The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-09

Addressing the board of county COM
missioners in support of petition to
have straight road opened up from
Gonzalez station or thereabout to ex-
tend to the banks of the Escambia
river, Chas A. Dexter, who has done
much to bring western people down to
take land in that section, made the
statement that he had spent a great
deal of money, had expended a lot of
worry and was ready to go further TO
attain his ends, that is to satisfy the
people he had interested in coming
here; but he also threatened the board
with litigation in the road as outlined
ia the original action of the board, was
not opened shortly. He grew quite
heated in his remarks at times. stating
that he insisted upon action at the
earliest possible moment, and that any
loss that he would incur hereafter. d.
rectly traceable TO the inaction of the
board ON teh question, he would seek
to retrieve such losses from those re-
sponsible, by whom the board was in
dicated. He maintained that the man
who had improved lands through
which the original and straight road
had been surveyed was in contempt Of
the board, '.and some boards would
not stand for it minute" he said.
WILL BUILD TUNNEL.
1t developed, upon a motion by Conn.,
missioner McQuarTie that a committee
be named to draw up contract with
T. j. Davidson, who opposes a road
passing through his land, that tun-
mel would be built under the route as
laid out. It appears that Mr.. Davidson
is the owner of considerable land in
the neighborhood and the road route
has been agreed to by him, but the
route is not a straight one 1T is lscfle
distance from the original route DIS
planned. too. The route passes in the
centre of land owned by Mr.. Davidson,
and Nh. r.sAacQ QuarIie notified the board
hast night that in agreeing 20 let To-
road pass even on the changed route
Mr. Davidson does so with the under
standing that he be allowed to con-
struct tunnel sunderenath the high
way, to make a kind of subway from
one of his fields to the other. Or. an
alternative proposition was to allow
him the privilege of closing the road
gap whenever he wanted to drive his
stock from one field site to another.
The tunnel ddea was more favored,
and in case a satisfactory contract, re-
specting the payment of equable dam
ages is arrived at, the understanding
will be incorporated that the cattle
unique, and according to the under
standing. of the board. Mr.. Davidson
agreed to stand the expense of its
construction. With such understand
ing, the committee, consisting of Com
missioners Davis and McQuarrie and
County Attorney Morgan was ap-
pointed.
c.. R. Greenwalt presented properly
filed out bond for notarial work and it
was approved.
MAYOR. WANTS MONEY.
A letter from Mayor Reilly asked
fer information as to the standing of
the road and bridge collections, and
desired a payment on the city's legal
pro rata. The communication was re-
ferred to the clerk. The road and
bridge fund at last report was shown
to have been overdrawn about $1,S00
The clerk will notify the mayor ac-
cordingly.
The city board of bond trustees pre-.
sented an account against the county
of Escambia for the sum of $1,240.32,
for the paving of that part of Pa1afox
street between Chase and Gregory
streets. As this was to come from
the general fund, and as that fund had
some money in it, the board ordered
the account taken mp at once, to save
the per cent interest that would be
required on the dividend payments.
CHASED A DEER.
The game warden reported his work
for the past month. He wrote the
board that personally he knew of no
violations of the game or fish laws,
and had during the month inspected
and passed So barrels of oysters A
deputy. he reported. had arrested and
had convicted a man for chasing a
deer" The report caused the first
real laugh the board enjoyed during
| the meeting.
County Tax Collector Roberts re-
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