The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
To CONSIDER
ASKING BIDS
FOR HEATING
THE SYSTEM AT NEW COUNTY
JAIL BUILDING is NOT AT ALL
SATISFACTORY AND NEVER
WILL BE UNTIL CHANGED, &C.
coRDINe TO REPORT OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND AN Ex.
PERT.

After hearing a report from Acting
superintendent J. M. Johnson on the
condition of the heating system of the
new county jail building and after r.
G. Sanford, a representative of the
Warren Webster Manufacturing Com
pany, had addressed the board and
submitted a proposition, the board OF
county commissioners at a regular
meeting held last night decided to
take up the matter of advertising for
bids for the proper installation of
this system at the special meeting
which is to be held this morning at
10 o'clock.
The superintendent reported that
considerable portion of the system as
installed at present would have to be
torn out and said that the only remedy
he saw was to install a vacuum sys-
tenn. He said that upon his request
and without any cost to the county,
r. G. Stanford, who is an expert on
heating systems, had come to this
city for the purpose of examining the
system in the building. Mr.. Stanford
was present and he asked him to tell
the board what he thought after max
ing his examination.
SANFORD TALKS.
Mr.. Sanford agreed with Mr.. john
son thai a vacuum system was the
only remedy for the building and sub
initted the proposition of his COM
rany, which Is to furnish the plans
and specifications free of charge to
be supplied to the bidders at the time
bids are asked for, with the under
standing that the successful bidder
is to use the goods manufactured by
hts company and to follow the plans
and specifications furnished. He ex-
planned that his company was not in
tie contracting business, but would
furnish the materials to the success
fui bidder and would inspect the work
after Its completion and give q Ger
t!ficate when 1t was properly in
stalled, thus beconing responsible for
the job. He said his company would
furnish bond If necessary to guar
antee the work He explained the
monstrted the difference between
number Of different valves to be used
in the system. He estiamted that 1t
would cost between $4,000 and $4,000
to install the proper system.
AZ stated, the matter will be fur
Their considered at the meeting this
morning and in case the proposition of
the Warren Webster people is accept
ed plans and specifications will be
prepared and furnished and bids will
be advertised for at an early date.
OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED.
There was a considerable amount
of routine business on the calendar
last night and practically all of the
ses sion was devoted to disposing of
those and several matters were de-
felred until the meeting this morn
ing, which was called for the purpose
of receiving bids for the completion
of the general contract for the Jail
building.
About an hour of the session was
consumed in the reading and approx
ing IF the minutes of the last regular
and some special meetings.
A petition from 9. l.. Smith to plant
| an oyster bed in Bayou Texar was re-
| ferred to Commissioner A. W. Davis
to investigate and report back ct the
| next regular meeting.
A communication from Miss c. L.
Wentworth, of Kentucky, in which she
made application for the position of
! probation officer, was read and order
| ed received and filed.
A communication from the BIount
| Construction Company relative to
turning over the keys of the new
| county jail building was read, re-
| ceived and filed.
The report of the road supervisor,
showing the number Of prisoners re-
ceived from the sheriff, together with
/ the date upon which they were deliv-
cred, the date they were sentenced and
/ the length of thei1 sentences was re-
/ cived, and, efter being read to the
| board. was order ed filed.
| The report OF the superintendent
! Of the county poor farm was also re-
ceived and flsd. The report showed
! the average cost Of feeding the in
mates Of this Institution to have been
IL cents per Gay during the month
] of March II also showed that the to-
| during the month was S326.35.
! The notary bonds of Miss Mercedes
| Keuster and G. W. Reeves weer ap-
proved, being found to be in proper
| fern.
Tire full board was present and the
meeting was presided over by Chair
/ nan Joseph I. johnson.
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