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


No Alterations or Change in the Plans.
Article 8. No alterations shall be
nl&de in the work, nor any chances In
the plans or specifications, except upon
tho written order of the architect, or
of the said board Of county commits
sioners, and any alterations, changes
additions or omissions, exceeding in
cost the cost of $4,000 shall be ap-
proved by the board of county COM
rnissioners before any work shall be
done In pursuance of such alterations
changes, additions or omissions" The
authority of the architect was UP to
| 100000. Tho contractor knew this, as
1t was In his contract, and yet he re-
ceived an order from the architect in
volving en- extra, had It been done,
amounting TO 81, 10000 without any
| authority from the board, and, as a
matter Of fact, the proposal for stuc-
Going was turned down when II was
presented to the board. The contrac-
tor under the terms of his contract Is
required to do a finished piece Of
work. he acted without authority and
with full knowledge, and this item IN
| finished should be completed by him
2. Court yard
Three window stills 70 be repaired.
The contractor says in his letter
| they were broken during construc-
| ton and would have been repaired by
as at once, but the architect desired
that they should be left and covered
with stucco when it should be placed
| on Before any order was received to
stucco or not to stucco our scafoidtng
| was removed
The same criticism which we make
on item No. applies to this The
contractor knew that the architect was
acting without authority, and the coun-
! ty is not responsible for errors or an
| ticipattons OF the architect These
windows should be repaired.
g. Court yard
Face OF walls under bridge and
| north side Of light court 20 be clear of
| concrete.
Specifications provide, page Is. under
| title removing rubbish and cleaning
building" as follows: THE general
contractor shall from time to time as
directed. remove all rubbish from the
building and premises, and at the COM
pletion of the entire work shall clean
out the whole building TO the satisfac-
ton of the architects"
We have examined the building and
find these walls are in need Of clean
| ing, and are very unsightly.
Padded cell room 38. Outside Of
| window siIls to have surplus cement
removed
Our report on item No. covers this
fully.
White mems ceu block. s. Co.
| ment coating L. inch thick to be
applied to walls. Negro mems cell
| block. Is. Ia inch cement coating
| omitted from walls
Under title clustering" page % Of
| the general Specifications. provides:
The walls of the cell block building,
| of the women's cell, the condemned
cell, guard room, padded cell and
| execution room, and Kitchen, to re-
ceive coat of cement mortar, troweled
/ -
LIZ inch
This matter fs clearly provided for
in the original specifications. Il should
| have been done, and was not omitted
| by authority of board OF county COM
missioners, from the change of brick
to concrete construction. as contended
| by the contractor. AS stated before in
this report the change from brick to
concrete construction had sole refer
ence to the white and negro mems cell
1 block walls
8. White mems ce1 hIock 10.
Negro cell block.
A deduction to be allowed for plas-
ter specified and which is omitted from
the ceiling.
On examination Of the specifications
and plans we do not find It specified or
detailed that these ceilings should be
| plastered.
7. White mems ceI1 block 81.
| N egro cell block
One coat Of aluminium paint on cells
and iron work to be applied
The contractor In his letter states
that "the specifications require two
coats of aluminium paint. According
| to the custom Of painters this meant
| two thin coats. The architect re-
/ quired that one thick coat should be
| substituted for the two thin coats,
/ The architect required that one thick
] X,a. hat 49,
thin coats. with the further require
ment that where necessary two coats
| or three should be put on The speci =
! fcations, page IL, provide: An win
| dow guards and all the cell work,
stairs. partitions, and all other metal
work inside the cell houses to receive
/ two coats of best imported aluminium
paint. to be approved and accepted by
the architects before being used All
/ the iron doors and stairways In other
| parts Of the building that are exposed
to view. with the exception Of the iron
stairway In the lobby, TO receive two
coats OF the best imported aluminium
cepted by the architects before ap-
plying"
Since kh8 contractor admits that
one coat has been applied necessarily
the specifications have not been fol-
lowed. We may add here that the
WINDOW ku2ruSs IRON doors ana starr
ways in the other portions of the
building. as provided for In the speci-
f1catfons quoted. have not been painted
/ with aluminium paint, but some other
paint has been substituted. for which
we do not find any order or authority
given by either the board or the archi-
l tect.
8. White mems cell block. Operat-
ing device for opening and closing all
! windows on the north and east sides
| have been omitted.
30. Negro cell block. Window op-
Grating device omitted from windows
| on north wall; this IS called for on
| drawings and If not to be erected a
deduction should be allowed.
Operating device for windows on
north and east sides Of white mems
! cell block has been omitted. On ex-
/ animation we find that there was no
necessity for the changing OF the win
dows on the north wall OF tho white
mems cell block In fact, the chang
| ing Of these windows eliminated and
destroyed the ventilation and light to
| q large extent. The windows on this
! north wall at present are inaccessible.
/ In fact, excepting the lower windows