The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-15
WENTWORTH MAKES
POSITION CLEAR
Is Anxious For County To BE Ready
For Road Work When Bonds
Are Sold.

At the last meeting OF the county
commissioners. T. r. wentworth, pre-
scented a resolution asking for adver-
tisements for bids on at least two OF
the. county roads. This resolution had
no second.
| Mr.. Wentworth makes the following
statement in this connection, and on
other matters which came before the
board at this time:
Speaking of Escambia county road
building program l feel that now is
the appropriate time TO begin work.
When I see the many men who are out
OF work. many OF them citizens and
tax payers of Escambia county, a de-
sire TO start work on the road program
becomes more firmly fixed in my mind.
AT the present time am told labor
and material are at the lowest figure
possible for long time to come. / am
also informed that materials are very
likely to go up from so to so per cent
in the next sixty or ninety days.
ct is true that we have not sold our
bonds, it is also true that advertise
ments for the sale OF $1,000, 900 worth
have already been placed and the bids
are returnable on the 18th OF Novem-
DC1t nE pIO5pCCGG Al bAAO SAA1 - 49,
bonds are OF the brightest and at
good figure. 1t is q certain fact that
after the bonds are sold it win take
time to prepare and advertise for the
bids on the roads. There is in my
mind no reason why we should delay
the advertisement for bids on at least
two of the roads. The Gulf Beach
Highway is separate and distinct from
Federal or State Aid and no delay can
possibly be afforded for this reason. IL
we start work on one OF the other
three roads using our own money we
have just as good a chance to get
Federal and State Aid later to COM
plete the road.
"By delaying work on the roads we
cannot possibly save money for the tax
payers Of the county because the bonds
will be sold and the interest maturing
upon the bonds whether the money is
spent or not. The tax has already been
levied and the only thing to do is 70
to work as soon az possible.
IN reference to the wood PROPOSE
ton brought before the board by Sod |
erlind l will say that It would be folly
to think of buying slabs for use at the |
Jail as the price of coal does not JUS
tlfy using these slabs at all. The
slabs would not be worth the price OF
hauling to the jail.
Talking about the putting of sign
boards or signs on the bridge, I for
one do not think this a fair proposition
to the people. do not know who made
the proposition to Soderlind but feel
hat 1t was made in good faith and the
maker did not take into consideration
hat to put sign on>one of the bridges
would establish a bad precedent.
Every since have been q commits
sioner Mr.. Soderlind has been trying
% run my district for me. he not real
zing that II l needed any assistance
would ask for It, He has brought
many propositions before the board in
'eference to the several districts II
.Ir. Soldering was really trying to save
money for the people. would not mind
i'm trying to run my district for me.
ut his propositions would be very
ostly IL put through. For example,
e made a proposition TO have a man
,ut a door check on one OF the doors
n Mr.. Roberts office, the price being
$3.50. / bought door check for $3.50
ma ii took the janitcr 20 minutes to
ut it on, a difference of s24.00."