The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-18
REPAIRS TO JAIL
ARE CONSIDERED
County Commissioners Meet to Con-
slider Report of Repairs to
Heating Apparatus.

County commissioners met yesterday
morning for the purpose of receiving
the report on the repairs to the heat
ing apparatus of the county Jail, which
was recently undertaken by johnson
& CO. The company agreed to repair
the heating plant OF the county jail
building for $1,000. and the bill as pre-
scented to the commissioners yesterday
morning was for $3.50. the work being
's5 per cent completed. This, less the
20 per cent which is legally retained
by the commissioners until the final
inspection, makes the amount now due
the company $3.50. The amount was
ordered paid, as soon as a sufficient
fund is found in the treasury.
A motion was made by Commission
er Candy, seconded by Commission
er Gates, that when final inspection
is made, Engineer Wheat notify the
board in order that, should the mem
beers see fit. they may have the oppor-
tunity of inspecting the work.
Commissioner Wentworth took ex-
cetpion to the wording of this mo-
ton, taking the stand that it should
be obligatory. and not optional with
the board. as to whether they should
make such inspection.
Following the meeting, on being
questioned as to his attitude on this
question, Mr.. Wentworth stated that
he felt that at this time 1t was par
ticularly necessary that the commits
sioners personally inspect the heating
equipment of the Jail. owing to the
bursting of the large boiler on last
Saturday.
Mr.. Wentworth. under whose juris-
diction the county jail properly comes,
stated that he spent all of last Sun
day morning down at the county
building, making examination and in
quiry as to the cause of the trouble.
1t is estimated that to replace this
boiler will cost the county between
$1,000 and $4,000.
Asked as to the cause of the acct
dent, Mr.. Wentworth said that the
Janitor, Shelby Gates, was confined to
his home last Saturday. suffering with
ptonafRe poisoning, and that, as far
as he could learn, the boiler, in which
the water had gotten low, was ref1lled
by the jail trusty with cold water,
causing the bursting of nine sections,
or tubes
Mr.. Wentworth consulted expert
advice and was told that it will be
practically impossible to satisfactorily
mend the boiler.
He stated yesterday that, according
to his understanding, the work of re-
pairing that has been done by Mr.
Johnson is entirely satisfactory. but
there is a question in his mind
whether, after the heating system is
turned over the county, it may not be
the damaged boiler, and other work
may be necessary.
While Johnson & Co. could not pos
sibly be held accountable for the ac-
cident, in which they were in no way
concerned, at the same time, Mr.
Wentworth said that he felt that
when the work is inspected, 1t should
be the duty of the commissioners to
make the inspection in a body, in
order that they might arrive at some
and satisfactory conclusion
as to what was the best thing to be
done under the circumstances.
At present, Mr.. Wentworth has in
structed that the small boiler at the
jail be used to heat the two cell blocks,
and he hopes to, make arrangements
to heat the offices with oil heaters,
which he thinks he may be able to
borrow for the purpose, until such
time as the boiler is either repaired or
replaced, and the heating apparatus
accepted by the county.
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