The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-17
COOPERATIVE ROADS
TO BE BUILT SOON
Forestry Service Appropriatss it's Por-
tion-Neary $55.oo0 Will Be
Expended

1T looks as IL work on the two pro-
jects win begin at an early date said
Forester Supervisor w. F. Hill, yes
terday in referring to the two CO.
operative road projects which are to
pc puilt in okaloosa and Santa Rosa
counties. Both lead down through the
Florida National Forest and the For
est Service is going fifty fifty" with
the counties in constructing the high
ways
The appropriation to take care of the
Forest Services shara of the amount
has already been made, s27,175 for
the project in Santa Rosa county and
S1l'Oo to take care of the work in
okaloosa county. Certain details be-
tween the state road. department and
the Bureau OF Roads, however, are
Iyet to be completed.
Milton-camp Walton
me Milton-Camp Walton project, in
santa Rosa county, will connect with
the paved road laeding out of Milton
TO the east about six miles from Mil
ton and will run directly south to what
IS known as the old Falk's Ferry on
yellow river. The river is to be bridged
at this point. The entire bridge will be
something like mile long, and two
steer spans will be necessary to cross
the stream itself. Santa Rosa county
II Is understood. recently sold $40 600
worth of road bonds out Of which
S2bl75 viii be used to match an equal
amount appropriated by the Forest
Service.
Inc hard surfaced road to the river
and the bridge it is certain can be con-
structed with the $54,35O now avail
able, but Mr.. Hill stated that ii was
the hope of those closely identified
with the work to be able to extend
the road several miles across the river
with the present funds. This of course,
VIII be determined by the bids received
when they are advertised for. The
lower the figures per mile for con-
structing the road and the bridge, the
farther 1t will be possible TO extend
the road
Funds Inadequate for all
The original plan Of the Forest Ser
vice is to build tie road all the way
to Holley, which is almost directly to
the south, where it will connect with
the road already built which leads to
the bridge crossing East river at Har-
per. From Harper the proposed road
viii run along the shores of Santa
Rosa sound to Mary Esther via Harris
and on to Camp Walton.
AT the present, though, it will be
possible to build only a few miles be-
yond Yellow river at the best.
Mossyhead-NicsviIIe Project
The Mossyhead- Melville, better
known now as the Mossyhead-VaI-
no wi len -,
Mossyhead to Okaloosa county line,
This part is in Walton county. Begin
ming at the Okaloosa county line and
extending in southwesterly direction
so as to connect with the Crestyiew-
Valparaiso road about one mile north
of Melville is the portion which is to
be built through the COOPERATION of the
Forest Service and Okoloosa county.
This is a distance of some eight miles,
says Mr.. Hill, with few bridges of any
consequence.
Okaloosa county recently rejected
bids for a $4,000 bond issue from
which the $1,000 to cover this project
was to be taken, and it is understood
that they will be re-advertised soon.
zone man" said Mr.. Hill has agreed
to purchase a sufficient amount of the
$4,000 issue to supply Okaloosa coun-
tvs half of the $4,000, estimated as
the cost of building the eight miles of
hardsurfaced road"
Mr.. Hill has kept in close touch with
the road building program which will
ultimately open up the country around
the western division Of the Florida
National Forest and has made numer-
Gus trips to Crestview and other places
where he met with the county Off
Gals in the interest of the work. He
is very optimistic over the prospects
now for beginning these projects in
the near future.