The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-12
STATE DEPARTMENTS
PREPARING TO MOVE
into new QUARTERS
Those in Downtown Bismarck
viii Be First Located in
Bio Structure
WORK NEARING COMPLETION
Contractors Push Tower Side
Toward Completion; Win.
dows in Place

Some state departments are ex-
pected to begin moving into the new
North Dakota capitol building late in
November or early in December, r.
NJ. Rishworth. member of the state
capitol building commission and.
board Of administration, said Thurs
day.
First departments to move into the
new skyscrapcr statehouse will be
those located In buildings In down.
town Bismarck, he said.
It Is expected that the highway and
motor vehicle registration depart
1nents and the state engineer will be
the first to move, Rishworth said.
The highway department will occupy
the fourth and fifth floors Of the
tower. while the motor vehicle regis
tration department will be on the
18th story.
The last departments to move into
the building probably will be the gov
ernor'S and secretary Of state, the
commissioner said, In view Of the fact
that they will be on the first floor,
which probably will be the last to be
completed.
Several Arc Downtown
Other departments located In
downtown buildings include the adju.
tant general railroad commission, tax
commissioner, game and fish and
state hail insurance departments.
The game and fish commission sew.
eral weeks ago moved into The build
ing on Main avenue near Seventh st.
occupied by the highway department,
motor vehicle registrar and state en-
gineer.
The hail department is In garage
building at the corner Of Seventh st.
and Broadway avenue, while the Sec
rotary Of state Is on the second floor
of the Little building at Broadway
avenue and Third st.
The adjutant general and railroad
commission are In the Lair building
on Thayer avenue near Fourth st.
The tax commissioner is In the
Patterson building on Fifth st.. be-
tween Main and Broadway avenues.
Work on the new capitol Is pro-
crossing at rapid rate, with pros.
poets that 1t will be completed well
within the deadline next March, John
M. Davis, superintendent of con.
struction for the Lundoff- Bicknell
company, said Thursday.
Wood trim, which Is walnut pre-
pared In Minneapolis. already Is be-
Ing installed In the typical" rooms
above the fourth floor. he said.
All windows in the tower have been
installed and the sxyscrapcr part Of
the building enclosed, he said. so that
heat already is being brought into
the structure 50 that workmen may
proceed In comfort.
Heat From Old Plant
Heat at present Is being furnished
from the heating plant Of the old,
capitol building but it is expected
that the new heating plant In the
basement Of the new building will be
In operation in the near future.
Plastering Of the upper floors Is
completed and plaster work on the
lower four floors Is progressing rap
idly, the superintendent said. Two
weeks will be required to complete
plaster work In the quarters Of the
governor. secretary Of state and SUI
preme court.
Terraza and staircase work Is prac-
tically complete In the tower also,
Davis said, while plumbing and cleo
trical work = progressing In step with
other work.
Finishing work in the western or
legislative wing has not yet reached
fill swing since the CONSERVATION firm
Is making ri efforts possible to COM
plete work In the wing speedily for
occupancy. the superintendent said.