The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-05
WORKING HARD FOR
NAMES ON THE TAX
DIST. PETITIONS

With a view to having more than
the required number of names on Pc
titions for the creation of a special
school tax district of the city of
Pensacola, individual petitions have
been distributed to all high school
pupils, with instructions to carry
home, have their fathers sign and
return to the school officials.
Petitions viii be distributed Mon
day morning to all city school pupils,
with instructions to carry the papers
home and secure the signature of
parent, returning as early as possible
for proper filing and check
Following the plans as outlined
above, it is expected that several hum
bred more signatures at least will be
secured, and after careful check, the
names will be elaborated and pre-
scented Wednesday night. The COM
mittee in charge will meet at that
time at a point to be designated, and
check said signatures over with a
certified list of qualified electors. At
a meeting of the board Of public IN
structions, this final additions to the
large number Of signers already IN
hand, viii be formally presented. The
boards future actions in The prem
Uses win be governed entirely by the
results Of their check Of the lists and
comparison with the certified list of
duly qualified electors. It viii de-
pend entirely, it is said, whether or
not the election will be asked, on the
number Of names thus secured.
Practically the entire city will be
included In the special tax district,
according to the following, which is
q minute description of the territory
thus defined in the said district:
Beginning at point on Pensacola
Bay where the N. line of TIP. 2 S. in
tersects said Bay, thence run w. to
the Eastern shore of Bayou Texar,
thence Southeasterly across said
Bayou to the S. e. Cor. of Sec. 4, or
the Jos. Maura Grant, thence South
westerly along the s. line Of Sec.
TO the S. w. Cor, thence Northwest
erly along the w. line of said Grant
TO the s. E. Cor. of Sec. 6, thence w.
along the S. line of Sections 6 and 8
to the point where the s. line of Sec
tion intersects with Section 8 OF
the Chas. DeVillier Grant, thence
Southwesterly along said Section {
or Chas. DeVillier Grant to the S. w
Cor. of said Section 9, thence N. w
along the w. line Of said Section 8 tx
the s. f. Cor. of Section II, thence
w. along the S. line Of Section II tt
the N. e. Cor. of Section Is, thence
s. along the E. line of Section Is, Il
the point where said line intersect:
with the Juan Dominguez Grant, OF
Section "a, thence N. r. along saig
Juan Dominguez Grant to the N. E
Cor, thence Southeasterly along thu
L. line of said Juan Dominguez Gran
to the S. r. Cor, thence Southwest
erly along the S. line of said Jual
Dominguez Grant to the N. E. Cor. o.
said Sec. 81, and where the sait
Grant intersects Section 81, thenc
South along the E. line of said Sec
ton 81 to a point where the said E
line of Sec 81 intersects Bayou
Chico, thence Westerly along tn,
meanderings of the said Bayou an,
of the creek of the Second Bridg,
which flows into said Bayou to tn,
S. E. Cor. of Section 81, thence
along the e. line of Section 81 to tn,
N. shore of Grand Bayou, theme,
Eastwardly following the meander
ings of said Grand Bayou to a poin-
where the same intersects or connect,
with the Pensacola Bay, theme,
Northeasterly following the shore o
Pensacola Bay to the point Of begin
ming, where the N. line of TIP. 2 S. in
tersects said Bay.