The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-13
TO
MAKE SURVEY
FOR THE BRIDGE
HE, WITH COMMITTEE FROM THE
ESCAMRIA AND SANTA ROSA
BOARDS, WILL MAKE INsPEc-
TON AND REPORT TO ANOTHER
MEETING TO BE HELD NEXT
MONDAY.

The committee from the Escambia
county board Of commissioners recent
ly appointed for the purpose Of meeting
with committee from the Santa Rosa
county board to select an engineer to
survey the several sites for the erection
Of a bridge across Escambia river, left
yesterday morning on the GAS train
and arrived in Milton at 1925. AS a
result Of the meeting L. Earle Thorn
ton was selected as the engineer to do
the work
The meeting Of the joint committee
was called to order at 10 a. m. in the
Santa Rosa county court house. P.
Tomasello, chairman of the Santa
Rosa board, presided. Commissioner
Curtis Jernigan of the Santa Rosa
board was present, and Jos. 1. Johnson,
A. w. Davis and P. Mcclellan, the COM
mittee from Escambia county, were
also present, Geo. w. Davis, Of Es-
Gambia county, accompanying his fell
low commissioners. NJ. o. Baggett had
been selected as one of the Escambia
county delegation, but could not attend
on account of sickn ess, and P. McLel-
Ian was substituted.
Mayor w. w. Clark, of Milton, well
coined the Escambia county delegation
and their friends, and in a short but
splendid speech voiced the hope for the
successful outcome of the effort being
made to span Escambia river with a
bridge at a point that will be of the
most benefit to the people Of the two
counties, and that the determination
of building good roads throughout the
state would not subside until the work
would be complete. He closed his
speech with the statement that the
Santa Rosa Improvement Association
considered the Escambia delegation
and, accompanying friends as their
guests while in the city.
n. J. Lillard, representing the Pen
sacola Comm ercial Association, was in
PRODUCED by Chairman Tomassello as
being a member of the Moultrie- Pensa-
cola Highway Association. Mr.. Lillard
spoke at some length, touching mainly
on the route of the proposed highway
through West Florida He stated that
much depended upon the location Sc
lected for the bridge, and closed with
an earnest plea for the site to be Sc
lected as near Pensacola as practicable.
Chairman Tomassello requested that
Mr.. Lillard furnish him with a copy of
the resolution passed at the recent
highway meeting in Mariana adopting
the West Florida route, stating that
he desired to send a copy of same to
each board in West Florida
The question Of selecting an engineer
to survey the several sites for the
bridge was then proposed. L. r. Benz
and L. Earle Thornton, both of Pensa-
cola, made application for the work.
Mr.. Benz appeared before the meeting,
but was unable to state a price on line
of the work on account of not knowing
anything about the sites proposed.
r. A. Bombay, of McDavid, and A.
sE
they had anything to say, but they
both declared they would rather listen
than talk.
Jos. I. johnson, Of the Escambia
board, declared his belief that the joint
committee should proceed to select an
engineer. and nominated L. Earle
Thornton, which was seconded by A.
contract was then submitted by Mr..
Thornton, but before accepting a copy
of same, it was referred to the attorney
of each county for examination.
Following a resolution offered by Jos.
I. johnson, Commissioner Jernigan of
Santa Rosa, and A. w. Davis, of Es-
Gambia, were appointed to accompany
the engineer on a trip down Escambia
river beginning at McDavid to Ferry
Pass to inspect the several proposed
sites. The trip will be made by the
trio Friday and Saturday. Citizens of
both counties are invited to meet these
gentlemen at the different points along
the river.
A vote of thanks was given the
Santa Rosa County Improvement As
ISOLATION for their kind hospitality.
The meeting then adjourned with the
understanding that the committee from
the Santa Rosa county board will meet
with the Escambia county committee
next Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
At this meeting the result of the in
spection to be made Friday and Satur-
day by the engineer and two commits
sioners named, together with any other
information gathered, will be submit