BULLETIIV 



OF 



THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM 



Vol. 9 CHARLESTON, S. C, OCTOBER, 1913 No. 6 



THE SUMMER IN RETROSPECT 



Since the last issue of the Bulletin, in May, the work of the 

 Museum has been more active than is usual in the summer months, 

 and the outlook for the fall and winter is better than ever before. 



BUILDING REPAIRS 



Under a special appropriation from City Council, a new roof 

 over the entire building was completed in June under the di- 

 rection of Mr. Mclntyre, of the Museum staff. This is probably 

 the largest roof within the city limits, amounting to six hundred 

 squares or sixty thousand square feet. The old roof was re- 

 moved in sections of such a size that the opening made in the 

 morning could be closed by night. During the five weeks that 

 this was going on there were but six hours of rain and the work 

 was completed without any damage from water. In addition 

 to the actual roofing, all necessary repairs were made to the 

 structural woodwork of the building, new gutters, outlets, cor- 

 nices, and ventilators installed where necessary, masonry and 

 plaster repointed, and the entire building put into excellent re- 

 pair. 



The necessity for the new roof was due in part to certain ori- 

 ginal structural defects in the old roof, and in part to neglect 

 during the time the building was unoccupied before it was ac- 

 quired by the Museum. For a number of years the remodeling 



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