The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-28

Enthusiastic Cooperation Prom.
ised in Plan of Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
BUILD 400 HOMES
IN MAXENT TRACT
City Commissioners Will Guars
antee Conveniences as Re-
quested by Board. fi

proposition for the building of az
least 400 houses for the purpose OF
sheltering ship workers in Pensacola
was received with the utmost spiriH
of cooperation yesterday when Mrj
orom, lawyer and personal represen-
tatiye of the United States EmergencW
Fleet Corporation by appointment med
the city commissioners. The counciE
chamber. where the meeting was held.5
was comfortably filed, and the propo-l
sition to look out for the bonding Oh
the city was received with acclaim.
practically all present demonstratinsi
their favor of the plan by standin@i
when called upon. The commissioned
were all present, and Commissioned
Pou introduced a resolution which, ind
effect provides for the Introduction OF
ordinances covering the Issuance OF
bonds of an amount to be later ded
termined definitely.
The place where these houses will be-
erected VIII be northwest of Barrancass
avenue. east of o street and south OF
Chase street. There have been pur-i
chased total of 500 building lots.
This is in the Maxent tract, and the
city's responsibilities In the new SUI,
burban beehive of activity will be to-
provide sewers. water, hard surfaced
streets, etc. at cost of approxi-
mately 100000. The construction oE
houses will represent an outlay of pos
sibly half a million.
Mr.. Orom's statement to the cons
missioners OF plans was heard With
the closest attention and from the
way things went Yesterday, the fullest
cooperation may be depended upon.
He put forth mainly his proposition to
the mmissioners in the following
communication:
The Oror Proposition.
To the Honorable City Commissioners
of the City of Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Sirs:-
On behalf of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation of the United States Ship
ping Board. have the honor of laying
before your body the following mat
ter:
In order to provide housing facilities
for workers engaged in the construc-
tion of ships for the United States
Government. in the City of Pensacola.
the fleet corporation contemplates the
erection of about 400 dwelling houses
on land adjoining the plant of the Pen
sacola Ship Building Company. The
exact location of the site has not been
determined upon, but will lie between
the following streets and avenues n
w of Barrancas Ave. East of O street,
and South OF Chase street.
Tentative arrangements have been
made for the purchase of 500 lots In
this location and the Pensacola Ship
Building Company has agreed that the.
r't~cl'aee shall be made for its own
account.
In conformity with the practice OF
IN
with its housing developments in other
cities. the City of Pensacola is asked
to undertake at it's own expense. tbs
improvement of this property to the
extent of furnishing the normal nu4a
nicipaI service thereto. This Includes
the grading, surfactng, paving and
draining of streets within the develops
ment; the construction of sewerage
system, including a sewerage disposal
plant il the same shall be found neces-
sary by the engineers of the feet cor
poration; the construction of neces-
sary mains and extensions and dis
tribution system to connect with the
city water supply and furnish an ade-s
auate water supply for domestic con-
sumption and fire protection.
At the present time IL is impossible
to furnish accurate estimates of the
cost of this work, but IN order to ex-s
pedite the building of the houses. &
which is a war necessity, the fleet cor
poration wal accept the city's under &
taking 10 pay the cost thereof OF One
Hundred Thousand Dollars. If the cost
exceeds this amount the same will be
met by the fleet corporation. 1T be-
ing understood that the amount OF &
One Hundred Thousand Dollars thus +
fixed shall be the total net cost to
the city after deducting such sums. IL
any, as 1t shall assess against thei
property. AS far as IL is agreeabIe !;
to its laws ii will simplify the matter !
II the city will agree TO exempt the(
property from assessment for any, of
the improvements mentioned; IL thisi
is not done then the city will be ex-i
pected to meet the full cost OF thei
improvements up TO an amount which,
shall not exceed the total of One Hun-i
dred Thousand Dollars. plus what
ever the city shall receive by way of
assessments.
| understand that IL will be neces- 4
sary for the city 70 issue bonds fors
this purpose and that while Ii has the