The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-09
CHEEKS HA AVE MADE SUCCESSFUL ATTACK AGAINST TURKS
DREDGING CHANNEL OFSANTA ROSA SOUND RECOMMENDED
PALAFOX WHARF AS POSSIBLE
SITE FOR MUNICIPAL DOCKS
Those Familiar With Location
Declare That 1t Has No Pos
sible Chance of Expansion

Much comment has reached The Jour
nal In regard to the announcement in
Saturday mornings paper that tie city
commissioners were delaying the choice
Of site for the municipal docks. because
of the necessity they felt in consulting
engineers in regard to these, sites. and
the general opinion was expressed that
no steps should be taken by the COM
missloners until after Captain Turtle has
made his report
Captain Turtle has been in Montgomery
and returned to the city only a few days
ago. so has not had an opportunity to
make any report on the docks, and II
was stated yesterday that he would hard
~ be able to do so for several days.
The importance Of having expert adj
vice on this problem can hardly be eS-
aggerated, and it seems to be very
general opinion that the commissioners
should wait for decision on this lccatio.i
until they have received the report Of
Captain TuttIe Just why the commits
sioners have waited so long to ask for
this advice. is not clear, but they have
acted in this at last, and Captain Turtle
has agreed to report on the sites. As
government engineer, Captain Turtle
holds high rank, and his opinion would
be of the utmost value.
The Palafox site as a possibility having
been revived by the commissioners, once
more the agitation Is triangular.
The report which was made last Feb
ruary by the Association of American
Engineers stated that in the opinion OF
these engineers. the Palafox street site,
along with the Heron and Mclaughlin
sites, was not feasible. inasmuch as it
did not offer sufficient opportunity for
expansion.
Price s22o, 600.
The proposal, as made to the city COM
missioners for the Palafox wharf prop
erty is 100000. which would leave just
s5. 900 for the development. The amount
that 11le city has realized on the bonds
amounts to approximately 100000, of
which 1925 600 Is for the building OF the
docks and SIS 900 for the belt line rail-
road.
The proposition as made to the COM
naissioners for the Palafox street proper
ty lis $500 600, cash. the city to lease to
the owners the west side Of the docks for
Two years, the price paid the city 70 be
$4,000. IN addition. the city to give to
the owners of the PalafoS street property
an option on the city property adjoining
the Baars property for $4,000.
Engineers and those familiar with the
waterfront have declared that the Pala-
fox wharf does rot offer chance for any
greater growth than it has now. nor any
opportunity for future expansion.
The wharf is IS feet and II inches in
width with $50 feet width at the end. On
Jefferson street, the L. & N. has four
tracks. To the west of this and south
OF Cedar street. by act of the legislature,
was created a permanent waterway, and
must be left open, thereby barring any
road crossing over from the east to Pal
afox street docks anywhere south of
Cedar.
Furthermore it is declared that in order
to utilize these docks it would be neces-
sary to condemn the buildings from the
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