The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-11
ROTARY WORKING
FOR GULF BEACH
HIGHWAY FUND

At the meeting of the Rotary Club
Tuesday afternoon a resolution was
adopted asking that the representa-
tives of Escambia county in the leg
islature be urged to use their influ-
ence to secure the quick passage of
the bill authorizing the Escambia
county board of commissioners to ex-
pend the $4,000 for the completion
of the Gulf Beach Highway. A copy
of the resolutions will be sent to each
of Escambia county's representatives,
at Tallahassee. These resolutions will
also be submitted to the Chamber of
Commerce for its next approval.
Unpaid Gulf Beach Highway notes,
and subscriptions were apportioned
among Rotary Club members fort eel
lections.
1t was voted to appropriate $500
per capita to the fund for building
of Florida headquarters at the At
lanta Information convention. The
resolution was adopted by the Rotary
Clubs reads:
Whereas, the board of county COM
missioners of Escambia county, Flor
ida, appropriated in their budget for
the year 1916, the sum of $4,000 to
be used to assist in the completion of
a public highway extending from the
city of Pensacola to the beach of the
Gulf of Mexico:
And Whereas, large amounts of
money were subscribed and paid by
private individuals to be applied on
account of the building of the said
highway, and the title to the right
of way of said highway has been
obtained and turned over to the coun-
ty of Escambia, in reliance on the
appropriation heretofore made by the
board of county commissioners toward
defraying the cost of said highway;
And Whereas, to eliminate all ques-
ton as to the coiInty's legal right to
pay out the said sum of $4,000, the
board of county commissioners, at a
meeting held on the 10th day of April,
1917, unanimously adopted resolu-
ton approving the proposed bill here
matter set out, and authorized its
presentation for passage to the legis-
lature at Tallahassee, at its present
! term;
| And Whereas, the Rotary Club, of
the city of Pensacola, believes that
the said Gulf Beach Highway will be
of great and lasting value to the
| county of EScambla;
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved, by
the Rotary Club that the representa-
tives of Escambia county, in the leg
| islature, be urged to use their influ-
ence to secure the quick passage OF
the said bill, which bill is as follows
can act to relieve the board OF
county commissioners and to author
ize them to expend the $4,000 appro,
priated and set aside in the budget OF
1867 for completion of the Gull
Beach Highway, a public road in Els
Gambia county;
"Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Florida:
"Section 1. The board of county
commissioners of Escambia county
Florida, are authorized to pay ovel
to the Gulf Beach Highway commit
tee, composed of Ben S. Hancock, B
E. Clutter and G. E. Dobson, the citi'
zens committee in charge of the con-
struction of the Gulf Beach Highway
that certain sum of $500 set aside anC
appropriated in the county budget o.
1867 for the completion of the sale
Gulf Beach Highway in conjunction
with the said committee, the salt
money to be paid only when said roaC
is complete and accepted by thu
board of county commissioners.
"Sectio 2. This act to take effec
upon its passage and approval by thu
governor"
And Be it Further Resolved, Tha'
: copy of these resolutions be sent t,
each of Escambia county's represen
tatives in the Senate and House of TIT
Legislature at Tallahassee.