The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-13
Thrashed Out at Consider
able Length.
REPORT ON CITY HALL CON.
sTRUcTIoN WORK SUBMITTED
BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS AND REFERRED TO
BOND TRUSTEES - MATTER
WILL COME UP WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

The City Council met in special
session last night, heard reports pro
and con on the work being done upon
the new city hall. discussed the sit
uation for over two hours, and ad-
journed to take up the subject again
wednesday night at the regular meet
ing. Mayor Bliss presided and Alder.
men Christie, D'Alemberte, Muldon.
Reilly, Renshaw, Wright, Watson and
fonge were present and also Messrs.
Green and Covington of the Bond
Trustees and Zelius of the Board of
Works.
The mayor announced the meeting
to be for the purpose of nearing re-
ports upon the city hall, and under
this heading a communication was
read from the Bond Trustees deal
Ing with the matter, and making a
report to the council relative to what
steps had been taken by TINT board
to ascertain the correctness of The
statements made about the material
and work. After this had been read
Chairman Green of the board stated
that payment was due the contrac-
tor upon the building, and mad been
due since Nov. 1, and asked IL there
was any objection now to the pay.
ment Of these funds.
The council before deciding took
up the other reports and hear.I state
ments from. the mayor and Chairman
Zelius, desiring to become thoroughly
acquainted with what had TRANSFERRED
The report of the Board of Public
Works was then read, as follows:
Board of Works Report.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen.
City of Pensacola.
conference.-the Board of Public
Works desires to report as follows:
1st. The Board of Public Works at
a special meeting held Oct. 18th, 1906,
at 1880 o'clock a. m, with full board
present, considered matters pertain
inf to the new city hall The board
went in body and make examination
of the cement which was being used
and found that it did not accord with
the specifications.
End. The board could not find Ar
chitect Ausfeld on the grounds OF q
representative, or anyone looking az
ter the work in the interest of the
city.
3rd. The board passed a resolution
that Architect Ausfeld be notified
that the work has been commenced
on the new city hall and that. in the
opinion of the board the material be-
ing used did not meet the require
ments of the contract and specifica-
tons, and he was directed to report
to the Board Of Public Works with
out delay his opinion of such mate
rial and work No such opinion has
been received up TO the present
time.
4th. On Oct 31st.. the board aid
ar adjourned meeting with full board
present at which Architect Ausfeld
appeared before the board, and in
which he stated that he did not know
exactly when the work on the city
hall commenced, that damaged &C.
ment had not been used on the work
from the time it commenced until
that date and that he had no repre-
sentative on the work.
5th Mr. Ausfeld declined to an
swer a number Of questions which
the board asked him in regard to
his contract with the city. stating
that he had been advised that he had
10 relations whatever with the Board
of Public Works or the mayor. He
further declined to state who had so
advised him.
9th. AZ the regular meeting OF the
board on Nov. End, the full board
being present, the board passed a
resolution to notify the Board of Bond
Trustees, that, in the opinion OF the
Board of Public Works IL was neces
sary that the architect or represen-
tative be on the grounds at all times
during work hours; and, as the city
attorney had rendered an opinion that
the architect is the sole property of
the Board of Bond Trustees, that the
sa... board demand the presence OF
such architect or representative, In
order that the best interests OF the
city may be protected.
eth. At special meeting of the
Board OF Public Works, in which all
members were present. on Nov 6th.i
Architect Ausfeld appeared before the
board and stated that he was ready
to cooperate with the board In the
OF the new city hall. The
board, in body. In company with
Architect Ausfeld visited the site Of
the new city hall and made examina-
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