The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-24
Report cf Committee on Remodel
ing ard Repairs to the Court
House.

4
to the Court House, submitted the drawings
and plans Of Architect Edwards to the Board
of Couc,y Commissioners. The plans Of the
architect, involving greater outlay than
the board was authorized aud empowered to
mske, we're rejected The committee was dis
charged after having three meetings of con-
fereoce with Mr. Edwards.
On motion, committee of Eve was ap-
pointed to consider plans submitted by
Architect Noise in person 20 the board. The
following members of the County Board were
named by the chairman as the committee on
repairs to the Court House, viz: N. s.
Mcleod, R. J Browufeld, W. 0 Cain, F.
Thomas and R d. James. On q otion The
board authorized the committee to invite Mr..
Edwe rds to meet them at conference with
Mr. Noise. The committee organized with
n. S. Mcleod as chairman, r j. Brown6eld,
secretary and adjourned to meet December l.
Dec. Mcleod, Thomas and James OF the
committee met pursuant to adjournment, aod
heard the views of Architect Edwards and
Morse Adjourned pursuant to call by the
chairman
Dec SIC pursuance of rotice your CON-
mittee met to-day and received the plans and
drawings of Mr. Noise for presentation % the
board
Dec. l2-The County Board and committee
met to-day Your committee submitted the
plans of Mr.. Noise involving an outlay Of
Sc, 900 for repairs and additions to the Court
House. On motion the committee was order
ed to advice with Mr.. Noise during the recess,
fer modified plan, reducing the cost to ap-
proxlmate the amount authorized to he ex
pended CO the Court House. Your committee
after recess, presented through Mr.. Noise, an
amended plan, involving an outlay of ahost
81 $50. The committee adjourned to meet
the board January a.
Jan. 4, 1897 COMMITTEE met the board
to-day, and submi,,edsMr. Noises plans and
specifications for repairs and additions to the
Coa,t House. On motion, the plans and
specifications were accepted by the hoard.
90 motion, the committee on repairs 30 the
Court House was continued as building
committee The committee thereupon agreed
upon an advertisement for bids under Mr..
Noises specifications, to he published in the
county papers through Clerk Walsh, and hav-
ing no further business. adjourned
Jao. l5.-C 'mmittee met with the board
to-day 70 receive AID open bids for repairs,
&c, to Court House. The contract was
awarded to Mr Ed Dunno IS the lowest bid
der The cou mitfee 10 view of the aceion of
the board, Instructed Mr Noise to prepare
the contract, and Mr. Donne to submit bis
bond for approval.
FEB. l3.-Yonr committee met with the
board to-day. Mr. Dune appeared before
the board, and bav,ng failed TO furnish Sc
curitJ required Of him, the board awarded
contract to L. L. Num- i Co., upon promise
TO furnish securi,y at once l. L Num- l.
Co. failed to submit their bond for e1amina-
ton during the afternoon session Of the board
as promised. Committee adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.
Feb 24.-Pursuant to call, your committee
met to-day. The contract with Messrs- L. L
Mum l. Co., and his bond TO secure the same,
was submitted TO your committee After due
consideration it was, on motion, resolved
that in view of the fact that the bond offered
by Messrs. L. L. Num- Co. doea not con-
form to the terms and phraseology Of the
contract, The bond be rejected. The motion
was passed, all the committee present. The
committee adjourned 10 meet ou Saturday,
9th, to consider revised contract and bond
to be prepared by Nessrs. Lee l. NOISE
Feb 27.-Pursuant to adj,urnmea. ss
above, yonr committee met again to-day to
consider the revised contract as prepared by
Messrs Lee Noise, and the bond Of L.
Num- + Co. accompanying it. As only three
members of the committee were present, viz
Mcleod, Browp6eld aud James, on motion, il
was resolved that action on the amended
bond and con,rac, be postponed, iu the mean
time inquiries be made as to the standing
and rating OF the Fidelity l. Security Co.,
Maryland, the said company beiog
the sureties for L. L NUM- l. Co. Commit
tee adjourned TO meet wbec notified by the
Chairman.
March ll-Pursuans to notice from the
chairman, your committee met to-day, pres
ent Mcleod, Brown6eld and James Final
action on the bond offered by L L. Num- l.
Co., was postponed for the following reas ,ns,
viz: The bond, contract and specifications,