The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-24

Inc COpper una tie ROOF on n gov
eminent building in Augusta leaked
from time to time and gave the officers
considerable trouble.
Respectfully,
(Signed) II. G. Brown & Son,
Per 7. G. Brown.
General Contractors. Augusta, Ga.
THE GOVERNMENT EXPERT.
No doubt the public is curious to
know something more of MIR. Hunt.
upon whom the committee seems con-
tent to rest for the support of its nu-
merous criticisms of designs, plans and
work, with the single exception Of the
plumbing.
| had understood, until last week,
that the name of this witness was Fl.
II. Hunt, ana that he was a govern
ment architect. as Committeeman Pat
terson announced in the house, and /
made diligent inquiry in Washington
as to identity and standing.
In the limited time at my disposal
since Thursday, | have inquired as to
the work. position, etc, of Mr.. S. $.
Hunt, resulting in the following in
formations:
Before going to Washington, Mr..
Hunt enjoyed the reputation of being
Il good mechanic.
The WASHINGTON city directory for
1903 contains his name as n contractors.
The congressional directory does not
show any such Office as "Superintcnd-
cnt of constructing of the United States
capitol The last congressional direc-
tory shows as connected with the office
superintendent of the capitol:
superintendent, Elliott Woods. Con-
grcssional hotel.
Chief clerk, George III. Williams, 20
t.. street.
Chief electrical engineer. Christian p.
Gilem, 642 East Capitol street.
Clerk, John Welch. 80 North Caro-
lima avenue, S. Il.
w. r.. Fitzpatrick wires:
Architect says neither S. S. Hunt
nor FL. III. Hunt, superintendent of CON
Struction capitol. Never heard of such
Hunt"
j. *. Taylor, the supervising archi-
tect of the United states government,
wires:
"Onice has no knowledge of s. S.
Hunt in connection with any of it's
work"
Paul j.. Pclz of Washington. one of
the three architects tand the only sur
NiNor) who designed the famous con
grcSsional library, says that his name
is not in the government Blue Book:
that he neither knows s. S. Hunt as
a builder, contractor or architect, and
h a If he had been of prominence in
either capacity, he would have known
him.
VIII South C%arolinians endorse the
libelous report of this investigating
committee. confessedly based on the
opinion of this witness, in the face of
lIlt oDinlOilS OF NICHOLAS tuner OF AT
lanta. j. H.. Burgess of Savannah.
Charles f.. Mckenzie OF Augusta, j. &c.
Parrish of ~Lynchburg. q. II. Hadlow
of jacksonville, and T. C. Brown OF
Augusta?
The following extracts from the rec
ords of the Capitol commission will no
doubt prove interesting to the public:
Upon motion of Mr.. Derham:
Resolved. That when the work on
the state house is finished, prior to
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notify the governor. who shall call
the commission together. who with
the architect shall inspect the work,
and if the same is satisfactory the GER
tihcate shall Issue"
Columbia. S. c.. May %, 1902.
Hon. NJ. b. McSweeney, Chairman
state House Commission:
Dear Sir-I wish to report that Nc
Twain. Unkefer Co, contractors. have
completed the work as outlined by me
on the state house. That is, the spir-
ie intent and meaning of the plans,
specifications and notifications of the
same, and are entitled to the final pay
ment.
Frank p. Milburn.
Il. S. This report to be filed when
the commission are satisfied with the
work as done.
Resolved, That it appears to the
commission for the completion of the
state house that the work is s~atisfac-
tory and that the contract has been
substantially performed.
Whereupon Mr.. Marshall made the
following motion as a substitute:
Resolved, That in the opinion of his
commission the work done under IL g
contract to complete the state house
mas not been performed by the con-
tractors according to the plans. speci-
hcations and contract, and therefore
the work done is not satisfactory to
the commission
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