The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-24


iii' 0"Srt% u& long ds ,hry wcrr ~
i'" 'it''- E"tiiHiuG Ia" Importance OF
S'tu .'iN'h,"nruS. ;tld being con-
}tl""i that som" provision for them
h'NSt J." Inalr before the permanent
N uii "u tli'. STATE house was completed.
ir commission sought to urovide a
'.'f"r"u' nut" convenient and safer
i". aliI il 10" huilGiing Tor thc4n
os"tS Ties" u"W closets Wor" NOT
"'ill"lnliai"" when the question ut
inpIciuG III" state house, cam" be.
i"!' thu G"ncral assembly. nor W,ro
il."l' any T!anS. Sp"CiiicationS or con-
iiI,i r",Hiin- th"lntu: but IN" r.ul'riS-
*'"n h'iieNinG that ont OF the appio-
i' shtlnn enough had been sal,i e. iil-
|tIi ih"S" ncC"SSnlicS nlid" such con
''.trt with reference iu ,h".m ~ iusti-
ts'N uS in counting H." unsi IiGii in
NrSuG'tIon Al III" tam" ~" fixtures
""r" Installed thri" Was no sewerage
system III tn" CITY OF Columbia. ana no
nanl' ipal regulations covering details
Mti"h though adopted for tn" sake OF
uuii'lnitN nnd governmental rcgti-
:'tinn NJ" hr arbitrary. Since this in
&ti!ia,iun th"r" has been no complaint
~ IA" pr,S"n'" or suspicion OF til" rx-
iSi'IIt'' ri &"N"r gas. and the location
u; t'l' closets is such that if III" pres
rl,-r 'li'l actually exist there .0uId he
y" dr'Im"n' 10 tn" health or lNes of
iii" occupants of tho Stat" house.
This determination on tn" part Of the
'"'uiniti"" 10 mlk" Tins arrangement
"nS most Fortunate. as subsequent
"N"ntS proved. for the discovery was
"t"ut that tim" mad" that the old
Mai"r closets had been silently and un-
NilSpc"tin2lN venting their gases
through S"''rsi ANA unknown nurS ~
y" brick walls "i the building into
''I'' Offices li'on the lower iiOor ana
spreading diS"aS" and death among tn.
states employees Tn" commission Of
sanitary experts appointed hv GOV
q Il
hilS -: tn" new work. ordered the old
''I~"'" i"rcmptori!y ANA Immediately
removed from the building. and in this
di'nand Mr.. Edens. the sanitary in
Sp"ctpr .: Columbia. joined The CRATES
or 'lir l'!a"rS in several Of tn" offices
W"r" directly connected with these.
closets and had IL be hcrllctically
sealed until II" old woIk WAS removed
from I'll" building.
'rh,. tUndcuilic.i closets had been in
%'il'"d III great expense to- the Stut,.
under IN" direction Of the commission
which erected the splendid ten tloiS-
:iiid dollar Sl,"! ceiling in the main
lobby. nearly L. years ago. largely un-
d'r IN" supervision of Senator Mar
Shhil. who was then secretary of state
W" desire to Impress upon you the
1a"t mat you hay" not been put in pos
session of amy evidence Ur statement as
- tn" apparent condition OF the Stat,
nous" upon the day when the accent
anc" WAS made and the final INSTALL
1n"nt paid tu the contractor. We
Therefore. inform you that when the
work WAS accepted and the money paid
u personal inspection by SlIrciul COM
nittc" OF the commission was made
and tn" roof with I'll OF it's nccessor!rs
hIi"arcd In perfect condition, and
every stone laid under the contract
VAS free from cracks or apparent de-
fcciS. nnh this Notwithstanding Il test
period of nearly OF quite Il month had
tihpS"tl from the date when the build
ing was rendered. during which period
wr were satisfied that sufficient test
had been made During said period
there were several precipitations Of
ram, notably on the 18th day OF May
l!"2. when the rain began to fall about
O'clock In the morning and continued
until about Of the same morning,
during which time nearly an inch OF
water fell. Rain followed again on
tn" l4th, falling during the night. and
on the 18th. when in II minutes "a OF
an inch of rainfall WAS registered
l'n'l"r this severe test the roof an
!hr"l 10 b" perfect na far na rra.ac
ti"n from water is concerned. This
statement is made on official infornu-
ton given us by the United States uu-
thorilicS.
W" confess with the utmost cnndor
that I'm some RESPECTS. particularly as
to he roof and the floor lights, we have
not been altogether pleased with the
result of the work But these at the
worst are not as serious as would have
been blundcrs Involving the conStruc-
ti"n Of the stone work, and other more
permanent portions Of the building,
which has come up to the full measure
or the expectation of the commission.
IT is we'll to remember. however that
we are too prone To dwell upon that
which has not come fully up to CTR
expectations. while ignoring the fact
that this man probably succeeded In
more Important matters where another
criticism.
We have scrupulousy avoided, either
III this communication or in any Of the
steps leading up to the opportunity
which has been accorded us by your
honorable body to set ourselves right.
In making our cause common with that
Of either the architect or contractor.
ana have endeaVored to divorce our
selves insofar as possible from them.
First OF all. though out of office. we
anu of the general assembly ana ii
that tribunal deems the State To have
=, suffered injury from either our first
duty Is to the State.
However. it Is but Justice to say thu,
we have found the contractors in all
their dealings with us honorable busi-
hess men. whom we believe to be above
susriclon OF wrong doing. and who
} sought 10 live up to the true intent and
meaning Of their contract with tn,
, State.
We desire it understood that we dc
( not claim that it is impossible that i'm.
! positions have been practiced upor
this commission by the architect OF
contractor for II any vital defects ex
; ist in the building or serious mistake.
can be shown to have been made, these
must have been the outcome of The
commission having been misled, bu! we
90 assert in the most positive manner
that the findings and the conclusion.
contained In the report of the joint in,
EcStiEating committee are not sus.
tanned by the evidence therein con.
tained. and If they are ever sustained
II must be hv evidence produced before
another tribunal. Whether this com.
mission or any of It's members were
ever designedly or unintentionally i'm.
p"Sed upon or deceived by either arch.
iteri or contractor. it can only he
proved out OF the mouth or mouths OF
Sllrh member or members. unless it be
conceded that the members would com.
nii perjury in order to hide the facts
We would remind your honorable
body that this commission has moi
HNcmcn it to be It's duty To go into a.