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

IS completed. and :" cover This :.
guarantee is given for one wear
The copper and tile roof Oh the GOV
ernment building III Augusta leaked
trom time tc time and gave the officers
considerable trouble
Respectfully.
tSignedD L. G. Hrown /, son
Per II G. 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 its mn
merous criticisms of designs. plans and
work. with the single exception OF the
plumbing.
had understood. until last week.
that the name OF this witness was II
H. Huht; ana that he VAS govern
iheht architect, as Committeeman Pat
f"rSnn announced iii the house. ana
made diliSent inquiry in washington
as |" identity and standing.
In the limited tim" at my disposal
since Thursday. | have inquired as tn
tunt, resulting in the following in
formation:
Before going 10 Washington MIR.
Hunt enjoyed the reputation of being
a good mechanic.
The Washington city directory for
1903 contains his name as n contractor.
The congressional directory does not
snow any such office rs "supernteid
ent of constructing of the United States
capitol. The last congressional dircc-
Tory SHOWS as connected with the office,
superintendent of In" capitol:
superintendent. Elliott Woods. CON
gres,ionnl hotel
chief clerk. George H. Williams. 2lo
T.. street
CHIEF electrical engineer. Christian p.
n.
Clerk, John Wclch. 3IO North Caro-
lima avenue. s. T..
w. II. Fitzpatrick wires:
Architect says neither s. S. Hunt
nor II. Fl. Hunt. superintendent OF con
struction capitol. Never heard of such
Hunt"
j. X. Taylor, the supervising arch-
ioct nf th.. United States government.
wires:
Office has no knowledge Of s. :.
Hunt in connection with any OF ills
work"
Paul j. PclZ Of Washington. one of
the three architects tand the only sur
viror) who designed the famous con
Sr ssinnal library. says thai his name
Is 40! IN the government Blue Rook
mat he neither knows =. :. Hunt aS
Il builder. contractor OF architect, and
that II he had been OF prominence in
either capacity. he would have known
him.
VIII South Carolininns endorse the
libelous report of this investirntin.,
committee, confesscdly based on the
opinion of this witness. in the face of
the opinions Of Nicholas Ittner OF At
!anta. j. T.. Burgess OF Savannah.
Charles +. Mckenzie Of Augusta, j. L.
Parrish of Lynchburg, G. II. Hadlow
of Jacksonville, and Il. G. 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:
Resolved, That when the work on
the State house is finished. prior to
accepting the same. the architect shall
notlfy the governor, who shall call
the commission together. who with
the architect shall inspect the work.
and IL the same is satisfactory the Ger
tificate shall issue"
Columbia, S. c., May 90. 1902
Hon. NJ. Is. McSwoeney Chairma n
State House Commission:
Dear Sir-I wish to report that Nc
IVAN, Unkefer Co, contractors. 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 the
same, and are entitled to the final pay
ment.
Z. ). This report to he filed when
the commission are satisfied with the
work as done
Resolved. That it appears to the
commission for the completion of the
State house that the work is satisfac-
tory and that the contract hcs been
substantially performed.
Whcreupon Mr.. Marshall made the
Following motion rs a 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, sDeci-
1cations and contract, and therefore
the work done is not satisfactory to
the commission"
A roll call having been demanded up-
on the question of the adoption of Mir.
Marshall's substitute, the substitute
was rejected by Il vote of Z to l, as fol-
lows:
Voting yes-Marshall-1.
Those voting no-McSweeney, Jen-
ninss. Mower. Johnson. Wilson, Bel
linger, Derham-T.
CONCLUSION.
have tried to briefly and calmly
show the public the plain facts connect
ed with the State house work, with
out rcSortfng to rant and cheap clal-
trap about banbooZling. etc
:, 1 nave no desire to conceal anything
from the public and I court the fullest
investigation. feeling sure OF a com
p!ete rindication from the cruel at
tack which has been made upon my
character for the first time
Very respectfully.
Frank p. Milburn.
A PREACHER WITH "A RECORD.
The Rev. .Toiu Rnpx,o 30 <~or. ~,