The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-30
ROAD BOOSTERS
J GET STATE Aid
THE STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT
AGREES TO TURN OVER AUTO
LICENSE MONEY

Escambia county delegates gained
every request asked of the State Road
Department at Tallahassee, Wednesday,
after an argument which lasted until
10. o'clock Wednesday night. The dele
gates caught the midnight train and
arrived in Pensacola yesterday morn
ing. The State Road Department
adopted a resolution concerning the Es-
Gambia river bridge, as follows:
Whereas, il has been made known
to the commissioners that the various
civic organizations of Santa Rosa and
Escambia counties, Florida, together
with the boards of county commits
sioners of said counties. have held a
Joint meeting in Pensacola on the 10Th
day OF March, A. D., 1920. and adopted
a resolution signifying their acceptance
of bridge location over the delta OF
atine Escambia river near what is known
# s F'loridatown- Ferry Pass and Thomp-
Don Bayou -Sandridge and have pledged
to secure the right of way and TO put
the financial support Of the two coun-
ties behind the project Of constructing
a Cr6DSOLG0 WOC0Si DiAhGC O. SSeSAA -
cation as the engineer Of this depart
ment shall indicate or decide as being
the most feasible, and TO cooperate with
the State Road Department in the
making of the survey.
Therefore, be it resolved. that the
bridge engineer of this department be,
and he is hereby directed to make a
detailed survey of the territory be-
tween the FIoridatown- Ferry Pass To-
cation and the Thompson Bayou Sand
ridge location, in cooperation with the
engineers of Santa Rosa and Escambla
counties, for the purpose of determln-
ing the most feasible location, and TO
submit TO this department profile of
the most feasible route, with test bor-
ings and detailed estimates of such
portions as may be constructed by
fills and such portions as may be con-
structed by creosoted piling works and
sIch portfons as necessitate the con-
struction of a draw, together with de-
tails of approaches, and to submit es-
Inmates OF costs of total construction,
at the July meeting.
The committee from Pensacola con-
sisted Of the following: l.. w. Hardy
and Gus Soderlind of the county COM
missioners; w. L. Wheat, county en-
gineer: w. H. Herrider, George EN-
manuel George -. BroSndHdHl anu ="
w. Marsh, representing the various
civic organizations, together with j.
j.. Poore, J.. f. Keen Of the board of
comm issioners of Santa Rosa county,
and Engineer Overman from that coun-
ty. and +. II. Cobb and Mr.. Hardee Of
Floridatown, representing the citizens
OF Santa Rosa county.
The first business was the presenta-
ton of a resolution Of the board of
county commissioners relative to ap-
piication OF automobile funds. due from
the state TO this county in excess of
the amount necessary to build Pine
Barren Bridge in laying hard surfaced
road on hill south OF Pine Barren
creek. This resolution met with the
approval Of the department and ar
rangements were made for the con-
structing OF this road Immediately upon
the completion of the Pine Barren
bridge.
1t was the wish OF the joint COM
mission that this road be constructed
at a point approximately half way
between Pensacola and Flomaton as
an object lesson OF the benefits of hard
surfaced road as the State Road De-
partment is perfecting program for
this character Of road on all the main
trunk highways.