Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-19
HARDING AND ADMINISTRATION
FORCES GET BACK OF CAPT.
ToL GROUNDS EXPANSION.
NOW URGING ERECTION
OF TWO NEW BUILDINGS
Governor 10 Message Legislature in Be-
half Of New Structures to House
State Officers and Supreme Court
Hall Million Dollars Now in Treas
ury Available For improvements.
.ecial to Times. Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dcs Moines, Feb, 19.-That the capt.
toll extension plans as originally
adopted by the Thirty-iifth general as
sembly will not be upset by any action
OF the present legislature is indicated
in the attitude of Governor Harding
and leaders among the lawmakers.
Governor Harding Is now working on
& mes sage which he will deliver to
the legislature following its recess. in
which he will call especial attention
to the proposed office building and
temple of Justice and that there viii
be about 100000 available out of the
capitol extension tax for such build
ings.
The state executive council is now
sending out letters to architects asking
for plans and specifications for both
an office building and a temple of
justice It is not the intnction to build
both buildings now but plans will be
secured for both so that the legislature
will have the necessary information
before it to act upon when such is
necessary.
Looked Upon as Endorsement.
The resolution under which the sec
rotary Of the state executive council!
was authorized to send out r these
plans was presented to the council by
Governor Harding at a meeting held
late last week It is locked upon as
an endorsement by the administration:
of the completion of the capitol eX-
tension project. His resolution fol-
lows:
Whereas. by the provisions of chap
ter a. acts CT the Thirty fifth general
assembly. authority and provision was
made for the purchase and improve
ment of ce, tain lands for the extension
Of the capitol grounds, and,
whereas, by the provision of said
act certain additional Improvements
were provided for as shown on a map
known as the Allison memorial COM
mission plan made part of this act
and also of this resolution, included
in which is the building of additional
buildings shown on said map. among
which are an office building and SUI
preme court building and provision for
removal of the heating plant to the
railway tracks, at the south extremity
Of the grounds, for the removal of the
soldiers monument to East Capitol
avenue and many other things, and,
whereas, the council has now ar
rived at the stage in it's work which
requires the determination Of what
building or buildings if any should be
erected and there being available out
Of the future levies not to exceed the
sum OF 100000 which might be util-
lied for either an office building or
surplus supreme court building or
both, as indicated on said plan, and
Whereas, the general assembly
should have before it some concrete
showing as to what may be built with
the sum of 100000 therefore be it re-
solved, that the secretary of the coun
Gil is authorized to send out a letter
asking for plans and specifications for
both an office building and a supreme
court building as provided by the
above referred to statute; said plans
to-, be for a building not to cost in
excess of 100000 in either event. that
said sketches and plans be obtained
at the earliest possible date and that
exhibit "A hereto attached, be ten
tative arrangement Of the departments
to occupy the buildings for which the
plans are requested"
Probable Occupants.
The plan as to what departments
should occupy the proposed building
follows:
Office building - Railroad commits
sion commerce counsel, insurance de-
.rartment. board Of control, board os
education. board of parole, board Of
health. pharmacy commission, veteri-
nary department, dairy and food COM
mission, mine inspectors. agricultural!
department. horticultural department
oil inspection, adjutant general, labor
department, and assembly room for
meetings.
Court building Attorney general.
supreme court, supreme court report
er, law library, and possibly the rail-
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