Historic Toilet Will Cost $24,000

[matcom]

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas --A multi-million dollar restoration project will expend $24,000 to reconstruct a "historic toilet" on the first floor of a 1912 courthouse, authorities said.

Cameron County commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate the money for the restroom, which will be constructed in its original location and style. The room was removed during a previous renovation to allow the installation of an elevator.

Renovation began in 1994 on the building, which is a historical site overseen by the Texas Historical Commission. The commission gave the county a $3.1 million grant for renovations and all construction must comply with specifications set forward by the group.

The $24,000 will pay for a toilet, fixtures, plumbing, plaster and mosaic tile that are true to the original style of the 1912 lavatory, The Brownsville Herald reported in its Wednesday editions.

The project is about 80 percent complete and should be completed by March, authorities said.

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[billyskank]

1. I thought this was going to be a story about

Kellog, Brown and Root. :)