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


any system of reinforced concrete that
will safely support the loads imposed,
and which will be in direct accordance
with the requirements of the building
laws of Pensacola, Fla, governing re-
inforced concrete work. The contrac-
tor must submit to the architect full
description plans and detailed draw
ings, showing the size of members Of
both concrete and steel, the mixture
of concrete, and how the work will be
executed. He must prove that the
plans for same have been designed by
an engineer of at least three years ex-
perience in this line of work.
If the contractor fails to stipulate
the difference in the amounts Of the
cost of the two separate materials,
that is. brick work and concrete work,
It shall be considered as reasonable
cause for a rejection Of his bid"
Bid Of Keynton Construction Co.
subsequently changed to Blount Con-
struction Coz shown by minute book B,
page 479. following out this provision
In the Specifications, was 120,992. 90
for brick construction, with $3,310.70
additional II reinforced concrete cell
block walls were substituted for brick.
This bid was in competition with
Stewart jail Works Co., Van Dorm Iron
Works Co.. Jett Bros. Construction Co,
T. S. Moudy & Co. and B, NJ. Dobson
& Co., who submitted bids at the
same time on both classes of construc-
ton except F. NJ. Dobson & Co. and
Van Dorm Iron Works Co. The min
utes show on page 526 of book 3, meet
ing Of May oath, 1910, as follows:
''Mr. Blount submitted two estimates
of Keynton Construction Company, of
additional costs for making changes
in building as required by building in
spector and laws of city of Pensacola.
Mol he ,aII . 70
and using system of Southern Ferro
Concrete Co. in all reinforced concrete
work. the additional cost would be S3,-
10000 and should be added to the con-
tract price. Making the changes in
brick, the additional costs would be So,
101. IA"
The board of county commissioners
accepted the bid for $4,000 for the
change, making the two cell blocks of
concrete. 1t will be noticed that s5S9.30
was added to the original S3,310.70 bid
for the change from brick to concrete.
The letter of Blount Construction Com
pany of May oath, 1910, addressed to
the board of county commissioners
| on this subject, is as follows:
May gath, 1910
ITO the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Escambia County,
Fla
Gentlemen: We hereby propose to
erect county jail building as per plans
prepared by the Southern Ferro Con-
| crete Co, of Atlanta, Ga, making two
cell blocks of concrete throughout and
using system of above firm in all rein
| forced concrete work for the additional
sum of three thousand nine hundred
| ($3,900.00) dollars, added to the con-
tract price of $12o,992.00.
| Very truly yours,
| ''KEYNTON CONSTRUCTION CO.,
by F. NJ. Blount.
Approved, Rudolph Benz Sons, L. R.
Benz"
Concrete Plans Never Filed With Clerk
Board.
We are informed that no plans or
| specifications were submitted to the
board, nor did the architect. L. r. Benz,
| or the construction company ever file
such plans and specifications with the
/ board of county commissioners or its
clerk, although the contract between
| the board OF county commissioners and
| the Keynton Construction Company
| for this work provides as follows: 1T
| Is further understood and agreed by
| the parties hereto that any and MI
/ drawings and specifications prepared
/ for the purpose of this contract by the
said architects are made and remain
| their property except that the said
| architects shall furnish, in addition TO
/
| the county. one copy of said drawings
| and specifications in addition thereto
| to the copy to be supplied by said
! architects, and filed in the Office OF
the clerk Of the circuit court of Els
Gambia county, Florida, for the use of
said county"
We, by the authority Of the board Of
county commissioners, procured a copy
of the plans and specifications for this
t,I.- - - J1@l
from the building inspectors Office OF
the city OF Pensacola
Prior to the date of acceptance OF
proposal of Keynton Construction Co
for the change from brick to concrete
In the cell block walls, we find that al
the meeting of board on April 5, 1910
book 8, page 514. when this matter
was discussed by Mr.. Blount of Keyn-
ton Construction Co., the following
5Iount Quotes specifications, Allowing
Concrete Construction Cell
Block Walls.
Mr.. Blount, of Keynton CONSTRUCTION
Company, was called on and he stated
in re of the extra cost required
amount of changes made in the plans.
+, He said that "the extra cost would bt
: however, that by making the eel
blocks of concrete instead of brick
: which was allowed by the specifica.
lions, the cost would be $4,000 cheaper
than above figure" Said plans were
now being prepared on this basis anc
presented 20 Architect Benz for hi,
! approval, then to the building inspec
J tor for his o. K. and he thought they
) would be complete and ready for tn,
: board to consider by Tuesday,
D The subsequent action of board ant
2 statement of Mr.. Blount has beer
quoted above.
Taking the Specifications abov
: quoted, the minutes of board, the let
e ter of Blount Construction Co. ant
from our examination of the plans a.
originally submitted by Rudolph Ben
Sons, and the new plans for concret
f cell block walls, as procured from tn
!, building inspector of the city of Pen
: sacola, made by Southern Ferro Con
= crete Co. we find that the only chang
: in the construction from brick to con
= crete had sole reference to the walls O
r the white and negro mems cell block
:, | and had nothing to do with the in
e terror construction Of Jail buildine
: either in the cell blocks or any othe
portion of the building throughout, in