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

~ ou'.e FROM lis appearance 1T looked
10 rae as II some one had used some
Kind OF bar TO prize 1t loose. The work
mad the appearance of being well done
rem&in, Yours, very truly,
c9iumbia Plumbing and cornice
~, II. g, Chapman, Manager.
Columbia, s. c., Feb. lS,i9O4.
a. G. Dover. Ocala. Fla. IN
Did the state house roof show flash
lngS Were torn out when you examined
it? - S'''
SSigneO Frank p. Milburn.
ocala, Fla. Feb. 1S,l9O4.
Frank u. Milburn, Architect -
Yes, some half dozen places absolute
ly pulled away from wall.
(Signed) A. @. Dover.
Columbia, S. c., Feb. To- 1904.
Mr.. Frank p Milburn.
Den Sir: / am native of Georgia
out now a resident of Charlotte, N. G..
am practical cornice and metal and
sheet worker, with % years actual ex-
perience.
l did great deal of work on tho
state capitol at Columbia; had charge
OF the sheet metal work of the inner
dome and the outer dome. and also
me 8uttering, anu the same was put in
according to the plans and details for
lhe same, by experienced workmen, in
Il good, workmanlike manner l have
read the published testimony OF M.
iluIl TeIdtlnB TO my work, and the
same is in the main not true.
= L have this day been on the roof AMI
examined the dome and cutters. The
iloor OF the lantern of the dome hau
been badly abused since the work was
completed and accepted. There have
been holes made in the copper, which
cause leaks i'm the inner dome There
is now piece of timber there with
mans In 1t, which might cause some of
the holes noted.
a ont ri I, .,
Mr.. Hunt is generally not true They
are made of Merchants old method TX
TN, which Is the standard OF America
ana proper material for that particular
work. 1t rests on granite foundation
and has all the projection necessary
AFTER three years use it is in perfect
condition.
| have had large experience with
roofs, ana have been familiar with this
roof. off and on, since it was put on
n TINS matter, again the testimony of
MIR. Hunt is largely untrue 1t is as
phait and gravel, and not tar and
construction were one and q half or
;Wo inches and the little slipping noted
Is only some slight excess of material
as Is common to such roofs
Ine cost of metal ceilings in 1901 and
i?oZ was very much less than il was
an 1889, because of progressive ideas
and methods in this kind of business
ana prices OF material. Al hough had
no interest in the ceiling of the main
lobby or elsewhere, my work was near
~, ana L had conversation with Mr.
ohkeler about same, and / know that
Ihe new ceiling cost more than it would
nave cost TO repair the old one, but to
I'm the old one would require the inn
portation of special expert metal work.
ers, and great deal of time, which
would nave resulted in Inconvenience
10 the legislature.
(SigneD G; g 'noy
To Whom it May Concern:
Gentlemen: L have read with sur
price Capt Hunts testimony in re-
gard to the roofing applied to the State
nit: ~
The roofing on this building is what
IS known as 'Warren's Anchor Brand
Natural Asphalt Roofing" and was an
plled by the Charlotte Roof and Paw
ing company" of Charlotte n. c., ac-
cording to the plans and speci6catious
auop'Su Dy the Warren Chemical and
notwithstanding company OF New York
Guy. rms roof is what is known as
our standard Anchor Brand Asphalt
i,oolllS, ana has been applied accord
ing TO our plans and specifications 1t
contains no coal tar, or coal tar prod
octs, and is composed out of asphalt
throughout. In reference to cant
Hunts assertion that the roof is of lit
tie or no value, might state that
WhlIe there are some leaks in the roof
these leaks are ocCasiOned, not through
the lault of the roofing, but for other
reasons not in the roofing contract
NOW the pitch OF this roof, as nearly
as can ascertain, is about four inches
10 the root, and the roofing is well
adapted to this class of construction:
III iact we do not hesitate to advocate,
ana furthermore to apply this roof
ing on buildings whose roofs have n
nltCh OF co six inches and upwards to
the foot. The crushed quartz used for
the SraVeinG surface is such as will
n = .,.,t
Il inch in size, and / am at a loss to
understand how Capt. Hunt can say
thtt ne was able to find stones as big
az pigeons eggs or the size OF a mans
nilld. i submit the above testimony in
uelenSe OF the Anchor Brand Roofing
which has been attacked by Can't.
Hunt, and trust 1t will be accepted as
such
(Sgncd) Walter Il. Harris
Representing Warren Chemical and
Manufacturing company, II Battery
Place New York city
notified the Charlotte Roof and
iaNlng company repeatedly to send
men to repair this roof They sent
men more than once, but finally Mr.. ,
. DoNcf, the manager, told me that some
a1he was tampering with the roof and
HA1at he thought that water was run
s5& through the copper work and
hd the windows. 1t is a fact that
sfeA of the frames and sash were
IN during severe windstorm
fil.54S'uinmer, and more than likely this
~ nnts for some Of the leaking com
:EfPhed or. MIR. Ray Informed me that
sfs|SieS had been punched in the conner
dome. | cannot say as to this, but
DO know that people were permitted
To go and come at WILL
ON two or more occasions | sent my
men to inspect the roof after it was !
'eportcd to me that it had leaked They
reported that scuttle, which Is about
three or four feet square was left off: |
ana one time both scuttlcS were off.
/ required that the roofing contract
ors give a guarantee for 10 years.
Which lully protected the States in
tcrcStS.
The committee say that a fine slate
looi was torn off which cost the state