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ed in Pensacola, and we would still
be under the necessity Of providing q
stone crusher to utilize it.
During the past few months I have
investigated the various kinds OF
road making material in and about
Pensacola, for quite large number
OF miles, and have not been able to
! find and satisfactory road making
material near the city. We have
some good qualities of clEy. but clay
of itself can only make a temporary
road, it readily washes away and dis
appears in a few years time.
We have been using a great many
cinders from the Goulding Fertilizer
Works, which of course is limited.
The building of streets of these Gin
ders has proved unsatisfactory The
road built of cinders is very hard to
keep in repair as it readily wears
full of holes. The dust from the
cinders destroys the trees and grass
and flowers along the street, and
physicians state that the dust is in
furious to health. The citizens liv-
ing along the cin0er streets claim
that the dust destroys the lace cur
tains and carpets, and the shoes of
those who walk over the streets as
well as injuries the horses feet All
of which makes the building of
streets of cinders from the Fertilizer
Factory objectionable.
Il have investigated the road max
ing material found in the northern
part of the county and in Southern
Alabama, and | am glad to be able to-
report to you that l found gravel
bed of about FIVE acres located about
two miles from Flomaton, which
seems to be the best road making
material in this part of the country
This contains about one yard deep,
as far as we could see, Of large
gravel, and above this are several
feet Of finer gravel with clay or
cherte, very much resembling putty,
which hardens in the sun and makes
road very much resembling brick
or stone. 1t is estimated that these
five acres contain about four hundred
thousand (400,000) tons. | obtained
the option on these five acres, and
can have the deed to the same on
they payment of Seventy-F've l$75.00) |
Dollars which Is Fifteen ($15.00) /
Dollars an acre and which would
make the gravel cost the city about
a cent for fifty tons.
This material is right, by the rail
road track and it can be loaded forl
about FIVE cents ton. / have taken
the matter up with the railroad and
am endeavoring to get a low ratel
from the road for the city, and be-
lieve | shall be successful. am in
clined to think that this material will
rot cost us very much more than the
the streets now being built of cla:
and cinders, and it is Infinitely bet
ter.
1.-The rates given me, as a private
would enable the city to-
place it upon the streets at a cost OF
about eighty-five (S5) cents ton,
and I think that the special rate that
the railroad company will likely
made the city will be very much less.
81 recommend that the council au-
thorize me to buy the said five acres
of land at Fifteen ($15.OO) Dollars
Ger acre, and that that sum be APP
for the payment of same.
Respectfully submitted,
'+CHAS. H. BLISS,
Mayor"
Alderman D'Alemberte, chairman
of the special committee to frame
rules for the government of the coun-
ell submitted a lengthy report, with
the rules in detail Amendments
were made, after which the rules
were adopted.
Under the head of unfinished bust
ness a motion that the mayor and
clerk be authorized to make a deed to
certain property on water front for
$500 in favor of w. A. Blount, ST., was
carried.
Alderman Maura voted against the
motion and asked that his vote be so
recorded
Reports.
Chairman Reilly submitted the re-
port of the finance committee.
An appropriat' on of $225 for repairs
10 trucks and fire apparatus and $125