The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-12

work. The answer OF course IS OBJ
vious.
Not being an engineer, / cannot say
what these costs would be- but it is
reasonable to assume that the money
available from the present bond issue.
would be entirely Inadequate.
The cevaIIos Street Site-Abuttina
Property.
Much interest has been manifested
in this site, which it is claimed is
owned by the city The site covers
approximately $4,000 feet OF frontage,
and lies just east of the Common
dencia and Tarragona street wharves.
If expansion of municipal dock area
alone was to be considered, there
would be no question as to this sites
desirability.
Recent survey and estimates on the
building Of municipal dock at this
site calls SCR an expenditure of s30s,-
1880. This includes dredging, $4,000
square feet Of pier from bulkhead; S.
500 feet of traekage. $50 feet Of bulk
head. and also covers cost of pier or
holding sheds The plans provide for
a channel depth of % feet at berth.
with berthing capacity for four ocean
going vessels.
There is but little difference in the
estimates between the Cevallos street
site and the City-Ba site, with the!
exception that the CeYallos street site
call for 200 additional feet of bulk
head and 100 feet of additional track
age to make possible physical con-
nection with the Pensacola Electric
Company tracks. the present belt line
system connecting all railroads of the
city.
The principal objections have
against the Cevallos street site are
based upon two facts.
Cd The estimates submitted do not
provide for a retaining wall on the
east or west sides of the bulkhead
area, which it seems to me would be
necessary for protection of this filled
area. To my mind it would be neees-
sary to put up a retaining wall of
some description to adequately guard
the pronerty from erosion by wave and
tide action.
(29 It so happens that the indus
trial area of the city for the greater
part lies west Of Tarragona street
The only reason can give for this
condition. is that industries and rail-
roads found in this area the line Of
least resistance and CONSEQUENT less
sened cost of building, maintenance
and operation.
TO reach the area west of Tara
gone street. will necessitate the eros
enc OF the r. e N Railroad tracks at
Main street or division of the track
ere from the Cevallos site to another
street further north with. con seauent
adaitional cost of trackaee. and pos-
sible damage claims bv abutting
pronertv holders because OF street as
by commercial railroad.
Eight tracks of the L. & N Railroad
cross Main street at Tarragona.
Peachinp the Pensa cola Electric Com
panv's tracks west of Tarraeona street
can be accomplished at two WAYS.
First b. CROSSING the EIGHT tracks at
Main street or by making switch con-
nection With the L. & N. Railroad,
east Of Tarragona street, securing
runnfng and trp ckaee RIGHTS from the
L. & N Railroad and then switching
over their tracks to reach the present
track Of the Electric Conn |
pany on the west side of Tarragona
street.
It is trpe no doubt that the city has
aco,iired the right to Cross the L. & !
N. Railroad tra cks at Main street bnt
It il not clear in my mind at whose
cost this is to be done. !
Usually, and this is a matter of |
precedent the cost is borne by the
carrier seeking such crossing. When |
such physical crossing Is made there
is wei grounded rule, also. that the |
carrier seeking such crossing, shall |
maints in signal tower, etc. This al
ways does not apply but is generally /
accepted as a basis in such matters. /
on well versed authority, and from |
investigation, 1t is found that {
the present condition Of trackage of :
the L. & N. Railroad at Main street
will mean a complete readjustment Of i
their trackage at that point.
There are two switch points, ap-
10 to Is feet north of Main
street and four switch points between
10 and Is feet south of Main street
No intersection can be made without
changing the whole layout OF these
racks. either carrying the switch
points north or south of Main street,