The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-02-17

which dU all GllueS ID du ohoSoii IoAS
one and wholly inapplicable to as steep
a roof as the one on the State House.
The plans and specifications require
the gravel to be from three-sixteenthSS
to one-half inch in size. The gravel
nut on. or we shouii3a S;iy J tctiic ctic stones, TO
q great extent are as big as a pigeon
egg and larger, up to the size OF a
mans hand. in consequence OF when
they fail to hold the tar in place, ana
the hot suns of two summers nave
melted it and it has to great extent
run down into the valleys and cutters.
A fine slate roof, bought by the STATE
at a heavy expense, and which alloro-
ed perfect protection Tor years, was
taken off and appropriated by tne
contractors. The evidence IS that u
will cost about Sc, 900 10 put this rOot
in moderately safe condition., The
specifications call for 4X30 yentilators
to carry off the hot air from between
the ceiling and the roof, to keep the
air in motion and pure. They are not
there, and it will cost about $50 apiece
to put them in.
S. The dome is the crowning piece OF
this work, in more senses than one.
Taken all in all it is simply infamous.
To start with, an uglier and more un-
slightly creation could not he devised,
even if it had been properly, construct
ed, but our observation, Gnd the tcstl-
m0ny OF Capt Hunt, shows that IL IS
nothing short of a miserable fraud.
He says: sit is done in q very crude
and unworkmanlike manner. Ihere
was no effort made to connect the
cornice of the fiat ceiling with the
cornice of the dome. There is not
sufficient framing to keep the galvaniz-
ed iron in proper shape. The work IS
full of kinks and crimpS, with nothing
to keep it up. l find the work roughly
done, with but few uprights in posi-
ton, and some of these four or flVe leet
apart, with but a single thickness OF
thin galvanized material hetween the
bearings. This is not sufficient 10
hold this work or to keep it in its pro-
per Shape. This could only have been
done by putting circle iron frame, SO
as to conform with the circle OF the
work and the galvanized iron work
riveted to the skeleton frame OF iron,
and should have been made to conform
with the circular parts on the lnSlde,
and put close. enough to prevent the
galvanized iron from crimping. The
inner dome is not securely supported.
One of the braces is bent. The horizon
tai lattice brace at the top OF the
dome, called for by the SPECIFICATIONS,
is left oLt. This has a tendency TO
weaken the structure. They are IN
tended to keep the thing in a vertical,
upright position. There is only one
bracket there, and probably two
thirds of the circle out of that. There
should be two more Of these iron
brackets. The glasses and inner work
are not properly in shape, very crudely
done, it is secure, but roughly put on
Those little galvanized iron strips are
crude, cheap work. -,
1.-The outer door has not been Dulll
according to plans and specifications
The plans and specifications say al
work must he done in tirst-claSS work
man-like manner. In that respect 1t l.
not properly done, Some of the stone:
are loo short. All of The middle stone:
| in the sill course of the tower are t0(
short. This defect has been overcome
by the contractor by filling in cement
mortar to increase the length OF The
stones so as to make it possible Tor MN
20 use them. This character OF work
! in the course OF time, will he allecle(
more or less by the weather ana VII
become, by the cracking OF the JOINTS
unstable. Now, the Water-tablc StCnt
course at the base Of the tower; tht
Joints and stone work are cracked anC
already cause leakage. The window
frames are poorly made and DO not III
the openings for which they are made
Ina great many places you can sec
entirely through the outer dome l(
the inner dome, where there IS nolh
ing to stop the water from belilt
driven through and cause leakage. II
will become necessary, or IT Is now
necessary, I should say, that thE
work should be entirely gone over anc
allA Joints exposed to the weather, oI
allr surfaces. should be cOrked witt
lead. The top moulded course
of the corncc in the old work mas; !;
raised Joint in the stone to protect II
from leakage. This does not appcj
! in the new w0rl the same character
In two places tue stone fronting thi
hoSn Of the halIStrado is too shallow
and is built up three inches and hal
with thin slabs of stone to give 1t tht
proper height" See testimony OF Capl
Hunt, pages 16. II and lS.
8. "The drawings call for a Woot
truss under the portico ROOT Ihl!