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

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Hauling sand ~-....-..-.... $4,000
Office expense .............. 1890
Brick work. 191 NJ at 500. $4,000
Stucco 1908 SO. # at 1-2c.. 1900
Concrete 80 yds. at SIS. $4,000
Sheet piling:
Labor ..--....-... S1,652.oo
Carpenters ....-... 1885.
Materials .....-.'' bfo.OO- 100000
Pumping:
Engineer ......--.. Zl7.oO
Coal ...-...-. 10000
Material ..-..... S270o- $4,000
Total .S12,47S.00
Plus 10 per cent .....-. 1,247.s0
s18.725.SO
Plus interest ... 1890
Grand total $13, sol so
The contractor In his letter to the
board Jan. IL. 1912. declined to make
detailed and itemized statement OF
the cost of carrying footings to lower
| depth, as set forth in the above state
ment. For the boards information we
have figured in detail the cost of this
| work. according to the depth given by
Mr.. Benz, the architect, at the meeting
of the board December 2sth. 1911, as
| shown by minute book 4, page 70:
Benz Says Foundation Put Down
Mr.. Benz reported that footings COM
piled with contract and measurements
| were all right, and are an average If
feet all around, as agreed upon, and
| were put down to proper depth"
We find from the statement as con-
tained in the above, that the statement
| rendered by the Blount Construction
| Co, concrete 80 yards" corresponds
exactly with an extra six (6) feet of
| depth, which, added to the original
8 feet Of depth for the foundation.
makes total of nine 60 feet average
and verifies the statement of Mr.. Benz,
as above made.
Basing the calculation for average
| depth of nine 90 feet for foundations
we have figured the cost Of this work
and submit the following detailed
statement Of what would have been
required to have reached an average
| depth of nine (9) feet for all footings.
Report Shows Great Discrepancy Be-
tween Contractors and Elk
perts' Statement.
The first item Excavation 1873 yards
/ at 90c, s1,507.00," on a basis of nine
feet of depth. three feet Of which was
in the original contract, leaves the
| average depth of excavation feet
| We find that the contractor exca-
waited S76 yards, which, figured at his
price of 80 cents per yard, would
amount to $7SS.40. an overcharge Of
| s71S.60.
Item No. 2, hardware $4,000. The
| contra ctor does not specify what kind
/ of hardware was used and we know
of no necessity for hardware, other
than nails. and $4,000 for this item
| is, in our Judgment. excessive.
Item No. 8, Insurance $1,000. There
| should be an itemizeo statement with
reference to this also as to the char
acter OF insurance for which this
| charge was made.
Item No. 4, rent $4,000. The same
| remarks apply to this item as for item
No. 3.
Item No. 8, hauling sand $4,000. AS
stated under item No. l, Excavations,
there was six feet of foundation trench
opened by contractor for this extra
| depth; the other three feet was In his
original contract when the foundation
was laid and the walls placed on same.
The six feet of walls figures 3O4
cubic yards, leaving the 572 cubic
yards that had to go back to fill up
| the opening. 1t viii be seen that S04
yards, or in other words that part OF
the excavation taken up by footings
and walls was all the earth that had
to be hauled away. Allowing so cents
per cubic yard for hauling. this item
would amount to $4,000 instead Of
$4,000.
AS stated before we find tfis item
correct. The price, however, is wrong
It should be $1,000 per cubic yard, as
we hereafter show from the letter Of
the Blount Construction Company, for
merly Keynton Construction Co. This
would make this item $4,000 less, OF
4 $4,000 total.
Item No. 8, ONCE expens $4,000
Detailed information should be given
and the county is entitled to state
: ment showing of what this Office ex-
| pense consists.
Item No. Z, brick work 1s1 NJ. S.
$1,000.
brick was reduced to $500 as we find
from resolution of the board at meet
ing of November 1st, 1910, already re
ferred to in this report.
We have figured the number Of bricl
that would have been required to have
| obtained the average feet of deptf
of walls, and find that, figuring or
| basis of twenty seven CID brick II
| cubic foot, $4,000 brick were used
, This basis of q brick to cubic foo
! 1--WE consider more than ample. Al
/; lowing $500 per thousand, this item
would be $2,3S4.00.
Item No. s, stucco s.sOS 50. # a
212c, $1,000.
. ira foundations we find that same i!
3,O23 so. It. at 2 lac, S6S.02.
Item No. 9. concrete 90 yards a
: $500, $4,000. AS stated before w
| find this item correct. The price
however, is wrong. 1t should be 5000
per cubic yard as we hereafter SHOW
: from the letter of the Blount Construc
ton Co., formerly Keynton Construc
ton Co, This would make this item
i $4,000 less or 100000.
4 Item No. 10, sheet piling labor, ST.
$500.
e Item No. II, sheet piling, carpenters
s675.55.
j These two items cover labor. tn
s county is entitled to detailed statemen
2 of. and time sheets covering these tw
q items. and same should be furnishes
e by the contractor.
: Item No. IL, sheet piling. materials
= s675.0O.
: The materials, though not specified
: we find lumber for sheet piling figure
f ND. assuming that all trenches wer
7. excavated at same time and that n
: lumber was used second time, %, So
:. feet at $500 equals s328.S2.
r Items No. Is. Il and Is, pumping
: engineer, coal and material, $4,000.