The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-26
Good Roads Workers From San
ia Rosa and Escambia Coun-
ties Accept State Proposal
WILL URGE EARLY ACTION
Delegations Will Go to Tallahas.
see to Ask That Official Sur
vey Site Be Expedited.

Delegates from Escambia and Santa
Rosa County good roads organizations
together with the commissioners of the
two counties met at the Federal court
room yesterday afternoon and adopted
the report of the county engineers re-
lative to the location of bridge across
EscarHbia river 1t was decided 10
send delegation to Tallahassee TO
| attend the April IA meeting of the
State Road Department and urge on
the department the need of immediate
action leading to construction of the
| bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Candy of Escam-
bia, seconded by Mr.. Cross the follow
ing report of the county engineers was
| adopted.
This location, as indicated on the
map furnished by the State Road De-
partment. leaves the Santa Rosa county
side at Sand Ridge, about one mile
above Jernigan's Mill Site and above
one and one half miles west of Pace.
and runs in approximately a straight
line to the Escambia County side at
point just south of Thompson's
Bayou, about one and one half miles
north of Ferry Pass and two and three
quarters miles north, along a ridge,
from the Goulding-Ferry Pass hard
road.
A reconnaissance of this location in
dicates total length of approximately
$1,000 feet from hill to hill: the GROUND
traversed being approximately as fol-
lows:
Heavy Swamp on Escam-
bia County side ...... .13 900 feet
Heavy Swamp on Santa
Rosa County side $500. 1850 feet
Streams, marshes and in
termediate swamps 1850 feet.
1890 feet
Scaled distance is taken from the
Stevens Survey Map indicate the
lengths of the other proposed loca-
tions to be.
Ferry Pass to F'loridatown
location approximately. $50 feet
Ferry Pass to Jernigans Mill
Site approximately ....16,666'
The construction of the necessary
roads leading from the ends of this
proposed bridge locations to the exis-
ting public roads in Zach county would
be comparatively easy.
We believe that the detailed survey
of this location, including test borings
by the State Road Department would
be justified.
In this connection, should the de-
tailed survey of this location be made
we have several suggestions which we
| know would prove of value to the
engineer detailed to make survey.
Signed:
Winston E. Wheat
County Engineer Escambia County
C. H. Overman.
| County Engineer, Santa Rosa County
March %, 1920
On motion of Mr.. Marsh of Escam-
bia, seconded by Mr.. Kean or santa
| Rosa, the following resolution was
| adopted
Resolved. that 1t is the sence of this
meeting that we are now readyto ac-
cent such bridge location as the State
Road Department viii locate Tor US
as close as may be possible TO the
Eerrv pass or Thompson Bayou-Sand
Ridee locations; that we will use our
influence TO secure the right of way
.rd n,,t the financial support OF the
+rv, counties behind the project OF con-
s.,,,ct;ne a creosoted wooden bridge at
the location selected
Also that the engineers Of Escambia
and santa Rosa Counties will cooper
ata with the State Road Department
when their engineer make his survey
| The chairman was authorized to ap-
| noint a committee to go to Tallahas-
| see April Is to present the Claims 10
the two counties before the Depart
ment. and the following were appoint
ed. from Fscaznbia f. w. Marsh. u.
r Clutter. James A White. George j.
emmanuel. c. H Turner. from santa
Rosa. 8. G. Collins. F. H Cobb.Jr-.
a p. Hardee. J. c. McC-a and W. w.
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