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

Contract Awarded.
Resolved by the board Of county
commissioners, that being fully adj
yfsed in the premises the contract for
the construction of court house Office
building and jail, designated on the
plans as the Escambia county building
be and is hereby awarded to the keyn-
ton Construction Co. for the sum IF
$120,992.00. This award being condi-
toned upon the said Keynton Con-
satisfactory contract. and giving salts
factory bond as required by the speci-
fcations for said building.
At meeting of board on February 10,
1910. as shown by record book 3. pages
4SS to 507, inclusive, the proposed con-
tract between the county and Keynton
Construction Company was submitted
to board. The contract was on motion
accepted by board and signed up at
At meeting of boald March s, 1910,
book 3, page 500. Mr.. Benz reported
that the plans and specifications were
approved by the building inspector,
and said that changes made as re-
CURED by the building inspector would
bring the cost up a little more, APP
proximately $4,000.
County Attorney Morgan Says County
Fully Protected.
At meeting of board held March 10,
1910, book 3, page 512, County Attor-
ney Morgan reported on additional
cost of Jail building. required by build
ing ordinance, would not possibly be
more than 100000 and thought that
1t best TO let the work go ahead that
the specifications covered the making
Of such changes, and the board is In
position to protect itself.
Commissioner McQuarrie made mo-
ton that the revised plans made in ae-
cordance with the requirements of the
city of Pensa cola, be accepted as pre-
sented at meeting of the Sth inst.
Steward seconded motion, which was
passed.
At meeting Of board April 9Th, 1910,
book 3, page 514, we find that "Mr.
RIount OF Keynton CONSTRUCTION Co.
was called on and he stated in re Of
the extra cost required, amount of
changes made in the plans. He said
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HOWEVER. THAT BY MAKING THE
CELL BLOCKS OF CONCRETE IN
STEAD OF BRICK, WHICH WAS
ALLOWED BY THE SPEcIFICA-
TONS, THE COST WOULD BE S2,5oo
CHEAPER THAN ABOVE FIGURE
Said plans were now being prepared
tect Benz for his approval, then to the
building inspector, for his o. K, and
he thought they would be complete
and ready for tho board TO consider by
Tuesday.
In regard to coupon warrants, Mr..
Blount stated that the bank wanted
them in as good shape as possible and
they have offered to pay IL of the
expense of printing the warrants pro-
vided the board allowed them to get
them up.
Matter of printing the warrants was
left with Attorney Morgan, who said
that the banks attorney had agreed to
have the bank furnish the warrants
gratis.
BIount's Statement About Cell Blocks.
Commissioner Davis requested some
inform aticn as to the additional cost
which MIR. Blount had discussed. Mr.,
Blount stated "to make The PROPOSE
ton clear, that If the cell blocks were
to be of brick the total approximate
cost Of the building would be $127, 000
but If concrete is used the total cost
would be $4,000 less than this or APP
proximateIy $124,5oo."
At meeting of board on April 18th,
1910, book 3, page SIT, J.. r. Benz said
as to the revision Of plans for build
ing, where concrete was suggested to
be used, these had been drawn up and
presented to the building inspector
who had forwarded them to New York
to be checked up by Architect Hop
kinson- there for the building inspector
and as soon as they had been APP
proved by the architect the building
inspector would accept the decision
and approve them also.
At meeting of board May gath, 1910,
book 5, page 52e, the minutes show the
following:
Contractor BIount of Keynton Con-
struction Co. read letter from building
inspector and Mr.. Hopkinson, APPROX
ing revised plans for using system Of
reinforcsd concrete of Southern Ferro
Concrete Co.
Mr.. Blount submitted two estimates
of keynton Construction Co. of addi-
tional costs for making changes in
building as required by building in
spector and laws of city Of Pensacola,
making the two cell blocks Of conerete
and using system of Southern Ferrc
Concrete Co. in all reinforced concrete
work, the additional cost would be So
tract price, Making the changes in
brick, the additional costs would be
So, 1914.
On motion of Commissioner Steward
and MeQuarrie's second, the bid for
So, 10000 for additional work Yves ac-
cepted which brings the costs of the
building up to $124,S92.00. JOHNSON
VOTED AGAINST The MOTION.
BOTH BIDS WERE APPROVED BY
THE ARCHITECT.
Nothing was here said about the
substitution of concrete beams for
structural steel beams as provided for
in tho original plans and specifications,
tho only thing provided for hero was
the making Of the two cell blocks of
concrete. That is the four walls of
the white and negro cell block. Moth
ing was here said about the change OF
original foundation to smaller footings
The next item in question with ref
erence to new jail building that is of
material Importance, appears in book
s, page 5S7, of minutes Of board June
| %, 1910.
Mr.. Blount said that he had received
nothing officially yet, but he was ad-
vised that building inspector and en-
gineer will require the foundation OF
new jail to go below that required in
| the specifications. Steward made mo-
ton which was seconded and passed
| that committee go down to Jail at 2:3G
p. m. and look over the ground.
Board Called on to Perform His Duty
We find that at meeting of board or
Aug. 2, 1910, book 3, page 552 the fol-
| lowing: Matter was brought up by
| Commissioners Johnson that the fai