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i, 1994 ts >n’s dri- ued. une 13, terns of m pho- warrant 1, foren- country, NfA evi- A. tests s blood bodies asked ipervisor vithheld riginally iber spe- evidence suggest- old back ent to a discus- We may ed derates’ jan horse Howard o, said sound- ?t's not torical there’s ernible Tom nber of ip- others ,ay and is year, ation is eement Lh-care is not te re- is must to bring said, potential reform . “He’s not encj-, when rould hurt Wednesday • August 24, 1994 Auction, to sell pieces of state history Artifacts removed from Texas Capitol include doors, drinking fountain AUSTIN (AP) — So far, no ghosts have been detected in the warehouse among the ar tifacts pulled from the Texas Capitol, only a marauding raccoon. Still, the drafty old metal building on Trini ty Street, off Cesar Chavez Street, is surely home to thousands of ghosts — shades of the politicians, lobbyists and bureaucrats who made Texas lore meeting behind the long-leaf pine doors now leaning against the warehouse walls. Or debating public policy while stand ing on the century-old boards — the ones with square nails — that were pulled from the House and Senate floors and now sit bundled in one room. Or dozing through a filibuster at their Senate desks below those ornate Plexi glas ceiling tiles now gathering dust. If you want to buy a chunk of Texas his tory, or if you merely want to add a Victori an touch to your home, you’ll have a chance in a couple of weeks. The State Preserva- tion Board hopes to empty the warehouse and help defray a smidgen of the Capitol restoration project’s $187 million cost at an auction Sept. 9-10. All of the items were removed from the Capitol since the refurbishing began in Au gust 1992. They are on the auction block be cause they, with the exception of the 19th cen tury floor boards, are not original to the Capi tol. 'Hie goal of state officials is to restore the Capitol as closely as possible to its original 1888 design, with only a few exceptions for modem conveniences. Most of the articles in the auction — doors, wainscoting, transoms, molding, pediments, stamed-glass windows — date from the post- World War I era. Some items — including a granite, oak and copper drinking fountain and a bathtub from the House Speaker’s Capitol apartment — are less than 20 years old But all of it was made to blend into the Capitol’s stately decor. All of it, in Dealey Herndon’s words, was “a piece of the Capitol.” “It’s sentimental, historical value,” Herndon said. “It's not the value of the wood and the glass ... I have absolutely no idea what it will bring in because we don’t know who will show up.” Adi this became available because many of the Capitol’s interior walls, essentially glorified partitions, were removed during the restoration. The two-part Capitol auction will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the warehouse at Trini- ty and Cosar Chavez Streets, then contin- ues the next day at 1:30 p.m. at the Travis County Exposition and Heritage Center Only photographs of the merchandise will be displayed at the Heritage Center. The public can see the merchandise from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 6-8 and all day Sept. 9 at the warehouse. For further information call the State Preservation Board at 512-463-5495. ^Tequila ^«fruo fecial' A icaci vauiun Doara at oiz-4ba-t>495. Police chief accused of taking nude photos on job SEVEN POINTS. Texas 1AP1 “Tho m ^ SEVEN POINTS, Texas (AP) — The police chief of this small community has been suspended, accused of using city equipment to take photographs of a nude woman in his office. Chief Robert Young was sus pended for 90 days with pay Aug. 18 after the Polaroid pictures were seized from his safe, council members said. The chief took some photos back in his office using city equipment and (they) were ob scene photos taken during the day, on duty,” Councilman Gary Dunn said. “He violated our trust by doing this.” A tip from one of Young’s own officers caused Mayor Marian Hill to order other officers to search Young’s office, KDFW-TV BACARDI RUM Silver & Amber $*799 750 ml 80° KEGS Coors, Coors Light, Killians Red Kegs $ 29 99 15.5 gallons reported Tuesday. Councilman Lew Seaton said the council engaged in heated de bate about the pictures for two hours. A motion to fire Young failed, but the council voted to suspend him, Seaton said. Seaton, who considers Young a close friend, said he didn’t like the way the council han dled the situation. ‘All I can say was they did break into the office to get the pic tures. To me it was breaking in. They took the lock off,” he said. Young was not immediately available for comment Tuesday. His home telephone number is unlisted. 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