Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-08-13

az members Of Congress. These accounts
d;sed by some Of the very officers whose negligence
in the discharge of their duty allowed Swartwout's
defalcation to remain so long undctected. But me-
eject in the discharge Of duy - unrcproved by this
Administration. Sqnandefing the public money is
overlooked, if the offender will attend public meet
ings, and praise the democracy Of Martin Van Bu-
rem.
To pass from, The examination Of the botanical
parts DC The mint and from the furniture for the Of
Ace, will now siso~ what are The buildings at the
branch mint in Charlotte
In 1895, Congress passed n law establishing
branch Of the Mint Of the United States at Char
lottc.
fsopvress never designed to dwelling house,
and furnish an office in the style before described.
The act Of March 81 1885, provided "dtat so
soon as The necessary buildings are ereefed for ihe
purpose OF we'll conducting the business OF each Of
The said branches the following officers shall be APP
pointed upon the nomination of the President. and
with tho advice and consent Of the Senate: one su
xerintendent one treasurer, one asseyer and chief
cojner, one melter and sefner. And the SUI
perintendent OF each mint shall engage and emplo,
as many clerks and as maay subordinate wo,knen
and servants as shall be provided for by law, &C.,
&c.
The buildings were not erected FOR the purpose
OF well conducting the busiEesso until November,
1887, as thu following receipt shows;
Received, at Charlotte N. C., Cad November.
1897 Of Samuel acComb, Il q, Commissioner OF
the Branch mint this place, the mint edihce, in
tended for the use OF the United States, (which
have now in full possession
JOHN II. WHEELER,
aSuperintendent Of the Branch Mint at Char
aottc, North Carolina"
Yet notwithstanding the law. the Superintendent
was appointed 10 January, 1887, receiving hIs sa-
larry from the time Of bis appointment, and the cor
ncr ard clerk receiving their salaries alec before
the edifcc was finished for conducting the business
This is practising severe economy
While MIR. McComb experimenting the
buildings the superintendent and clerk were recei-
wing their salaries and the superintendent charging
his travelling expenses to Philadelphia, to buy
"doubIe dahliasn and magnolia grandiilofas, &c.
&c, and probably witness the inauguration on
the 4th of March, 1897.
But what was the superintendent doing between
January and December. 1887 Building Ice houses
and summer houses, &c &c.
In September 835, Samuel McComh, Commits
sioner Of the Branch Mint al Charlotte gave no
tice that he would receive proposals for the "erec
ton OF building intended FOR a branch mint" &c
In these proposals nothing said OF any summer
houses, ice-houses, &c. This was determined upon
by the superintendent afterwards. Gen X. M
Saunders drew the contract between the builders
and the commissioner, and was paid for IL; be can
testify that there notice OF any design tobuid
The General is now a candidate in North Carolina
and before he gets through the campaign, hope
the Democratic superintendent will indulge him
with shove r-bath. He will need its exhiarating
influence before the month of August.
The principal edifce cost $40, 800
For extra work mint edfcc not in
cluded in contract, 1853
For building fences, summer house, ice
houses sc. $500
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cling grounds. and building the ce-house, &c., it
was stipulated follows:
"All the vaults in the edfce to be fitted up with
shelves and pigeon holes, for the purpose OF hold
ing bullion, paper and books.
The following will shew what was going on be-
tween August and December, 1887:
"a contract was made for a stable and carriage
house for the branch mint!l all the walls TO be
brick and half thick; the windows in tue upper
part of the stable to be in the form Of crescent,
with green Stats fixed movable; roof to be
vered with heart shingles roof, doors and win
dows be painted with three of paint, SC.
&c.
Carrtag e-hoHse TOT a branch mint TO have
firm plank floor, doors be uniform and baten,
door AMI window s,lls to be of stone" &c.
"Ice.hoase for branch mint to be l6 feet
deep, ct least, with wall and toof as per plan No
a ,oofto be shinged with heart shinsles the wall
skid pine poles; good strong batten door, with
lock, and floor above"
Wood.house to be IS feet long by "a feet wide
and Is feet high, to have two doors the end and
in the centre; to be undo. piued with stone, to
be weatherboarded and shinglsd, and to be painted
with three good coats Of paint
Bathing house. to aud in giving an exclusive
metallic curency!1 to be eight feet square, attached
TO one end of the kltcb'n, as per plan No 9, eight
feet high, covered with a shed roof, and sbingled
window in the rear, of the same szeand finish
cd in the the kitchen windows,
plastered and white washed the kitchen with "a
fixture for shower bath; panel door, sIth a tran
sots light !; tin pipes, run from well and engine
10 kitchen and bath. and drain from bath to lead
of water TO culvert."
IL What snug ARRANGEMENTS for coming money !
What glorious specimens OF democratic econo-
my!!1
!" Summer-house FLOR branch mint to be oc-
tagona and plain, ubout twelve feet across, to
stand upon eight posts with single roofto be pain
ted, to have seats Of plark ma ked w. in plan A."
" The whole of the buildings. &c, herein desert
bed, to be finished with good and suitable knob and
stock locks and hinges, and all the walls to be OF
the thickness OF brick and half and all 10 be
rough cast except the wood house. and all the wood
work to have three good coats of paint, except
where otherwise specified"
The above part Of the specifications, &c, a.
greed upon Tor tic construction OF these defnOcra
tic" buildings certified by 1sitam f. Strange,
cle,k Of the Branch Mint at Charlotte, North Car
DINA.
Ii the sub Treasury bill shall become a law. and
the receivers geneIa &c, who ate to be provided
with ''rooms" the public expense shall out 9th
contingent expenses, or 'acastage Of gold, &c
construct such buildings, such palaces this hat
comfortable thing will be to be a SUBJ Trcssu
rer They will steal much as Swartwout did,
before they leave such comforts.
In December, 1889, the lmaum Of Muscat wrote
10 the President OF the Uniled States letter, aud
sent him several presents. Ii the bottle of oil Of
roses should be retained by our democratic Maies-
ty, hope one demilohn of rose water will be sent