The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-13
CITY HALL WORK
DISCUSSED BY
\ COUNCIL
Continued from First Paae.)

ton of the cement upon the grounds |
and in the building on the corner OF !
the grounds, and ADJOURNED until !
500 o'clock, p. m.
Sth. At the adjourned meeting of |
the board on Nov. 9th, at 500 O'Clock
p. m, with full board being present, |
witnesses were examined as to ce,
ment being pounded on the site OF the
new city hall Messrs. Chas. Il. Hill,
&c. W. Jones, J. NJ. O'Donivan and
Jas. w. Ely, foreman on the work.
and Mayor Bliss testified that cement
had been pounded up and sitted, anG
the evidence went to show .le same
had been used in the constS ction Oh
| the city hall. ->er which the board
passed the following resolution:
| Whereas, The testimony before
| this board shows that damaged &C.
ment has been used in the cOnstruc-
tion of the city hall contrary to the
specifications, and
Whereas. An examination OF the
! cement shows all barrels examined
to be more or less damaged by water,
Therefore be it Resolved, That
this board condemn said cement
as not conforming to specifications,
and
Be it further Resolved, Tn L
all work performed with the cement
be condemned as not conforming 10
specifications and contract.
9th. The board also PASSED reso-
Tuition that the architect after hay-
ing examined the cement on nanh,
and having heard the testimony OF
the witnesses before the Board Oh
Works. be requested to furnish tnls
board with his written opinion as 10
the character Of the material USED
. and the work done on the city hall
building the present day. Such re-
. ouest has not been complied with up
to this time.
. 10th. The board further decided
=. Ito employ competent man TO IN
/. spect the material used and the W lrk
lEdcne on the city hall building during
all working hours Of the day. In com
pliance with this decision, Mr. Chas
liz Hill was. selected as inspector rep
d1esenting the Board. of Public WORKS
and has been on the work since tna'
time, making his report daily.
18th. This board further direcIe-
i the architect to examine the cement
now on the site of the city hall build
ing, and he was also directed to order
the contractor to remove thcl efrom
under the terms Of mis- contract, 81
damaged cement. - -,
18th. The specifications Tor the
!, new city hall provide that the cemen
) shall be kept dry at all times, that i
shall be stored In suitable build
ing and that it shall be free from
warehouse set. Contrary tC these
specifications the cement has NO
been kept dry. having been wet dr.
ling the recent storm AID the build
Fine, in which it ewas2SStored havin:
Z, been blown down or uDroofed; ant
s. every barrel examined y this boart
o showed more or less set. 1t Is claim
l. ed by the architect that the ce,nen
d has been spoiled is separated non
W that which is good, but with this
II this board has nothing to do as w
g can only supervise according to I'M
specifications. -
t. 18th. Since Mr.. Chas. H. Hill ha
I, been appointed inspector he has beer
.e on the grounds during the workin
k. hours continuously, and has had cor
d. siderable trouble in entering protest
ID when work was contrary to specihce
& tions owing to there being no repre-
Id sentative of the architect on tn
grounds to whom he could enter sue
s. protests.
~ 14th. In his daily report OF NOV
It. 9Th, to this board Inspector Hill r.
w ports that the sand being used is nc
s. clean sharp sand and oil nature u
a. tally unfit for footings of concrete
SIS On this he entered protest TO Nj
Fulgum. the representative of the u
ne chitect. This sand, he reports wa
n admitted to be the only sand used u
lg to the present time in the constru
is ton of the foundation of the cit
IT. hall, and that this sand was decline
er by Mr.. Ausfeld as clean sharp san
es lin the construction of another bull
y. ing in this city, for foundation foo
ings.
l. 18th. The inspector further report
= that there is a stretch of rear wa
earth foundation prepared for foe
l. ings Immediately in the rear OF Ell
"A hC pAOhOuhAN'
bed of soft sand, and totally uni
al for footings and totally unable
stand the weight of two-story wa
This was also protested as the BIZ
ance of the rear wall footing hi
been placed. the inspector was u
able to examine it but suggests tn
\ the sink may extend under it ais
and that close inspection and tie
should be made.
a 18th. On Nov 9th, the inspect
Ter reported to this board that he h;
so. called the attention of Architect Fl
in ghum to the fact that many bril-
raj had been laid dry, in violation
Tvs specifications. and that they won
ost probably require relaylng. He aga
s. reported protest to the sand in use
ng not to contract grade.
dc. 18th. On Nov 10th the inspect
he reports that the north end of we
outside wall had been back filed I