The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-07


the past two years of the funds avail
Gle for work in the near future.
Agaln-we need not look for aelp
from the automobilist.
/ Their promises are like pie 'crusts,
made to be broken.
1nelr intentions may be good; but
hell is paved with good Intentions. -
l.1e good intentions will never give
US good hard, paved roads in Duval
county.
Besides this, we must recognize
the moving spring of action of the
average man.
The automobile men cannot be ex-
Pected to favor road that will be
OF the greatest good to thesgreatest
number"
such a road would interfere with
their comfort in auto driving, compell-
ing them 70 regulate their movements
t. meet the requirements of general
t<avel. N
What they want is a speedway.
This cannot obtain in a highway OF
much travel
While we are waiting for good
roads. the turpentine operators. cross
tie men and the cord-wood cutter are
denuding the available value from the
land, which land later on will uE-
eoubtedly revert to the State for
taxes.
The Scrip Plan.
But. to return to the scrip" plan.
First--Let the County Commission
ers have the necessary surveys made,
estimates furnished of the roads TO
I've built. or improved. issuing such
scrip" of such denominations. and
in such amounts, from time to time,
as may be required, for continuous
work, and pledging the assets OF the
county for their redemption, or, can
collation. in not more than ten years
from their date of issue; agreeing at
the same time to cancel 10 per cent
Of the whole amount each year until
the whole is cancelled.
| In addition to this
! Let the county receive in payment
of taxes and all dues coming TO it,
such scrip as may be presented
at par
! ALI scrip thus received for dues
and taxes. over and above the 10 per
cent required to be cancelled may be
| reissued in payment of Indebtedness
of the county.
BY this plan. supposing the county
should decide or, say 100000 as its
issue. it could have available for i'm
mediate use. at least $500, 900, and pa .
no interest on the same.
In the meantime, a fresh assess
ment of the property improved BY
such roads would furnish enough
funds in the shape of additional taxes
to meet the cancellation required for
each year.
Thus the general funds of the coun-
/ ty would not be drawn upon at all
! for ROAD bCilding.
BY adopting the bond plan of build
ing the roads will cost the county
over $1,000.000.
Such has been like experience
with other and greater enterprises,
such as the first Brooklyn bridge and
the national war debt incurred by the
north.
The first named was estimated to
cost $4,000, 900.
The cost up to its completion was
$22 100000, although the actual cost
for labor and material was only $15,-
0O0,00 and up to the present it is
] estimated it has cost $30,000,OOO, and
it is estimated that before it is paid
it will have cost $1OO.OOO,OO0.
1t is estimatea by financiers that
the war debt created and existing at
the close OF the war has been paid
for twice over, and is now nearly as
great as ever. Such is the effect Of
interest bearing bonds.
The interest on the 100000 sunk
in the st. Johns at Danes Point
would so far in road building in the
county.
Respectfully submitted,
A. T. gunner, NJ. d.