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

has not been put IN place anu -
deteriment to the strength of this part
of the roof. 1t should have been put
in so as to give connection for the other
timbers, to which the ceiling could
have been finally nailed" Testimony
Capt Hunt, page 19.
THE bottom members of the archl'
trave is the stone Intel course over
the capitals and should have been
moulded inside as well as now shown
on the outside. This stone should
have been carried around the entire
area of the portico ceiling; this is 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 Hunt, paaSc -.
10. Between the wall of the building
and the caves of the roof there is a
vacant space of something over nine
inches, and but fo2 sheet OF galvanlz'
iron 1-32 of an inch in thinckness there
would be nothing at al between the
interior of the building and the wide
wide world" Testimony Capt Hunt
page 20.
Il. We call attention to a serious
defect in the rear portico, between tWc
of the columns, which support it. One
of the large Intel stones, which car
ries its portion Of the gable, IS crack
ed, apparently entirely through and is
likely at any time to give away.
The contractors appropriated tC
thoir own use and actually sold thou.
sands of dollars worth Of the old ma
terial upon the State House grounds
and which came out Of the building
and seek to justify their acts BY! a
provision in the specifications whlch
allows them to "use" certain portions
of the old material. The contract re,
uuires the contractors to provide all
the materials and perform all the work
mentioned in the SPECIFICATIONS and
shown in the drawings" etc. In this
connection they were allowed 10 uat
"all old material that is now on the
grounds, and such parts OF the. present
roof that conforms to these plans anC
specifications" with certain named
executions, and to make plain what
was intended the said provision reads
"This only covers the granite columns
ballusters, old iron bracing, granite
etc, in the roof that is suitable anC
the proper size as called for" Does
that mean "suitable and proper size as
called for" for them to carry of anC
sell, or does it mean "suitable and pro
per size as called for" the specitica
tions, to 20 into the building? W.
submit that it is too plain for discus
sion, that the latter IS the construc
tion to be placed upon it and that II
carrying away and disposing OF thl:
valuable property of the State they
were naked trespasSers.
The glass floor to the portlcos: IN the
opinion of the expert should not have
been put in. The architect had th'
choice of other old and reliable Style
and passed them over to ma kc an eX
pertinent with this untried kind o
flooring and as in all other depart
ments of the work with disastrous re
suits.
The water closets installed under
ncalll this pUrJico leakeu 81 uauIy ULc.
had to be removed to another part o
the building. AT first this was rcqulr
ed TO be done at the expense OF lh'
architect. Afterwards the commits
sion allowed him $500 out of the StaL'
funds aS Il contribution towards IT
And the lower pass away from TN
grounds to the entrance to the lowe
story of the State House is covered
with water after every rain. Tic IL!
ing between the rows Of glass IS break
ing up already, and a change of thi
flooring is !. matter OF lmmedlau
necessity.
The water closets, like everything
else, are defective, and will cost TN
State more money to put them II
shape and suitable condition. We re
fer to the testimony of Mr.. A. W
Edens, civil engineer and inspector q
sewers and plumbing for ne city o
Columbia, which explains this.
The contract required the contIac
tors to protect the lntcriOrot the DlIld
ing from rain. while rrmnrln" ~" "l'
roof, Dy the Use Of Iarpaulln or canla
covering. This WAS not done, ana II
consequence all Of the galleries ;lnt
many of the rooms were Hooded dH:
ing this period, and the painting a"'
frcscoing on the walls OF the two cham
bcrS were permanently ruined.
These contractors were rrnll'r"d r.
/, furnish a good and sufficient bond 10
the faithful performance OF the con
tract, and did give bond in the sun
of $50, 900, of the City Trust, Safe De
post and Surety Company, OF Phlla
; delphia, to Governor NJ. B. McSwee