The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-13
ROAD
BILL PREPARED
Authorizes State Road Department To
Make Contract With Escambia
County.

Inc Dill drafted Dy the JOINT com
mission on road Improvement for pre-
sentation to the legislature has been
commented on considerably by Escam
bia county citizens. The final draft
of the bill was completed yesterday
and The Journal herewith submits ii
in full:
An act to authorize the state road
department to enter into an arrange
ment or agreement with the county
commissioners of Escambia county to
construct as a part Of the state high
way system certain roads and bridges
in Escambia county, and the bridge
over the Escambia river, and to accept
in payment thereof the proceeds of the
sale of the county bonds authorized
by vote of the people of Escambia
county.
Whereas, The people Of Escambia
county on the Goth day of September,
A. D., 1920, in an election held for that
purpose authorized the issuance OF
county bonds of said county, in an
amout not exceeding one million five
hundred thousand (S1,500,00O) dollars
for the construction of paved roads in
said county, from Ferry Pass to PEN
sacola; from Pensacola to Nunez ferry,
and from Pensacola to Flomaton, and
thereafter, in October, 1920, the state
road department by resolution adopted
at it's regular meeting did declare the
road extending from, at or near Ferry
Pass on Escambia river through Pen
sacola to Nunez ferry, on the Per-
dido river in the western extremity Of
said county as part and continuance
of nf 70 iOI1V W
system, and a bridge from or near
Floridatown, in Santa Rosa county
across the Escambia river at or near
Ferry Pass in Escambia county as a
part of road No. 1, and the road ex-
tending from Pensacola to Flomaton
on the Alabama line, as state road No.
z, of the state highway; now. there
fore,
Be 1t Enacted BY the Legislature Of
the State of Florida:
Sectional. That the state road de-
partment be and is hereby granted au-
thority to enter into an arrangement
and agreement with the county COM
missioners of Escambia county where
by the state road department shall
construct said roads and bridges Incl
dent thereto, as said roads and bridges
were voted to be constructed in said
election of September Goth, 1920, men,
toned in section one of this act, in
accordance with specifications which
may be agreed upon, and to receive
from Escambia county, in considera-
ton thereof, the proceeds of the sale
of the one million five hundred thou
sand $1,500,000) dollars of Escambia
county road bonds so authorized by
vote of the people Of Escambia county,
the net amount, after deducting ex-
penses, and commissions on the sale
Of said bonds. and the cost of admin
istration of their issuance and the
handling of-the funds.
Section 2. The state road depart
ment shall, in the event federal aid
in sufficient sum Is or shall become
available within the next two years
from the date Of passage OF this act,
proceed to obtain as soon as practi-
cal the designation Of said road as
federal aid projects, and the allotment
Of federal aid in the construction of
the roads designated in section one.
Section 3. In the event of the state
road department shall be able to enter
into satisfactory agreement with the
county commissioners Of Escambia
county as authorized by section /, and
shall further be able to effect the
designation Of the said roads as fed
eral aid projects. they shall. thereafter.
proceed with the construction of a
bridge from a point in Santa Rosa
county across the Delta Of the River
Escambia to a point on the Escambia
river in Escambia county, the location
Of which bridge is to be effected by
an agreement between the county COM
missioners in Escambia and Santa
Rosa counties, and the state road de-
partment, said bridge shall be con-
structed with or without federal aid
as the state road department. may de-
termine.
Section a. All moneys received by
the state road department from the
United States government as federal
aid in the construction of the said
highway system in said Escamb ia
county and Of the bridge, shall become
special fund in the state road de-
partment for the construction of the
Escambia bridge, aforesaid, and for
the completion of the state highway
system in Escambia county as set forth
in section 1, or may be used to re-
fmburse the state road department.
for moneys already advanced by 1t in
the construction of said bridge, or road
system.
Section 8. All laws and parts of
laws in conflict with this act be and
are hereby repealed.
Section s. This act shall become ef-
fective Immediately upon its Coming a
law.