The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-25

to harden, or pave the road to the
hospital and Fort Barrancas. Now
| it seems to the commissioners, that
if Uncle Sam is willing to do this, it
| is certainly up to US to do our part
in paving the road between the two
bayous and also have a permanent
concrete bridge over Bayou Chico,
instead of the present wooden struc
| ture which Is a constant source of
worry and expense to the commits
| sioners.
Mr.. Whites statement in full is
as follows:
I regret very much to see from
your editorial in last Fridays issue
that there seems to be some. consld-
cradle opposition to the coming cleo
ton for the issuance of bonds to be
used in the paving of the Barrancas
road between the two bayous::-. and
that this opposition is not manifest
ing itself in the open, but in secret,
in order to defeat the creation of this
special tax district for the above
| project.
81 cannot believe there is single
taxpayer or voter in this city or pre-
cinct % who cannot but acknowledge
what inestimable values this paved
road will be not only to our city but
will be Of greatest benefit to the
whole county.
I've have estimated that a rate of
|. one mill will be more than sufficient
to take care of the interest and also
create a sinking fund to retain the
bonds at the end of ten years. We
have been reliably informed that the
Z. s.. Government authorities intend
spending something like ten thousand
dollars on remodelling the Big bayou
bridge besides building a paved road
from the foot of the present structure
of the north wall of the navy yard,
also to harden or pave the road to the
hospital and Fort Barrancas.
Now, it seems to the commission
ers that if Uncle Sam is willing to do
this it=sas certainly up to us to do our
part in paving the road between the
two bayous and also have a perma
nent concrete bridge over Bayou
Chico instead of the present wooden
structure which is constant source
of worry and expense to the commits
sioners.
THE last legislature has given the
commissioners of this county author
ity to issue time warrants to the
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building concrete bridges in this coun
ty and just as soon as these warrants
can be sold and the money available,
we intend to replace the two wooden
bridges over Bayou Texar and Bayou
Chico with steel reinforced concrete
structures, starting out with our
aims when we went into office,-the
building of permanent roads and
bridges.
In making up our present budget
we have taken care of the interest
and sinking fund for these time war
rants and in doing this we have not
increased the county millage, but o.
the contrary, the rate was reduced
two mills, in lieu of the two mills
added by the state, so as to make
the millage in county and state the
same as last year.
Some time ago, Commissioner Sod
erlind in a communication to your
paper called the attention of the
taxpayers and voters to the pressing
necessity of qualifying in order to
vote in the coming election. There
fore I again, urge all who are favor
able to these improvements. to see
that thee are fully qualified to vote.
and help the. commissioners in get
ting this paved road
J. GEORGE WHITE.
Chairman County Commissioners.