The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-20

between De Soto and Wright, and
also on Cervantes, between Palafox
and Barcelona, as well as on Gads-
den, between Palafox and Spring, is,
and has been for some time past, in
a condition to menace the safety of
horses and mules driven or ridden
thereon. The drivers of delivery
wagons and other vehicles daily ex-
perience great difficulty in travelling
these streets, and it is an every day
occurrence for animals driven to
wagons, buggies and other vehicles,
to fall on these slippery pavements
and to receive serious injury. Many
have been killed, or received such in
juries from the fall that it became
necessary to kill them to relieve their
suffering. I myself have two horses
which are used by my family, and
have experienced this same trouble of
having my horses to slip and fall on
these streets, the horse each time sus-
tanning injuries.
If this condition is permitted to ex-
ist, the city would be liable in dam
age to a person whose horse might
fall and injure him, or to the owner
of the animal injured by such fall.
Some action should be taken at
once to correct this menace to life and
property. The difficulty experienced
on the streets mentioned is greater
because of the grades on these
streets. However the trouble which
l complain of is not confined to those
on which grade exist, for on compare
lively level streets where the wood
block pavement has been smoothly
laid and, especially where the creosote
gum has been worn off considerable
trouble of horses slipping has also
been experienced. This is particular
ly true of that stretch of pavement
in front of the court house and st.
Michael church on Palafox street and
on Garden street (north and south
sections) between De Vellers and
Spring.
I There are several other sections OF
lwoodblock pavement where to my
/, knowledge horsles and mules have
fallen and received injuries; one OF
these places was in front of the Con
zalez mill where a mule fell and was
injured to such an extent that it was
lparalyzed, and on the next day after
the injury I saw it lying on the gras:
| plot and still in paralyzed condition
T. do not know what became of thi!
animal.
| About a month ago I talked Il
Thos. Johnson a member of you
board, and at that time went ovel
with him the situation with refer
ence to this matter about as I havt
detailed it above.
At that time he asked what
would suggest, and as a temporar.
relief, but remedy which / believ,
would be effective, / suggested thu
use of coarse sand to be scattered
over these streets. Of course thi
would have to be done after ever,
rain on these hillsides, and then too
the city sprinkler would have to b
used to keep down the dust.
This is necessarily a temporary ex
pedient, for sooner or later on accoun
of the payment of heavy damages +
the owners of stock injured and killet
on account of the dangerous condition
of these streets, the city will be oblig
ed to take up these woodblock pave
ments on the streets where there i
grade and lay concrete pavemen
with corregations or grooves running
crosswise, such as that section as iai,
on Gonzalez street between Palafo.
and Guillemarde.
This letter is written in the spiri
of cooperation, and with the hop
that solution of this difficulty, ma,
be reached, on account of the grea
value of the property that is dali,