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02/24/1927
�I�IVUT`�S �/�4/�7 � �:�� . . . . . . . . .. . . -. . _. . . " :es:..so:-w. . . D . . . . .. . . � a . r-''et�j � " �- " • . . . � � � � �. � � . , . , . . . . . . � . . . . ,. . . �. ., ��.-�rzr.�r _. , , _ . .a� ro.�d . -r, . . .. ....... ,� �' r� t. .. .... .s. . . . . . , . . . � . . � . . . _ . .. . �• � .. . . i � . . . .. . . . . . � . . 1 . . , ... � . ... , . . . . . .. . . . . . �.. . . � 1,�.; � � � . � � . � .... . .'-�� `.� . .. . . . . . . . . . NiCb�jjj�'.L' !,a Oi+ TH� tii:r`.C'Y C%Q�7Z.�iISSIC11�1 �� • : F`e �a�:��r y 24t h, 19 �'7 ��.: � - �he Gity Cammassi�;n o� t�.e Cit� o� C1e�.rw��e�, Florida, : met on tre above date, in e�:lJ. meeti.lig assemb�ed, �vi�th th.e . , ��llovrizl� mP�ber� preser-t : , . He 's3. Baskin, n�.yor Comrnissi�ner, . �. C . niIi�or e , ; J. �; . �:�;C iung, _ ; A . �' � �`r�.112� e� . �; Ghasd F. 3f�son,, Ci��r 14Ian�.ger. ��rP �'one�, repre�e��i�� City At�orney. . ��.� iolTo�vi�� ca�.l u�as x�ad: � v.._���._�_ ..� „ _ : __ . . , .., _ ._._...�..� . ��...�.�....-.� _ . . __ _ .. ... .� . = -_� � � � � � , - -- , , ,,,� � � � � _ .. __ , . �_ } t ,�V � � i �� . ` � i I�TOTICE OF SPECT� �4�EmING t � .� speeial meeting o� �'�e Gity t�ornmission �� t�� Gity � , o� Clearwatex, Floria�, t�ri11 �ie �:eld at t�e Cit� Ha.l�, at 'T :30 PIu, FridaYz Febru�,it� 2�tth, ior t�:.e purpose o� • =° - considering mat�ers perta.ini�zg to t�� 'r9axd. Za�ham Co�pany n Cause��ay �oi�tra��. You ar� neyeb� requ.ested to be �r��ent. ' ����� ��,yor Gominissi.oner � • , Comm s io�Er ; Com►nissioner �' �� �� � ,�f�0 Commissionex C...�' . -� , `� `� � - C ommi� � ioner , r`, � , � � f/ ,. ' � �J 7 t�� rney � � ��. : � The �ollovaing 1e-� � ex �vs.s �ea�; Februai��r T�rent y-se canci l 9 4; 7 IvIx.t. CnarZes F.. �Iason, . . , f��� y P���nager , Clear:�ater, k`lorida. De�r Sir,- , _ Pur. suan� u o ins � ruci� i ons o� t��; C ity G ommis: ion at their regul�r meetin� an. �Iond2y nig�t, F�bruary 21st, T�ia,ve ex�:mined t�e cc�n�r�„et between ���d-Zatham Co�n��z�� �nd t�.s �ity of Cle2rvr�tex, dated t�e 2Ct� �.�:� o#' Sep�ember, i926, �ox ��e construction o�' t�Ze �ea-�rall in conx?ectio� �;=�it� ��e Clearv�atex Is�a�.d cuusey��.y4 I h�.ve �lso e�2miz�ed tnE bantl furnis�ed by , the �a�ard-l:�tham Comuan.ye signzd by t�ae A.merican Sure�g Com;�a.n�r, ; ' a�1d also �Ghe original. contraeu with Pine�.las County a�i��ths : s�;me pro ject . . In -��:is �o�:�ection I be� tio �d.vis;e ynu tha� i� ;;:,u : have �ou�.d. t�a-t t�Zara.-T,a.th�n Gom�an�r �a� iai3ea to pexfa�m i�s ' �ontraet 'wit� the ��-�y i.z� t;�.is �natte�, I�voa'ld advzse tha-� y4tt �a?�e �he matter up diree� c�ri�h t_ne Amexi��.n Sur.aty Compa�2�r•, ° iss` �on�sma�1, advising �h� Suret,�r Company o� t�.e contr�.��ors:' de�au�.�t an� �h�?�i the Ci�� v��311 �cicl fi�e Sux�ty Compauv stric-�l� �. � _ , ; : `�.: � � �� its�c�e�ault.�ox �11 loss �n� dama�e sustain.ed by reasan o� ; Tn pour 1e�t�r to the Su�e�y Com��,ny, I would �.dvise t��t you dem�nd immed�.a�e �.ction on its p�,r�. Yours very �ruly, , Ht}H�T U. BIR� , G i�t y 1�t t ar:aeY � Bg i s� I4i. H. �on� s. 1t�Hs • B . Maved by h�r. �[oore, seconded b�r Irir, :��a13.ace, th�t ��e City �tto��ney�s ai�inior1 be'accepted, �nd �iled in the u�inates of �hzs meeta;.