The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03
ISS4OO,OOOTOO
MUCHFOR DOCK
CONSTRUCTION
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION IS
SUES A STATEMENT COMO
THOROUGHLY INTO THE NAT.
TER.

The foIiowing has been Issued ~
the commercial association rerarding
public docks.
Ia tsoo.ooo too much Or nos enough
20 construct two docks and switching
faciiiues
There a-e these who believe that
$500 900 Ia more than Ia needed 10
CONSTRUCT the two docks aud switching
facilities. and there are others who
believe that docks and switching "a
cilities can not BE- Constructed Tor this
sum. The people who believe the sum
IL too great win want 10 know where
ihe surplus money viii 90. and the
latter win want % know n the tsoe
coo n not enough. where Will the bal
anee come from. o. Will the docks and
switching facilities be Jeff IN an I'M
finished condition.
For the Information a those who
thlnk the sum greater than is necea-
sary. h may ba stated that any sur
plus over and above the actual cost
h turned into the city freasurv. where
u mas be used "a purchare and retire
other city bonds or loaned 10 banks
CAN LOAN SURPLUS.
n the city can Loan ita Surplus
funds "a hanas az i.2 Der cent. as
a did a week o. to go. the city
ought to issue bonds fcv - much
money As n can set a. five per cent
and loan n - the banks AZ I IL per
cent profit Therefore. tAoae who be-
lisve the suEi ~ 300 oea 10 more than
e. needed, need not worry over this
feature FOR the city vii lose nothing
h. rcasea 81 a.
To those who DO not believe the sum
~ sos. 600 Il enough. and desire 70
know IN what condition the docks
would - eft. II may be stated that
numerous trial estimates will be made
before construction commences. The
docks ell ~ planned In such q way
az 10 be complete az far as they 90
n wiu be necessary 20 build out 70
the pier head line. The distance from
the shore OFF Cevalios streef 20 pier
head lire h about 2foo feet For
ooe feet % this distance. the water
10 from one &C. nine feet deep. TIE
material that IL dredEed from slips
or channels alongside 81 ne dotk
win. for a distance % say 1000 Or
/. 500 feet inland from the pier head
line, make the necessary earth oil FOR
the land end q ths docks Nov. SUP
pose the estimates show that u woIld
require ire FUN amount % bend issue
I % drcdEe the slips o. channels ans
made the land end dirt fiii. and put
up e building from twelve e fifteen
/ hundred feet long from the 9ier had
/ line toward shore. then only excavate
/ the slips from pier head line toward
/ shoe part ~ the wsy. and build only
/ tae outer end ~ the dock
2 win then hs seen that = pos
/ sihls 60 stop rnowt anywhere. eavinE
completed and servioeahle d'ck aa
FAR az the money goes.
MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
Accommodation for elEht ships
wout give q minimum capacity o. say
l isooo tons. and a fair maximlm a.
So $4,000 tons. with an avert9e ~
say $500 tons. Dock dues. a. - ~
10 per ten would giVe = revenue n
about $500 per day. uot incadinE
/ sundays and hoiidaya To load these
SHIPS would require about 500 car
/ loads. On witch ths switching ciaarEe
/ would be 81 SOC 90. n these ships
/ came In loaded. the switching caargc
would be Increased On proportion Al
lowing a ship ten days 70 unload and
I load. the revenue VIII meet at phA-
cations, saying nothing 81 ne reVfnue
| Coming from the use of doeks ans
machinery Tor handiing freight
IN concluRion. those who may BE-
lieve the sum ~ sfoo.ooo ~ not SUI
/ hcient 20 complete the ooeks, teed
have no fear that the docks WI %
/ left On a. Incomplete 81 unseraee-
I able condition when the END o. avail
1 able money is reached.