The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-28
QUESTION OF
JAIL CONTRACT
WASD|SCUSSED

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COUNTY ATTORNEY WAS Or
DERED TO INVESTIGATE RE.
PORTED DISSOLUTION OF FIRM
OF JAIL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MAKES DONATION TO CHARITY.
Considerable interest was injected
into the special meeting held by the
board of county commissioners last
night to hear complaints from those
whose names had been enormously
stricken from the registration list,
when the attention of the board was
called to q report to the effect that
|! the firm Of Rudolph Benz & Sons, OF
Mobile, architects in charge Of the
erection of the new county Jail build
ing, had been dissolved. It was not
definitely known that the firm had
been dissolved, but some members of
the board had heard a rumor to that
effect and the matter was mentioned
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to be responsible for the fulfillment of
the contract entered into between
this firm and the board of county
commissioners if this report is true.
As some member Of the board ex-
pressed it, the question before the
board was, Where are we att" and
there was considerable discussion of
fthe subject and some speculation as
to just how this change will affect the
county. The county attorney, how
ever, gave it as his opinion that if
such q change has been made in the
business of the firm it will not affect
the execution of the contract for the
erection of the jail building, and that,
even though dissolved, the firm of Ru.
dOlph Benz & Sons Is directly respon-
sible for the carrying out of this con-
tract. L. R. Benz, who is in charge OF
this work and the representative OF
| the firm, was not at the meeting and
1t could not be definitely ascertained
| whether or not the firm had been dis
| solved: The county attorney was in
structed to investigate the matter i'm
mediately and report to the chairman
of the board Of commissioners today,
in order that all parties concerned
may come to an understanding.
Proceedings Of Meetings.
| The meeting was called to order by
| the chairman, who stated that the OBJ
| ject Of the meeting was to hear COM
plants Of any citizens whose names
| might have been stricken from the
! list of qualified voters, and that the
! board was now ready to hear from any
such. Nicholas w. Williams, colored.
Of precinct 81, was examined and it
was found that his name should be
placed ON the list. H. Simmons, also
colored, had made complaint to the
clerk and shown that he WIGS qualified,
and his name was also ordered placed
on the list.
D. R. McQuarrie asked the board to
allow the county surveyor to go out
| to settle a road dispute in his dis
trict. His request was granted. The
road referred to is one which was
posted and planned some time ago,
but some misunderstanding had arisen
over the lines when the time came
to cut the road out.
| Communication from Contractor.
A communication was read from the
Blcunt Construction Co., in reference
TO insurance on material at the new
Jail building. The contract contains
clause providing that both the coun-
ty and the contractor must bear the
cost of insurance on their respective
property. The contractor, it seems,
had construed the contract to mean
that it was compulsory that the insur-
ance be carried and had obtained a
policy on the material owned by him
self and also on that owned by the
county and asked the county to pay
its part Of the cost. After a discus
sion OF the matter, which included an
opinion from the county attorney; in
which he stated that according to the
contract it was left at the option of
each party as to whether or not the
insurance be carried, the object of. the
contract simply being to show that
neither party was responsible for the
protection Of the property of the
other, the matter was deferred until
the next meeting, when Mr.. Blount
LWill be asked to attend the meeting.
Another communication from the
same company, asking the county to
pay $500 as it's part of the cost of
having warrants printed, was also
read. This matter was also laid over
until the next meeting.
| Other Business.
The notary bonds of Lillian L. ia
cobb and J. P. McHugh were examined
and being in proper shape, were
granted
| NJ. 0. Baggett, who was awarded a
contract for building a bridge, adj
dressed the board and obtained per-
mission to make a slight change in
the specifications, and requested the
board to place the orders for the ma
terial right away. The orders will be
placed.
Donation to Pearl Eagan Home.
Just before the meeting was ad-
5ourned, Commissioner johnson stated
that he had question which he
wished to bring before the board He
said that If it could be legally done,
he wanted to ask the board to donate
$50 per month, or $500 per year to the
Pearl Eagan Home for orphans. MIR.
Johnson made strong appeal in be-
half Of the institution, bringing out
the fact that the home is not, as gen.