The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-16
NINE BRIDGES
SELECT TED BY
COUNTY BOARD
Preparations Being MAIDS to
Place Desires Before
Government Man.
NAME COMMITTEE
SHOW HIM AROUND
Board of County Commits
sioners Have An In7por-
tant Special Session.
NAME COMMITTEE
SHOW HIM AROUND

Nine OF the principal bridges of the
county were definitely decided upon
and selected by the board of county
commissioners, at a special session
which was held last night, for i'm
mediate attention, or for first at
tention following the expenditure of
the bond issue Of q million dollars
which, II Is believed by the COM
nissioners will carry when it comes
TO vote shortly.
The bridges selected are those span
ming the following streams and at the
places named: Little Bayou, Bayou
Texar, Nunez Ferry, at Pine Barren,
Eleven Mile Crek, at Moline, at head
of Big Bayou and at Barrineau Park.
That number does not include all
bridges of the county. On the con-
trary, the bridge question was bare
ly touched upon, as Commissioner
Baggett stated, for there are numer-
Gus creeks, streams, etc, which viii
have to be bridged shortly, unless
there is a desire TO ford them with
horse or vehicle.
The principal road which will be
improved is that leading to Flomaton
from Pensacola, as well as other
lateral and cross-county roadways. It
was proposed at first to pave the
road to Flomaton, but Commissioner
Tracy submitted his ideas Of improv-
ing that roadway, which found ready
and practically unanimous endorse
ment of the board. He suggested
that twenty miles of the road be OF
clay and gravel, 25 miles Of other ma
tive material; also ne suggested the
Improvement in like manner Of ten
miles on the Nunez Ferry road, and
six miles on the Ferry Pass road. The
native and iron rock, as it was called
samples Of which were exhibited, was
thought TO be the most desirable ma
teroal, and it was explained that I'm
exhaustible quantities were available
at various parts of the county. Be-
cause of some steep inclines at va
rious parts of the road to Flomaton,
the question of brick, concrete or
wood block paving were thought out
Of the question, but it was suggested
that should sixteen foot driveway be
built, that one-half be paved, while
the other half be improved with clay
gravel, or the iron rock as stated, this
having been suggested from articles
which had been furnished the commits
sioner from other parts of the coun-
try which had SUCCESSFULLY tried out
the plan. This would give the trav-
eler the option Of going either on the
paved or the otherwise improved
driveway. This suggestion, however,
will probably be worked out when the
government engineer, who is shortly
expected to come here, arrives in PEN
sacola.
As there was question as to what
assistance the government expert
would need after HIS arrival here,
Commissioner TracF suggested the
appointment of special committee to
meet and aid him, by pointing out
what parts of the country and what
places of the county are to be i'm
proved with the expenditure of the
expected bond Issue Of a million or
so. It was also MADE plain that when
the bond issue was submitted to the
people that so nuci be set aside for
roads, and SO much for bridges. It
was believed that Z one failed the
other would carry, or both would
carry.
The motion 70 appoint committee
to meet and show the engineer over
the county, was carried, and Commits
sioners Tracy and White, with the
clerk, Mr.. Macgibbn, were named by
the chairman as SIGH committee.
OBJECT TO VIEW ROAD.
There was q lenkthy discussion on
many points brought up IN the meet
ing, which was sleciai one attended
bv all commissioners, and one of the
last acts of the board was to table the
protests of a numl1r of north county
citizens. who thus Eoiced their objec-
ton TO the road Trough the swamp
from Chumuckla bridge to McDavid.
This petition st2tei that, as citizens
and taxpayers, thet protested against
the building of tie proposed road
through river and swamp from the
Chumuckla bridge 20 McDavid, on the
ground that there vas already road
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