The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-04-13
VOLUME e---No. ii.
Expense Of Fitting Up the State Hour;

Expense Of Fitting Up the State Heuss;
The Columbia Phenis furnishes detailed
statement of the bills contracted for fitting up
the House of Representatives, Committee
rooms, Speakers and Clerks rooms, &C., about
which there was so much discussion at the re:
cent session of the Legislature. The aggre-
gate amount of the three bills rendered is just
$57, ,442.41 and the itemized expenditures show
a prodigality and recklessness which is chat:
acteristic of the reigning regime. We invite
the attention OF taxpayers to the various itemss
NJ. FL. Berry's bill for furniture embracing
bookcases, tables, chairs, wash-stsiids, hat:
racks, lounges, ETC., which has been sanctioned
by Governor Scott-amountst to S12, $3.50.
Bought of Nicol Davidson-1 large carved
walnut time piece, made to order for House
Representatives, S475 box No. l, $3.50; l
ditto and box No. 2, s47S.50; 10.12 dozen
globes inches, No. So, at $24, S2l2; hogs
head No. 3, Sc; 5-12 dozen globes, 8 inches;
$50, $22250; hogshead No. 4, Sc; ST dozen
globes, 9 inch, at $50, Sl26; 11-12 dozen globes,
inches, at $50, S27.50; hogshead No: 5, S6;
] dozen globes, 9 inches, at $36, $1S; 1 S-13
EN- globes z inches, at S24 S76; hogshead No.
6$6; Slight chandeliers, bronze, etc; $756,
5-light columns, bronze and gilt, with clus.
tiers, for Speakers stand, at S225, $3.50; box
es, Nos. Z, 8, 9, at $l050; bundle rods No:
10; So cuspedors, richly decorated, and mark.
ed House Representatives, at $8, S416; dec
Grated tulip toilet sets, II pieces, and jar,
green, and marked House Representatives for
committee rooms, at $50, S195; 1Ndecorated
toilet set; II pieces, and jar, green, and marked
Speakers room, at S65; s decorated pitcherst
frosted, and marked House Representatives, at
$40, $50; decorated pitcher, marked Speak
er's room, $40; PIP dozen navy goblets, with
monograms, at $40, SS3.33; fine black Belgi-
an clock, No. 6,629, with: best French move.
ments, for committee rooms; at $95; fns
black marble clock No. 6,624, with best French
movements, for committee rooms at 500 1 fine
black Belgian marble clock; No: 6,626; with
best French movements, for committee rooms,
rooms, at Sis; ditto, No. 6,956, for commit.
tee rooms, at SITS; l ditto, No. 1896, for
Speakers room, at S160; 2 hogsheads, Nos,:14
and Is, and tierce, No. 16, at Sl5;:4 dozen
globes, No. So, inch@, ground and cut cIys.
tai, at s24;; $96; 2 dozen globes, s inches, No.
5S1, ground and cut crystal, at $50, 500; Tdoz.
en- ditto, at SS6; hogshead No. II, at S.; 4 ~
light chandeliers; bronze and gilt; in tiers 6f
lights, at $3.50, $500; Is S-lights; real
bronze and gilt, at $65, 1915; [brackets made
to match 64 light chandeliers; large box
No. 1S, $40; / cask, No. 10, 81; 80 scuspadofs;
richly decorated, and marked House fsepresen-
tatives, at $8, $500; decorated pitchers, 6rst
$50, No. 338, marone, marked House Repre-.
sentatives, at $50; 6 cuspadors, tnarone, Speak
ers room, at S4S; 8 decorated toilet sets; II
Representatives, at S65, S195; / silver plated
tray, slop bowl and goblet combined, at $85
/ silver plated tray Speakers stand, at $30;S
casks, Nos. 20, 81, o. at SIS; % cuspad6sj
richly decorated, and marked House of Rep:
resentativss; st So; S176; tierce No. sS, at 81;
l 64-light, real bronze and ormulu chandelier,
with clusters on upper and lower lights, made
to order, for House Representatives, at s., ,600S
10 lengths of slip tube, and 10s pipe, 100 feet.
at 60 cents, $50; rod for 64light chandeliers;
l gross-cast globe holders; q cuspadors, rich=
ly decorated, and marked House Represents
tives, at So; Sl6S; packages, Nos: 80; 81; SO,
"a, at SIG; 2 4-light chandeliers French
bronze and gilt, at $50, $780, l torch and key
for lighting chandeliers, at S.; extra lengthen:
ing pipe, at ST. so; 10 dozen 7-inch globes, No:
58s, at S24; $240; 6 flight chandeliers No:
1850, at 800, $40; bells for hall pendants;
at $3.50, $40; packages Nos. sc, 81, IS, 80; at
$50; French walnut and gilt mantel mirrors;
for committee rooms; at 1856, $l,775; mantel
1882; large c0rnice, with curved and gilt
eagle on top; also, a carved shield with coatof
arms of State South Carolina, at $S75; wall
nut and gilt mantel mirror, for Speakers room,
carved with Palmetto shield and eagle, at SITS;
irons for putting up mirrors and coat of armlb
at S25; boxing for mirrors, etc., at 500; 68
days time for men putting up mirrors; etc, at
Sc, s4OS; travelling expenses 8 men to Colam!
bia, at $146; time of men to put up corniceSS
at $65; 164-light chandelier, bronze and. gilt
with clusters on upper and lower tiers made
to order for House of Representatives, at
$4,000; 1 Slight chandelier; at S2t5; So
brackets, real bronze, at s65, $l95; lengths
slip tube, so feet, at 80 cents, $50 boxes Nos:
"a, %, 26, at $31; Slight chandeliers IN
French bronze and gilt, at $3.50, $500 4;
light chandeliers, in French bronze and gilt, at
$50, $3.50; cases, Nos. % and 20, at Sl5; tit
ting, alcohol, cement; ETC., used IN putting up
chandeliers and in extending pipe, SIS; fares
on road and sleeping car fares, SlS; extra
time not charged on former bill, 16 days, at
Sc, $96; fare and expenses retaining hands to
put up cornices, $32; II nipples; S1.S6; s
IL nipples, long, 1910; u tees, $3.50; s Il
lock nuts, IS cents; II caps, Sl.75; 6l3
hooks; so cents; 1 ripple, z cents l / tee,
IS cents; ! stiff Joints, $1.5O; 6 gilt ceiling
plates, sS; / l-inch nipple, l5 cents, nip,
pies; 81 cents 3 sin. bushing, 80 cents !
hooks, 4S Cents; ! tee, II cents; ) elbows,
= cents; 8 II in. nipples, S1.O2; 3 l! ellis,
$l.92, IL tees, S1.26; 6 Il bushing, Si.745,
6 bushing, Sl.l4; 6 lengthening pieces, 6C
cents; brocatele drapery for coat OF arms, with
fringe, tassels and labor putting up S2S5 cart,
ing in New York and insurance on goods to-
Columbia, $34S.3S. Total, s23, ,S2S.S2.
Stewart, Sutphen & Co.-S25 yards of S-4
Brussels carpet, at $3.50 per yard, S2,064S5S :
making, at l2t cents per yard, $l0S:22, 8SS
wards Of Ga Brussels carpet, best quality, at
81. 80 per yard, 81, ,62O.70; making, at 12A cents
per yard, $106.6S; 7OS yards of IA Brussels
carpet best quality, at $50 per yard, 81 1886. IS;