The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-23

it out. From It's appearance it looked
to me as if some one had used some
Kind Of bar to prize it loose. The work
had the appearance Of being We'll done.
I remain, Yours, very truly.
Columbia Plumbing and Cornice
Works.
II. &. Chapman. Manager.
Telegram:
Columbia. s. c.. Feb. lS.1@94.
4. c. Dover. Ocala. Fla.
Did the State house roof show flash
insS We're torn out when YOU examined
it?
(Signed) Frank =. Mil5urn.
Telegram:
Ocala. Fla. Feb. 1S.l904.
Frank P. Milbura. Architect.
Yes. some half dozen Places absolute
ly pulled away from wall.
{Signed \. c. Dover.
Columbia. S. c.. Feb. L.. 1901.
Mr.. Frank 2. MilburH.
Dear Sir: I am 4 native Of Georgia.
but now q resident of Charlotte. y. (.
! am a practical cornice ana metal and
sheet worker, with - Years actual eN-
rerieDce.
l did a g:cat deal of work on the
State capitol AT Columbia: had charge
of the sheet metal Work OF the inner
dome and the outer dome. and also
the guttering. and the same WAS put III
according to the plans and details Tor
the same. by experienced workmen. i'll
a good, Workmaniike manner. / have
read the published testimony of Mr..
Hunt relating 10 my work. and the
same is in the main not true.
I have this day been on the roof and
examined the dome and cutters The
floor of the lantern Of the dome has
IA .fN~.l-
completed and accepted There have
been holes made in the copper, which
cause leaks in the inner dome. There
is row L piece of timber there With
nails in il, which might cause some Of
the holes noted.
AS to- the gutterinS, the statement Of
Mr. Hunt is generally not true. They
are made of Merchants old method IN
tin. which is the standard OF America.
and proper material for that particular
work. II rests ON Il granite foundation
and has all the protection. Necessary.
After three years use 1t is in perfect
, condition.
I have. had large experience With
roofs, and have been familiar With this
roof. off and on. since ii was pGt on.
In this matter. again the testimony OF
Mr. Hunt is largely untrue. II is as
Ih;.it and gravel, and not tar and
gravel. None of the stone used III its
construction were one and a half or
two inches. and the little slipping noted
is only some slight excess of material,
as is common to such roofs.
The cost Of metal ceilings in 1901 and
1892 was very much less than il was
ic 1889, because of progressive ideas
and methods in this kind of business
and prices OF material. Az hough I had
no interest in the ceiling of the main
lobby or elsewhere. my work was near
it, and I had conversation With Mr..
Cnkefer about same. and l know that
the new ceiling cost more than il would
have cost to repair the old one. but to
fix the old one would require the i'm
portation Of special expert metal work
ers, and a great deal of time, which
woEl6 have resulted in inconvenience
to the legislature.
Yours truly,
(Signed) G. G. Ray.
To Whom it May Concern:
Gentlemen: I have read with sur
price Capt. Hunts testimony in re-
gard to the roofing applied to the State
house, and have the following to sub
NIT:
The roofing on this building is what
is known.aS "Warren'S Anchor Brand,
Natural Asphalt Roofing" and was ap-
Piled by the Charlotte Roof and Paw
ing company" of Charlotte. \. c.. ac-
cordinS TO the plans and specifications
adopted by the Warren Chenaica! i
Manufacturing company Of New York
city. This roof is what is known as
our STANDARD Anchor Brand Asphalt
RoofRg," and hes h-en applied accord
ing TO our plans and specifications. II
contains no coal tar. or coal tar prod
uets, and is composed OUT Of asphalt
. 4rrC1,OhN3,f raIn~0nrP Cam
Hunts assertion that the roof is of lit
tie or no value. l might state that
while there are some leaks in the ROOF.
these leaks are occSs;oned. not through
the fault OF the roofing, but for other
reasons not in the roofing contract.
Now, the pitch of this roof, as nearly
as / car ascertain, is about four inches
to the foot, and the roofing is well
adapted to this class of construction:
in fact we do not hesitate to advocate.
and furthermore TO apply this roof
ing on buildings whose roofs have a
( pitch of 60 six inches and upwards to
the foot. rhe crushed quartz used for
the graveling surface is such as will
pass through mesh from SIS inch TO
L. inch in size. and I am at a loss to
understand how Capt. Hunt can say
that he was able to find stones as big
as pigeons eggs or the size Of man s
GlHG. / submit lne ABOVE leSllUlOllS Ill
defense of the Anchor Brand Roofing.
Which has been attacked by Capt.
Hunt. and trust it Will be accepted as
such.
tSigned) Walter 3. Harris.
Representing Warren Chemical and
Manufacturing company, l. Battery
Place. New York city.
] notified the Charlotte Roof and
Paving company repeatedly TO send
men 10 repair this roof. They sent
men more than once. but finally Mr..
Dover. the manager. told me that some
one was tampering with the roof and
that he thought that water Was run
ming through the copper work and
around the windows. 1t is q fact that
some of the frames and sash were
blown in during a severe windstorE
last summer, and more than likely this
accounts for some of the leaking COM
planned of. Mr.. Ray informed me that
holes had been punched in the copper
dome. I cannot say rs TO this. but
] do know that people were permitted
to go and come at Will.
On two or more occasions I sent my
men to inspect the roof after it was
reported 10 me that il had leaked. They
reported that q Scuttle. which is about
three or four feet square. was left of:
and one time both scuttleS We're Oft.
7 REQUIRED that the roofing contract