The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-15
THE FERRY PASS BRIDGE.

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The following editorial from the Milton Ga
zette clears up several questions in regard to the
stand Santa Rosa has taken the bridge ques-
ton:
Within a short time the people of Milton and
q considerable area of territory lying to the
north, west and south of the town viii be called
upon to decide by their vote whether they will
constitute themselves into special road and
bridge district and vote bonds for the construc-
ton of hard roads and to assist in the construc-
ton Of bridge across the Escambia river at or
near Ferry Pass The territory embraced in the
proposed special district is bounded as follows
in the call for the election:
Commencing at the intersection of township
line dividing townships two and three north with
the range line dividing ranges twenty-seven and
twenty-eight west, the point of beginning; run
thence west on the township line dividing town
ships two ad three north to he cener of Escambia
river hence down the center of Escambia river
to the mouth thereof, thence along the Santa
Rosa shores of Escambia bay with the meander-
ings thereof to st. Mary De Galvez bay, thence
up st. Mary De GaIvez bay to Blackwater bay,
thence up Blackwater bay to Blackwater river,
thence up the center Of said Blackwater river to
the point where it intersects the township line
dividing ranges twenty-seven and twenty-eight
west; thence north said township line to the
point of beginning
The purposes set forth in the call are in the
main as follows: To assist in the construction
of bridge across the Escambia river at or near
Ferry Pass, to construct hard surfaced road
from the eastern approach of this bridge to the
western approach of a bridge, otherwise to be
constructed across the Blackwater bridge at Mil
ton, following in general way what is known
as the Milton-F loridatown road, and also to con-
struct hard surfaced road from the court house
in Milton out on what is known as the Milton
Brewton or the Allentown road to the dividing
line between townships two and three.
The taxable property, railroad property and
real estate is approximately 1882, 100000 The
amount of the bonds to be issued is $160,000. 90,
the interest on which at 5 per cent will amount
to but $4,000 annually, or addition of about
nine mills the present assessed valuation Of
the district.
In addition to the fact that the valuation of
the property in the district as a whole will be
greatly increased by the investment of new cap
itaI and the development of new lands and in
dustries in a community that can be reached by
hard roads, and viii be accessible from east OF
west over well constructed bridges, and brick OF
cement roads thus tending continually to lighter
the small increase in taxes required to build this
bridge and construct this road, the federal and
state government has set aside 100000 to as
sist in this work if we vote the bonds. In othel
words the federal and state governments which
have already appropriated S122,5O0 for work or
the road east of Milton to the Okaloosa line, tc
assist IN the construction of the Blackwatel
bridge and also to assist in the construction OF
the approach of the Molino bridge offers to give
100000 toward the construction of the bridge
across the Escambia river, and another 100000
to assist in the construction of the hard roads
proposed in this new district provided Santa
Rosa and Escambia counties provide iik,
amount for the construction of the Escambis
river bridge and the proposed special district Sc
cures like amount to apply on the construction
Of the proposed roads Both of these purposes
viii have been met if the voters in the proposes
district votes the 100000 bonds Thus it vii
be seen that the government is ready to meet y: