The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-05
MINORITY REPORT
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total issue of $4,000. 1000 road bond is :
sue, authorized by the voters of Escam-
bia county.
Therefore, Be it Resolved; That your
committee recommends
/. That the pledges made during
the campaign for the 100000 road
bonds be adhered to.
2. That the legality of said $1,000
600 bond issue be passed upon at the
earliest possible moment.
8. That no construction of any des-
ignated state or interstate road be be-
gun until there is absolute assurance
that federal aid will be available. Be-
ginning construction upon such des-
ignated state and interstate road
without hard and fast agreements be-
ing entered into with government
agencies to secure federal aid, would
be inconsistent with good business
policy and incur possible delays in
completion of such designated state
and interstate roads as a whole
4. That such designated state and
interstate roads under the pledges
made during the campaign were to
be completed in their entirety and not
in parcel and absence of federal aid
or definite contract for federal aid
might prevent completion of such
roads in their entirety and call for
an additional bond issue to complete
said roads.
5. That immediate construction of
the Gulf Beach Highway be begun,
consistent with safety. BY this we
mean that the examination of validity
of the bonds should be expedited; that
Immediately upon such opinion of
validity of bonds being received there
shall be issued for sale such proper
ton of these bonds as will insure the
completion of the Gulf Beach Highway.
That bids shall be called for con-
struction. of the Gulf Beach Highway
Immediately after the validity of the
entire 100000 issue has been passed
upon, and the bonds necessary for the
construction of the Gulf Beach High
way have been passed upon. That en-
gineers have stated that it would take
twelve to fifteen months to complete
said Gulf Beach Highway and there
fore the sale of 100000 of road bonds
now and the sale of $500, 900 in 1922
under the plan agreed upon during the
campaign will furnish the requisite
amount necessary to complete the Gulf
Beach Highway, requiring 100000 in
the total and the balance of the 1922
not necessary for Gulf Beach Highway
construction, may be sold or not, as
the occasion demands. There is moth
ing il seems to us to prevent the start
ing of work at any time under this
plan of the designated state and in
terstate roads when federal aid is
available.
6. There seems no real reason why
be called upon to pay taxes to cover
interest and sinking fund on road
bonds unless there be immediate nee
essity of selling bonds in the amount
of $1,000,000 as proposed which it
seems to the committee does not ap-
pear at this time.
Z. The committee feels that there
is no reason of burdening tax payers
with unnecessary tax, when a clearly
defined way is pointed out to reduce
the 1921 miIlage, insofar as it applies
to road taxation.
8. The matter of employment Of la
Dor is to be considered and is neces-
sary at this time of stressed condi-
tions and under the plan suggested
there will Immediately become
available for our unemployed the
funds necessary to build the Gulf
Beach Highway, and yet, at the same
time impose no additional burdens on
the tax payers.
GEO. EMMANUEL.