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

The R0por&.
Pensacola, Fla. Feb. rs, 1912.
The Honorable Board of County COM
missioners, Escambia County, Fla
Gentlemen: In accordance with the
resolution OF your board OF January
25th 1872 reading as follows:
TT appearing from the report OF the
Blount Construction Company OF its
claim of balance Of Indebtedness owing
by the county to II, upon the county
Jail contract, and also from the Blount
Construction Company's estimate OF
deductions and allowances due by II
to the county on this contract, that 1t
will REQUIRE a legal examination and
construction of the contract between
the Blount Construction Company and
the county, as well as expert knowl-
edge of the architect to determine the
correctness and accuracy of the con-
tractors report.
Therefore, be 1t resolved, that the
contractors report be referred to the
county attorney to consult with the
architect and obtain such other assist
ance as may be necessary to examine
the said report, and make report OF
same to this board at the earliest pos
Sible time, consistent with a tull ana
complete examination"
We, the undersigned, were employed
by the county attorney to check IN
ana 10 examine the report Oh IHe
Blount Construction Company of its
claim of balance of Indebtedness owing
by the county to Ii upon county jail
contract and also Blount CONSTRUCTION
Company's estimate of deductions anC
allowances due by it to the county or
this contract. herewith submit our re
port upon the Blount Constructor
Company's claim of balance of indebt-
ednesS owing by county to 1t upoT
county Jail contract, and also that com
panys estimate of deductions and al
lowances due by ii to the county, OF
this contract.
We obtained from the clerk of the
circuit court the original plans AND
specifications as made by Rudolph
Benz Sons, architects of Mobile, Ala.
also several detailed drawings relative
to the building, also the contract be
tween the county and the Blount Con.
structlon Co, also report of George M
Hopkinson and l.. r. Benz, architects
to the board OF county commissioners
on uncompleted work of the count!
Jail, and letter of the Blount Construc
ton Company to the board in reply t.
letter of the board, the itemized state
ment of Blount Construction Compan!
of credits and Indebtedness between
county and contractor, the report o
L. r. Benz on same to the board, date
January 31st, 1912, and in addition t,
these original plans and ificatiou
we secured, by authority of the boart
of county commissioners, who gave re
ceipt for same, from the Office OF TIL,
building inspector of the city OF Pen
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17
What County Attorney and
Expert Assistants
Found.

CLAIM THAT PLANS WERE CHANGED WITH
OUT KNOWLEDGE OF BOARD, THAT Elk
TRAS WE'RE ORDERED WITHOUT AU-
THORITY, THAT MANY EXTRAS WERE IN
CLUDED IN ORIGINAL CONTRACT, THAT
THE COUNTY GOT NO CREDIT FOR
CHANGE OF PLANS WHEN LIGHTER CON-
STRUCTION WAS SUBSTITUTED, AND
THAT INSTEAD OF COUNTY OWING CON-
TRACTOR THE LATTER WILL OWE
COUNTY WHEN FINAL SETTLEMENT is
MADE
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17

ment Of offices in Jail building. Stated
that cost of
Mrlng 1900 ------- -.-....S 1900
Z a iuIIAoIlls $1,000 SSl.4O
Blount Construction Co, 800. 10000
TOTAL ...-.--.... -. $4,000
and the minutes show the following
record book 8, page 615, January II.
1911: Matter Of accommodations for
office rooms in new Jail building was
taken up and estimates from BIount
Construction Company was read as
follows:
Hau4t door ..-...-.-....~....S 1900
EHtra work .........r........ 657.0C
Second floor -. --. 500 OG
Total ...-..-............ 81, COZ 90
At meeting OF board as shown In
record book 3, pages 6ls and 61s. the
proposal was accepted and work or
dered done.
Item f. Contract for changing win
dows entered into Feb. Il, 1911. S625.OO
This change Of windows was brought
TO the attention Of the board and sug-
gested as being necessary because OF
cell corridor floor reaching to and
against the walls, cutting the windows
In negro and white mems cell block
in two. The minutes Of board OF
county commissioners, record bool, z
page s24, shows as follows
Architect l. R Benz brought mr.
matter Of changing 80 foot windows n
call blocks to foot opening feet s
inches by feet, extra amounting 70
$4,000. Matter was ordered consid-
cred.
At night session on same date. mage
u of book 3, the following appears
lXra for changing windows at new,
| all building amounting to s825.0O was
IN motion ordered adopted and passed
| nd the following order was approved
| the board at the same meeting:
lount Construction Company:
You are hereby instructed to change
foot windows in cell blocks to s foot
| Jennings, feet 5 inches by feet AM
extra amount Of S625.OO is hereby
.lowed for same.
Extra order issued by L. r. Benz
| rchitect, reads differently for this
ork, as follows:
ne Blount Construction Company:
On account Of the changing OF win
| Nv guards from one guard to five
| sparate guards, you are hereby al
wed an extra amounting to 1925. 90 1,
| yer work on same.
This item is correct and was prop
| ly allowed
Item G. Contract for extra stuccc
tered into Feb. IA, 1911, $4,000.
| This matter lis covered as shown p1
| -nutes Of board, meeting of February
| 1911. book 3, page 624, as follows:
Architect l. r. Benz brought up The
tier Of stucco Of entire exterior ot
ding with white atlas cement, ex.
amounting to $4,000 was ordered
| llsidered.
| At meeting Of board that night, pa "a
Of minute book 3. shows the fol.
| wing:
Matter Of stucco Of entire exterfo,
| building with white cement amount
| TO $4,000 was considered, and ar
| a-on 1t was ordered that the extr-
lite atlas cement outside finish 3,
opted. and order was approved by
| ard al this meeting, reading as fol.
VS.:
| cunt Construction Company:
Iou are hereby instructed to stuccs
| tire exterior of building with whit,
-ement, and an extra amounting K
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17

