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

cations, under title damages claimed
| for delays by other contractors" that
the contractor making claim for such
damages, shall make claim for same
j I'm writing at the time the damage is
incurred, and at once deliver such
written claim to the architect, the
owner and party at fault.
Architect Benz in his report dated
January 81. 1912. says:
IS. Lights OF glass broken by cleo
| trician, $3.50. This Is up TO the
| Blount Construction Company TO re-
pair without charge as he is still liable
for the building.
50, Glass replaced, broken by pris-
| upon because of lack Of any provision
\ IN the contract or specifications cover
| ing an item OF this kind.
L. r. Benz. architect, discusses this
item in his report already referred to,
as follows: No. SO. Glass replaced
broken by prisoners, $3.50. The same
remarks apply 70 this as to No. IS.
Charge Made for a Saving.
90. Changing rail in court room,
Referring TO detail drawings show
ing manneraof construction it provides
| for two sections leading out from the
| walls and parallel with length OF
court room feet inches on either
side. Then a cross section across
court room. Tho change as made leaves
out the two sections OF feet inches
and makes straight line across court
room. This was a saving 20 the con-
tractor in our Judgment ana no extra
should be allowed for same but IN.
| stead a credit Is due the county FOR 10
feet 8 inches and two newell posts
saved.
81. Stucco walls OF alley, $500.
We find order from architect to gen
er1l contractor as follows:
| AUGUST, 1911.
You are hereby instructed to stuoca
rear wall OF alley in front Of boiler
room, and an extra amounting TO $4,000
is hereby allowed for same"
This item should not be allowed COR,
the reason that general specifcsttcnS
page %, provides as followsi
AN the exterior walls on Jefferson
and Zarragossa streets and on Main
street, and the alley on the north side
OF the building where Indicated on
plan, TO be covered with cement stucco.
and laid of in joints, according to tho
design shown on the elevation and,
sections"
Plans Not Followed.
e2. Casing beams and changing
ceiling, woman's cells, Sz30.eb.
We find order from architect to gen
eral contractor as follows:
August, 1911.
You are hereby instructed to case
: beams in women cells as per instruc-
. tons work done by Link, and an extra
amounting to s1S5.00 is hereby allowed
J for same"
There Is deficiency between the.
order Of the architect and charge OF
contractor of 1895; this order should
be disallowed in the face of the order
( above quoted.
L. r. Benz, in his report OF January
: 81, 1912 says: go. Casing beams hTrd
changing ceiling woman cells, S230.95.
This was a case where we discovered
9 that cells of prison OF white women's cell
! block wouldn't mt, and the cells pro
vided had to be cut 20 fit The cells
T had to be cut part OF the way in
places and beams cased with steel.
e This charge is contention between mo
\ and the contra ctor, and claim that he
e should be held responsible for Mis-
extra work"
At any rate. whatever might be the
: | difference between the architect and
a | the contra ctor, the county is not TO be
I, charged with this item for the reason
= | that the plans and specifications were
before the contractor, and pages 3 and
| 4 heretofore adverted TO, of general
specifications, fully cover this matter.
Furthermore, we have examined and
| measured the floor slab I'm the kitchen
: pantry and dining room on the third
: | floor, Immediately above the white and
negro women's cell block. We find
u that the floor slab which the specihca-
l. lions provide shall be 3 IL inches
thick, is IL inches thick.
Further, we have measured the floor
l | slab on which the white and negro
womeu's cells are placed. This slab is
inches thick and necessarily the in
creasing of thickness OF these floors
correspondingiy decreases the space be-
tween them, which space was TO re-
ceive the cells. The thickness Of two
: floors is 13 Ia inches, the thickness a.
> | provided for in the schedule Is 3 Ia
: inches each, or inches for the two.
u The cell bars were cut off inches
where beams come over the top Of tho
cells.
Necessarily, II the floors had not
. been thickened az shown. there would
have been ample space, as shown by
figures given. for installation of cells
The necessity for thiclxening these
o floors we have been unable TO dis
= cover.
o 80. Removing centering from pips
q We find order from architect to gen :
l. May /, 1911
You are hereby instructed TO move
, centering from under pipe trenches in
h and under both cell blocks, and an
1
y allowed for same"
IT This item should not be allowed
n This item includes tho proposition
already discussed by us under item ,.
brick trenches negro cell block; these
: trenches were provided as has already
: been shown in our discussion of item
9, to be built by general contractor.
The concrete slab over these trenches
1t is part Of the floor OF cell
{, | blocks and under the cells We
Is have already discussed that part Of the
contract plans and specifications which
y require the contractor to place con-
IT crete floors in the negro cell block and
n the building Of the floors throughout
ID the cell blocks, under the discussion Of
{. items 40 and so this will be done. In
asmuch as the contractors specifca-
d, tions require the contractor to build
is these trenches and also requires him
Is to lay the concrete floors, necessarily
sc he would be required to take care Of