The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17
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| WOULD BE REQUIRED IN FUTURE
AND THAT ARCHITECT PREPARE
SUCH A REPORT SO THAT THE
BOARD WOULD KNOW EXACTLY
HOW THEY STAND. In order that
| the work could go ahead it was or
dered that work on second floor as
| suggested by plans, for extra partition
go ahead, and that architect be in-
| structed to work same on pro rata
basis, if price of $4,000 amounted to
more than should be charged. This
same matter came up again at the
meeting of the board of February IT,
| 1911, page 619, as follows: Architect
/ Benz submitted report of extra costs
pertaining to new arrangements Of Of
| fees in new county Jail building. He
stated that cost is:
| Wiring ....................S 1920
/ Plumbing Observation-Disclosures. 391 40
Blount Construction Co. ...... 1.6o790
Total ....................s2,I3o 40
| On motion Of Commissioner Baggett,
seconded by Mcclellan, report was ac-
| cepted.
The rext extra before the board
| shown by minutes, met Feb. 14th, 1911.
| book 3, page ga. as follows:
L. r. Benz brought Up the matter Of
stucco oujside exterior of building
with white cement. extra amounting
| to s975.60 was ordered considered, also
| stuccC interior of court amounting to
t S173o.0G ordered considered. Also
/ brought up the matter OF changing So
windows in al; blocks % foot open
/ ings "A feet s inches by feet. extra
! amounting to $4,000, ordered consid
| cred.
At the same meeting on page CT,
1 we find the following.
| Extra for changing windows at new
| jail building amounting TO $4,000 was
! 4.1
| Matter of stucce for the interior court
amounting to Sf,Ta0.c0 was deferred.
| Matter Of stucco of entire exterior Of
| building Of white cement, amounting
to $4,000. was considered on molten
| by Commissioner Mcclellan and Sec
! oEded by Commissioner \. W. Davis
and passed. 1t was ordered that the
extra white Atlas cement outside
finish he adopted and passed.
On minutes, book 3, page 6S4, the
next item of extra brought to the at
Itention of the board is as follows:
| Matter of extra interior cornice
lwCrk on second floor amounting 20
$4I7.60, was brought up on motion by
| Commissioner Geo. II. Davis and sec
! onded by Commissioner Mcclellan and
PASSED, this extra was authorized
! Or the same page at the same meet
+: ing we find aiEo matter Of extra fDr
Installing fixtures. railing, cornice anC
=. balustrades, as shown Oh detailed
drawings, was brought w. amounting
| to s1,4G9.G0. This work vas author
lied passed with the Blount C0Hstruc-
ton COMPANY
| The next matter relative to an ex-
ira brought before the board, was at
the meeting of juno 18th. ,191I- book
{, page II, which minutes appear as
! follows: Mr. Blount furnished esti-
mate Of cost of s56i.70 for brick
| trenches under white cell block, same
was ordered approved"
At nesting. of the board of county
commissioners, October 10th, 1911, the
beard took the following action, as
shown by record of minutes of said
board OF county commissioners, in
| Minute Book q, at psue So:
Benz Forbidden to issue Orders Fer
Extras.
On motion the clerk was ordered
tc direct the following letter to the
Bicunt Construction Company
"In compliance with order of board
o. county commissioners I beg to ad :
wise you that Architect L. r. Benz is
not authorized to make orders for any
mere extras. This is p confirmation
! OF notice given you at the regular
meeting of board of county commits
/ sioHeTs held on the 5th. day of Sep
ten1ber, 1911; that Mr.. L. r. Benz
would not be authorized to allow or
| order any more extras, in the work
uPon, the county jail and court house
| building"
Extras Order Is Void.
The foregoing are excerpts taken
from the minutes of the action of the
! board upon the securing of plans and
specifications, letting the contract and
subsequent action with reference to
extras arising. In addition to these
items for extra work, included here.
there were many other items of charge
for extra work which were included
in the report Of the Blount Construc-
ton Company TO the board of county
commissioners from month to month
authorized by the order OF L. r. Benz.
the county architect. Under that
clause of the contract between the
county and the Blount Construction
Company giving him authority q
make changes. alterations and aJdi-
tions up to the amount of S2pS. 90 see
article three (3) o. the General Com
tract. The discussion of this report
has been confined solely to the Blount
Construction Company, who are the
general contractors, and We have not
at this time taken up the contract for
elevators, heating, drainage. sewerage
lighting, furniture and for furnishings
These are all contracts with other
i contractors.
And now taking up the letter of the
Blount Construction Company to the
county Of date January 18th. 1912
beg to advise and report that I find
from the report of Mr. Jas. NJ. John
son and Mr.. George RommeI, Jr.. &C
| comPanying this report, that except
IL those instances mentioned. the con.
struction Of the jail building under
the contract of the Blount Construc.
ton Company is incomplete; that IN
al particulars except those mention.
ed in their report, which report is
, practically the same as that of George
} NJ. Hopkinson- the architect who re-
ported on the completion of the iaf
building to this board, December =
1911. In those instances particularly
where the work has not been complet
ed, necessarily the contractor will bt
Required under the law to complete hi.
work.
Differences Cannot Be Arbitrated.
! notice that in the letter of tn,
Blount Construction Company Of Jan
uary 18th. 1912, mention is made o.
referring these matters TO arbitration
, as claimed under the contract TIL,