The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-22

without interference or hindrance
from any source.
Regarding the highway to the
gulf coast, MIR. Burrell stated
that he considered it Of the Mt
most Importance that Pensacola
be in direct connection with The
gulf. He believed that the inn
portance of this road can not be
over estimated.
Mobile, Biloxi nor New Orleans can
look upon the gulf. Only in Pensa-
cola is it possible to do so, Of these
four so-called gulf cities.
Visitors to Pensacola want to see
the gull, and the only direct way to
see the gulf is to have road to take
visitors to the Gulf Beach. He will
recommend the construction Of a con-
crete road from the halfway house to
Trout Point, but he does not believe
that the bond issue money should be
used at this time for the construction
of road to the high bluff or the head
of the lagoon.
He said the plan to bridge the la
COON is not feasible, because he esti-
mates that a permanent bridge would
cost in the neighborhood of $105, 900,
and he believes that it would be I'M
wise to divert this amount Of money
from the bond issue while so greatly
needed for road development at other
points.
A creosoted pile bridge might be
built for $50, 900, but he doubts wheth-
er It would be advisable to build such
a structure, regardless Of its cost.
Mr.. Burrell says that If the country
will build a concrete road to Trout
Point the local effort can then 60
ahead with the project and extend a
sand-clay road from the Point to Big
| Spring, and thence to the head Of the
lagoon. In this way the Gulf Beach
may be accessible this year.
Mr.. BurreH believes that the move
ment for the construction of the road
should be continued and the present
road from the halfway house to
Trout Point should be put in condition
and surfaced with sand-clay, which
would give a very satisfactory road
until concrete road can be built out
of the bond issue funds. The commit
tee in charge of the gulf beach high
way project should continue building
clay surface road from the half
way house to Trout Point, where it is
proposed TO erect q pavilion and an
auto shed, also to arrange for a ferry
across the lagoon at that point, and on
the gulf beach pavilion with dress
ing rooms, etc, will be erected.
This viii enable Pensacola tourists
and pleasure-seekers to avail them
selves Of the diversions Of the high
way and the gulf beach while wait
ing for the bond issue to make posi-
bic a permanent concrete road to
carry out the original plan of the COM
mittee, which was to connect Pensa-
cola directly with the giR beach.
At the conclusion Of his address
Mr.. Burrell replied to q number of
questions put to him. He explained
that sand-clay roads give a very sat
isfactory surface for auto use, but
that tEey require careful and constant
attention. He said that IN going over
Eseambia county he had only found
one really good stretch Of road, that
from East Pensacola Heights TO Gull
Point, for which DR.. S. r. Mallory
Kennedy furnished the clay and which
the county had gone over with split
log drag from time to time.
He said that Il the roads could have
such sand-clay surface il raight
prove quite satisfactory, but expert
ence proves that roads simply do not
have attention in sparsely settled dis
tricts, where men Of the right spirit
are not available at the right time to
do the necessary work.
He stated that sand-clay roads are