The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-10

This will be especially attractive to
the visiting public and should be
equally so to your own population,
specially since the palm forms are all
attractive in appearance.
At the head Of the broad portion of
Palafox street a suggestion is offered
to build q balustrade and slope down
sharply from the cross sidewalk OF
Wright street into a somewhat sunken
area. This area to run out even with
the sides near the central fountain.
When approaching this section from
the north the present condition OF the
street shows a somewhat awkward
ground line and a loss Of distance
through the foTeshortening that ap-
pears TO the eye in looking down such
a lone reach. and this bit of architec-
tural establishment and consequent
terrace at this point will very ma
terially aid in giving an impressive
head to this whole improvement.
While Wright street may be differ
emily improved. it is definitely recon-
mended that the subdivision be as in
Dictated on the cross section Cd
making a roadway, inclusive OF the
double track street railway In the
middle, of 40 feet, a parking and grass
and trees of % feet on each side OF
that central roadway and approx
nnateIy 8 feet of sidewalk Immediately
against the private property. Under
present volume of travel in Pensa-
cola, and considering this element Ior
a long term in adUaneee it does not
seem necessary to provide greater
width of roadway. Should in the
Judgment of your municipal officers,
however, there seem to Be need Tor
something more and you finally adopt
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can be readily increased by as mucn
as YOU feel il to be essential, but
really that should not be done unless
If seems imperative IL for no other
reason than the difference in cost or
pavement, not only present construc-
ton but future maintenance, and
avoiding unnecessarily great street
widths and losing the opportunity Tor
fine appearance of the parking on the
sides. even where there are some
business houses on the properties. In
order TO meet possible future widen
ing of the street, however. 1t would
be best to have the trees placed so
that they might still be in safe posi-
lions should you widen the street TO
so feet or even so feet. At no point
should the trees permanently stand
less than 5 feet from the face OF the
curb.
Along Garden street at its maximum
width both east and west of P8lafox
street, advantage is taken of the pos
sible double roadway conditions, still
providing ample roadway width. The
avenue trees are here indicated as
standing in the center of the grass
space between sidewalk and curbing
on the property line side, and on the
parking side much closer to the cen
trail path in order to make possible
the widening Of the 80 foot rOadways
when this should become necessary.
On Garden street. with its space mar
rover than PalafOx, the mast sue
cessfuI treatment is doubtless that Of
the formal lines of paths and tree
planting, which will give that entire
| space a dignity impossible If attempt
is made to plant lower growing groups
OF shrubbery on the central space.
AIcanIz Street
AIcanfZ street might have been as
important and certainly as beautiful
as PaIafox. but the area adjoining on
the west is already occupied by ware
houses and other commercial property
and without disturbing the use of the
street for other purposes it would be
practically impossible to utilize more
than the spaces indicated on the plan:
and the occupancy Of the western
portion by the railroad for storage,
team and approach tracks, precludes
establishment on that side. However,
there should not be anv encI Oachment
bv the railroad of the paved street
surface itself. and this should go di-
rectIy through. and trees should be
uIanted on the west side as well as on
the east in order to segregate the
tracks. as much as the appearance of
these trees may do that, from the
street itself. The eastern side can be
| parked as shown. and in the simplest
way by the avenue trees, and paths
and grass make this very excellent
OF the smaller parks, you have In
the public square, and in Seville two
properties which constantly demon
| stTate their value as beauty spots, and
their Improvement has been excellent,
/ although the suggestion 10 group
rather than scatter the trees and
/ shrubs planted upon this would, I
think enhance their good appearance
In this set Of plans suggestions are
offered for the specific Improvement of
| certain properties. These plans are
| each clear in thmselves. and the
/ planting plan accompanying max be
worked to as rapidly as YOUR funds