�;. The �v7.l.owing letters were reaci: �'ebxuary 15, I°27. iU�.rv C. �. Bux�.eson, C ounty yngi�esx y Glearv�a-�ex, Floriaa.. �eax Six: P�,x. Schae�fer has �°eported to m� �:�e coLdi�tions dis- covered �t the v��s� wiug of t�e tiycst bxidge oi t�e Cle�,rv�rater H�rbax C�.use��ag, aizd �as :�i1ed �yit�i ne ��opyr of �is 1a-�t�x to yau dated ?��ebru�ry 12ta, togethe� vrith R copy of B. B. Fusse�I's i�t-ter oi FebruarV '7th t o City l�,�a�agsr �.ason� I unders-��,��cl t�e situation to be �ha� si;eel h�s be�� omi-�ted ixors t�.e base r�� t�e wall �.n.ci iro�i the a�cYi.ora�e. And th�.t a. sa,t is�aet or� junct io� �.�.s not be e� �ri��t1E betv,re en t�ie w�.11 a�_d its b�se. T�e steei omitt�ed is e�sEntial t o m� k� t�e b�.se ana �,ncaor�.ge aet as b?ams bet��eea� t�e ties. I�ormal condition� mi�ht zlat develop �he neeessi�y �or -this steel, but if �he bed s�ouid be scoa.r�3 a.�va�r by sto�rm .tiction so ��a� t?�e shee-�ing under t�,e wa11 mig?�t be unsup��:�r�ed �or_ a iec� �eet; ther.e �rould be a conszderab�E p�essure d.�veloping �rom �se s�.na behind tjie c��,11.. As a result o� i�he omission o� �he steel , t�ie wal�. mig�t ia il duxing a st Qxm, just at �h� t i me w�en. v�ave 2ct ian migrt e�.t into the causet�uay ancl �estxoy the pa�rement . It seeins to me impera��,ve th�t the wal.ls s�oul�, be bui3t as design�tcde To proFerly rebuild t'�e anc�lor��e is nn� a�ii�icu7.t ma��ter, aQ we tuzclers-L�.n3 it �€�s never been covexed �� . _ . � e base of t�.e v�all c:ouTd be remedied by cu-tt in� it ou:� in • ter_ f��t seetions and repl�,cing it ��it� �ro�rer junc�tion wi�h `t_�Q superst��cture an�i c�i�r� t_le stezl incl:uded as c�es?gned. T11is s�eel coulcl be put in pl�.ce b� first b�eaking dovJn i1�e t�e of tne wal1., ���ou�l�.out i-L•s eLt�re len�th. � �s art �,ltGrnative, additional. �ies mig�t be inse�ted mid�zra.y bet�veen thE t�ve�t�� ��ot ties �nd t�le �.n.c�aorage replaced vri�h ��lf t�e steel sii�c�n, in the ori�inal design. wor ties sp�ee�. ter� �eet apar �, �he s-L-eel ' in -G�e l��se � s saificient . This altern��ive me�?2od wou�.d z��� remedy t�ae condi�i��� e�- isting at t��e ju��e�ion o� t�e to� and base. �:�is must be remedied. by removin� soft ma�erial t� a�,epth o� a� ].e�,�t hal� t�e -thickness o� the w�ll �xam 't�}e �ront, �.nt1 then gr�utzng �he o��ning �i�h I.i�uid eement . . ■ � .� _ _ _ _ _ _ �.. ..... �.�.o . -_ :_ , , f �. ; � ���,,� �.- .,,eW. I��. �ch�.e��er ad.vzses me that t�e 1�" �ies wexe �oubl�d � bae�� i�. t�.e base a� tne �va11, and I ha��e no dovb� as �o t��ix ; sEcur�ty. I� �� uot esse��i�1 t�a� the longitt�cTinal rein- . �orcing rods in the b�.se s?Z.ou�d bass tha°o�agh this 1�op. I�.m -�xansmitting copy �f this 1et�er to C�arles F. �;�sor, �it� l�ana�er, �1.e�rwa�er. �er,y truly yoars, { s� �aniel 3. I,ut e�. DBS��RI3 February 21st, �92'i. E�r,. C. E. Bur le s oa�, C ount y Engine er , Clearw€�-�ex, Flo�icia, , De�z• Sir: . . �tre �.re r�ailing p�.a�.s �or rep� ir oi wa�1s an 4��est �'nd of C�,useway �o yau uncter se �ara`te cover. �hese rep�.irs have 24 �axds of concrete and �050� o� steel in one �ing v�ail. Vexy �ru1y �ourR, LUTEld E11GI1�`�rRING C OIt�.ANY : BY (s) B.H.Riot�re. BAIt�f RB ' Febxu�,ry .'