The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-18
The State House Plans.
PRANK r. MILBUN Is THE
ARCHITECT.
Description Of the Building as
is Will Look When Fin.
ished Under Plans
Adopted

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Mr Frank p. Milburn. srchiteot of
the Southern railway. has been
selected to supervise the completion
Of the State capitol. This vas done
yesterday BY the conmission having
che work 10 charge The commits.
sion consisss Of Gov MoSweeny, N
= Cooper. sscresasy Of State {; Seua.
cor j. Q Marshall. Representatives
H. u Patton and r. ]. CAN'T and
Shs sinking fund commissioners
Senator @. 3. Mower. Mr. j. Harvey
Wilson and ]. P. Derhs-a, comptrollsr
general
There we're only two applications
for the position Of architect to su
perinteud the completion. and Mr.
Milburn received six out Of nine
votes. Representative Patton being
abesot on aoo' ont Of illness. The
other competitor was w. B Smith
Whsley & 90 Of this city. After
long and careful consideration Of
the plans. those presented by Mr.
xilburn were adopted.
Mr.. Milburn's plans, is was stated
By . member Of the commission,
provided for . more expensive build.
j0g. bot its general effect % an
architectural desigu was more
Harmonious than any heretofore
Dsds. HE plane provide for build.
isg to ooss tl65. 900. while the
eehsr plane specified . $l56,000
structure
Ms Milburn's dssigu calls for q
d0os. while che other provides for
tower OF spire. the former to cost
1ll. .00o. .shs latter about ~, 900.
The meeting yesterday wee not
epsu 20 the public. bot these
1esses we're obtained from Q mem.
bes Of The oo0uission. He stated
lasthsr that the plane accepted
provide for . nuch hsndsomsr Huish
- ihs front. sssr and roof Of the
psessss ballding, ssd that the dome
wes preferable 20 the tower.
The completion Of the State
Hoose msans that The front and O
Dess ensrsuce are 10 bs added, and
ohas tower Of some kind 10 70
crown The whole. Uader the plans
adopted. The second floor % il now
h, will become the main floor OF
he boiIdlsg There will be flight
o6 ~ sesps leading up to the door
vet. There will Do 90 8 foot land.
he, vidvsy Of sh~ fight Of stairs.
he floor being transparent, provid.
iog the for toilet rooms above
ground instead Of underground, %
q present
The fssss possiso will b "a feet vide
ed vili bs ssp,orssd BY double rove
% Corisshiss solanns IS feet. hish
These sslsnos Gill bs ebssiosd
ksa aasss ihs ouober pow 90 the
Sssss hosss eseueds. The rssr co.
ssssss vill b treated 10 the ssue cay
% The fross. osssps shss there will be
ess row Of solanss iessead OF Two
TIE roof. sov Of copper ssd project
ing several fsst shove the soruiss, will
- lowered sSoas -four feet. sofseoioR
tAs gsssSsl eject Of The buildioe.
The pisese!e Of The done v,ll be 200
feet shove tho esossd. aud ito s6se,
will bs strengthened BY the lowering
u shs roof. Ths done Will BE-, Of
ssseI frame visS granite fsoiogs, and
vill be SO feet 10 diameter Fro~ tho
nsis aoor Of tho buildieg ,hs interior
II tie doms will appear % a sbats,
shsoesh shiOh the iigb, 10 poured iaso
shs main corridor Of The building sod
thus disssoiossed ip,o the several
spsst@eots
3 % the fsisss york Of the interior Of
shs doms viii be the Names Of ,hs ssv.
sSsl Rossruoss Of the \ s,s from i,s
eolooiz,'i,u dovo to ,be prsseut time.
There vill be ssseo ssssi nusses sup.
poruos the roof. which sili bs mueb
sopesios 20 The oos oov iu uss There
vil' bs 90 material chsoGes 90 tho 10
terror Of 'bs building. bus shs outside
vill bo cleaned Of aud pointed up and
renovated thoroughly.
Ms Miboro oil remove 20 Colum bis
ssd ss once bssie sOrk ou toe wortioe
pisss. Ba, I, will seqsirs sbou, tree
nes'ss 10 eoG p!s,e them. The email.
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