The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-21
required the contract a year ago.

required the contract a year ago."
said Mr.. Todd.
Replying to Mr.. Gasque, he said
he was in no competition, and under
the rules Of the association the fees
are due pro rata, and he was now
entitled to one-ffth Of the entire fee.
He entered into no competition, be-
cause it was the rule OF his Office.
There were other rules-for instance,
no negro could get plan from his
Office.
The matter was impressed on my
mind because was directly inter-
ested. I wouldn't spend money on
contingency. understood the con
tract was made in good faith.
Replying to Mr.. GasQue. he SAID
he visited people throughout the
State. talked to tax payers and ~
terested them in it. Mr. F. c. Cary
had told him that he would support
the plans if the governor would not
veto them. Mr.. Todd told Mr.. Cary
shat he could make no promises.
q keep no account OF my expenses,
but if that is a matter Of controversy,
will eliminate them despite the fact
that The State has attempted to per
vert the facts would like to know
what architect it was The State says
roughly speaking. the Improvements
would cost s3,000,000.
There are plenty Of architects
who enter into competition, but am
not one Of them. The State news
raper has never said that the $1,000
appropriated was to acGuaint the peo-
pie with the facts.
MI. Todd stated emphaticaliy that
he understood that he was to be paid
for the model and for the travelling.
He had spent nearly year on the
work. He consulted E. Marion Ruck-
er and other attorneys as to whether
OF not. as a member Of the les!sla-
ture, he (Mr. Todd was violating
,he ethics Of the profession. Mr..
Rucker said no.
Al the September meeting he was
busy explaining the plans and ne
could not say whether or not the
governor was in the Office all the
time. He naturally thought that as
The meeting being held there, it was
authorized.
He never consulted the governor
privately.
81 never heard a no or any plans
discussed at the meeting. AS to the
travelling expense account. l would
rather wipe that out. According to
Mr. Bryan. thought had authority
20 proceed with the plans after the
February meeting. If l knew then
wha, l know now. I certainly would
not have gone on with the work. /
told them that it would take lots OF
money to fix this capitol. The dome.
Tor instance, is unsafe. I think as
to toilet approaches, if you bother
the approaches to the toilets, you
endanger the rest of the building.
Mr.. Belser asked the witness after
reading the governors message, how
it could be possible to interpret the
idea as it was done.
Mr.. Todd said that when once work
was started on the capitol it meant
wholesale changes. The front steps
were unsafe. new Offices were needed,
and South Carolina should arrange
FOR new building.
The contract and his report were
prepared in his Office in Charleston,
but he did not know where the min
utes were drawn up.
Questioned by Mr.. Gasque. he said
he 6id not recall who he visited. Fo-'
instance, he talked to representative
men like Col. Johnstone. He did not
call on the governor, because the
meeting was held there and the gov
ernor was presumably familiar with
the plans. He named four from his
Office who were here on architectural
work. The whole thing had cost
about $4,000 in addition to his work
OF year.
Il felt as sure of my money as if
l was investing in gold bond,' re-
peated Mr. Todd.
F. NJ Carey was next sworn. He
confirmed the conversation referred
10 by Mr.. Todd. held in Anderson, in
which reference was made to the
proposed new building. He would be
glad to have a suil3ing costing ST.
100000, but he did not think the
State had that much money to put
in the work, bat if the general assem-
bly, made the appropriation the gov
ernor would probably veto it. Mr..
Todd, said he was in no position to
state what the governor would DO
but believed that the governor would
approve it. He Ont. Carey) said in
addition that unless his people want
ed the measure, he would not vote
for it. He thought Mr.. Todd was
anxious for the measure to pass as
monument to his ability.
He was under the impression that
the plans would cost the State moth
ing, unless ai:epted, although he
was ignorant as 10 the rules OF archi-
tects.
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