The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17

$4,000 is hereby allowed for same.
This stucco for the exterior OF tho
building was q change from that pro-
vided for In the general specifications
page % reading as follows;
'Arl the exterior walls on Jefferson
and Zsrragossa streets and on Main
street and the alley on the north side
of the building, where indicated on
plan to be covered with stucco cement
and laid Off In joints according 20 tho
design shown on the elevation and
sections"
The original stucco as proposed was
TO be of same block design as present
finish but plain cement
Item H. Contract for cornice second
floor entered into March Z. 1911, s477.G0.
We find order for this item as fol-
lows:
The Biount Constru -tion Company
You are hereby instructed TO do ex-
ira interior cornice work at jail on
second floor, and an extra amounting
to S477.00 is hereby allowed for same
This item was Improperly allowed
as the original plans and specifications
call for the cornice to be constructed
as shown on detail at section Nm,
sheet No. l of original plans, detail e
second floor and third floor. See also
detail on sheet Z, court room, first and
second floor.
This cornfce was also included IN bid
Of Blount Construction Company in
their letter of March and, 1911, for
s1.4ss0O, letter as follows:
Board Of County Commissioners;
We hereby propose to install tx
lures, ratings, cornice and balustrado
as shown on large detail OF Rudolph
Benz Sons in the first and second story
of court room new county jail build
ing. for the sum Of fourteen hundred
and eighty mine dollars (s1.4Ss.o0).
Item /. Contract for interior court
room entered into March Sth, 1911, 81
4S9.0O
The letter quoted above covers this
item and proposal for woodwork. etc,
in court room, which woodwork Is
marked on plan to be furnished by
owner. However as the cornice work
is specified to be done by the contrac-
tor ($47760) as shown by detail sheet
No. /, section Nm. and discussed by
us under item H, the above cost OF
cornice. S477.60. should be deducted
and balance, S1,011.40, allowed.
Item J. Contract for brick trench
entered into June II. 1911, sb6L7o. We
hnd the following:
Furnishing all labor and material for
building 271 lineal feet 3 inch brick
wall feet high, including footing.
also 6 manhole covers and rings. all
for the sum Of S561.70.
Specifications
Specifications provide on page 81,
last clause: The Contractor for the
brick work must build all the neces-
sary trenches to receive the drainage,
| sewers and plumbing pipes that pass
below the surface of the ground as
| directed by the architect" And on
page is, of same specifications. THE
| contractor is to do all the necessary
| excavating required TO receive all fouu-
cations, piers drains, sewer pipes, ele-
ators and boiler pits, etc, to bring
| them to proper grade, etc"
| All trenches are not shown upon the
| lans, but page OF the specifications
| .rovides that the plans and specifca-
ions are intended to be cooperative
md what is called for by either shall
BE as binding as II called for by both.
| The contractor will understand that
| the work herein described shall bO
| complete in every detail, notwithstand-
| 'ng every item necessarily involved is
| not particularly mentioned. and the
| contractor will be held to provide all
| abor and materials necessary for the
| entire completion Of the work intended
to be described, and shall not avail
| himself of any manifestly unintentional
| error or omission should such exist"
| The specification as stated on page IS
| require first the excavation necessary
| TO receive the pipes, drains, etc, and
| on page % Of specifications we find
| that the contractor for the brick work
is required TO build all the necessary
/ trenches, Therefore the extra allowed
| for this item should be paid back to
| the county.
Item X. Extra work approved by
| board and architect, S8,4348e, see de-
| tailed report below covering the diff
| erent items included in this amount.
List of extras authorized by board
| md architect:
Item /. Staining doors, $500.
/ The staining OF these doors was
necessary because on page Al, para
| Graph 1, Of gen eral specifications all
| interior wood work such casing,
| sash, bases, etc, TO be stained to rep
| resent hardwood, etc. These being
pine wood, after staining would not
/ conform with color of birch doors
| specified in paragraph 8, page ~, OF
! General specifications which provides
| for the birch doors OF the interior OF
| the building TO be well prepared and
| sandpapered to receive two coats or
the best floor varnish OF approved
| manufacture which varnish finish
would only bring out the natural color
| Of the wood and leave them out OF har-
| mony with other finish for the casing,
| SASH bases etc, therefore in our
| opinion the provision for staining hav-
| ing been left out Of the specifications.
this item is proper and should be all
| lowed.
Specification Take Preoedencs Over
Drawing.
| Item 4. Increase thickness OF doors
| $500. We find order from architect
o the general contractor as follows;
You are instructed TO increase
| thickness OF doors throughout building
| from i SIS inches to / ga inches and
an extra amounting to $500 is hereby
| flowed for same"
This order is improper and should
not have been made, for the specifca-
ions provide that except the four
ioors In the entrance all the other
wooden doors in the main building
shall be i ga inches thick. See sth
aragraph on page 81 Of general speci-
cations as well as schedule on sheet
| 20. Of the original drawings. This
chedule is in conflict with specihca-
lions, and provides for 3-S inch thick
ness. However, we find the following,
age 3, Specifications:
| Specifications and drawings to be
| cooperative. These specifications and
the accompanying drawings are in