The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-02
NEXT MEET OF
ROAD BOARD IS
IMPORTANT one
C Commissioners Divided on Ferry
Pass Bridge.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
SHOULD GO. ALONG
Gates Insists on Road Running
Past His Store.

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With new man appointed as menu
| Der OF the state road department. the
importance OF full delegation from Es-
Gambia and Santa Rosa counties to the
quarterly meeting which convenes soon
| In Tallahassee Is emphasized.
The federal government has just ap-
propriated s50, 200, 900 for road work, only
| $591,217 of which is allotted to Florida.
In addition to this 900 viii become
available for national roads on July /.
1923. and $75, 900 July J. 1924. of which
Florida will get share.
Controls Federal Fund.
Funds to match federal aid are under
the control of the state road department.
and the fact that the appropriation made
available for Florida on Saturday. comes
at a time when this state is not in a posi-
ton to match the amount allotted, makes
It more important that there be good
representation at the melting to place
Escambia's case before the department.
New Member.
The new member of the board appoint
ed by Governor aHrdee to succeed w. w.
Clark, removed by DEATH is E. P. Green
of Bradentown, Manatee county. The
other members of the boar dare Judge
II. B. Phillips, OF South Jacksonville,
member at-larEe; Captain w. J. Hillman,
of Live Oak, REFRESHING the second dis
trict.. j. D. Smith of Mariana, third
district; I. j. schilling, Miami, fourth dis
trict. State Highway Engineer William
r. Cooke, of Tallahassee, is chief engi-
neer and Miss Ella Creary Thompson,
Necretary.
Silent About Plans.
At the last meeting OF the county COM
missioners, F. w. Marsh went before the
board with the request that If the mem-
bers were not satisfied with the reso-
buttons passed at the last mass meeting,
that they get together and work out
something more satisfactory.
os far nothing has been done in the
matter, and the commissioners s do not
show any inclination to take anyone into
their confidence as to their plans, rather
seeming to prefer going it alone"
:. WsuId Favor state.
u R.. M. Gates, who will. not be sue
ceeded until January, Is still opposed to
routing the eFrry Pass road in any other
way than past his store. In spite, of the
fact that the large vote received by his
opponent showed plainly shat the senti-
ment which he claimed % De SO strongly
opposed to the diverting the Ferry Pass
road was non-existent.
Favors Bridge.
Mr. Schofield, reputed to have made
the statement that certain persons were
opposed to the Ferry Pass bridge, has
also been voted out Of office, and at the
last meeting Of the board, declared that
he was and had always been in favor Of
spending $3.50. 900 on the bridge, and was
in favor of building the North Shore
Boulevarde with current funds"
= Open to Reason.
Commissioner Wentworth was opposed
to tabling the resolutions presented at
the mass meeting saying he thought more
time should be given to It's considera
ton. Commissioner Gilmore seemed to
side with Mr.. Gates and Commissioner
Candy seemed to be open to reason
either way.
Need cItIxens.
If the county commissioners are going |
over to Tallahassee in such a divided |
state, it would ssem to be of the utmost |
that strong delegation of
go along with them-and that
before going the said citizens also decide |
what they are going to ask for.
Otherwise the state road department |
may be up aAtreeand stay up there.