unable to see why the Blount Con-
struction Co. should claim interest On
this particular bill, when we take his
remarks at the meeting Of November
1st 1910, on the subject, as follows:
''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 car
rying, and asked that they consider
that clause of the specifications which
gave them the authority to order the
matter paid at once"
We have taken as a basis Of our
calculations the letter OF the Keynton
Construction Company to the county
commissioners. as follows:
May "a. 1910.
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners, Escambia County
Fla, City.
Gentlemen: We hereby propose to
make changes in county jail plans as
plans now stand, as passed by the city
building inspector, for the following
amounts, in addition to our present
contract of s12O,s92.oa
Brick:
1,04O, 900 brick, as per present
1000 brick as per orig1-
nal plans
100000 extra brick at $500
per thousand ......s4, 10000
Concrete:
Roof slabs. yds-
Concrete
beams - IT yds.
Concrete
footings yds.
4oyds. at So. 10000
Steel:
14,160 lbs. floor beams
S64 lbs cell beams
15,O24 at 6 cents .-.---.-.-.-. sO14
s6,1O1f
Very truly yours,
KENYON CONSTRUCTION CO,
BY F. NJ. Blount
Approved. Rudolph Benz Sons. L.
Benz.
Item D. Contract for vault, fre
floor partitions, entered into Januar
II. 1911, $4,000.
Item E. Contract for second 40
partitions, s65700.
These items and the cause occa
stoned for same was brought about
board of county commissioners, at IL
suggestion of Judge E. D. Beggs, boo
3. rage 595, desiring to change tt
ARRANGEMENT Of the Office rooms {
first and second floors of court roo
building, providing vault for court
| record, records, etc.
With reference to this item, I
minutes OF board, book 3, page 8
shows the following: Judge Be-
addressed the board in regard to sor
/ changes in the arrangement Of d
| ferent offices in the new jail buildir
understood that they would not amog
to more than $4,000 or $4,000.
McQuarrie made motion that mat
| be referred to Architect Benz a
Judge Beggs TO confer and estima
the exact costs Of making the desirr
changes. Motion was seconded aE
| PASSED
Meeting of board Feb. 7, 1911. bOg
| 3, page 619. the following appear
Architect Benz submitted report of e.
! ira costs pertaining to new arrange
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Continued on Following Page,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
RICHEST STOCK
DIVIDEND IN
HISTORY

Continued from page one.)
100000 stock to be put out against
them.
At it's big refinery at Whiting, Ind.
near Chicago, the largest refinery in
the interior of the country, and a
smaller refinery at Sugar Creek, Mo-,
1t treats oil from the mid-continental
fields Its principal marketing terri
tory has been through Illinois and In
diana and large section south of the
Ohio and east of the Mississippi. 1t
owns no pipe lines.
Earnings of the Indiana company are
believed to have been running between
s1o-ooo,o0o and s11.o00,ooo year for
some time past. Officers refuse to give
any Information this point. In
1906, the last year for which actual fig
ures are available. net earnings
amounted to $40. 500, 900.
If the company can maintain It's
former share of the business in its ter
ritory, where 1t has less competition
| from other former subsidiaries of the
Standard than those companies operat-
| ing nearer the seaboard and In the ex-
port business. it should continue tc
| earn about 100000 for its stock
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
VALUABLE CORNER IS
BOUGHT BY BANK.

