The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-04-18
THE STATE HOUSE.
Plan Submitted by Archasees Mn'
burn Adopted.
WILL SUPERVISE THE WORK.
Description Of the Building as II
Will Look When Finished
Under Plans Adopted.

Mr. Frank P. Milbarn, architect Of
the Southern railway, has been selected
to supervise the completion OF the
State capitol. This was done Thursday
by the commission having the work n
charge. The commission consists q
Gov. Mcsweeney, d. 3. Cooper, ssese-
tary Of State; Senator J. 9. Ma5ha1
Representatives 3. G. Patton and 3. j.
CAN'T and the sinking fand conzais-
sioners, Senator G.. 8. Mower, Mr. ].
Harvey Wilson and j. P. De,haR,
comptroller general.
There were only two applications tex
the position Of architect to supeSin-
tend the completion, and Mr. Milb1rn
received six oui Of nine votes Repre-
sentative Patton being absent On ac-
count Of illness. The other competitor
was W. B. Smith Whaley & Co., Of
this city. After . long and careful
consideration Of the plans, these pre-
sented by Mr. Milburn Ters adopted.
Dir. Milburn's plans, it was stated By.
a member of the commission. provided
for more expensive building, bat its
general effect as an architectural de-
sign was more harmonious than any
heretofore made. His plans provide
for building to cost $165, 600, while
the other plans specified . S15S, ,s0o
structure.
Mr.. Milburn's design calls for o
dome, while the other provides for
tower or spire, the former to cost $14,-
0O0, the latter about $44, 900. The
meeting Thursday was not open to the
public, but these figures we're obtained
from . member Of the commission. He
stated further that the plans accepted
provide for 8 much handsoner 6niss
to the front, rear and roof Of the pres
ent building, and that the donna Wo
preferable to the tower.
The completion Of the State houso"
means that front and . rear entrance
are to be added, and that tevor Of
some kind Is to crown the whole. UR-
der the plass adopted, the second aoer
IS it RoW is, will become the main aoer
Of the building. There will be dighs
CT 42 steps leading up to the doorway.
There will be an 8-foot landing, mid
way Of the fight Of stairs, the aeor be-
ing transparent, providing light Sor
toilet rooms above ground instead q
underground, as present.
The front portieo will be 24feet wide
and will be supported by double rove
Of Corinthi&n columns Is feet high
These columns will be obtained EeR
| among the number new On the Ssass
house grounds. The rear entrance will
be treated in the same way a. ths fro2t
except that there will be one TOW q
| columns instead Of two.
The roof, now Of copper and project
| ing several feet above the cornies, Will
| be lowered about four feet, softening
| the general eject Of the building. The
pinnacle Of the dome will be 200 feet
| above the ground, andits eHect viii be
| strengthened by the lowering Of the
roof. The dome viii be Of steel franc
with granite facings, and viii be 30
feet in diameter From the main aoor
Of the building the interior Of she dome
viii appear as s snaft, through which
the light is poured into the main eorIs-
dor Of the building and thus disseni-
mated into the several apartments.
On the frisze work Of the interior OF
the dome will be the names Of the sev-
eral governors Of the State from its
colonization down to the present time.
There will be seven steel trusses sup
porting the roof, which Will be muah
superior to the one now in use. There
will be no material changes On the In
terror Of the building, but the outside
will be cleaned of sad painted up aad
renovated thoroughly.
Mr. Milbura will remove 70 Coluneia
and at once begin work on she working
plans. But it will require abezt three
months to complete them. The smaller
details are subject to modifeatisa.-
The State.