The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-05
MR.. HENDERSON
BELIEVES HARP
PLAN GOOD ONE
SAYS SUCCESSFUL PROMOTION
AND CONSTRUCTION woRTH 70
Pea CENT or COST AND TAKES
ISSUE WITH Ma. AspREws-A
FEW FIGURES.

Secretary Leland = Henderson. ~
the Commercial Association. has sent
the following communication for pub
iCation In this paper In an enort 70
show that the promoter % the pro-
posed municipal dock will not receive
tso.ooo even II hts offer 70 aoceptabie
10 the city.
The letter
DISPOSITION OF the PROCEEDS
or PROPOSED BOND ISSUE
OF s4ooooo.
In a recent issue 81 The Pensacola
Journal. the statement was made by
Mr. Andrews that tto.0oe Of the pro-
posed sfoo 00o would so o. Mr.. Harp.
Inasmuch 80 this statement may be
misleading 10 many interested parties,
/ the matter should be made ciearer.
The proposition that has been made
By Air. Harp r. that ne would build
the municipal docks and ran conHec-
tons for as "a actual tost. plus ten
per cent for hts services Prom the
statement u AR. Andres 4 may be
Inferred that the sum q 10000 woul1
be turned over 20 Ar. harp a. a clear
profit
FIRST % al. there Nould be but ttoo.-
900 70 cover the cost % docks and
switch connections and The commits
sion Actual cost plul ten per cent
does not mean that commission can
Be charged upon comnission. To be
accurate and assume that every dol
lar ~ the $500 o0o h taed there would
De Invested IN the locks and switch
ing facilities sass.e3b and the COM
mission. fas a6s. not ssaooo. nor IL the
sum clear. out 81 this sum he must
pay the wages % high priced assist
ant engineers draughtsmen. inspectors
and such other work as = =ntaiied IN
making estimates and plans. Il viii
require a number q trial estimates
The FIRST estimate may ~ either too
Thigh OF too low. and require new plans
These plana must be adopted BY the
city council before the Nork Ii COM
Imenced. IL viii therefore. be seen that
latter all obligations e drawing plans
and supervisinE the construction are
paid. no per cent l. not mere than tair
compensation.
By % ether method wiz the city get
- ---.-s Cor ita money IS Il does ~
,s ~ s so%sr..,s SafF BE contract avs
lor fuian his contract whsfiiaeas -, -. :.
makes a pront or loses noney. provid-
NM Nc AAAAAH ~ RNN1tA"@A#a - HAAN =
lhis work. when be uHSres on a con-
Tract. he makes a rough estimate and
adds from % per cent b 90 per cent
, margin 20 the estimate. II he can DO
the work for less than as estimate.
. ne L. ahead 10 much. y a costs him
more than his estimate. has a good
margin % draw upon hefre ne comes
% the losing point
4 Every person OF corpeation should
Z be wiling 20 pay for Al d gets and
e allow q fair remuperatiofFp those that
perform the labor
8 The fact that the pulr has been
- taken into the conndencef the friends
n % this movement is noleubt an tn
Innovation % many people
oil Under the contract sysul, The peo-
q Tie are not taken into Z confidence
n 81 the contractor. Tie lay make q
n proat 81 ten per cent. or may make
b la profit ~ twenty-five 7 cent No
j. matter what his pr0nt ~ be. the
Il lamouut must come out the money
available for the improfnents. and
Il the difference 10 that uar the con-
tract system. the public 4 not know
l. What amount goes into lctual con-
struction. while under proposed
p lmethod. the public knowAactiy what
he amount 20 money goes Z the actual
"a construction work.