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


to $500 is hereby allowed.
The plans show for the window in
guard room to be grating set in con-
crete; the same was changed from a
set window to hinge window grating
with a paddock. There being one of
these windows changed, the charge is
proper, except for the amount, which
we think excessive.
stueeo cornee More Expensive Than
Iron.
6. Changed cornice, S175.00.
We find order No. IL from architect
to general contractor reads as follows:
You are hereby authorized to change
lower part of main cornice from stucco
to galvanized iron, and an extra
amounting to s175.00 is hereby al
lowed for same.
An examination of plans and detail
section shows a stucco cornice instead
OF a galvanized iron cornice. The stucco
cornice is more expensive to construct
than the galvanized iron one allowed
I'm the order for the charge. Instead
OF charge for s17500. there was
probably more than that amount due
back to the county for the lesser cost,
for the substituted galvanized cornice.
See also page Z, section detail, and
last paragraph on page 93 of the speci-
fications. This item should be disal-
lowed.
Mr.. Benz, architect, in his report to
the board under date of January 31st,
1912, remarks as follows:
Item No. 8. Change cornice, $1,000.
This order. which was given to the
Blount Construction Company by me
on account Of projection of brick
courses to lower member of cornice
which would have been too great if
bricked and succeed. Notice the de-
tail on original plans. ordered Blount
Construction Company to make these
members of galvanized iron, making
he 1T11n off CHI ar foiV7 oI
plans and in my opinion, no charge
should have been made for same, be-
cause 1t was a saving to the Bloult
Construction Company by making the
change"
8. Extra door, $500.
There appears an order from the
: architect to the general contra ctor
reading as follows:
You are instructed to install one
extra door TO closet first floor, and an
extra amounting to $500 is hereby
allowed for same
9. Brick trenches, negro cell block,
$4,000.
There appears an order from the
architect to the general contractor for
this reading as follows:
You are hereby instructed to build
brick trenches around pipes in negro
cell block and an extra amounting to
four hundred and fifty (S45000) dol
lars is hereby allowed for same"
See pages IS and % of the general
specifications, and remarks in this re-
port on item ~. This item should
not be allowed as same is provided for
in the specifications.
Item 10. Change location Of stack,
$4,000.
There appears an order from the
architect to the general contractor for
this, reading as follows:
Change of Stack.
''YOu are instructed to changa 1Oca
ton of stack to cell block side of
boiler room and an extra amounting
10 fifty ($50.00) dollars is hereby al
lowed for same"
This item should be disallowed for
the reason that no extra expense was
necessary in locating the stack on the
south side of the boiler room. Fur
thermore we find the plan, sheet No. 2,
first floor, provides for TIE iron stack
TO be located and connected inside the
brick veneer with the breeching from
boiler, and that this has not been done,
but a brick fiue has been constructed
TO roof level of the boiler room, and
the cast iron ribbed base plate has
been placed on the top of this flue and
stack set on top Of this, leaving the
breeding from boilers to be connected
into the brick flue instead of iron
stack. In addition to this we find on
page 20, general specifications, under
the title "flue," the following;
F'lue. To be a stack for the heating
system built up of No. gauge steel
plate, securely riveted so as to form a
vertical cylindrical flue IL feet in
diameter, and to a height as indicated
on section drawing. This stack to be
provided with a cast iron rib founda-
ton fully capable of sustaining the
load of the stack The cast iron base
to be placed on the base built of brick
masonry, provided with cast iron fiue
door is inches square. The founda-
ton of the stack to be constructed as
shown on plan.
We find that the stack as installed
does not comply with specifications as
TO it's diameter but instead is 80 inches
in diameter for which no allowance
has been made. The county should be
credited with the difference of cost
both in length and diameter.
Item ] 1. Carpenter work front win
dows, $4,000.
There is an extra to the Blount Con-
struction Co. from the architect as fol-
lows:
You are instructed to fill in win
dows where stairs run across same
and an extra amounting to $4,000 is
hereby allowed
This item was a defect in the plans
and specifications. In the main stair
way leading from first to second floor
and from second to third floor across
the front windows leaving a rough
the windows, exposed. The order tC
cover UP the oversight in the plans anC
specifications this order was given
The allowance to the contractor is
In our opinion, correct.
Tie Rods Not Necessary.
II. Tie rods behind parapets
$t69.9G An order was given by archi-
tect to contractor for this extra read.
ing as follows;
You are hereby ordered to place
tie rods behind all parapets and N
extra of $l69.96 is hereby allowed fol
such work"
These tie rods were placed. but il
our opinion there was no necessity fol
this work. but it has been done by tn,
contractor and should be allowed
IS. Extra beams. guard room, $20.0 90
An order was given by the architec
to the contractor for this work readins
as follows:
You are hereby instructed to plac,
extra beam over cabinet I'm guard!
room and an extra amounting to sec. Ot