The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-14
MAYORF. SANDERS
IN STATEMENT ON
THE BOND ELECTION


August 18th was called to enable the
city of Pensacola to comply with the
request of the government Of the
United States for the paving and Inn
proving of streets, and the extension
OF sewers and water mains. in the
subdivision adjacent to the Pensacola
Shipbuilding company's plant where
houses are to be erected for accommo-
dation of the employees Of said plant
The government will advance a large
sum of money to aid in building the
houses and making the other improve
ments.
The increase in taxes and revenues
TO the city will exceed the interest on
the bonds. and not only good business,
but patriotism also, demands the is
suance of the bonds for such purpo-
seS.
A large vote and an overwhelming
majority cast is favor of the issuance
of these bonds will doubtless influence
the government to look with favor up
on the establishment OF future enter
prises in this city The shipbuilders
are engaged in important service. no
less patriotic than our soldiers, and 1t
is our patriotic duty to cooperate with
the government in providing comfort
able and sanitary houses for them to
live in.
The bonds to be issued for the ex-
tension and improvement of the sew
erage system will enable the city to
make the necessary repairs TO our
sewers. someo of which, especially the
one on Devflliers street, are in bad
condition and a menace to the public
health.
The bonds for the extension and re-
pair of street paving will be utilized
| for placing the dilapidated pavementS
| especially on Gadsden street and Bar
rancas avenue, in first-class condi-
ton. and also, to pave portions of
streets necessary to connect existing
paved streets ana thereby greatly i'm
prove our system of drainage.
/ The issuance of $4,000 Of bonds, as
proposed to obtain the reconveyance
and ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF the water
| front property, which was granted by
the city to secure the location here
Of the shipbuilding plant.
AS the city has obtained and is en-
joying the benefit of the great ship
building plant for which it was grant
ed, the citizens should cheerfully vote
that amount of bonds for the return
| of the property and to repay the
amounts subscribed ana expended by
committee of citizens who advanced
the money securing the location OF
the mammoth enterprise in our city.
When these gentlemen were nego-
tiating for the location of said plant
in our city, they represented to City
Commissioners Johnson Hinrichs and
myself that unless a site for the ship
building plant IN Pensacola was pro-
cured quickly, 1t would not be located
here. and as the city could not appro-
pirate the money for the purpose, the
commissioners were urged to grant to
this committee OF citizens the water
front property as a site for the pro-
posed plant, or II it were not a suit
able site it could be exchanged for, or
utilized for the purpose of securing an
other site that would be Acceptable
and for which this fund was advanced.
From business standpoint and
through patriotic motives the commits
sioners agreed to this proposition. up-
on the condition that if this water
front property was not utilized as the
site for the shipbuilding plant the rep
resentatives OF the citizens commit
tee. to whom 1t was to be granted.
should reconvey and relinquish the
same to the city upon payment to
them. within the year, of the sum
not exceeding forty thousand dollars.
that should be expended by them in
securing the location of said plant
in Pensacola.
This mammoth shipbuiiding plant
now operating and employing over
two Thousand men. with a weekly pay
Toll or many thousands of dollars il
great benefit to the city, and its To-
cation here is well worth the sum OF
: forty thousand dollars, which was ex-
pended for that purpose.
The amount to be paid the citizens
committee out of this bond issue will
be divided pro-rata among those who
contributed to the funds that were ex-
pended for said purpose
1t is your patriotic duty, and for
the best interest of the city to support
and ratify the bond issue
F. D. SANDERS,