Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-25
BRIDGE TOLLS A
MOOTED SUBJECT
BEFORE c. OF C.
Constant Users Think the
Annual Pass Should
Be Continued
z AMENDMENTS
Large Attendance at the
First of Monthly
Meetings

| With siXty-eight members present
one of the mos enthusiastic meet
ings of the Chamber of Commerce
held in many months was that of last
night in the luncheon room at the
james hotel. The meeting endorsed
the school millage, monthly payment
| of salaries of state officials and dis
approval of the amendment to Gre
ate additional circuit judges and any
Ireapportionment. The meeting also
named a committee to confer with
the county commissioners on a fair
basis of tolls for the st. Johns river
bridge, asked for big attendance at
the school rally at the school audito-
rum Thursday night, endorsed the
road and bridge program of the spe-
cial committee, instructed the dock
and warehouse committee to confer
with the city council to the end that
an elecion be held to vote bonds for
the improvements, also named a COM |
mittee to meet with the city council
for financial support of the county
fair, and many other matters of less
er Importance.
The principal matter discussed was
that of bridge tolls, provoked by
letter from DR.. John r. Hosey, who
opposes the abolishment of the an
1ual pass. Opinio nwas widely di-
'ided on this subject, and it was fin
ally decided to have a committee go
before the commissioners and pre-
'all on the board, if possible, to give
ue consideration to the big users of T
he bridge, either by issuance of an
lual passes, or a much reduced tick f,
t privilege in quantity. T
Secretary Hart read letters he had
written to the several railroads en- h
ering Palatka, Suggesting that they
i've consideration to a plan for the r
Establishment of union shops in Pa b
ltka. This plan was approved at a +
ecent meeting of the board of gov Il
rnors of the chamber. The chamber Il
'ent on record as offering every en- f,
ouragment and support to the roads "
they decide to undertake such d
Ierger here. 4
kilograms were read addressed to a
lie chairman of the state road de-
artment inquiring why he had omit ST
ID referring petitions of over 1000 h;
'sidents along the route of state W
'ad No. 3 to the board as he had te
'omised. No reply mad been re- m
lved to the kilograms and a discus
on arose as to the. advantages, if CO
ly, that the state road. department ne
prOvin gto central and south Flor Of
counties. 1t seemed to be the
nse Of the meeting that equal prog br
IS could be made in the construc- be
IN of state roads without the serv- Inn
IS of the state road department. be
Frank Wattles, of the tourist ho-
committee, reported that it was wi
peced survey would be made by Or
Hockenbury System, Inc, to de- co,
mine the advisability of erecting las
mdoern tourist hotel in Palatka. me
forts of the committee were COM
nded w
3aynard Kendrick reported for the VI
d Cross committee that a meeting
nld be held at the Chamber of
nmerce next Monday night at s
ock to conclude final arranged
nts for the annual roll call of the
Cross, which will be conducted
year under the Pittsburg plan, fro
entire campaign being put over par
one hour. The details will be an of
need later. Gro
ips