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


Pumping
Engineer .........- EII-DU
Goal .-......,..... 1U9OV
| Material .......... 327.00- 649.00
sI2,47S.oo
| Plus 10 per cent .....!..... 1.247.S6
Net total .................s1s725.8s
Interest June rs, to date on
So,SoZ.VO ..... ,-.......-..- ltb.OV
Interest if payment is deferred UNI
| til end of job.
Approved, J.. r. Benz, architect.
Blount stated that in the natural
| course of events the extra would go
over until the completion of the job,
| but the amount was greater than he
| could afford to carry together with the
| 20 per cent which he is now carrying
| and asked that they consider that
| clause of the specifications which gave
them the authority to order the ma tier
! paid at once.
Architect Benz stated that he had
| checked the work up and found that it
| had all been done with the exception
| of one wall.
Morgan Says RIount Not Entitled ID
Interest.
Attorney Morgan stated referring to
| the bill that the work had been re
| quired by the building inspector and
a
good deal further down than the plans
called for. He did not think Blog1t
was entitled to any interest in his
| opinion, and it shoJi6 not be charged.
Commissioner johnson stated that
he would vote against passing the bill
for payment, said ihst net avsn %
per cent had been held hack, IS in the
other payments the county he'd made,
believed in carrying out the specifioa
tions to the letter, and as attorney
said no interest is payable Unti end
Of contract, and for These reasons he
would vote against paying the bill.
Architect Benz called attention to
the price of 5000 per thousand for
brick, stated that he wouldn't O. x.
the bill until il was cut down to S1S.00
Architect Benz stated that S7o4.50
should be retained for the work not
| completed. Commissioners McQuarTie
! offered the following resolution:
| Resolved, that the estimate of Blount
Construction Company for extras in
| foundation work amounting to $751;
| 1890, approved by the architect, be
! approved and passed by this board, ard
| that warrants be issued TO 5Iount Con-
| struetion Company in payment Of said
! extras, IN the sum of S12,639.e0, the
sum Of $704l0o being retained for work
I rot completed for which warrant shall
| be issued when certificate of architect
| has been presented stating that said
work has been completed. Stewart
| seconded resolution, and sans was
adopted. COMM sSIoNER JOHNSON
| VOTING AGAINST THE PASSING
! OF SAME,
Foundation Bill Paid Without Au-
thority.
| This bill of SI5,343.g0. Oeea stoned by
the lowering of foundation in the new
| county jail building. which cost added
/ 10 original price Of the contract, in
my opinion SHOULD HAVE CALLED
| FOR A READYERTISEMEN or
! BIDS FOR THE CONSTRU CTION OF
THE JAIL BUILDING AT THAT
| TIME. Commissioner Johnson was
| correct in his stand against the pay
ment Of said bill. THAT SAID BILL
| WAS PAID WITHOUT AUTHORITY
| OF LAW IN EVERY PARTICULAR
The next matter to engage the At
tention of the board increasing the
cost Of the county Jail building was at
| the meeting of November Sth. 1910.
! book 3. page 595, the minutes show
Judge Beggs addressed the board III
! regard to some changes in the ar
rangement of the different offices in
the new county Jail building. 1t was
| understood it would not amount TO
more than $4,000 or $4,000. Mr.. Me
Quarrie made motion that the mat
/ ter be referred to the architect and
/ Judge Beggs to confer over an estf-
mate of exact costs and make desired
| changes. Motion was seconded and
passed.
Citizens Invited to Give Opinion on
Fourth Story on Jail.
Mr.. r. M. BIount, of the EIount Cor :
struction Co., addressed the board in
regard to the fourth story on the new
| Jail building, and said it was neces-
sary to take such action in the matter
innedia tely. Commissioner johnson
made motion that open meeting be
held and citizens be invited to address
the board on next Tuesday morning.
at 10 o'clock. Motion was seconded
and passed.
At the meeting of the board on
Tuesday morning, book 3, page 596
minutes show that the purpose of the
meeting was to invite citizens to eN-
press their opinions as to the adVisa-
, bility of putting fourth story on the
new jail building now being eonsid.
cred. The following citizens ad.
dressed the board, expressing them
J selves as being opposes to the pre-
don, J. 3. Guttman, Sol Calm, T. c
Watson, A. M. Avery, A. V. Cubbs, J
J. Sullivan, Jr, j. {. Q. Tonge, w. s
Keyser, Henry Bellinger, /. M Davis
j. N. Day and G. o. 5rosnaham. Com.
} missioner johnson made motion thai
as a ma jority of the citizens present
were opposed to the proposed move
: that the same be abandoned and con,
tractor ordered to continue work aIonc
the lines of the present contract. Gee
: n. Davis seconded the motion, which
was passed.