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


base and QUITTING stone to make same
At, $144.60.
we find order from architect to gen
"Feb. 2, 1911.
You are hereby instructed to place
12-foot granite base coarse and an ex-
ira amounting to $144.60 Is hereby al
lowed for same"
This granite base Is provided for In
plans on section MN section sheets
Z and 8. In the revision OF plans the
mistake was made of 2 feet in COM
parison with original plans. PreSum-
ably this granite base had to be cut to
fit because of the revision Of plans
for cell blocks, same shows that foun-
dalton is feet smaller than original
plans called for.
L. P Benz, in his report Of January
81, 1912. says: "a. Placing IL foot
granite base and cutting stone to make
same Mt, $144.60. The original plans
show granite base and are for the
buttresses built. I cannot understand
this charge as 1t Is in the original
plans and specifications.
So. Repairing conductor pipe broken
by plumber, $4.75.
We find order from architect to
general contractor as follows:
You are hereby instructed to repair
conductor pipe broken by plumbers
and an extra amounting TO $476 Is
hereby allowed for same"
This item should be disaliowed for
same reason as given for disaIlowance
OF items SS and 80. Further. l. R
Benz, architect, reports on this item
under date heretofore given, as fol-
lows:
o. Repairing conductor pipe BROKEN
by plumber, sA75. This is a matter
between general contractor and plumb
ang contractor.
Charged for Architectural Services.
90. Architectural services, $309.44.
We can see no reason for this charge
being made against Escambia county.
The board of county commissioners,
as we are informed, were never notf-
fed that the Blount Construction Com
pany was making detail drawings, or
was in need of any that were not
being supplied by Architect Benz who
was employed by said board to do this
work.
The architect discusses this item in
his report OF January 81, 1912, as fol-
lows:
Architectural services. s30s44 In
some instances where detail drawings
on this job were needed they were
made by the contractor unbehnown
to me. 1 have not at any time refused
to make any such details, or details
necessary for the construction of the
Jail. I cannot understand in any way
how the contractor can make a charge
of this kind against the county.
81. Brackets, plaster cornice. $fo5. 30.
We find an order from architect to
general contractor as follows:
You arc hereby instructed to place
galvanized iron brackets and metal
laths on first floor for cognice az per
large interior section of court room,
and an extra amounting to 31o5.90 Is
hereby allowed for same"
This Item is included IN and charged
for by the contractor IN the contract
for cornice entered into March Tth,
1911, $447.60. Item I'll" in this report !;
not only Is this item Included In item
''H'' but 1t Is also included in item
'T' both items already discussed in
this report.
This item should be disalowed.
Architect Benz in his report hereto
fore adverted to, says: Brackets pias-
ter cornice, $105.90. This is an extra
ordered changed which has already
been paid for and included In the
charge made for cornice work, March
9TH, 1911.
Allowance From Architect.
SO. Allowance from architect $16o.
We find an order from architect to
general contractor as follows:
For work which you have per-
formed, 1 win give you an allowances
of $4,000 to be subtracted from what
ever allowance you may have to make
the county on account OF extra mate
rial omitted"
This is the item referred to by Archf-
tect Benz in his report which we have
already discussed and sdverted to in
our discussion Of item IA. This method
of avoiding the statute which required
that in a contract amounting to more
than $4,000 bids for same shall be
q icad a ar fAd Nv he
in this instance for the reason he gives
and was in violation Of his plain duty
as architect.
Excavating for Plumbers.
80. Excavatng for plumbers, $4,000.
The reason for disallowance of this
item we have already given In our dis
cussion Of item 8, the last paragraph
on page Is provides for this excavation
same having already been quoted.
This item should be disaIlowed.
Unfinished Work
In addition to the former report
there has been submitted to us the
ftemized list of unfinished work OF the
Blount Construction Company on the
county jail and court house building
which list OF work, etc., unfinished, Is
contained in q letter Of the board OF
county commissioners to the Blount
Construction Company dated January
8, 1912, which letter is based upon the
report OF George NJ. Hopkinson. De-
cember %. 1911, and the report OF
Architect L R Benz to the board OF
county commissioners, dated January
3. 1912. as TO the unfinished work upon
the said jail building.
We have also been furnished with
copy of letter of Blount Construction
Company, dated January IL, 1912, ad-
dressed to the board of county COM
missioners OF Escambia county, Flor
ida. in reply to the boards letter Of
January 8. 1912, relative to this mat
ter. There has also been referred 70
us the report of L. R Benz, dated jan
uary 20. 1919, relative to the items of
deductions and allowances to be made
by the general contractor to Escambia
county In the erection of the county
Jail, and also statement relative to
the same matter from the Blount Con-
struction Company included in theiI
letter and statement Of January %
1912.
We have made thorough fnvestiga-
ton and examination of the matters
involved, and have examined the plans
and specifications. together with the
contract, and visited and examined the
t.