The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-17

You cant shift the bIaUe on me.
1 have been instructed by this board
10 commence the work at this point"
was the reply of City Engineer Thorn
ton 10 Chairman Daniel, OF the board
OF public works, at its meeting 19st
Right. when the chairman asked him
why he did not commence the side
walk building at some other point.
referring to the construction OF con-
CrCte sidewalks on the east side OF
Paiafox street between Cervantes anu
Strong. the engineer having condemn
eJ The above stretch of work because
they were built without retaining
walls.
Whiddon 4 Kennedy. the contract
Ors, claim that they have the right TO
htiId walks without retaining walls.
as there is no clause in the contract
covering tais point.
Chairman Daniel was very much
opposed 10. compelling property own
ess TO have retaining walls built and
ce1lested nearly every point made by
the city engineer, putting his opinion
o the question against that OF Mr..
Tho ruton
DEMANDS OF ENGINEER.
The engineer informed the board
tEss he was acting in the interests OF
tie city in demanding that retaining
walls be builr, and requested that his
protest against continuing the work
without them be made a matter /;
! re cord de also demanded that he DE-
/ furnished with an oTat9F from tae
bCaru fusTucting him. 20 continue
work in the above territory. The
CLERK was instructed 10 give him =
written order
The contractor said neither the city
engineer nor the board had anything
Il
walls or not. 1t is left to the prop
eTty owners whether they want them
OF not" said he.
The following communication from
the city engineer was read.
COMMUNICATION OF ENGINEER.
This is to call your attention to the
fact that Messrs. Wniddon & Ken
nedy. acting directly and wilfullV
against my orders, have built con-
crete sidewalk on the east side ol
PalafCx street, for the entire distances
between Cervantes and Strong streets,
without retaining wall.
''A5 the walk is considerably aboVg
the present surface, and as it is situ-
stsd on the side of the hill. # will 80
a matter of only a short time before
the sand filling Will wash out and the
walk 20 10 pieces.
~ he work i'm question mad been
Z
bottom course put in when I discov-
! cred yesterday morning that no re-
tanning wall had been put in. / at
once ordered the defect Temedied aHd
VIII state that the work ma not pro-
gressed TOO far to do so. This morn
ing I find that my orders We're disf.-
saTded.
As my order was given by me per-
sCnally 10 Mr.. Kennedy. there can BE-
no contention Of there being a misun-
Outstanding"
FROM THE CONTRACTORS.
The following communication from
! the contractors was also read. II was
/ addressed to Chairman DanieH:
In regard 20 grading of sidewalks,
M. Thornton is only figuring six feet
| Tor excavations and embankmen,s.
| This is imDTacticable as well as i'm
possible. to build sidewalks on en-
! baallments or cuts with this excaya-
| 1iGn. six feeI wide. He states that ne
! is going 10 nave me build retaining
walls on all entertainments whether
tne people want them or not. There
/ is nothing 70 this effect in my CON
| tact with the city Of Pensacola, and
/ if there was. the quantities in en-
! baakmeuts and cuts should be figured
I according o what IL takes 10 construct
| the sidewalk. and | would ike 10 have
YOU call a special meeting AMI SUM
IRON any practical engineer to 90 b.
J fore the board and say whether / am
| Continued on Paue FouT)