The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-28
In Quiet Election Freehold
ers Vote to Make Much
Needed Improvement.
WORK TO BE
STARTED SOON
Government VIII Pave It's
Portion Completing Boule-
varde to Air Station.


BY a majority OF asa, and with only
81 votes cast against the bond issue
freeholders Of Pensacola and Precinct
20 decided in the special election yes
eerday to create a special tax district
10 pave the county's portion of the
road to the air station and forts.
BY this action paved bouievarde
oetween Pensacola and the air station
is assured, as the government has al
ready stated that when the county
paved It's portion, that the road over
the reservation would be paved, cont
pieting the connection with the city's
part, between Garden street and the
city limits which is already paved
Before actual construction work can
be started a number of preliminary
steps must be taken. These Will re-
quire about two months - most
The Board of County Commission-
ers will meet tomorrow morning at
ten o'clock for the purpose of check
ing the returns from the election. and
as soon as the canvass is completed,
the Board will appoint an engineer 10
be in charge OF the work, who VIII
map out the route which the road
shall take, the width of road, anu orn-
er details Of :; construction. When
these specifications are prepared,
bids will be asked for. the advertise
ment to be published for two weeks
before the bids are opened.
AS soon as this is done, and the con
tract awarded, actual building will be
comenced, and the stretch of approx
imately two and half miles snouid
be complete within short while
With the announcement of the se-y
suit of the election, IL Is believed that
he will faIt Sfa
construction work on its portion, as
money for this purpose has already
been appropriated.
The toal cost of the county's portion
Of the road is not to exceed $4,000,
for which sum bonds will be issued
and a tax levy of one mill total made
to retire the bonds and pay the in
terest. AS the bonds will be retired
gradually, the entire levy will not he
imposed at one time, but IA of a mill
will be assessed the first year, and a
smaller fraction each succeeding year
until the Indebtedness is paid off.
In a statement issued TO the pub
lie last night, County Commissioners
Soderlind advocates the employment
of government engineer to super
vise the construction The statement
follows:
To the Taxpayers of Pensacola
AS a member of the Board or Coup-
ty Commissioners / desire to extend
my sincere thanks for the magnificent
majority in favor of paving the Pen
sacoIa Navy Yard road. The voters
in yesterdays election can be assured
that in paving this road, which will
be the first paved road in this county,
the County Commissioners will exer-
else every possible caution to see that
the county will secure dollar for dol
lar for all money spent on this project,
favor securing the services Of ono
OF the skilled engineers OF the Gov
ernment to draft the specifications
calling for bids for this work as carly
as possible. SO that tho community
can secure the benefits from the road
as early as possible.
AS one of the original advocates OF
this proposition I will do everything
in my power to facilitate the con-
struction as quickly as possible.
Very truly yours.
(Signed)
GUS A. SODERLIND,
County Commissioner District No. =.