deal was completed yesterday
whereby the First National bank of
East Chicago has become the owner of
the Treat Emery property at the north
east corner of Forsythe and Chicago
stands. 1t is the intention of the bank
people to eventually tear down the
present structure and rebuild, erecting
in its stead substantial business
block, occupying the corner with the
bank. This cannot be, however. at
least for a year and a half. G. Nor
relli has lease on the corner which
runs for eighteen months longer. It
is not certain that the block will be
torn down at the expiration of the
Morrelli lease. but it is probable. The
property has a frontage OF rs feet on
Chicago avenue and $50 feet on Forsyth
avenue. The price was approximately
100000
This particular corner is regarded
by real estate men as the best corner
in Lake county. owing to the fact that
it is the transfer point for many
street railway lines. including two
branches of the Hammond, Whiting &
East Chicago street railway and two
branches of the South Shore, to say
nothing of all hut backing up against
the rights OF way Of the Wabash and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
INDIANA HARBOR-

INDIANA HARBOR-
Lots ct and IS. blk 13. End add.
Charles Siemon to William c.
Lot A. blk 81. End add. Bruce
Miller to Jennie Hyams
GARY.
Lot 6, blk 50. Gary Land Co.'S 1st
add. Gary Land Co. to w. A.
Writ 1900
Lot I, blk 81, Gary Land CO.. LIST
sub. same parties as last deed 1000
Und. Il lot 7. blk s2.-Gary Land
Co.'S LIST sub, l. H. Cook to r.
c. McGuffey -....-.....--s-- 400
Und u lot 6, blk 81. same sub.
same parties as last deed 400
Lot 10, blk 81, Gary Land Co.'S 1st
sub. Gary Land Co. to Samuel
Brownstein 1880
Lot 49, blk 81, same sub, Samuel
Brownstein to William II. We'll
ter
Lots 16 and II, blk 4. Gary PIX
2nd add. Gary Realty Co. to H.
f. Merten JIG
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15

Enich, the police say has stabbed at
least four men during the past year and
has frequently attacked Gary and In
terurban employees. One of them he
wounded so badly that 1t was necessary
to keep his victim in the hospital FOR
four months.
Shortly after eleven o'clock last night
the police were called to 1890 Massa
chusetts street where they found Enicn
bleeding from knife wounds about the
chest and abdomen. His asEailants had
escaped but dragnet was Immediate
ly put out and 1T is expected that some
arrests will be made during the day.
AS yet the police have not learned
how Enich came to be stabbed but 1t
is believed that he attacked other men
and that they got" him before he
got" them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT.

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT.
THE STATE OF INDIANA, LAKE
COUNTY. IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR
COURT. ROOM NO. l. JANUARY
TERM. 1912. ALBERT A REICH
VS.. ISAAC CONKLIN EFT AL
CAUSE NO. s67z. ACTION TO QUIET
TITLE.
Now comes the plaintiff by George
r. Williams, attorney, and files his
complaint herein, together with an af-
fidavit of a competent person, showing
that the defendants Isaac Conklin and
Amelia Conklin his wife; George Conk-
lin and - Conklin, his wife, whose
true christian name is unknown; Jesse
B. Albee and Sarah A. Albee, his wife;
Robert p Saunders and Emma Saund-
ers, his wife; James A. Thornton and
Amelia Thornton. his wife; Hiram F'ris-
bic and Juliette A. F'risbie, his wife
Albert D. Jones and Sarah L. Jones. his
wife; George Flint and Jane w. Flint
his wife; August Mauff and Anna Mauff
his wife; John Scales and Margaret III
Scales. his wife, WiIhelmina Griesel
and ---- Gffesei, her husband. whose
true christian name is unknown: John
Fri and - Fri, his wife, whose true
christian name is unknown; and the
unknown husbands, wives and I'M
known children. descendants and heirs;
the surviving widows. widowers and
spouses: the executors of the last will
and testsmen and the administrators
of the estates. and the devisees. lega-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15

