The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-13

SASoSOo LII LudhluS the U0lQ lnSpoC-
ton OF the materials and the work, as
1t is being done on the ground. He
visits the work from place to place
during the day, to see that the SUBJ
grade is being properly rolled and soft
spots removed; that the concrete foun-
datlon is being properly put in with
the proper quality and quantity of ma
terlals and that the bricks are being
laid according to the specifications
and the pavements adjusted properly
and street intersections, which is a
very important item indeed and occu-
pies one mans entire time if the work
proposed should all be done inside of
two years. Now this is the third man.
All high priced, competent engineers.
My chief engineer is expected to
supervise the work in the same man.
ner as would city engineer employed
permanently by the city of Pensacola
and also, in addition, these men, at
such times when their duties will al
low, shall make the surveys for the
streets which are not now to be i'm
proved, for the purpose of fixing the
grades and ordinances therefor.
In connection with work of this
magnitude, there is a great deal of
office work, which must done, such as
drafting and preparing all assessment
sheets for the grading, estimates and
thousand and one other things,
which requires almost constantly the
services OF good Office man.
To summarize, so far as l can now
lay out the work to be done and bias.
ing the amount of work to be done as
$500, 900, and to be completed in two
years, my fee would amount to $4,000
and my expenses for assistant engi-
neers and their rodmen alone would
amount to $4,000 per year, which in
two years would be $11 200, leaving me
1or my two years work $500, or
$1,000 a year and if you can employ
city engineer, you would have to
get one at $1,000 year, il you expect
ed the same services from his depart
ment as L propose to give you and I
| thlnk that you will agree with me that
$1,000 year man is not the kind of
man that you desire to take charge of
100000 worth of work.
The per cent Commission.
AS L stated to you in my other let
ter and also stated to you and Mr..
Green personally, that I could not af-
ford to take up the paving work at
. per cent cost, if l did not already
nave the sewer contract, but having
the sewer contract, l propose to utii-
lie some OF my assistant engineers. who
will be engaged in the sewer work.
upon the paving work, so as to thus
cut down my employment expense to
some extent. And as l stated to Won
| before, the cost of the engineering as
proposed by me is very much less
than you could expect 10 get the same
service from city engineer at $1,000
or S4,O0O year, because this CITY
engineer, If he carried on the work
properly, would have to have lust as
many ASSISTANTS and pay them Just as
mucn as L have indicated above, as |
pelleVe that know how to carry on
work with as few assistants as any
otner man and If the council figures
upon having all this work done by pay
ing city engineer, they will find, be-
! lore they start, that they have been
! deceived.
1t is not expected that the council
can engage a city engineer for from
| $4,000 to $4,000 a year, who would be
| 80 >>APSAe III paving anu II Is more
than likely that you would still desire
the services of an expert to advise
the council and the board as to wheth.
er work of this magnitude was being
properly laid out and being properly
done, so that this would be another en-
glneerlng expense, which is all includ-
ed in my 3 per cent proposal.
Costs Are Small
AS the Pensacola work appears at
this date, the Board of Bond Trus-
tees has practically engaged me. or
rather recommended my engagement
as chief engineer of the city and for
such services l am being paid 8 per
cent of the cost of the sewers and
3 per cent of the cost of the paving.
And the whole cost of the engineering
/ connected with this work is included
In these two fees and l would take
! decided issue that Mo responsible man