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

| placed as soon as they come to hand
This should be done
9e. Four man hole covers in white
mems cell block to be painted.
! The contractor says he is ready to
/ do this work. But, In our judgment.
| inasmuch as these man hole covers
were not in his original contract and
| he IS allowed extra for this, he should
/ be allowed an extra for painting them
100. All dead cement mortar in &C.
n1ent floors arc to be removed and
| floor cleaned.
The specifications provide that this
shall be done els shown by quotations
we have already made In this report
| 1o1. All stains on all walls and
| ceilings to be removed.
Our remarks for item No. 100 also
fo2. Under windows IN bury room
and halls, fix pIasterina where stains
are shown.
These stains should be removed In
our opinion.
1o3. The pIssterine Of ceiling In So
! licltors room 20 be reprinted and put
in first GLASS condition.
The contractor Is correct In hts
statement that this was painted as a
sample for the board OF county com
missioners, and not as part Of hts
| work. The cause, however, for the
leak, Is from the roof, and not the
parapet walls
/ 1o4. Repair piasterins Of ceiling In
main hall of third floor.
In the main hall Of tho third floor
the plastering has been repaired in q
| very crude manner. where same had
fallen The contractor should be re-
CURED to make the plastering CORE
spond with other plasterfns In that
part Of building.
los. Furnish lock for elevator psut
| house.
This lock should be placed on the
pent house door and not rendered to
the architect
100. Hardware on windows In white
and negro mems cell block 70 be sup
! Piled
This item OF hardware on windows
In white and negro mems cell block is
| important, as windows are nailed UP,
and they should be adjusted so that
they can be opened and closed.
e5. The main entrance to the court
yard should be plastered as required by
the contract
SO. Boiler room should also be pIas-
| tered as required by contract.
In reference to these two items Cos
and 96) we concur with Mr.. Biount
that contract does not call for plaster
ing Of these items
/ We also find sash lifts and locks
omitted to be supplied to windows. as
follows:
No locking Observation-Disclosures cell
6 windows; execution room and deputy
1 room, 4 windows; padded cell, 6 win
| dows; guard room, 8 windows: north
| wall white mems cell block, win
dows; east wall white mems cell block.
windows; south wall white mems cell
block, small windows; white womens
and mems hospital, windows: negro
women's and mems hospital. win
dows; corridor north Of womeu's cells,
8 windows; this includes item 1o6.
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/ We now turn to branch Of in
vesttgation OF the contract. plans and
specifl cations that In our examination
and Investigation OF the differences
between Escambia county and the
general contractor we have found most
important, in our Judgment. to tho
county's interest. same being a devta-
ton in carrying out original plans and
specifications Of Rudolph Benz g. Sons,
Of Mobile, Alabama, upon which plans
and specie cations this contract was
let for the Escambia county jan and
court house building, quoting from
page twenty-eight (2S) OF tho general
specifications of Rudolph Benz & Sons
we find the folfowingS
Concrete cell bloc6R The cell bloch
buildings, or the walls enclosing the
cells Of the white and colored men
shall be figured on by the contractor
as being shown on the plans and draw
ings Of brick with cement mortar, and
also as being Of concrete reinforced
with steel II is required that he
stipuiate In his proposal for The entire
cost Of the building with the amount
stated If the walls OF the cell block
building are of reinforced concrete
and also what the amount Will be II
the walls are of brick with cement
mortar, as shown on the plans. The
contractor will take the precaution not
to omit this statement from his pro-
posal.
If the waits are to be Of ooncrena
the contractor will be allowed to use
any system Of reinforced concrete that
VIII safely support the loads imposed
and which VIII be in direct accordance
with the requirements Of the building
laws Of Pensacola, Fla, governing re-
infcrced concrete work
The contractor must submit to The
architect full description plans and
detailed drawings, showing the size OF
members Of both concrete and steel,
the mixture Of concrete, and how the
work VIII be executed He must prove
that the plans for same have been
designed by an engineer Of at least
three years experience 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
IL shau De considered as reasonable
cause for rejection Of his bid
We also find that page 20 of the
same specifications, under head of
structural steel, reads as foilowss
Structural steel General contract
The work included In this subject is
the furnishing and erecting Of all the
structural steel and iron work shown
on the drawings and described In tho
specifications furnished to the mason
contractor, cast iron bearing plates
for all beams having ends bearing IN
masonry, do without extra charge all
cutting, fitting, and drilling of steel
ana iron work necessary to complete
the same; also all cutting. fitting and
drilling that may be necessary for the
proper setting and anchorfng OF ma
sonTy, etc Furnish labor and mate
rails Of every description connected
with the completion Of the work speci-
fed and including all carriage. hosting
| apparatus, etc"
Original Plans and specifications Not
Followed.
We find that the original plans and