cases returned, 29@29Ec; ordinary
frsts. 81 II a 80 1sc; frsts. must be 45 per
cent fresh. 35c; No. dfrties. 27h a
2915c; checks, 24hc.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, as cars, Wiscon-
Minnesota, $1.02G1.o5.
s4.0o@5.0o.
7hQs3xc; 80 to 100 lbs, s@ lie; 100 to
12o. 1f4c
Dressed beef-Ribs, No. 1. 2oAc; Ne.
loins. 24c; No. L round, 1oc; No. ]
chuck. S1hc; No. ! plate. s1sc.
Live poultry-Turkeys per lb, lac;
chickens. fowls. 13c; ROSTERS. s1aci
springs, 1411c; geese, he; ducks. 1oc
Beans Pea beans. hand picked
choice. $500 prime. 02.5o; red kidney,
s2.s5. brown Swedish. long, $500;
round s225.
Green getables--Asparagus. dozen
punches. s2-5o9 400. beets. soc pei
sack; cabbage. per brl. s1.75@2.75
carrots, eoQ65c per sack; cucumoers
doz, $l00@15o; caulifiower. $125 a 2.ot
box: celery, $125 @165: horseradish, 8;
a soc per doz stalks; lettuce. head. pei
brI. $200@1O.00; leaf. 271sc per case
mushrooms. rs q 4oc per lb; onions, s3.ot
a $50 per 100 lbs: parsley, ss.00@10.0t
per brl; peppers. crate. $1.5o@s.5o
radishes, Is q soc per doz; spinach, $500
d7.o0 per brl: pieplant, bunch. 5dS5c
string beans, $1.5o@3.50 per hamper
| tomatoes, s2.o0@4.eo per crate; tur
nips, Csc per sack; watercress. zoe pei
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
STEEL PRICES
CONTINUE EASY
Mills Lacking Orders Are
Aggressive Competitors.

Reports from all markets agree that
prices in a number of finished lines of
steel are lower, particularly in plates,
structural shapes, bars and sheets, &C
cording to the Iron Age. There is no
large inflow of new orders, but some
mills, not we'll supplied with specifica-
tons. are more aggressive. No. %
black sheets have declined to $l-S5 and
in a few cases $3.50 has been done.
In structural work competition ap-
pears at intervals with new sharpness.
Volume is not seriously complained Of
In the last week probably $4,000 tons
have been closed. Railroad contracts
include 5000 tons for the Santa Fe
| 2,400 tons for the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle 5000 tons for the New York
Subway and 1900 tons for the Penn
/ sylvania lines west. At Philadelphia
three buildings just let. including the
| Bellevue Stratford addition and the
stock exchange, call for about 5,50t
| tons.
1t Is the prospect that considerable
! rail buying Is ahead, particularly fol
western and southwestern lines. The
4 Wabash receivers have asked for bid.
on $500 cars and $4,000 tons of rails
The International Great Northern is in,
quhiHS loi lo,VVV toHs. III BiIuel
rails a 4,ooo-tcn inquiry from the Chi
cago City Railways is pending. Eek
port business is up, including 1000,
1 tons for Australia.
/ Southern pig iron producers ind tn,
firmer position they have taken OF
prices REINFORCED by a reduction O
$4,000 tons in Alabama stocks in Janu
ary- The northern foundry iron mar
ket is dominated by the expectation o
buyers that with lower ore prices Their,
will be further recession in pig iron
At Pittsburg recent purchase of 10.
600 to $4,000 tons is reported at slight
ly under s12.25 at furnace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15

tees, trustees and tho beneficiaries
named in the last will and testament,
respectively, OF each and all OF the fore
going named mentioned; described and
designated defendants, who are de-
ceased. all OF the women once known
by the names above stated who may
have changed their names or are now
known by some other name the names
of all of whom are unknown to the
plaintiff; also all of the spouses of all
the persons herein named, mentioned
and designated as defendants to this
action. who are married. the names OF
all of whom are unknown TO the plain
, tiff. are not residents of the State of
Indiana.
Said defendants are therefore hereby
notified of the tendency of said action
and that the same will stand for trial
at the next term of said Court, and
that unless they appear and answer or
demur therein, at the calling of said
cause, on the list day of April, A. d.
1912. the same being the 10Th day OF
the next term of said Court to be be-
gun and held in Room No. /. in the
Superior Court Building. at Hammond
/ in said County and State. the sec
ond Monday of March, A. y. 1912, said
action will be heard and determined in
their absence
In Witness Whereof, 1 hereunto Sc,
my hand and affx the seal of said
Court, at Hammond this Sth day OF
February. A. d. 1912
ERNEST L. SHORTRIDGE,
Clerk L. S. c.
| BY Charles w. Ames,
Deputy Clerk
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
BY Charles w. Ames,
Deputy Clerk.
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT.

