The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-15
COUNTY GRAVEL CAN
BE USED In PAVING
Commissioners Will Leave Next Week
For Another Tour Under Auspices
Portland Cement Association.

| That the bitulithic paving Of War
rem and Company has met with the
favor OF the county commissioners was
very evident yesterday at the meeting
which was held, and at which the va
rious kinds OF paving were discussed
| Rock asphalt is already included in
the specifications, which include re-
inforced, bitlminous concrete, asphalt
block and vitrified brick. At the meet
/ ing yesterday morning q resolution
was passed. which was later rescindsd
that the county engineer be instructed
to add to the types of roads in the
specifications for the Gulf Beach high
way, specification for the sbitulithic
paving OF the Warren company and
make other additions.
| At the afternoon meeting it was de-
cided to rescind the resolution of the
morning, and TO leave the matter of
thickness to be worked out by the
county engineer. The resolution win
be re-framed and presented at the
meeting this morning.
The original resolution read:
Resolved by the board that the
county engineer be instructed to add
TO the types OF roads in the specifi-
cations for the Gulf Beach highway,
q specification for the Warrenite-
Bituhthic type with surface two
inches in thickness, after compression,
and for q dense bituminous concrete
base, four inches in thickness after
compression.
Be it further resolved that all types
Of road in the specifications hereto
Il iT1sr for hifIlnlin-
Gus surface shall be uniform in thick
ness and shall be two inches in
thickness after compression.
Be it further resolved a specifica-
ton covering and providing for
reinforced cement concrete pave
ment, to be six inches on sides, and
eight inches in center, shall be added
to the types in said specifications.
Be 1t further resolved that the
types hereby added to the specifica-
lions shall be included in the adver-
tisement inviting bids for the con-
struction OF the Gulf Beach highway.
Be 1t further resolved that the en-
gineer be instructed to add the fol-
lowing clause, as an amendment to
paragraph SO of the specifications of
the Gulf Beach highway:
Upon completion of any one of the
sections Of said road. meaning any
one of the sections, into which the
said road IS divided. for the purpose
OF receiving bids. the contractor may
be paid for such completed section;
however, it being understood that
such payment to the contractor shall
in no wise release the contractor I'M
der this contract, and acceptance OF
said section shall be deferred until the
whole of said contract is completed
Be it further resolved that the
Warrenite- Bitulithic specification and
the non-reinforced cement concrete
specifications, herein provided, to be
added to the specifications for the
Gulf Beach highway, and also the
provision herein made for all bitum-
inous surface types to be two inches
in thickness after compression, and
also that part of this resolution pro-
vidlng for payment to the contractor
for completed sections Of the Gulf
Beach highway, shall be furnished by
the engineer and the clerk of this
board TO all contractors or persons
applying or who may have applied for
specifications and plans Of the Gulf
Beach highway and that each bidder
shall be requested to acknowledge re-
ceipt OF these amendments.
Can Use Gravel.
County Engineer Winston e. Wheat,
In speaking of the tour of the county
over the various high
ways which were examined, and re-
ferring to the bitulithic paving, said