Letter from Marriner Wood Merrill, 28 January 1888
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Presedent Wilford Woodruff
Dear Bro
Your favor of 26th inst. Recd, will say in Answer
there too; that there is but very little snow on the
roof of the Temple, the roof itself does not leak, but
it is the Gutter that catches the watter from the
roof that leaks, the Gutter being on the inside
of the walls and leaks down on the inside of the
rooms, we cleared the snow out of the Gutter
when it stoped snowing and when it rained a
few day ago, it then leaked; and this is not the first
time it has leaked but it leaked before the Temple
was dedicated, I have had Bro Quale on the roof, with the
new tinners &c and Spent some $15000 or More Dollars
to try and stop the leakege but they have not entirely or in
fact onely have stoped it from leaking for short periods.
in my opinion a new covering will have to be put over
the Gutter altogather; I have been obliged to order from the
East a new boiler for Engine Room, with kind regards
Your Bro. in the Gospel
M. W. Merrill
