TllHE preliminary work of clearing and excavatinlg for
     the site was begun on May 25, 1905. On AuguA
10 the general contract for the construction of the
lmuilding was let and the work on time excavation
for the foundation was begun four days later (Aug-
ust 14, 1905). The general contract was for 0,000,
and the time for the completion of the work was
twenty-four monthls from the dite of time signing of
tile contract. This time limit, however, was extended,
iirst, by forty-five days, by reason of extra work found
mecessarv to be done in excavation and on foundation le--
cause of rock boul-iers -neountered and treacherous clays
found lying Ibetween them  whiceh were considered too
dangerous to risk the foundation walls upon.
0 TI[EI extensions of time wv-ere mimade to cover ad-
     ditional contracts entered into -and whil womuld
liive to be -onmnplettd along with the original e-ntract.
tile TLegis;atitre of 1906 having al)ppro)riated 250.Off0 ad.
ditionnld to the million dollar appropriation madle in 1904,
the .dl(lditiolnal appropriation to cover the cost of a ehangre
in tIme interior finigih of the building fromn Bedford lime
sLone to Georgia marble, and for a terra eotta roofing
for tlme donme instead of the copper of the first contral,
amid al.so for the enrikhmment of the pediment of the front
pavillion with riehly carved allegorical figures. ('on-
tracts for the extra work were let in June, 1906, the oring-
inal eontra:-ting finn securing the contract for the new
marl)le and terra cotta work, and (Charles 11. Nielhaus.
sculptor of New York City, being selected for time work
to be done on the pediment.
XN tihe year 1907 munch work was done upon the build-
     ing, but it was by no means completed on the date
designated in the original comtract. l)elays of mm:imy
kinds arising so that the building at the time of this
change of time State administrations, January, 10, was
scarcely then completely under roof, while little of the
finishing work of time interior had been done at all.



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