..9th, :t927. �iard-Zath�.m Coo, City. De� r �i�; �.t:t: Ax. �`a�et�e ��� Zatham. Recen.t�y it wa� brou�;rt t� my attention by ���e City . Engineer of the Cit�r o3 Clear�n���er that �Yie�r ?Jep�zt�ent haci disc,�vered t}�e ��et t�a�,t eertrin discrep�:�cies egist.ed in t:ze construc-�ion �� t�.e ret^znin lI t th '_ � g wa s a e o�est �.butment oi t�e 300 ��. brid.ge �n tl?e Clear�rtirater Harb�r C�.useway, �,n.d more speeifi,eally statin� t��.t cert�, :n steel as snocsn o�. t�e plan -��r the vr�xl� to bc u�na :�ad. b�en omittect. �:�.is wail, as �c�u '` a �ia��, w�.s cons-�ructed by yo�r �amp�,ny d�.ring �?�e tit�e t�le work ' was unc3.er +_�� �upervision, aud your contr�ct was in e3'�ec� tivit�i.; tinell�s' Joun-�y, �,nd under plans �;s prepa�e�. ��ci apprc�ved bg Daniel B. T,uten, �esi�nin.� and Gon.sulting E_ngineer, �or t:h:e �vork, an.d up�n �eing noti�'ied G�? t�is con.clii;ion, T 7.mne�ia�tely requested 1�':i�, I.uten tQ sent �t. ��,ul Schae��ez�, 'vrho ;r�as �.t the time Ins'gect�r ��� �bhe County, tn �learw�.�er �or �he p�xpose o� making an exami�at�o� of ��e work, and. ugon visiti� �ne work in comp�ny �ith I1�r. Schaeifer, O��icia�s �rom +�e City ar�� �oursel�, i� �as ioutld that t�.e el�.im c�� �he C;ity w€�s a�ac� and �:za`E esr�ain steel. ��-�d b�en omitted �x�m the c�ark` t�tit�out irs�r�ctions and �� su�h� �n exient t'�at i;he canc�eye urall.s wer,e n�� built according ta plan.s �:?�t1 s�ecz;?ca�ions, and �his le�ter is ��tice to you �ha�t in s� �a.r �.s tz�.e Gounty is c��cerned, and �vas co�.cexned. in t�is r�atter, tre wark is �ereby re jectecl an�. �.:e grnu�ds o�' xe jec�i�n �v:i.7.1 be foun.cl in ' ` �ar�grap�s l�zo. 24, 31= 38 ancl 86 of �'�e sveciiieati.o�s �or the vr�rk �o Y�e ao�e, sai� speci.3ic.�.tio�s bsing at+�.checi t� and made a part �f �he cantract . ' , � �_ .� , w ..- --�: � _; ,• .� �,,; ��i� � 1� repox� o� the condi�io:� o� this wa11 Yias been sub- mi�t�ed to �;x. ��,niel: B. Zuten, aild I a� s�ri�ling �o aecept a pZa�s a�,provea by i��, I,uten ior in�king the proper �dju�tment . o� the const:cuetion ar rec�nstruction a� tha.s wa11. T wa�ll ` a�qis;e you oi I°.i�s Lute��a -renort on t�1is �a��er upon the re�eip� o� s�:me. '.Zouxs very tr�1�, . (sj C. E. Burles�n, ; ; Coun�y �ngineer. GEB:GS CC �o- ?r:r� Chas. F. 1t�sor_, City 1Vigxa, G1�axv,*ater, F1a. F+'9b. 7thi �92`7. ��r. Qha�. F. A�ason, C it y I'��an�;ge r, C�earwater, F�.a. Dear Sir : V�1hilP in Cle�rur�t�r yesterday, I ��as iniosme� of t.�.e :cecent cri�Gici�ms rel.a.tive t o pl�,eing o� s-�eel in' �he �vest wa11s an causeway u�orko Beg to a�.vise tha� :i �er�on�.