The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-29

notice, are the bit Of political sop which
they throw to the people Of the upper
stretches Of the county in their refer
ence to promises made to scatter road
construction all over the county, and it's
absurd statement with reference to fu-
ture allotments OF federal aid funds.
Nobody OF whom have knowledge,
except the state and federal highway au-
thorities, have criticized the liuuidation
of the joint commissions promise TO
scatter highway construction all along
the way. Certainly have not. But the
joint commission knows that several
months ago the county commissioners
submitted a project to the state and fed
era1 highway authorities to grade and
ton south, which project was vetoed by
the state and federal authorities.
In view Of the fact that there are now
$3.50. 600 Of federal aid funds available to
Escambia county. and that out OF the
1929 federal appropriation, which viii
be available on July 1. the county win
receive another allotment OF $25O,oO0, the
Joint commission, In its effort to bolster
the cause OF the four commissioners who
are wasting the opportunity which Is
theirs to match county funds with fed
eral funds. are insulting the intelligence
Of the citizenship which they are pre-
sumed to serve.
II the county has been able to secure
$500. 600 Of federal aid funds within the
brief period of one year, why is it IN
to assume that an equal
amount win be available within the COM
ing two years at longestH
III 1t Is going to take twelve months to
construct the Gulf Beach highway, which
is a stretch Of continuous construction
of 70 ga miles in the name of conscience
who expects that the q miles of state
road construction which is contemplated,
win be finished within two years; or for
that matter, three years?
1 reiterate every charge which I have
heretofore lodged against the now famous
quartette of the board OF county COM
viz, that actuated by politi-
cal considerations entirely. they have al
ready contracted with G. II. Turner Co.
and Holloway Construction Co, for the
expenditure Of s45, 4O6.70 on which S22-
70S IS OF federal aid might have been Sc
cured but for the commissioners haste;
and that the commissioners are proposing
to let contracts upon bids TO be received
tomorrow upon approximately $4,000 Of
construction upon which s97 eco should
have been secured before advertisements
for bids were published
have no personal aaimosity against
either Of the county commissioners whom
have been writing about / have never
asked a favor Of either OF them, so en-
terrain no grudge against them upon the
score Of any unrequited ambition Of
mine. Neither has my exposure Of their
official acts been suggested or actuated
by any human being; nor have I received
a penny Of compensation for what have
written.
And yet, It has come to me that GER
tain individuals, whose selfish natures
ana warped sense Of civic duty do not
permit them to rise above sordid con-
siderations. are assiduously accusing me
OF having been bought by candidates for
office to defeat four men whose official
acts have forfeited their right to re-
election
To such statements, I unhesitatingly
apply that terse, but ugly little word
which gives the lie to a liar. And I add
the statement that simply as a civic duty