The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-19
Surplus of Paving Money AL
lows For Work and it
Will Be Authorized.
WOOD BLOCK AND OTHERS
WILL BE OF RRNk-oRDi-
NANCE GIVING BOND TRUs-
TEES AUTHORITY TO ENTER
INTO CONTRACT NOW BEFORE
COUNCIL.

Five blocks Of additional paving
Will be done in a short while in
Pensacola. and the only legislation
necessary to do the work is the pass
age OF an ordinance, which is now
pending before the city council, and
which gives the bond trustees authori.
ty to enter into contract with the
respective paving companies. The
money for the work II In hand and
there will be no opposition to the
measure. The fact Is, aldermen de-
sire that the work proceed just as
rapidly as possible.
ings last night, and at the second
one. an ordinance was introduced.
providing the authority for the board
OF bond trustees to enter into q con-
tract with the Southern Paving and
Construction Company, for two
blocks, with brick, and with the
United States Wood Preserving Com
pany three blocks. With creosote
blocks. The ordinance was read the
first time and properly referred. II
was read after unanimous consent
had been obtained.
The blocks to be paved arc as fol-
lows: The two blocks on Baylen
street, beginning on the north side
of Garden street and extending TO
the south side of Gregory street; the
block on Wright street from the east
side of Baylen street to the west
side Of Palafox street; the block in
front Of the public school building on
North Palafox street, and east Of R.
e. Lee monument. This block is stu
ated between Gadsden and Jackson
streets. The fifth block to be paved
is on Jackson street between the east
side OF Palafox street and to Guile
marde street. That in front of the
school house and that on Jackson
street will be paved with brick.
HOW MONEY WAS SECURED.
The money for this extra paving,
according to the statement made by
Chairman Bushnell OF the board of
bond trustees. was secured mainly
through the offer Of the Pensacola
Electric Company to pay a pro rata
for the passage Of the company's
tracks through the grass plot on East
Wright street. Anyone who is ia
miliar with the city will remembet
that a grass plot Is situated in the
over to Tarragona street, and then,
on the east side Of Tarragona street
to a point directly south of the termi-
nus Of Hayne street. The tracks Of
the company are doubled through
portion of the grass plots. The cleo
trio company was not legally bound,
under the ordinances, to pay pro-
rata, on account Of the tracks not
going through that portion Of the
paving, but Mr.. Bushnell stated to
the council that the company had
voluntarily offered to and did allow
for the paving. just the same as II
the tracks were set in the paved
street and not in the unpaved grass
plots. That action on the part Of the
company, the chairman said, meant
an increase Of s4.o71 over the ao-
crued interest Of tho bond deposits,
and allowing for tho extra five and
possibly six blocks Of paving.
A NEW ALLOTMENT.
The paving OF the street portions
named does not interfere with the
proposition to pave Tarragona street,
funds for which work are also In
hand. The above paving is all an
extra allotment, and Will be an addi-
tion to the Tarragona street work.
With the new portion, it will mean
total addition Of eleven blocks or
about half a mile more of street paw
| ing in addition to that which is now
complete and about ready for ac-
ceptance. The fact is, the paving al
ready accomplished is now being Off
cially examined with view of being
| recommended for acceptance.
The council heard of the new pro-
| posed paving only last night, and the
| statement was made that the extra
| funds were found available during the
day, and the question of putting the
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