The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-26

idttion which must necessarily surr,rind
:. theSe closets as long as they wer. 20
iocated. Realizing the fmportanee OF
such conveniences. and being cox
vlnced that some provision for tteYn
.:;ast be made before the perm,, I,s,,i
York on the State house was comp stea
tht commission sought to proyt5e a
Hiiterent, more convenient and safe,
locality in the building for tuese
closets. These new closets weI. ga,
contemplated when the question 6l
completing the State house cane .l-
lore the general assembly, nor Ner.
there any plans, specifications or con-
tract relating thereto: but the commits
SION ,pelieving that out Of the appro-
prlatlon enough had been saved to in-
stan these necessaries. made such con-
tract with reference to them as justi-
lies us In counting the most rigid in
Hestgatton. at the time the fixtures;
were installed there was no sewerage
municipal regulations covering details
which though adopted for the sake of
uniformity and governmental regu-
iatlon are but arbitrary. Since this in
staiat1on there has been no complaint
ol the presence or suspicion of the eX-
lstence of sewer gas, and the location
of the closets is such that il the pres
ehce did actually exist there could be
no detriment to the health or lives Of
the occupants of the State house.
This determination on the part of the
committee to make this arrangement
was most fortunate, as subsequent
events proved, for the discovery was
about that time made that the old
water closets had been silently and un-
Suspectingly venting their gases
through secret and unknown nues In
the brick walls OF the building into
The offices upon the lower floor and
spreading disease and death among the
states employees. The commission of
sc,
Hayward, While criticizing some de-
ais of the new work, ordered the old
closets peremptorily and Immediately
removed from the building, and in this
demand MIR. Edens. the sanitary in
SpeCtor OF Columbia Joined. The CRATES
or fire places in several Of the offices
We're directly connected with these
closets and had to be Theoretically
sealed until the old work was removed
fl ON the building.
The condemned closets had been in
stalled at great expense to the State
under the direction of the commission
which erected the splendid ten thous-
and dollar steel ceiling" in the main
lobby; nearly 10 years ago, largely un-
Ger the supervision of Senator Mar
snail who was then secretary of state.
We desire to impress upon you the
fact that You have not been put in pos
session OF any evidence or statement as
To the apparent condition OF the Stare
ance was made and the final INSTALL
mcnt paid to the contractor. We,
therefore. inform YOU that when the
work was accepted and the money paid
Il personal inspection Ly special COM
mttcc Of the commission was made
and tbe roof with all OF its accessories.
appeared in perfect condition. and
every stone laid under the contract
was free from cracks or apparent de-
fects, and this notwithstanding n test
period of nearly or quite month had
elapsed from the date when the build
ing was trndered, during which period
we were satisfied that a sufficient test
had been made. During said period
there were several prccpitations OF
rain. notably on the 18th day Of May,
1907, when the rain began To fall about
: o'clock in the morning ana continued
until about of the same morning
during which time nearly an inch of
water fell. Rain followed again on
The iith. falling during the night, and
on the 18th, when in II minutes "a OF
an inch of rainfall was registered.
Under this severe test the roof ap-
peared to be perfect as far as protec-
lion from water is concerned This
statement is made on official nforma-
ton given us hv the United States au-