Report of the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds from 1919 July 1, to 1920 July 1

REPORT
OF THE
K~eper of Public Buildings and Grounds
From July 1,1919, to july] , 1920
T. :E. MASSENGALE
Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds
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REPORT .
OF THE -
Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds
From July I, 19.1 9, to July I, 1920 ,
T. E. MASSENGALE
Keeper of Publi c Build ings and Gr ounds
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'To His E xcell eu cu , lll./gli M . D or sey ,

Gov ernor of Georgia .

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1 have the honor to su bmit herewith my report a s K eep er of Publ ic Buildings and Grounds f or th e period from .Iuly 1st, 1919, t o .Iuly 1st, .1920.

_ During the past year it has been neccesary t o paint and furnish w ith new fu rni ture, carpets, etc., a number of rooms in th e Cap itol. New off ices cr ea te d by an "act of the la st Gen eral As sembly; a lso to instal new toi lets and create new rooms for the officers occupying these new positions. A la r ge amount has been expended for the construction change s and furni shings. This has placed th e Capitol in th e best phys ical condit ion possible in view of the appropriations for the upkeep of the Capitol. The high price of labor and supplies make it almost imperative that this department should have a much larger appropriation for this purpose. J

The pres ent method of heating th e Capitol is

unsatisfactory and wasteful, as the system is anti-

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quated and out of date.

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T he installation of a modern, up -to-dat e h ea t-

ing plant would not only be the means of providi ng

comfort to the occupants of the Cap it ol\ but wou ld

save a lar g e sum yearly to the State.

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I de sire now to call y our attention to th e con dit ion of th e Capitol as to th e plastering, window glass and sills upon which the windows re st. In a la rg e

Humber of places the pla stering is falling mid un safe . The glass in all the window ' frames need reglaz ing, pain ting, etc., and th e sills all pa int ed, and if negl ect ed, the building will soon be un safe for th e employes and vis ito r s. The K eep er with th e Engin eer and assistant ha s caref u lly gone over the whol e building and th e condition r eported to the Budget Comm itt ee.

The Governor '8 Mansion is un safe and in sani\
tary. The pl astering has fall en a number of t imes

and the contractor making th e repairs on the walls

and roof has declared that almost ev ery room in th o

I building is unsafe, for this r eason: During th e rainy

weather, dampness soaks in through th e,walls, mak-

ing the house unhealthy and ruining tho walls. 'I'he .,

leaks and openings have been r epaired, but th e en-

t ire roof, and all th e outside walls are in s uch con-

di ti on tha t th ese r epairs will no t hold. The roofing'

and banist ers of the p orches are r otten and unsafe;

in fa ct , the who le mansion is in an un sanitary and

unhealthy condition, arid it is ext re mly unfair and

unjust t o th e Governo r of the Sta te tha t he should

be r equired t o live with hi s family in such a building.
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I attach heret o as exhi bit A. a statem ent show-

ing receipts and expenditure s of this department

during the pas t year . I take pride in th e fact that

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the expenditu re s ha ve been as economica l as pos-'

sible. This ha s been brought about because of th e

co-operation of ever y department, and the timely \

assistance and advic e of the Governor.

I , with th e Engineer and a contractor, went car efully over the Governor ts Mansion and find it
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in a bad condition, .uid the estimate mad e by said Con t ra ct or . In his op in ion it would ta ke $35,000.0() to pla ce said mansi on in a fi rst class condition .
I n conc lusion I desire to thank the ent ire f'orce f or their co-operat ion and help during th e p ast yea r. In vi ew of the amount fo r r epairs I deom it would be wi se to build a new hou se and sell th e old.
R e s p e c t f u l l y,
'I' . J1J. MA SSJ~X UALE,
K eeper of Public Buildings and Grounds.
31t. 1'. E. Massengal e,
Keep er of Grounds and Buildings, S ta te Ca p itol, City.
D E AR SIR:-
We prop ose to d o the work pointed out to us by you rself and Mr. Wilson a t the Gov ernor ts Mansion, furni shing all necessary material s, tools and la bor, r eplacing all d eca yed" woodwork on exte r io r, t all d eca yed gutters and conduct ors . 'I'uko off paint and repaint woodwork and brick walls on exte r io r, r eplaster all rooms on in side, r efinish all WOOdWOl k, r epaper all rooms that are papered at present time. Leaving mansion in "a g ood subst an t ial and neat inhabitable condition, all for the sum of 'l'h irty-f ive Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) .
CON'l'RACTOR.

Balance on haiid July Lst, 1919

$31,158 .55

Appropriation for 1~20 .. ;. . .,. . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000.00

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$S1,1 58.55

R epairs Capitol and Mansion .. $1S,334. 8G

Salary Keeper

. 2,409.07

R ent 105 Capitol Square

. 1,59~-U)(;

Cleaning supplies Capi tol and

and Mansion

. 3,45 ~ U36

Ice, Capitol and Mansion

. 117 .72

Office -furnitu r e for Capitol and

furni shings for Mansion . . . . 5,858.15

Lights, water, gas and heat f or

Capitol and Mansion

. 5,806.18

Payrolls, guards, porters and la-

borers '

. 22,319.:)4

Laundry

. 219.04-

Ooal and wood

. 4,222.;)5

Flowers, bulbs, et c. .

. 38,1.34

F'reight and drayage Printing and postage

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Balance in Treasury July 1,

1919

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. 16,320.41

$81,15S.5G 81,158.5'5
Money'{urned into Treasury from sale of unserviceable furniture and rugs ... , .. $ 160.95

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