The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-06
WENTWORTH VOTES
AGAINST PROJECTS
At County Commissioners Yesterday
Morning Strongly Opposes Roads
and Short Time for Advertising.

II am not in favor of the short
roads which are to be built by the
county, one coming in for four miles
south from the Flomaton line, and the
other the two mile stretch on the M.
nez Ferry road. West OF Pensacola
and / have voted against these pro.
jects, and also voted against advertis-
/ Ing the bids in such a way as to give
contractors only three weeks before
the bids are opened" said t. T. Went
worth, county commissioner, las
night.
AT the meeting of the commission
ers I pointed out that when the Gull
I Beach Highway was advertised g
number of those bidding on this road
when the specifications were changed
and only one month was allowed fol-
/ figuring on the contracts, wrote re-
turning the plans and asking thai
! their $1,000 deposit be returned tc
them, as they did not think there was
sufficient time given them to figure
on these contracts"
Advertising for bids for the perform
ance of this work will be made al
once by the county clerk in both Of
| the local papers, and The Engineers
| News Record, and bids will be opened
on the morning of May 10th, for the
paving OF this six and half miles OF
| highway as projects A. 8 an6
6, and which includes paving of four
| miles of road beginning at the Ala
| bama line on the Pensacola FIomator
road coming south, two miles on the
Nunez Ferry road and a half mile
on the Pine Barren Hill.
Mr. Wentworth said that he was
heartily in favor of paving the hall
mile stretch of road on the Pine Bar
rem Hill, because he believed that this
was needed, as the hill is badly wash
| ing, but that he did not think the bond
money should be spent on the other
two roads, as he believed that the
movement for paving these two roads
was done purely for political pur-
Iposes.
II am opposed to paving the roads
this way and opposed to the short time
for advertising them" said Mr.. Went
worth, and l pointed out to the com
missioners how short time is given
the contractors to work UP their bids
They said that if a month was Civ
en- them for figuring on the work. II
would bring the opening of the bids
too close to election, but pointed out
to them that it would not make any
material difference IL they waited I'M
til few days after election to open
the bids
"I1owever. they can't see it my way,
and they all out-voted me-
In connection with the sycamore
trees, which are apparently dying in
! front OF the court house, Mr.. Went
| worth said that ne had consulted j
| Lee Smith, county agricultural agent,
and he had examined the trees, but
could not find out what is the matter
] with them.
| MIR. wentworth said that he did not
believe it was on account of the nails
driven in the trees, as it is said that
the ordinary nail win not injure a tree.
Commissioners Meet.
The entire morning yesterday was
taken UP mostly with consideration of
the three road projects referred to
! above, plans and specifications of
which were signed by Chairman L. 8.
T Gilmore, and attested by the clerk.
In connection with the advertisements,
the engineer will send letters to con-
tractors.
Advertisement was also ordered by
the board for changing the voting
place of precinct %. as petitioned for
by the citizens of that district. The
| change will be made from Big Bayou
to Peake's store.
! The commissioners recommended
that the road in district three be grant
| ed, after a report was made by Com
missioner Candy.
Correspondence was read between
winston e. Wheat and the state road
department, in which it was shown
by Mr.. Wheat thai the types of road
on which bids woAld be made would
be plain concrete, reinforced concrete,
bithulithic, Kentucky asphalt, and
brick.
In replying to Mr.. Wheat's letter,
which gave details as to the work
contemplated, Mr.. Cooke stated that
the plans conformed to the standards
of the state road department, and
would match UP with any work which
the department might do, which
might connect from adjacent points.
The bond Of r. S. Holloway was re-
turned for some change deemed nee
essary by tho commissioners, who
asked that the company make good
it's promise of having a local agent
write the insurance.
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