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Show I GROUND FOR CAPITOL I TO BE BROKEN SOOiU H Excavation for Big State Hj Building Will Commence H MORAN LOWEST BIDDER H jMore Delay Is Threatened the HI Letting of Contract for. Ground w ill bo brokeu by P. J. floruit for tho erection of the state cnpitol within a wook. The eapitol loaimi.ssion yesterday awarded the con-tract con-tract for the excavation to Mr. Moran. Motile crreinony at the ground break-in break-in lias been suggested, but thus far ho plnu.s liavo been decided tipou. It IH i not unlikely that thoro will bo au informal celebration on tho occasion at the- eapitol grounds, in which the WU governor nnd members of tho coin mis-j mis-j hop will participate. Wm Moran's Bid Lowest. H Mr. .Moran's bid Tvan fifteen cents HB p-r cubic vurd, whieh was considerably lc-. than any other. The contract to-(jjrcft to-(jjrcft the removal of approximately "U'f'O eubie yardu on the cast side of tlie grounds ami the grading of ihe weal side to brine the Uo to a common lo ol on thu brow of t'apjtol IliJli W tho terms of tlie contract the excavation is to be completed by Tho eapitol commission met yesterdnv forenoon and continued in sofsdon all day. The first work was the considcra-lion considcra-lion of the excavation bids. This mat-ter mat-ter ihs (piickly disposed of. H More Delay. H Tor the remainder of the day tho commission rwis occupied with a dis-H dis-H 'ii.ssion of proposed alterations and ad-BB ad-BB ditiotM to the specifications for the HH building. It i not likely that the. con-WB con-WB tiact for the construction of tho build-n build-n ing ujll bn lot until the commission l'r's decide. 1 on tho changes contemplat-WK contemplat-WK ed. .More delay is ihrealencd. IH ('ouht riictiun work on tho building H -v III not be begun until lln completion H of the excavation, three montliH hence, r tiiat tb coininissdon does not con-j-hIit it necessary that tho construction lutitrai't be lot for several week?. However, it is likely that, the couimis-Hi couimis-Hi si on will let this contract before. I.h firnt of the .year. The commission d-iouriied d-iouriied yesterday for one w;eck. Tho net meeting will be held Dec. JG. |