The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-19
CALL ON PAVING.
COMP AN|ES TO.
REPAIR PAVING.
CITY ENGINEER SUBMITS CON-
MuNlcATioNs ON SUBJECT TO
THE CITY COMMISSIONERS RE-
LATIvE TO PROCEEDINGS.


Paving companies will be called up
on to either repair their work In this
city, or else the city engineer may have
the work done and call on the COM
panies responsible for certain imper-
feet work to pay for the work thus
DONE
This was the substance Of request
which was contained in a communi-
cation which went to the board of
commissioners yesterday afternoon
upon the occasion Of the regular week
ly meeting.
The city commissioners at a meet
ing on February 16, received a letter
from Engineer Thornton, recommend
ing that the paving in certain parts Of
the city receive attention. as 1t had be-
come real dangerous and was a daily
menace. The engineer in that letter
said. that the city was in daily menace
OF damage suits from the alleged de-
fective places in the paving centers
referred to, and the letter at that time
was received and considered after the
meeting, resulting in tile letter being
ordered held up. The letter OF yester-
day to the commissioners recalled this
action on the part of the board, and
then cited other parts OF the city paw
ing system urgently in need of repair.
The letter OF the engineer was received
and it will be considered at a confer
ence between the engineer, mayor and
city attorney today. The first letter
of the engineer to the commissioners
was as follows:
The Engineers Letter.
Jan. 18TH, 1915.
Hon. Board OF Commissioners, City Of
Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Sirs:
/ respectfully recommend that I be
allowed to proceed in the matter of
compelling the Southern Paving Con-
struction Company to make good their
guarantee of the pavements laid 'oy
them, as outlined In my letters on the
subject dated Feb. 10th, 1914, and April
20th.. 1914, which matter you ordered
held up after your meeting of July
18th, 1914.
My object in again urging this mat
ter Is that the condition Of certain
parts OF the pavement laid by them,
particularly on East Gadsden and West
Jackson streets, is steadily getting
worse and is apt at any time to be
the basis Of suit for damages against
the city for injury to persons, stock or
vehicles.
Respectfully
(Signed) l.. EARLE THORNTON,
City Engineer.
Another Cause Of Complaint.
Some weeks ago the city engineer
called attention to the insufficient
drainage facilities on Palafox street,
and cited the fact that the water after
any rain of consequence, ''backs up" on
Palafox street between Garden and
Romano streets. At the time the en-
gineer said that the paving would De
badly damaged unless certain increases
in the drainage were put in right away
That communication estimated that
the work would cost about $4,000, but
stated that it would have to be done
at very early date, out Of urgent ne
cessity. The engineer, Mr.. Thornton,
yesterday presented another communi-
cation on the subject, in which he cited
the fact that the paving in the sec-
ton named shows signs of settle-
ment, and he attributes such a
condition to the poor drainage. In this
matter he covered it in the following
letter to the board:
Engineers Second Letter.
Jan. IS, 1915.
Hon. Board Of Commissioners, City of
Pensacola, Fla.
Dear sirs:
/ regret to have to advise you that
! am of the opinion that the inade-
quate drainage of Palafox street, be-
tween Romano and Garden streets, is
having very detrimental effect upon
the pavement on this street between
the points named. The pavement
shows a settlement here which /
think is caused by the poor drainage.
/ respectfully recommend that the
matter be given attention as recon-
mended in my letter of November 2Srd
1914.