The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-21
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.


to the Boards letter and to the Hopinson and Benz
reports again rendered the building as complete
and demanded payment of balance claimed
January g. 192-Board asked Blount Construction Com
pany for full detailed statement of account Showing
unpaid balance claimed to be due on contract
January Is, 1912-Blount Construction COMPANY fur
nshed detailiteized statement of account showing:
Warrants issued and payments made
on account OF conTact...-... o9,lSS22
And balance due -~.->-.--..--.....-. 43,5S914
Total r,-s.-s..s.- $152 UT SO
January g. 1912Board by resolution referred the whole
matter to County Attorney r. P Reese with instruc-
tons to employ experts and make full and complete
examination to determine the correctness and &C
crracy OF the Contractors report.
February 49, 1s12-The report of County Attorney Reese
Civil Engineer Geo. M. Romnel former City Building
Inspector James M Johnson and Deputy Clerk Thos
A. Johnson filed.
March l. 1912-Blount Construction conpanv filed su;+
against County for 100000 assurnsit damages
The present Board took office January 1911 with l.
K Benz who had been employed by the former Board and
who was under a contract with the County as sunern
tendent of the building until the building was completed
and with authority under the made between the
former Board and the Blount Construction Company to
order extras and make changes amounting to $4,000
The present Board when it took Office began digent
effort to protect the County interest which resulted in
changing the contract with l. R. Benz and putting him on
month to month employment and at much less salary
than he entitled under his former contract and
ceiling his authority to order extras make changes and
finally he discharged by the Board These are mat
tiers contained in the public record the public
their information.
The complications found by the present Board when
took Office resulting from action of their own be-
tween the Blount Construction Company the General
Contractors and George McGhan & Sons the heating
plumbing and drainage contractors have been faithfully
diligently and successfully worked The present Board
cancelled the contract with George McGhan Sons after
having George Romme r the engineer for the Board of
Bond Trustees of the City of Pensacola and James NJ
Johnson the former building inspector of the City of Pen
Sacoa report the unsatisfactory condition of this con-
tract and after having referred the claim made bv the
Blount Construction Company that the Jail completed
to George M Hopnson supervising architect for Stod
dard Company the architects for the San Carlos Hotel
who reported the jail complete in great many in
stances according to the original plans and specifications
and after the Bount Construction Company had reiterated
their claim and rendered bill to the county for balance
of $43 58914 this Board referred the whole matter
to the County Attorney who with the experts named
made complete and comprehensive report the Board
lon February 26th, 1912 showing that the County was
not indebted the Bount Construction Company in the
of $4358914, but without taking into consideration
the deductions and allowances due the County from the
Blount Construction Company the County was indebted
only the sum of $340691 According 10 the deductions
include the cost for the uncompleed work the County
JAIL will probably make the Bount Construction Com
pany indebted the County several thousand dollars
This is the of affairs and the work of the present
Board of County Commissioners with reference to the
County Jail building.
We have given to this work and the problems in
cuded the conscientious attention that we would
give private affairs, and believe that the
stand which have taken against the Contractors will
be approved by the great majority of the citizens of this
County and say right that the Blount Construc-
ton Company will have settle its claims against Esca-
ba County in the Circuit Court where the Boards action
has forced them go. We will pay cent of the
claims any part thereof, compromise single is
unless the courts of State have directed to do
If you approve of the action and the stand taken by
the present Board of County Commissioners with refer
to both contractors ask that you u.s. and