
tom nf tho ronr,s and NO fouI air T..
drawn ~, frot,, hollow. l,- s,c,io,, ,rd ar
cied in pipes to the top OF the building.
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has n rarforotoa c,,,,ro,, throrgh ,rbi,h
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