The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-18

1t has to a great extent run down
into the valleys and cutters. A fine
slate roof, bought by the State at
heavy expense. and which afforded a
perfect protection for years, was ta-
ken OF and appropriated by the con-
tractors. The evidence is that it will
cost about 5000 to put this roof in a
moderately safe condition. The spec
ifications call for 4x30 ventilators 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 or more un.
slightly creation could not be devised,
even If it had been properly con-
structed. but our observation, and the
testimony Of Capt. Hunt. shows that
it is nothing short Of miserable
fraud. He says: 1T is done in very
crude and unworkmanlike manner.
There 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 gal
vanized iron in proper shape. The
work is full of kinks and crimps, with
nothing to keep it up. find the work
roughly done. with but few uprights
in position. and some of these four or
five feet apart. with but single
thickness of thin galvanized material
between the bearings. This is not
sufficient to hold this work, or to keep
it in it's proper shape. This could
only have been done by putting cir
ular iron frame. so as to conform with
| the circle of the work. and the gal
vanized iron work riveted to the skel-
eton frame OF iron, and should have
been made to conform with the circu-
lar parts on the inside, and put close
enough to prevent the galvanized iron
from crimping. The inner dome is
not seriously supported. One OF the
| braces is bent. The horizontal 7at-
tice brace at the top Of the dome.
called for by the specifications. Is left
out. This has tendency to weaken
the structure. They are intended to
keep the thing in 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 prop
erly in shape, very crudely done. 1t
is secure. but very roughly put on.
Those little galvanized iron strips are
crude, cheap work"
THE outer dome has not been built
according to the plans and specifica-
erly done Some Of the stones are
too short. This defect has been over
come by the contractor by filling in
cement and mortar to increase the
| length Of the stones, so as to make 1t
| possible for him to use them. The
character Of the work, in the course
of time. will be affected more or less
by the weather, and will become. by
the cracking OF the joints. unstable.
Now the water table stone course
at the base OF the tower; the joints
| and the stone work are cracked
and already cause leakage. The win
dow frames are poorly made. and do
not tit the openings for which they
are made. In great many places, you
can see entirely through the outer
dome to the inner dome. where there
is nothing to stop the water from be-
ing driven through and cause leakage.
! 1t will become necessary. or 1t Is now
necessary, should say. that this
work be entirely gone over. and all
joints exposed TO the weather. or all
surfaces, should be corked with lead.
The top moulded course of the cornice
III the old work has raised joint in
the stone to protect it from leakage.
! This does not appear in the new work
OF the same character. In two places
the stone fronting the face of the balus-
trade is too shallow and IS built up
three inches and half with thin
slags OF stone to give it the proper
height.
3. The drawings call for wood
truss under the portico roof. This has
not been put in place. and is a detri-
ment to the strength to this part OF
The roof. II should have been put in
80 as TO give connection for the other
timbers. to which the ceiling could
! have been finally nailed" Testimony
Capt. Hunt)
The bottom members Of the archi-
trave is the stone Intel course over
the capitals. and should have been
moulded inside as we'll as now shown
on the outside This stone should have
have been carried around the entire
area of the portico ceiling this ia re-
ouired in all classes Of architecture.
regardless OF the requirements OF the
special orders. These stones should
have been solid and not built up In
sections. as shown by the drawings.
Testimony Capt. !Iunt.)
10. Between the wall OF the building
and the caves OF the roof there is
"acant space OF something over nine
inches. and but for sheet OF galvan-
.zed iron 1-32 OF an inch IN thickness
there would he nothing at ali between
the interior OF the building and the
wide, wide world" Testimony Capt.
lIuntl
il. We call attention to the serious
defect in the rear portico. between two
o. the columns. which support it. One
Of the large Intel stones. which carries