Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-23
CAPITOL COMMISSION
TO MEET TUESDAY
GOVERNOR CALLS MEETING TO
ARRANGE FOR NEXT TWO
YEARS WORK.

A meeting of the entire member
ship of the state capitol commission
is to be held next Tuesday morning,
when all phases of the situation will
be discussed and plans made to carry
out the work authorized by the last
legislature. Arrangements for the
meeting were made by Governor Lis
ter Wednesday in consultation with
State Land Commissioner Clark v.
Savidge, secretary of the commission,
who in notifying the members of the
meeting, is, at the governors request,
urging them all to attend.
Plans previously considered by the
commission, to buy the high school
property and remodel it into tenn
porary Office building, to purchase
the block of land on Main street In
front of this building, and to COM
plete the Temple Of Justice, will be
considered at next Tuesdays meet
ing, the first session of the commits
sion since the adjournment Of the
legislature. A complete announce
ment Of Just what the commission
expects to be able to do with the
million-dollar appropriation by the
will probably be made
after this meeting.
One Million Dollars Available.
The capitol building measure
passed by the last legislature was
turned over to the secretary Of state
by Governor Lister Monday. allowing
it to become q law without his signa-
ture. This is the same procedure that
he followed two years ago. The
measure appropriates approximately
| 100000 year for the next two
years, this amount to be raised by Z
half mill levy, making $1,000.OO0
available for capitol purposes during
the biennium beginning April /.
OF this amount $450,000. It is e.
timated. will be necessary to COM
plete the Temple Of Justice. built
during the Hay administration. The
total amount appropriated in this
manner by the past Legislature and
by those in the future. II the policy II
adhered to. II considered loan from
the state general fund. to be repaid
by the sale of the timber and lands
Of the capitol land grant. appraised
at q valuation Of some $6,000.000.
Plan Larger High school.
II the commission proceeds with
its plan to purchase the high school
building, - is expected. the local
school board will call special elec-
tion for the issuance Of bonds, the
proceeds Of which. together with the
money received from the sale Of its
present property, will be used in the
construction Of q larger high school
building. The school board. how
ever. will not determine its course Of
action until after further negotiations
have been instituted by the capitol
commission. M
Under the terms of the measure
passed by the last Legislature. the
commission may change the original
plans adopted for the capitol group
and may also purchase the block on
Main between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets upon which the nome of the
first territorial governor, General
Isaac l. Stevens, still stands.
After the completion Of the Temple
of Justice. the next construction
work contemplated by the commission
Is the erection of an administration
building. to cost approximately $1.-
100000. This. however, cannot be
undertaken until the next biennium.
assuming that the 1919 legislature
will continue the present half-mill