The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27
Mayor Goodman Makes Re-
quest of A. S. Mann
That Such Be Done.
GREAT BENEFIT TO
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Should the Proposed Bill Be
Passed by Legislature for
State Systems of Roads,
County Will Be Much
Benefited by the Change.

Mayor Goodman received a tele-
gram yesterday afternoon from Pres
ident y. ). Mann, of the State Good
Roads Association, stating that the
request which had been made by
wire in the morning relative 70 the
extension Of the state system OF
roads from Pensacola 10 FlomatOn in
Esaambia county would be grant
ed. The request was made as the
result OF the desire OF EScambla
county people TO see the road as pro
posed i'll the bill recently prepared by
the Jacksonville Board OF Trade eX-
tended as far north as FlOmatOn, pro-
viding the bill finds general favor
when it is submitted TO the people or
each county in the primaries on
June 10.
When the matter of providing a
good road system for the state was
taken up at the recent session at
Jacksonville, and a bill was prepared
i6or introduction in the legislature
section D. of the proposed bill. ap-
peared as follows and proved of con-
siderable interest to those who are
cOnyersant with local conditions:
Sec. >. The said Board OF State
Road Commissioners shall lay out a
system of state roads designated as
follows: One from Fernandina, by
way of Jacksonville. Baldwin, Mac
cenny, Sandersou, Lake. City. Live
Oak, Madison, Greenvf ie, Monticello,
tallahassee, Quincy, River Junction,
Mariana, Chipley, Westville, DeFUn,
lax Springs. Milton, to Pensacola, one
from Jacksonville. to Miami. by way
of ST. Augustine. OrmOnd Daytona,
TitusVilIe. ROckledge. Fort Pierce.
Jensen and West Palm Beach, and
one from Jacksonville to Tampa by
way of Orange Park, Green Cove
Springs. Palatka. Del.and, Sanford.
Orlando. kisSimmee, Lakeland and
Plant City, with a branch or loop at
or near Orange Park or Green Cove
Starke. Waldo Gainesville. Ocala,
Heesbwg. IBrooksviIle and Dade
City. San Antonio. TarpOn Springs,
Clearwater, Largo. to st. Petersburg,
and connecting with the Tampa road
at or near Plant City; one from Lake
land to Fort Myers by way of Bar
tow, Arcadia and Punta GOrda, ana
one from Tampa to Palmetto.
The value OF a possible extension
of the road from Pensacola to Flo
maton was one Of the first possibji-
tiles which presented itself to people
of this section. with the result that
Mayor Goodman gave the matter his
personal attention. The request was
made by wire yesterday morning that
the clause be included in the bill.
with the aforesaid gratifying results.
The Proposed Bill.
When the Good Roads Association
held it's convention at Jacksonville
several weeks ago IN. bill, which was
the direct result Of a world Of care
and fOrethought on the part Of those
who had the matter well in hand,
was prepared. providing for an ideal
road system throughout the state or
Florida Provisions were made TO
safeguard the interests Of every oOun
" in the state. and the bill was well
received by those who gave il the
careful examination which it merited
The roads, as provided are so ar
ranged as 10 connect with all points
of importance with the outside world.
The people will have the opportunity
of giving it their support or other
wise. when it will De submitted for
ratification at the second primary To
be held on June 6 in every county
of the state.
Some Provision Made.
Some Of the provisions which are
made in the Dill are as follows: A
state highway commissioner, to be
appointed by the governor, shall be
created, and shall have the manage
ment and supervision of the cOHstruc
ton and road building in the state,
and shall have power TO appoint sucn
engineers. wOrkmen and iaDoreTs as
shal be found necessary, subject 70
the anurOyal Of the state
Sec. 8. The state shall refund 10
each county from the fund herein
provided the sum Of $3.50 for each
mile OF eight-fOOt hard surface lateral
road butt 70 connect with the main
state highways and the sum OF $500
for each mile OF siXteen-foOt road.
and the sum OF 81 900 tor each mile
of twenty-fOOt road. when il IS not
less than eight inches thick on the
crown and five inches thick at the
BERN. under the dire ton of the va,
rious boards of county commissioner;
and accepted by the State Board O,
Road Commissioners.
The step which Mayor Goodman