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT
THE STATE OF INDIANA. LAKE
COUNTY. IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR
COURT, ROOM NO. 8. JANUARY
TERM, 1912. JAMES PAPAS VS..
ROSA PAPAS CAUSE NO. $3.50.
ACTION TO DIVORCE.
Now comes the plaintiff by /. Leon
Gould. attorney. and files his complaint
herein together with an affidavit of a
competent person. showing that the de-
PENDANT. Rosa Papas. is not a resident
of the Stare of Indiana.
Said defendant is therefore thereby
notified of the tendency of said action
and that the same will stand for trial
at the next term of said Court, and
that unless he appear and answer or
dernur therein, at the calling OF said
cause, on the Sth day of April, A d.
1919. the same being the 25th day of
the next term OF said Court to be begun
and held in Room No. 3. in the Superior
Court Building. at Hammond, in said
County and State, on the second Mon
day of March, A d. 1912, said action
will be heard and determined in her
absence.
In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set
my hand and affix the seal OF said
Court. ut Hammond. this sth day OF
February, A. D. 1912.
ERNEST l.. SHORTR1DGE.
Clerk L. S. c.
BY RoscoeN Hemstock,
Deputy Clerk
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
WOMAN TRAPS
TOGGERY THIEVES

Desperate because leap year had
brought no fair maidens to WOO and
win them, four men OF Indiana Harbor
determined that something must be
done In order to improve their appear
ance to an extent that would find them
favor In the eyes of the weaker sex.
They accordingly went yesterday noon
In body to the place occupied as tenn
porary quarters by Julius Nassau's
Mems Toggery at Grapevine and Michi-
gan avenue and started in to help
themselves to neckties, fancy socks,
handkerchief with borders to match.
and other high-class haberdashery
pleasing to look upon
The eagle eye of one Mrs. Bunda, of
136th and Cedar street, VINO was IN the
store at the time, discovered what the
quartet were at, and she accordingly
notified the proprietor as quietly as
possible, but not SO quietly that two OF
the men aid not suspect here, and left
the place. with their booty The re-
| naming wo were so intent upon &C
curing a pair of pink pa3amas, and a
| red necktie. that they failed to notice
| that they were being spied upon, and
Mr.. Nassau succeeded in locking the
door, after having quietly let Mrs
bunaa out with INSTRUCTIONS TO notify
| the police of his quarry.
| Mrs. Bunda did her work so we'll tina,
/ in less time than 1t takes to tell 1t, the
| arm of the law was present In the per
son OF officer Charles Rachjanez, who
seized upon the culprits and took them
! to the station. The men gave theiI
| names as John Paiuzie, 37l5 Cedar
| street and Mike Lakisch, 352s Parish
/ avenue.
The prisoners were brought to Easi
| Chicago where their bonds were fixet
| at 500 each. They were unable to furn
ish bail and their cases will come Il
| trial today in the city court.
The police expect to round up tn,
| other two men shortly, the exact ma
| ture of whose stealing has not yet com,
| to light, although Mr.. Nassau is sur,
4 they got more than their companions
| who were arrested.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
LEGAL NOTICES.

NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF LIQUOR
LICENSE TO OTHER PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
Notice is hereby given to the citizens
of the City of Hammond. North Town
ship. Lake County and state of Indi-
ana, that the undersi gned. Edward
Sommers. is male inhabitant and resi=
dent of said City. Township. County
and State. and over the age of twenty
one years; that he has resided in the
State of Indiana for more than one
year and in the City of Hammond
North Township. Lake County. for more
than six months prior to the date of
this notice and is qualified voter
thereof; that he is citizen of the
United States of America and q man of
good moral character.
That he Is the holder of a license
granted by the Board of County Com
missioners of Lake County, and issued
by Charles A. Johnson. auditor of said
County, on the 9Th day of June, 1911.
to sell Intoxicating, spurious. vinous
and malt liquors on the following de-
scribed premises, to-wit:
The ground floor front room of a one
story brick building situated on that
part of lot Al, in Townsend & Godfrey s
addition to the City of Hammond
fronting 20 feet on Sibley street and
extending back a distance of thirty feet
from the Sibley street line of said lot.
The room wherein said liquors are to
be sold Is 20x30 feet with a door open
ing from Sibiey street and one side
door and a large window in front on
Sibley street. public highway in the
said City of Hammond. All of the in
side of said room can be seen from
said Sibley street. The bar occupies
the east side of said room.
That said undersigned will file his
written application with the Board of
County Commissioners of Lake County
for permission to move his place of
business and transfer his license in the
City of Hammond. from the room and
place hereinbefore described to the fol-
lowing place hereinafter described as
follows:
/ The ground floor front room OF two
story frame building facing Fields ave-
nue., located on lot II. block /. in Nor
ris addition to the City of Hammond
Lake County, Indiana The room In
which liquors are TO be sold IS 23xs9
feet, has glass front, one front and one
side entrance. Bar is on west side of
room and faces east, a public highway
In said City. Township. County and
/ State. All of the inside of said room
are four living rooms in the rear and
six above.
/ EDWARD SOMMERS