The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
JOINT COMMISSION ON ROAD
IMPROVEMENT SAYS PLEDGES
TO THE PEOPLE NOT WOLF TFT
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in Reference to Road Build
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The Joint Commission on Road I'm
provement met yesterday evening and
passed the following resolution;
Of the Joint Commission on Road Inn
Whereas. ii has come to the attention
provsment that certain charges Of break
ing faith with the people of Escambia
county have been made against the
board OF county commissioners and pub
lished in the local press, and whereas.
these charges are based on whether or
not the pledges made to the people dur
ing the bond issue campaign are being
violated; and, whereas. the bond issue
campaign was conducted by the Joint
Road Commission,
Now, therefore, Be it Resolved by the
Joint Road Commission, that the follow
Ing statement be given to the public:
1) With reference to the charge that
the people were assured during the cam
psign of federal and state aid on a fifty
fifty basis for every penny of the bond
issue which they were asked to vote: no
such pledge was made by the Joint Road
Commission in presenting the bond issue
to the people. Reference to the Htera-
ture issued by this commission viii show
that this body was never guilty OF such
e misleading statement. we call atten-
tion to the fact that it was never COM
sidered that the F'lomaton road would
cost any considerable sum in excess OF
one million dollars and our literature
clearly shows that the allotment Of this
sum to this road was to be supplemented
by any federal aid we may obtain neces-
sary to complete IT; and the same is true
as to the Nunez Ferry road.
(2). Members Of this commission, pub
licly speaking in advocacy Of the bond
issue, realizing the justice Of the claim
OF all communities who would pay taxes
for the bond Issue, pledged their support
to the paving at each end Of the Fiona
ton road.
(3). After a careful review OF the
present situation with reference to fed
eral aid this commission is of the opin-
ion now as It was during the bond cam
paign that It viii be impossible to get
the fun amount of federal aid to match
our bond issue dollar for dollar There
fore, knowing that there will be I'M
matched money in our bond issue. which
will have to be used by the county with
out federal aid, we therefore commend
commissioners proposal to commence
Flomaton road
a. This action viii keep faith with
the people and give roads 70 all portions
of the county, and at the same time use
unmatched money now. instead OF wait
ing and letting the bond money lie idle
%. We have carefully examined the
program Of the board OF county commits
sioners in the construction both Of the
county projects and Of the federal aid
projects and having sent our representa-
tives many times to Tallahassee. and
having had fully explained to us by the
state road department It's policy and pur-
pose toward our road program we are
of the opinion that the county commits
sioners are not sacrificing the hope or
possibility Of obtaining or using any fed
eral aid that has been or viii be here
after allotted TO this county. In view Of
the advancing price OF road material. ac-
oumuiatIon of interest on bonds already
issued, and the Importance Of the early
compilation OF these roads, and the IN
creasing cost OF maintenance OF the pres
ent dirt roads, we heartily endorse the
evident efforts Of the county commits
sionars TO effect the early completion OF
all ths roads.
T. L. CANT. chairman
w. MARSH, Secretary
PAUL p. STEWART
JON MASSEY
c. H. TURNER
GEORGE EMMANUEL.
Joint Commission on Road Improvement