| Show t MORE GROUND FOR FORt t 7 CAPITOL BUILDING C Commissioners Will Ask Property Property Prop Prop- erty Owners to Make Enlargement En Enlargement Enlargement En- En b Possible fMAY 1 AY CHANGE LOCATION Board oard Unable to Meet High F Prices Asked for the ther r Abutting Land Landi Fully agreed that more ground must secured for tor the capitol site or that i change or of location might be a advis advis- ible hie ble even at the cost of ot a special acs- acs Inn Um of ot the legislature to authorize It ho lie capitol commission met yesterday md called a a. a special meeting for fori Wednesday i redne day afternoon at nt 2 3 o'clock be- be iween vt een tho the commis commissioners loners loiters an and the prop prop- rt owners on Capitol hill i i When heJI John Olmstead of or the firm of ot Brothers landscape architects archi came hero here to prepare a lan land arid ape k-ape cape plan for rOl the tile grounds s. s he ln- ln in formed ermet the time commission that more land Jand rould be necessary to a proper setting if t f th the j building fi It was then decided b by the commis d ion that the thu additional ground must e n Ii had hat There 1 Is a n tendency on theart tho the art of or some ome of ot the property owners lo o demand high prices for neighboring ind rd As is much as SI JO 0 a a. front foot or r land bordering Vc West l Capitol acUP aye c ue UP has Ims beer been asked The f-The fhe commission I IH is I not prepared to toay toay bay ay this s figure e. However er there Is b available a n sufficient sum to provide for or a substantial payment on an option flowing time to ask the legislature Lo appropriate funds to take taka up tho lime Options later N A to toO D cr It It is In iii the hope of being n able ble to ake arrangements arrangements for forN carrying out his p plan that tat tho tiro meeting is called Tor or Wednesday It Is planned to In lay the needs of at the commission before he h property owners tell them Just hat proposition the state Is In a position lon Ion to make and appeal to them to toome come orne to lo the states state's aid by giving opines op- op lions ines on the nee needed e property The proposition that has been made IP p the tho commission to move moc the thc capitol rom rem the thc present site to Ninth South IK ud Main Main taking in a portion of or the alt It 1 Palace glace and Walker fields will be he i to the people By some of he c commissioners this site Is considered consid consid- ered d desirable and the they will advocate It t It If It is found impossible to mal make e proper arrangements for or more land at athe athe he hc present site tt The commission voted vote to extend Jul and the Imo for tor submission of competitive competitive tans lans by architects to January Januar 15 The I plans tans lans will be he passed on February February 15 |
