The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-14
COUNTY ENGINEER GIVES OUT
INTERVIEW ON ROAD PROJECTS

Washington. has approved federal aid
project No. 81. (This project consists
OF 10 miles Of 1s-foot paving on the
Flomaton road, beginning at the Pen
sacois city limits, on North Paiafex
street, and running to Roberts station.
This win take In q part Of the re-
location, between Roberts and Cam
torment, made to slininats the two
grade crossings over the former G..
p. q A. railroad. This relocation was
one Of the requirements made by the
federal authorities. The state road
department has received official no
tice Of the approval Of the project and
ts preparing the final plans for ad-
vcrtisement for contractors bids on
the work. Federal aid on this work
will amount to one-haif the cost the
other half being met from the county
bond issue.
Pensacola. Nunsx Read.
This road Is known as the Pensa-
cola -Nunsz Ferry Road or Road No. /.
"rhe county has advertised Tor bids
TO be received on May soth. for two
miles OF 18-foot paving between the
Pensacoia city limits at Cervantee and
"O' streets and the beginning OF the
federal aid project described below.
This is, OF course, being done under
specifications approved by the state
road department.
The state road department has sub
nitted for approval by the federal
government. federal aid project No.
IS, which consists Of miles OF 1s-foot
paving on this road, beginning about
cne-hah a mile west of the G. +. &
A. railroad grade crossing at West
Pensacola and running west toward
Nunez bridge. This project would
have been further along but for the
extended negotiations with the state
and federal authorities with regard to
the railroad grade crossing at West
Pensacola. Local conditions affecting
grade and drainage at that point made
the elimination of this crossing inn
practicable. Approval by the secre-
tary Of agriculture and advertisement
for contractors bids on the work are
expected very shortly now. The fed
eral aid will amount to one-half the
cost on this work, the county paying
half.
Gulf Beach Highway.
'"rhe contract for the Gulf Beach |
Highway was awarded, April eth, to |
Speed Parker, Inc, OF Louisville, KY, |
for $40s, 421.25. The road will be Of |
(Doullut and Williams, OF New Or
leans, were next bidders. at $20,s7s.oo
higher; c. II. Turner Co.. OF Pensa
cola, next at So. s69.22 higher than the
successful bidders). There were ten
bidders, the highest bid totalling I
ss25,957.ss. Work laying the track |
from the Pensacola Electric line near
Big Bayou station, to a point on the
Gulf Beach Highway one-half mile
from Harris Store, has begun. The
contractor is also putting in the Gull
verts required on the first mile of the
road, preparatory to grading and lay
ing the paving. 4
Pensacola Ferry Pass Road.
Under the resolution of the board I
of county commissioners dated Au
gust Goth, 1890, calling the election
for the bond issue, $15O.000.OO was al
lotted to the road from Pensacola 4
to the bridge site at or near Ferry n
Pass on the Escambia River" the
resolution further providing ''this
amount OF s15O,00O.0O allotted to the
Ferry Pass road to be used of the II
state road department shall within
four years construct the bridge across
Escambia river at or near Ferry Pass
as now proposed by that body, other
wise this $3.50, 100000 shall be equally
divided between and used for con-
struction of the Pensacola Flomaion,
and the Pensacola -Nunez Ferry roads"
1.-THE state road department has not
yet built the bridge at Ferry Pass
md there is no work other than main
.enance being planned for this year
Up on the road leading to Ferry Pass"