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


such exist
The chipping of the concrete on the
ceiling and beams is absolutely neces-
sary in order that the proper ad
hesion may be secured for the plaster
Ing when applied; in other words. to
take the place of another method of
construction of metal or wooden laths.
On page "a Of the General Specifica-
tons it is also provided that "all the
walls, partitions and ceilings, except
where otherwise specified shall be
plastered with an approved first class
plaster not inferior in any respect to
OK or Acme wall plasters. provided
that all the work when finished shall
be 1rst-cIass in every respect and
guaranteed TO be hard and permanent
when finished. No dead mortar shall
be used in any part of the building.
All plaster shall be applied in strict
accordance with the published specifi-
cations of the makers of the particular
kind used. All the walls when plaster
ed shall be furred with Berger Metal
Wall Furring spaced IL inches on
centers and fastened to the walls by
driving 2 Ia inch staples into the
mortar joints every IL inches and
where possible secure with sockets of
| staples to the construction at top and
bottom"
It was required that the ceilings be
OF the ceilings to receive It, it could
not be done.
Upon making further examination,
| the plastering on third floor in the
| next to last Office room, a very large
surface has fallen and on examination
o. surface where plaster has fallen, We
| find that the concrete has not been
| Clipped.
In connection with this matter of
chipping. the following letter from the
Blount Construction Company is self
explanatory:
Jan. 1S. 1912.
mfr. L. r. Benz. City.
Dear Sir: Yours OF the 18th to
hand. Regarding placing of fallen
| jail building, will state that this
| plaster was approved by you, and ap
piled according to the manufacturers
directions and according to your state
| ment material and workmanship were
! absolutely as they should have been.
The cause Of the fall Of the plaster is
| the fact that the concrete ceiling to
which it was applied had never been
| rIlffened up, and therefore the plaster
| has no key to hold to. You will re-
| member that we called your attention
| to this fact while the work in this
part of the building was being done,
! as We were experiencing the trouble in
| making the plaster stick, and that
| later you gave US an order to ruffen
| UP by chipping all other ceilings in
| the building, and this we did, but in
| this particular place plaster had been
| applied before we received your order.
The chipping spoken of above were
not included in the specifications. If
| the county desires US to do so we will
| replace this plaster at once and render
| a bill for the cost of same. Kindly
advise and oblise.
| Yours very truly,
'BLOUNT CONSTRUCTION CO..
BY F. NJ Blount"
This construction of the contract ap-
pertaining to the chipping we think is
| erroneous, when placed alongside. of
| that portion OF the specifications above
| quoted from page Of the General
| Specifications.
For the reasons above stated, this
provided for in the specifications.
Built Aceorins to Specifications,
Extra Charged.
IS. Changing partitions woman
cell block, S1s5.0o.
| We find order from architect to the
general contractor as follows:
June so, 1911.
''Blount Construction Co.
Gentlemen: You are hereby in
/ -
| floor. between women cell block and
| passage way to brick. An extra
amounting to s1s5co is hereby allowed
for same"
We are unable, in view of the report
Of Architect L. r. Benz, dated Jan. 81,
1912. who here discusses this item. to
see why this change was made or why
the architect gave the order as above
set forth.
His report and explanation OF this
item we quote as follows, from his re-
port Of Jan. 81, 1912:
| Item IS. Changing partition wom-
| an cell block, $19s.e0. On original plans
| these partitions were shown as 13 inch
brick walls. IN tho course of construc-
ton 1t was decided as not being neces-
| sary to construct these heavy walls
from the second floor up. A change
4 was ordered BY me to a lighter parti
ticn. For this change q charge Of
S1s5.oo IS made. IT is not clear to me
how this charge of this amount &C.
curs.'
/ On examination OF the original plans.
sheet No. 2, second floor, We find this
was to be a l.gi1t psrt,tion, on the con-
crete plans changing the walls of the
cell block from brick to concrete made
by Southern Ferro Concrete Company,
which was to cover construction of
concrete cell blocks, a IS inch wall is
| provided for.
The contractor followed the original
plans and built the tight walls in &C
cordanoe Herewith. On examination
OF the concrete plans concrete walls of
cell blocks 1t is shown that brick work
outside of cell block walls Chat is
those including the south portion of
wall running back as far as rear wall
of sherifs ONCE to front wall along
Jefferson street. and wall south OF ele-
vator shaft running to concrete wall Of
white mems cell block and various
other walls throughout the whole
building to be constructed Of brick)
are included in these plans. This was
done in order to make a complete dia-
gram OF the building. but no changes
were intended to be made or should
have been made with reference to any
portion Of the building except the cell
block walls Of the white and negro
mems cells, which were to have been
/ of brick.
However, we find in our examination
OF this item that on the new concrete
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