The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
SEEK TO ELIMINATE
GRADE CROSSING.
County Engineer VIII Go Over TO Tall
lahassee With State Road Depart
mont on Nunex Ferry Road.

C.
In order that every effort may be
made to get the road work OF Escam-
bia county well under way, it was de-
cided at the meeting of the county
commissioners yesterday afternoon
that as soon as the chief highway engi-
neer,s w. f. Cooke, returned to state
headquarters and arrangement could
be made for the meeting, the county
engineer, Winston e. Wheat, would
go over to Tallahassee to confer with
the board in connection with the grade
crossing situation, which must be met.
Mr.. Wheat will confer with the state
road department and particularly the
engineers In connection with this
crossing, in the hope that it may be
possible to make some arrangement
whereby 1t win not be necessary to
tunnel under the road or to build a
viaduct. In the conference with the
state road department, the county en-
gineer Will give detailed statement as
to the road, the number OF lines cross
ing the road the visibility of ap-
preaching trains, and all such matters
which must be taken care of.
Project No. 1.-THE Flomaton road
has already been sent on to Washing
ton, and 1t Is believed that a report
from 1t win be received in few days
1T is understood that project No. IL
the Nunez Ferry road--has not yet
been sent to Washington, and 1t is with
the hope of getting all details thor
oughly Strengthened out that the trip
will be made to Tallahassee by the
county engineer
AT a recent meeting, on motion Of
Commissioner Wentworth seconded by
Commissioner Candy, and passed, it
was ordered that application be made
to the comptroller for authority to
transfer 100000 from the road ac-
count OF Carpenters creek appropria-
ton to the general fund account of the
court house repair appropriation
At the meeting yesterday commun-
ication was read from Comptroller
Amos to transfer this amount from the
road fund to the general fund.
In the contract which was signed
yesterday between the Speed Parker
company, of Louisville, and the county
commissioners, the contractor agreed
to begin work with an adequate force
and equipment within fifteen days af-
ter the execution OF the contract. Work
will be fully completed, according to
the contract, within not more than
$50 calendar days from date.
The furnishing of satisfactory bond
was also contracted for, to be not less
than SO per cent of the estimated to-
tai contract price.
The contractor will keep and care
for all freight bills on sand, gravel ana
cement necessary on the work on the
Gulf Beach highway turning over
these bills to the county commission
ers, and certifying on each that said
bills are for sand. gravel and cement
used in building the Gulf Beach high
way
In compliance with the statement by
Charles 2. Parker, Of the Parker
speed company at the meeting OF the
county commissioners at which the bid
was awarded. 1t was further agreed bv
the contractors that they will employ
Escambia county citizens In all de-
partments of labor in building and
construction Of the Gulf Beach high
way and pay the prevailing rate of
wages for labor as is paid in this
county.
In reference to a bin for $1726s pre-
sented by Molino for taxes from the
road and bridge fund on property
within the corporate limits from 1913
to 1920, inclusive, the county attorney
gave 1t as his opinion that the bill is
just as II the items are correct, and
that this could be ascertained from the
tax collector.