The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19
FOR
PAVEMENT To
nEsERvhTI
County Commissioners Receive
Rids and Vote Work
Long Pending
HARDY AND GRADY
OPPOSE THE MOVE
At Same Meteing Board Adopt
ed Budget For the
Ensuing Year.

Bids were received by the county
commissioners 1t their meeting yes
terday for foreman, labor and ma
chinery for the road to be built by the
county, beginning at the foot of the
county bridge at Bayou Chico. con-
Meeting with Barrancas avenue, and
extending along the route Of the estab-
lished county road TO the United
States government bridge, and across
the bayou, connecting with the road
to the naval reservation.
The contract was awarded to John
Gerkins. the successful bidder agree
ing to furnish one foreman, one con-
crete mixer and waters supply and
tools necessary.
Item /. For each cubic yard of ex-
cavation. 5 cents.
Item 2. For each cubic yard OF fill-
ing, 8 cents.
Item g. For each square yard of
pavement, 1912 cents.
The work to be done according TO
the plans and specifications drawn up
by Lieut. r. NJ. Warfield, u. s. n.
Bid received from NJ J. McGrath
ard c. c. Davis were as follows. To
personally slperintend the work, to
furnish a foreman and labor, provide
ell machinery. tools and Implements.
to execute the work according TO the
plans and specifications at the follow
ing prices per mile:
Grading, per mile, $4,000.
Machinery, tools. water supply and
ell labor, including superintendent.
per mile, s5.594.4o, making the total
per mile s7,3s4.40.
Figures previously submitted:
Cement. ss.27s.75.
Sand S5250o
Gravel. s5655
Road joint, $3.50
Lumber for forms and cement house,
s37s
Total. s2o.s7s15 per mile, or s1es ga
per square yard.
Time consumed 3 miles in $50 days
The bid of S. r. Fulghum and Com
pany was as follows
To superintend construction of
county road between Little and Big
Bayous, commission not to exceed s5,-
o0o, agreeing to furnish a foreman,
concrete mixer. shoveIs and wheel bar
rows necessary for the completion of
the job. Six months required in which
to build road. Any delay caused by
the county viii Necessarily cause me
to wish an extension of time. 1 am
willing to give bond for failure in per-
formance OF work. but il this is not
deemed necessary by board. agree in
lieu thereof to carry total liability on
labor on this work.
Commissioners Gus Soderlind and ].
d. McCurdy voted for Gerlin and L
w. Hardy and H e. Candy voted
against his bid, Chairman ]. George
White casting his vote in favor of
Gerkin. thus giving the contract to
that firm.
The budget for the fiscal year was
estimated as follows:
Expenses, general fund. s54, 4o4S0.
Expenses, fine and forfeiture fund, |
52,,1sooo.
Expenses. encoura cement and pro-
lection agriculture, si.75o.
Repairs to county buildings. court
house and annex, sse0o-3l 900.
Furniture and fixtures for cour. |
house. 35eo-s40o.
This includes payment outstanding |
$1,000; teachers salaries. |
ss5,610; superintendent's salary, s2,- |
400; new buildings. $4,000
For agricultural development. the |
palaIy Of the farm demonstration |
assent was placed s4 $1,000, with $3.50 |
protsction of asrioaIture.
4 fund of sf.s0o will be devoted to |
tick eradication ~ this county.
For repairing and additions TO poor |
houpo and farms, the cum ef $500 was |
set aside, and e1eo for furnitnre and |
hxtures The sum OF s5.eee was set |
aside FOR the operation Of the poor |
house and fern an allowance Of $500 |
having been 0ade for paupers outside |
the poor house.
The estimates aoow that salaries Of |
she teachsrs in - county have been |
rnissA about s1g.e0s Among the ex-
peRAitures contemplated under the |
school fund is the erection OF school |
buildings 1T wainat Hill, Barrineau |
P1sk, Doewood Grove and an addition |
te the present high school building.
Formerly the Gypsy Smith tabernacle |
ut converted into hish school build |
tn1 last year.