Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-24

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is completed. and TO cover this n
! guarantee Is given for one year W
The copper and tile roof on the gov
| ernment building In Augusta leaked
from time to time and gave the officers
! considerable trouble.
+ Respectfully.
! (Stgnedl +. G.. Brown a. Son. I.
4 r Per II. c.. Brown
/ General Contractors, Augusta, Ga
THE GOVERNMENT EXPERT.
No doubt the public is curious to
know something more of Mr.. Hunt
| upon whom the committee seems con-
tent to rest for 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 witriess was IL.
/ I'll. Hunt, and that he was govern
ment architect, as Committeeman Pat
| terson announced in the house, and L
made diligent inquiry In washington
as to identity and standing.
! In the limited time at my disposal
since Thursday,I / have inquired as to
the work, position. etc. of Mr.. s. s.
Hunt resulting in the following i'm
| formations:
Before going to Washington, Mr..
Hunt enjoyed the reputation of being
a good mechanic.
The Washington city directory for
| 1908 contains his name as a contractor
| The congressional directory does not
show any such office as "suDerintend-
ent of 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 III. Williams, 21O
| II. street. .A
Gilem, 642 East Capitol street.
| Clerk, John ,Welch, $40 North Caro-
| lima avenue, S. E.
! w. B. Fitzpatrick wires:
Architect says neither s. S. Hunt
nor III. II. Hunt, superintendent of con-
struction capitol. Never heard of such
| Hunt"
j. r. Taylor, the supervising archi-
tect of, the United States government,
wires:
| "Onice has no knowledge of S. S.
Hunt in connection with any OF it's
work"
! Paul j. Pelz of Washington, ono of
| the three architects (and the only sur
viyor who designed the famous con-
gressional library, says that his name
| Is not in the government Blue Book
that he neither knows S. S. Hunt as
n 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
opinion Of this witness. in the face of
the opinions OF Nicholas Ittner of At
lanta, j. Il. Burgess of Savannah,
Charles f. Mckenzie of Augusta, j. E.
Parrish of Lynchburg, G.. II. Hadlow
of Jacksonville, and II. 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:
'ReSOlVeu, 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. b. McSweeney, Chairman
State House Commission:
Dear Sir--I wish to report that Nc
! llvain, Unkefer Co, contra ctors have
completed the work as outlined by me
ON the State house. That is, the spir-
1t, intent and meaning Of the plans
specifications and notifications of . he
same. and are entitled to the final pay
ment.
Frank p. Milburn.
p. S. This report to be filed when
the commission are satisfied with the
work as done.
Resolved, That It appears to the
commission for the completion of the
STATE mouse that the work is SatiSfac-
tory and that the contract has been
substantially performed.
Whcreupon Mr.. Marshall made the
following motion as Il substitute:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
commission the work done under the
contract to complete the State house
mas not been performed by the CON
tractors according to the plans, speci-
neat Ions 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..
Marshalrs substitute, the substitute
was rejected by vote OF to l, as fol-
lows:
Voting yes-Marshall--l
Those voting no-McSweeney, Jen-
nings. Mower, Johnson, Wilson, Bel
linger, Derham--7.
CONCLUSION.
| 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.
L have no desire to conceal anything
! from the public and I court the fullest
investigation. feeling sure of a com
plete Vindication from the cruel at
tack which has been made upon NV
character for the first time.
Very respectfully,
Frank =. Milburn.
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PREACHER WITH A RECORD.
The Rev. John Ruppc OF Gnffncy IIoa