The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-11
WILDE Held
AT CITY HALL
Route to Be Selected and Recon-
mended to the County
Commissioners.
MEETING CALLED BY
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Most Popular Route Seems to Be
That Over Bayou TeXar and
Skirts the Bay.

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tion for a North Shore Boulevard. and
/ the current rumors on tbs streets. which
indicate the popularity Of the movement
to push forward the building Of the Ferry
I Pass bridge, and the road from the bridge
end to Pensacola. The mass meeting
! called for this evening at 1880 o'clock at
! the city hall will be one Of the largest
meetings of the kind ia tho history Of
the good road movement.
The most popular Of the two Ferry
Pass routes under discussion is that
which is becoming generally known as
the North Shore Boulevard. and which
would come into Pensacola by way 81
Escambia or Gull Point. aud over -he
Bayou TcTar bridge
It is understood that the State ..oad
Department win he asked 20 make the
definite location ~ the Ferry Pass road.
/ follow line from the bridge end go the
village OF Itscambis. or near tina. village.
or II this is not practical. fhsl throtth
the Village OF Gall Point thence follow
ing the li0c of Magnolia Blun overlu-5k. u.s
lIscaml..a Bay, and as near the Day ass
possible. in "a suutherly direction ia The
Bayou TeNar bridge. Whether OF uur
/ this rumOr is correct viii probably He
brought out at the meeting this evening.
This meeting WAS called al the request
Of q joint committee 81 represeHtat lives &C
the kiwania and 1'ctary CNis and tHe
Chapper-of Commqrce. of pegs41C ias aa1
other civic prgaHiza tioas and the general
public are invited 20 ne Present
One of the main objects az Els meeting
is to confer on the definite iaeat.ap II taa
road. 50 far. no definite .oute for f'.-
road has heen ee'ested. as there eNtFtol
at the time Of trc road boud election n
September %. 1920. two upH l-nuuu
county roads leading frcm the proposed
bridge end TO tine city imita. ueGrher of
which iu its entirety can row o. used
for the location of The paved road. one
because of II railroad grade cross. .ng and
the other because detour makes it too
crcuitous.
Il seems TO be the general opinion that
I'm the selection of the location Of the
road from the bridge 20 the city limits.
only two routes are practicable, one lol-
lowing the present road past Gates store.
via Carpenters Creek bridge 10 Goulding.
thence paralleling the l.. & \. tracks
and entering the city by way Of Davis
street, the other taking She most direct
route from the bridge end to Escambia.
thence through Gull Point, Bohemia East
Pensacola and entering the city over the
new concrete bridge at Bayou Texar.
Most Popular Route.
The most popular route is that which
would enter the city along the bluff and
over the Bayou Texar bridge, as the
bluff overlooking Escambia bay, to the
northeast Of the city, offers a scenic
route unparalleled in road construction
anywhere in the south, those IN favor OF
this route declaring that as an attraction
to winter and summer tourists, It would
be without a rival
At this time Pensacola is without any
boulevard paraIleIing the waterfront Of
Pensacola's beautiful bay, and IL is
claimed by those advocating this route,
that the road so located would enable
Ia 20. Ffn
In addition to this. the point is made
that the road so located would develop
an agricultural area with as good or
possibly better average fertility than that
Of the road by Carpenters Creek and
Guiding. The territory as far as Car
penter's Creek is 20 be served by the
paved F1omaton road, and this road, II
constructed through Goulding. would
parallel the F1omaton road for several
miles, and at not over mile distant
from IT,
Another argument advanced in favor
Of the route along the bluff and over the
Bayou Texar bridge is that the selection
Of this route would bring into the county
treasury each year, in the increase in the
assessed value Of adjacent property.
agricultural and residential, funds which
would more than Offset any possible in
crease in the cost Of the road. The selec-
ton Of the other route, its opponents
suggest WOuEQ compel LraINc entering
the city to first pass through two miles
or more Of black jack barren, passing
unsightly suburbs Of factory sites and
negro huts. which would give TO trav-
eler an unfavorable impression Of Pensa-
cola, whereas the other route would give
a view unsurpassed anywhere in the
world.
In connection with the financing OF this
movement. It's advocates are calling at-
tention 70 the following facts:
There viii probably remain unexpendsd
on the Gulf Beach Highway approximate
Is 500. 900, which could be used else
where only by authority Of the legisla-
ture.
The State Road Department has given
a verbal promise to allot $3.50, 10000 cut
Of federal aid from the next appropTia-
ton Of Congress.
There is available in time warrants
heretofore authorized BY Escambia and
Santa Rosa county, 100000 county aid
to this bridge.
The total cost Of the bridge viii ap-
proximate 500. 10000.
The s250.00o federal aid appropriated &c
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