The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-13
Blount Defends Work on
the County Jail Building
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call for the plastering of this en-
trance and this boiler room. 1t is a
matter Of difference Of construction OF
the contract.
80. Deduction for lessening height
Of two cell block buildings.
81. Deduction for iessening height
of brick parapet walls, main building.
IS. Deduction for lessening height
Of front wall to main building.
In our opinion. none OF these deduc-
tions can be required. The county
entered into new and substituted
contract for the construction of the
cell blocks, which necessitated tho
lowering of the south wall according
to the plan submitted by the concrete
wall required the other walls to be
lowered in proportion. This was a
substitution therefore, Of lower walls
all around. and we bid upon this as
substituted. In making our bid we
reduced it by the amount which we
were saved by lessening the height OF
the walls. The county is therefore,
not entitled to a deduction.
Difference Between Brick and Con-
crete Construction, Pent House
81 The remarks Just made as TO
the height OF the walls applies to this
The plans Of the substituted building
showed this pent house to be Of brick,
and those plans We're accepted by the
county, and a lump price agreed TO be
paid.
Demurrass Claimed.
81 The county calm is that Il Is
entitled to receive from us twenty-five
(S25) dollars per day demurrage, from
April 10, 1911, except nine (9l days
delay in changing of plans. We not
only deny any liability. but we shall
furnish to you a claim for loss to us
for extra cost OF performing the work
by delays of the board and it's repre-
sentatives. AS to your charge for de-
murrage against us. however, we have
to say that the county has evidently
forgotten:
That practically the whole structure
of this building was changed by q
new contract, and, thus, the time limit
in the original contract eliminated;
That months elapsed before after
the making of the contract before the
county furnished us with the lot lines.
so that we could locate the build
ing:
That after the board determined u
put the foundations down deeper, more
months elapsed before the depth or
the foundations were given TO us, so
that we could begin to build them:
That the concrete work substituted
was of much slower construction than
the brick work for which It was sub
stituted, and, thus. months more time
were taken:
| That the depth of the foundations
was changed from four feet to four
teen feet, and months were required
for the extra labor in excavation and
construction of the increased founda-
ton;
| That there were numerous other de-
lays, which it is unnecessary at this
time to mention. The sum total OF
these delays largely exceeds the
amount of time for which the county
claims demurrage;
That this building has been occupied
by the convicts since April of last
year, and that it has been occupied by
the jailor and janitor and under the
control OF the county for months.
Again Tender Building.
We again tender the building to the
county ana demand the payment OF
the amount amounting to tens-of-
thousands of dollars which is being
retained from us, subject to such de-
auctions ss we have specified above as
proper to be made. Any deductions.
according 10 your own showing,
amount to only a fraction Of what is
due US.
Whether some Of your contentious
are correct or not, the building is sub
| stantially complete, and you have no
right to hold UP the whole compensa-
! ton because Of any minor defects
which may be shown to exist. II you
do so hold it up, we shall. as we have
heretofore notified you. require that
interest shall be paid upon the amount
eventually found to be due us, over
and above any deductions.
We are willing to meet you at any
time for the purpose of arriving 81
| figures to make a final settlement, and
we are willing to submit TO arbitration
any matters which under the contract
should be submitted to arbitration.
Respectfully submitted.
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