The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-07
Start VIII Be Made on Pala-
fox Street During First &.
Portion of March.
STREETS RUNNING
EAST AND WEST WILL THEN
BE TAKEN UP-soME INFoRMA-
TIoN REGARDING THE WALKS
WHICH THE PROPERTY OWN
ERs SHOULD REMEMBER.

The building of the twenty miles of
modern concrete sidewalks contract
ed for by the city is to commence by
Whiddon & Kennedy during the first
portion of March. PalafOx street
win be the first street where build
ing operations will commence and
the contractors will place walks
wherever designated on this thorough
fare from the bay to Gonzalez street.
The boundaries are Tenth avenue on
the East, Gonzalez street on the
north, Coyle street on the west and
the bay on the south.
As soon as PalafOx street is COM
pleted the contractors will then take
up important streets running east and
west, such as Garden, Gregory and
GadSden streets. The twenty miles
within the boundaries named, but il
is the desire to continue the work I'M
til every street within tle area nam
ed has good cement walks.
The Payments.
Under the contract between the
city and contractor the owner OF
property In front of which a walk is
being placed must notify the city
clerk of his intention to accept either
one Of the two conditions named in
this contra which are as follows:
pay the cash amount of the work and
secure tae discount of 10 per cent.
If it is the desire OF the owner to &C
eept this condition the notification
must be made before the commence
ment of the work in front of his prop
erty. Seeond-The intention OF the
owner to accept the time condition.
Taat is make a cash payment of one
fourth the full amount and give prom
isSory notes in equal fnstallments of
one, two and three years. bearing in.
teTest at the rate of 6 per cent. The
owner in this instance must notify
the city clerk before the eonereting
has commenced and sign the notes.
For failure to give notice OF ac-
cepting one or the other OF the two
above conditions the contractor will
proceed to place the walk without
consulting the owner and upon its
completion the city will issue an ap-
portionment warrant against the
property, which is, immediately due
and eollectable, and is the first lien
against the property.
Additional Work.
Wherever it is necessary, on ae-
count of the grade, to build retain.
Ing wall for the walk, this work
viii be additional to that contracted
for at 10 cents per foot, but will be
charged for at the same rate.
Property owners residing outside Of
the sidewalk district and also those
inside the district who are not order
ed to place walks, can have them put
down by addressing letter to City
Engineer L. Z. Thornton. In ms let
ter it should be stated which, of The
conditions the owner desires to &C
cept regarding payments. and giving
a description of the property by 10;
and block.
II viii be useless for property OWL
ers to request a different class Of
walk from that which has been CON
tracted for. The city has not the
power to change the contract or have
any kind of walk built but the one
contracted for, neither is it desirable
TO do so, as under the present plan
the walks viii be uniform in all sec
tiCnS of the city.
The majority of the walks are to
be six feet in width, excepting in the
business district and on Garden
street. where they will be eight and
ten feet in width.