The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-30
TIE EERRY PAss ROAD.

Tx = Emmy PASS HOADs
At the time that the $4,000. 600 bond
Issue for road work in Escambia
county was voted, the plan was to
pave from the proposed bridge at Ferry
Pass to the city limits, $4,000 of the
bond issue to be used for this pur-
pose. II the bridge was not construct
ed in four years from August "a,
1920, then this $4,000 was to be APP
portioned between the Flomaton road
and Nunez Ferry
There has never been any definite
determined route for the proposed
road, as there existed at the time of
the voting Of the bonds two such roads,
one by the eastern shore and Gull Point
and the other by way or Goulding
1t has since been found that the old
route going out -Palafox street and
crossing the railroad at Goulding, and
thence by Gates store, could not be
adopted. owing to the grade crossing
over the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road and the improbability of obtain
ing federal aid with such crossing
The proposition to change the route
from Goulding para1lefing the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad and the
north Palafox paving. bringing the
road in by Davis street, has been start
ed.
On the other hand there are a large
number Of people who believe that the
paved road upon which this bond
money should be expended, and which
will be known as Road Number One,
or the Old Spanish Trail, should paral
lei the shore line Of Escambia bay,
from the bridge to the city, coming in
over the new bridge, and being as
near to the bluff as the engineers will
permit.
In the location OF State Road De-
partment Is the final arbiter. and sew
eral OF the members have already
pointed out the advantages Of locating
the road along the eastern shore line.
The officers Of the Old Spanish Trail
are also very anxious that the loca-
ton be decided on, it will add tremen-
dously to the scenic effect of the OLD
Spanish Trail, and in attracting tour
lists to this part of the state.
In addition to this it will develop
very valuable property all along the
shore line and increase the value not
only along the bluff. but Of all adjacent
property, the relative increase in value
being much larger for this route
through this increased revenue to the
county than the cost of construction.
The road serves very completely the
communities Of Bohemia, Gull Point,
Yniestra and Escambia, and also gives
4 paved street to East Pensacola
Heights.
A large proportion Of the people who
will visit this city for the first time
will come In over this road, and how
different will be that first impression
than if entering by way OF the other
route, past negro huts and the unat-
tractive environment of Davis street.
Pensacola, with all it's beautiful shore
line, has no water drive but with such
a drive, the opportunities for devel-
opment and scenic beauty are unri-
vailed
With the Gulf Beach Highway lying
along the Great Lagoon and this North
Shore Boulevarde nowhere in the
world could the highways be surpassed.
The civic Organizations Of the city
are about to get together in general
mass meeting, to discuss the problem,
and also how best to finance the build
ing Of the bridge and the completion
of the road. as the $4,000 will not
complete the road, and the federal aid
allotted to the board last year was,
BY the request of the county COM
niissioners, taken off the bridge and
applied to the F1omaton and Nunez
Ferry Roads, with the understanding
that out of the next appropriation,
the $250,000 was to be re-allotted to
the board.
1t will take, however. about 100000
to build the bridge and $250,000 to build
the road. One Of the methods suggest
cd Is that through act of the legisla-
ture, the 100000 saved in the con-
struction OF the Gulf Beach Highway
might be used on the North Shore
Boulevarde.
Another plan discussed Is to create
special tax district from East PEN
sacola to Escambia and bond for $780,
900 to make up the deficit.
A mass meeting will be held in the
city hall on Thursday, May 18th. at
1880 o'clock at which time the matter
will be thoroughly gone into and gen.
eral discussion invited.