Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-01-20

earn additional remuneration, are
looked upon ~ perile. He was the
only available man with spficient
knowledge 1t IL claimed, to heve pro-
nerIv handled such an underta1Iinx.
Tha work did not interfere with the
dmties of his own Office, as he acted
IN the capacity of general supervisor.
X was q matter requiring know
ledge of that work, not Time He
aid the experimenting but the actual
work wac carried out under the per-
sonai direction OF assistants.
The many excellent features Of the
new building are pointed out as
nroof of the wisdom of the capifol
Commission In selecting Mr.. Lea to
snperintend the project His dis
coyery of the false start made in
at the reinforced concrete foetings.
is named as one thing In which he
saved the state thousands of dollars.
rho ventilation and vacuum steam
circulation systems in the state house
are of his design.
The last report of the engineers
department shows number of pro-
iectsin the western part Of the state
ali of which are being carried out
~ accordance with the advice Of the
department. -Hydrographic surveys
of the rivers and streams Of the state
are being made as rapidly IS pos
Tba sioux Falls drainage ditch and
tho plans for certain bridges In Sui
" county are pointed out as recent
work done under the supervision of
the engineer and the department las
m hand at the present time over
hundred other drainage propositions.
Mr.. Lea is also credited with interest
ing eastern capital in the big con-
templated projects on Rapid and
O. H. Gordon of the census bureau
in Washington. who was In F1erre
q short time ago, after irrigation
of the engineer was one OF the hAest
in the United States.
The report of the state capitol
commission on October 81. 1905. has
the following:
.sThe commission reports With
satisfaction that it made arrange
ments with Mr.. Samuel H. Lea, state
engineer of irrigation, to act as
superintendent of construction and
supervising engineer in behalf OF the
state during the construction OF the
capitol building. a position OF great
responsibility and requiring special
fitness, training anu Shlli' rs "SAt ~
firmness, courage and unquesuoned
int gritty"
The report goes on to state Hhy
Mr.. Lea was employed and how the
state not only secured a man emil
nently fitted for the position. but at
about one-half " xDenSe any other
applicant for t"+ position would have
been to the state.
In addition to supervising the con-
struction of the new capitol building
at Pierre. the state engineer per-
formed the following work In con-
nection Herewith:
Laying out a sewer system for the
capitol building, making specihca-
lions for the same ana supervising
the construction thereof.
Making Typographical survey and
map of capitol grounds.
Drawing up specifications ana
supervising the construction OF an
artesian we'll on copitol grounds
The above designated work was
done without any extra compensation
therefor and without expense to the
state. The artesian well is one OF
the best constructed wells in the
state; it has an inner casing of cast
iron. through which the water passes
to the surface. This wei furnishes
a flow of water amounting to over
1000 gallons per minute. A large
quantity of gas Is also furnished