The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-29
BONDS ARE SIGNED
BY COMMISSIONERS
Pass Resolution Asking for cooperz.
tion in Having Proposed Roads
Widened.

The county commissioners were busy
yesterday signing the Escambia coun-
ty road paving bonds which were re-
ceived from the New York firm which
has had the contract for the AIayes
Printing company. The bonds are
handsomely engraved and the commits
sioners spent the entire day. with the
exception Of a short business session,
in signing the bonds.
Commissioner Gilmore, who has been
i'll for the past week or more, was I'M
able to be present to attach his sigma
/ ture as chairman Of the board, but II
was stated yesterday afternoon that
in the event that he is not able to come
to the city Monday to sign the bonds.
these may be taken to- his home for
the attachment OF his signature.
Neither n. Marx OF Marx and COM
pany, or w. s. Watkins, representa-
tive of the bonding house. was in the
, city yesterday, but 1t Is expected that
they will arrive in the city early next
week, at which time the bonds will be
rendered them.
The fact that the state road depart
ment has required the broadening of
the right of-way of the Flomaton road
has sent the surveyors out into the
field again, and q survey will be made
of the road, for which a 6O-foot right
of-way is required.
County Engineer Winston Wheat
has already placed his men in the field
and the survey will be made at once
on both the Flomaton and the Nunez
Ferry roads. In order that they may
secure the cooperation Of the people Of
the county, the commissioners have
passed a resolution, calling upon the
property holders, the Farmers asso-
citation. the Central Trade council and
various labor organizations and indi-
tIuuAls OIL the county to give their CO.
operation in the movement to widen
the roads according to the require
ments of the state and federal road
bureaus.
Following is part of the resolu-
ton:
BE is resolved by the board OF
county commissioners of Escambia
county that citizens having property
abutting on the Pensacola Flomaton
road and the citizens of Escambia
county having property abutting on
the Pensac ola-Nunez Ferry road and
the citizens OF Escambia county hav-
ing property abutting on the proposed
road from Pensacola to Ferry Pass and
the citizens owning property wherever
changes are required by the state
road department and the federal gov
eminent be called upon and are here
by requested to aid and cooperate with
the board of county commissioners and
the state road department by giving
and conceding to Escambia "o''~+--
Florida, the necessary additional strip
of land on either side of these u.,e.,,
to make up the 66 feet in width of the
right Of way OF the lands for new 10
cation, required by the state road de-
partment and the federal government.
"Be 1t further resolved, that the
board of county commissioners Of Es-
Gambia county, Florida, hereby calls
upon and invites the cooperation and
assistance of the Farmers association
in Escambia county and the citizens
If the various communities along these
roads in the body of the county and
the Central Trades council and various
labor organizations of Escambia coun-
ty and the individual citizens Of the
county to assist and aid in every way
possible that Escambia county may
secure the necessary widening of the
roads and the additional strip Of land
for the right of-way required by the
state road department and the federal
government"