�1y s�;,,ernisen tflis �ork �o� i�ard i,ath�m Gompariy �nd othe� th�m Za-��am a;nd mysel� na one knec�l exactly vr�y i;�e sizo �.nd: Pmourit oi ste�el was �l�,ced , in -�his .vork. 4�ev,r +3ays ��evious to �;�e pouri:a� o� co�- crete, I�.dvised Zat�am that we clid r�oti �av� t�G, neces��ry steel ior i��is job, �dhen we were a�eady to plac;e s�r�E he persenally �.i�ec�Led -��e Quan�city and nl�.cing o� sa�e' accord- ing to t�ie �mount �e tvas en2b�ea to bor�oti�� �rom Zuten 3rid�e � ompa�y. The s-�ee1 in �'_�e footings of t�ie main wa.;_1.� vaas also ch�n�e�. ar�d p;i�.ced acrn;�rding �o nis instructions, aavisin� me �.� zhe same tim� �t��t t'lis w�s comp:��ing vaith t?z� �vishes ^ �� TMx e Bur� ason as ne �a� airead�r infarmeci t�e�n th�.t he' d�;c1 not h2ve t�is s�ee1 as s?�oti�n �n i�hc bluepri���cs �or ihis vcr��?�. The steel as pl.�ced �n tne bea�s does n;�t check up wi�th the gtesi �.s s�o�vn on �xze blue�r�n�s. �'xom �:�e beginriing o� this work t�iexe were ch�:nge.s made �rc�m time to time, ai�, caf t,e� beir_g ra�.de �y =�,t�ar� himsel.�, as �t no time did v�e n�ve the neeessazy ste�l iar �his cl�ss ' o� �iorko t�Ir. �4�ason I�inc2re:ty hope t�:is le�ter v�ill clear an, innocent p�rty `ar g� rtieg of criticism, a� �'r. �lley xep- ' rese�ti�.g the Gity and .�t;x. Ze�cn�ielc� with �,{ar.d-S,a�ham c�m,��.ny positivel.y �.ne�r �o�Iling o� this job, neit�er n�.d 4�ey an�ai�g ��•������oever ta do with �_;.e size and �mount o� steel placed �n above �rlo�k. Yaui� very truly, _ � S �,' B. B. �'1ZSS811 con�* tfl �. R. i:�tc�h�ield n ►r �i'F. ,r`. :Allsy,. ,. _.._,...`:__. __..�.. _ ,�._:_ : ___�._�J� � .�� _�..._.__�.;,..�:.�_.,.w._ ...,..� __.._��,..�..�._...__.�� ... ..:.�.�. .. `� ._ ,. .. � ...� , r, ��.`"`" "�`� �'!� i'Fsoved. by P,�r; 1��llace, seeond.erl b� �tx. P�oore, tha+ the .' _ . �.e�;ters bs �iled in the minutss oi t,h.is mestin�. j' h2oved '�y hir. 1',�oore that t�e City Man�.gez� be znstruc�e3 ,� �o notz3y the �;�.adsman i� ��arc1 I,a-cham Company cloes �flt start �; � vroi•k on the �ving w�alls :�n the main �ill I�� 3���,rch 5t�, �' The moti�mn vu�s l�st �os ti9an� o� �, sa�ond. nhe chair ���ished -�o go on �ecbrd as �avoring tne �otion, , . l. Becau�e t�.e refusal oi �;a�°d 'L�.th�;m uampa�y �o c�rry �t� �' his �rork on ths �i11 is ��t predic�t�a �r�rith �ny im�eclime�:t in t�is contract . � ' 2. That his rei�s�?1 is not pxe�.ic��ed. wit�1 any de�in.ite ' time, but does rest upu� �, supposeci permission to crass ax����er � . pxi�ciF�,l cont��.c��ar's w�rk bPfoxe eompJ.etion, �,r_d �vit�zout �uthari-ty oi t�e Gity C�mmis�io�, 3. �ecause t�:e re�usal �f �,a,rd T�i;��.m C�m�any to �roceed � v�ith t?�eir tivork �rili del.ay -�,zE c�.ase��+a�r �,n indeiis�ite _��.g�� 03 t ime �ft�e �_ � r�e €�pen.ing oi t?�e b� id.ge . i ��fove�. by ��. L��a1.3.ac�, s��o��.ea by �:�. 1�To��e, arici c�rixied, that t�e neeting be adjourned. ��-�� �-�-�.--�y:�.�..4.� ; H. Ho Baskzna l,:a�or C ommiss io�.er . ' Attest: r . . . . . . � . . � . �. � . .. . . . B . . . . . . � p . . . . . . A . � . .. � . . . . � � � .. •✓ti+� 1�iC+h��y. � . � . . . 3. . . �. . . . � � it� �luditor S� C?erk. Re�.d and ap�ro�ed at regal�.r meet ing I���:rch '7th. � � �< � . .�.�_____ � ..._ �.�.� ._._ ..� . . ___.,_. . ... _._,_�._ v__.._. _.._, �� ...k . ,__ _ _ __ . .:__. _ W � �..__. � _:<_..w _�.._. _� .._. . ,