The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-24

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guarantee is given for one year.
The copper and tile root on The gov
ernmeut building in Augusta licked
from time to time and gave the officers
&, considerable trouble.
Respectfully
(SiGred) I. G. Brown * Son.
Per T. c. Brown.
Genera! Contractors. Augusta. Ga.
THE GOVERNMENT EXPERT.
No doubt tie public is curious TO
know something more of Mr.. Hunt.
upon whom the committee seems con-
tent To rest Tor the support OF It's 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 II.
Il. Hunt. and that ne was a govern
ment architect. as Committeeman Pat
terson announced in the house. and
made dilisent inquiry in Washington
as to identity and standing.
In The limited time at my disposal
since Thursday, l have inquired as TO
the work. position. etc. OF Mr.. S. =
Hunt. resulting IL the following in
/: formation:
Before going to Washington. Mr..
Hunt enjoyed the reputation Of being
l good mechanic
The Washington city directory FOR
1903 contains his name as u contractor.
The congressional directory does not
Show any such office as 'superintend-
ent o. 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-
greSSional hotel
Chief clerk. George H. Williams. 2lo
E. street.
Chief electrical engineer. Christian P.
GLEN, 642 East Capitol street.
Clerk, John Welch, 80 North Caro-
lima avenue. S. E.
W. 3. fitzpatrick wires:
architect says neither S. S. Hunt
nor H. H. Hunt. superintendent Of con-
struction capitol. Never heard of such
Hunt"
+. \. Taylor. the supervising archi-
tect OF the United States government.
wires:
office has no knowledge Of S. S.
Hunt in connection with any of its
work.
Paul ]. Pelz OF Washington. one Of
the three architects land the only sur
vivor) who designed the famous con-
gressioral 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
that if he had been Of prominence in
either capacity. he would have known
him.
VIII South Carolinians endorse the
libelous report Of this investigating
committee. confessedly based on the
opinion OF this witness, in the face Of
Of Nicholas +.
lanta. J. E. Burgess Of Savannah,
Charles F. Mckenzie Of Augusta, J. E.
Parrish of Lynchburg. G. H. Hadlow
Of Jacksonville, and 7. 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
accepting the same, the architect shall
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
tificate shall issue"
Columbia, S: c., May %, 1902.
Hon. NJ 3. McSweeney, Chairman
State House Commission:
Dear Sir-I wish 20 report that Nc
Twain. Cnkefer Co., contractors. have
completed the work as outlined by me
on the State house. That is, the spir-
it, intent and meaning of the plans.
specifications and notifications Of the
same. and are entitled to the final pay
rneNt.
Frank P. Milburn.
P. S. This report to be filed when
the commission are satisfied with the
work as done.
f"Resolved, That it appears to the
commission for the completion of the
State house that the work is satisfac-
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 this
commission the work done under the
contract to complete the State house
has not been performed by the con-
tractors according 20 the plans. speci-
ficationS and contract and therefore
the work done is not satisfactory to
the. commission
= roll call having been demanded up
on the question of the adoption Of Mr..
Marshall's substitute. the substitute
lows:
Voting yes-Marshall-1.
Those voting no-McSweeney. Jen-
nings. Mower. Johnson. Wilson, Bel
linger. Derhana--1.
CONCLUSION.
I have tried to briefly and calmly
show the public the plain facts connect
ed with the State house work, with
out resorting to rant and cheap clap
trap about bamboozling. etc.
have no desire to conceal anything
from the public and court the fullest
investigation. feeling sure Of a COM
plete vindcation from the cruel at
tack which has been made upon my
character for the first time.
Very respectfully.
Frank P Milburn.
A PREACHER WITH a RECORD.