Annapolis Feb 26.1904
The Commission met in the Treasurer's
Office at Annapolis at 10:30
p.m. There
were present Governor Warfield,
Treasurer
Vandiver, Chief Justice
McSherry, Judge
Schmucker, Hon Spencer C.
Jones and
T.J.C. Williams, and Mr
Josias Pennington the
Architect.
Mr. Pennington submitted
his report of what
has been done and his estimate
of the cost
of completing the work as
follows.- For
completing and furnishing
the Annex $575,000.
For decorating the Court
of Appeals building and
putting steel cases in the
Land Office,
$40,000. The Architect
also recommended the
decoration of the Old State
House at a
cost of $285,000 in order
to make it safe.
He representing it to be
in an unsafe con-
dition. Upon motion
of Judge Schumcker
a resolution was adopted
asking the Legis-
lature for an appropriation
of $900,000 so
much as may be required
to these purposes
to be used.
Upon motion adjourned.
T.J.C. Williams
Sec.