The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-23

cordance with ordinance which we
transmit herewith, as prepared by the
city attorney, which ordinance, be-
sides authorizing us to assess the
abutting property on all the streets
named, also authorizes US to advertise
for bids and make contract, subject
to the councils approval, for the por-
ton of the streets named that we do
not propose improving under the exist
ing contract with the Southern Paving
and Construction Company.
The estimated cost of the forego-
ing paving program Is $43,05O69, and
the funds in our hands, deducting the
estimated amount which will be pay
able under the present contract, and
adding estimated amounts that will be
coming to US from various sources,
viii permit Of work being done to the
extent Of 5,5o2.32, so that the above
program Is all that we feel safe in
recommending at this time.
You will notice that the foregoing
program omits Devilliers street from
Gregory to Jackson street, the esti-
mated cost of which is Se,o77. we
would have much liked to include
these four blocks, but this is impossi-
BILE unless the council finds itself in
position to appropriate approximately
$4,000 for the purpose.
Want 5000 Transferred.
With reference to the $4,000 paid
the city by the Louisville &. Nashville
Railroad Company in connection with
the depot franchise, will say that we
have figured on using this in carrying
out the above program. and ask that
the amount be transferred, or appro-
priated, from the city's general fund
to this board. In this connection will
say that we considered various plans
by which we could use this amount in
giving the people in the extreme east
ern portion of the city a paved street
to the southeastern portion of the city,
and from there to a connection with
the present system of paved streets
One of these plans was to pave 18th
avenue from Gadsden street to Pen
sacola bay, about two blocks of the
Bay and Bayou Boulevard (making
use Of the recently built underpass),
and Gregory street from the bay to
9Th avenue. The estimated cost of this
plan was $2s,113.92, which we consid-
cred beyond our means. Another plan
was to pave 14th avenue from Gads-
den street to Gregory street, and
Gregory street from 14th avenue to 9t,l
avenue, the estimated cost of which
was S19.S18.f5. This plan we also re-
Jected as being too expensive, and
would create an extremely dangerous
grade crossing of the L. & N, owing
to the number OF tracks to be crossed
(stx at presently and owing to the fact
that at that point trains move much
faster than at the closer-in crossings
We think that the paving of Davis
street, Cevallos street and Gregory
street, as per our recommendation
complies with the spirit of the trans
action, as 1t makes one more paved
street across the L. & n. tracks. puts
a paved street pretty well into the
Frascati section, and makes another
paved street up East Hill There are
two other advantages under this plan:
"a The L. & N, we are given to I'M
derstand, propose building q paved
street or driveway between it's new
passenger depot and the southern
boundary of its property. and with
Cevallos street paved the public will
have ready access to both ends of this
driveway. (2) The storm sewer on
Davis street is nearly useless on ac-
count of sand. but with this street
paved, the sewer will work, and the
drainage of this section will be great
ly helped. But for this consideration
we would have preferred putting these
four blocks on 9Th avenue.
The difficulties in settling upon
plan, with every section of the city
clamoring for additional paving, have
been considerable, and we respect
fully submit the foregoing as the best