The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-02
FCg Good Roads
TIrouIt Florida.
ne Beard e Tlale e Afcaeia Wants
he STATE o Isz TRO Millions
MReadsEal kaaA Purpose.

O3benoStof Read Purposes.
ghs Arcadia hoard of Trade win pre-
sent TIE following till af the next ses
sion Of the legislature, urging is pas
sage;
An act 10 Be entitled en- act 10 encour
age tho construction Of 3 system q
good reads III che State Of Florida, b.
paying 3 bonus % eRch county fol
each mile Of hard surface road BULL
BY such county.
Be L enastsd By re legislature Of
the State of Florida;
Section j. That upon The passage
and approval 81 this act and its ratifica-
ton by vote 81 amai0rity Of the cleo
tors Of Che State az Florida, the BOad
Of the Internal Improvement FUND Of
the State Of Florida. shall have power,
and Il Is hereby directed 10 issue two
million d0llara in bonds ii denominations
OF one thousand dollars each, or az
much thereof a. may banecessary from
time 70 time 10 fnlflll the requirements
Of this Act; said bonds % bear interest
&C the rate Of per cent per annun;
said bonds % be cold and the proceeds
thereof IN the creation and establish.
meut q g system of good roads In the
State Of Florida and such other roads az
are tributary thereto.
That the said Board Of the Internal
Improvement Fund 81 authorized 90 en-
pl0y 9 State Inspector Of roads whose
duty Il shall be 70 inspect al materials
and pass upon their fitness for making
good hard roads before construction Il
begun, and % inspect said roads upon
completion and issue certificates 20 the
Board Of internal Improvement Fund
where roads are built accOrding 20 spo-
cihcati0n, stating number Of miles built,
and upon such certificates the Board
shall order the Comptroller % pay 70
the County Commissioners Of sach
county fOr each mile Of road 90 hard
aurkacod that Is part Of the State sys-
TEN Of good roads hereinafter outlined,
500 And for each mile Of haF sur
faced road built n each counts that Is
part Of 3 system Of c0rnty roads and
not part Of the State system. $3.50 per
mile.
The specification for hard road shall
require that the material used shall be
81 mari or rock or sneh substance a.
Ihsll harden when exposed 70 the at
.lt@4 putNcI uNe plalSicNeo uNtuH |tNeu i
% local materials, and shall Be laid full /
y 10 feet vide, and when packed shall
rot be less than inches thick IN the
center and 5 inches thick at the edges,
elevated in the center.
For the purpose OF this act The sys.
EN- o good roads shall eonsist Of road
rom Jacksonville 70 Pensacola; from
Tampa 10 Plant City; Plant City 20 /
Lake City and GAINESVILLE, Gainesville
% Jacksonville via Palatka; Jackson.
vile % Miami VIA sc. Augustine; Plant /
city % q point on the Jacksonville and
Miami route, nsar New Smyrna Ia VO.
usia county via Lakeland and Orlando;
PalAtka Via DeLsand, interesting road
rom New Smyrna to Orlando; Barlow
Junction 70 Fort Myers via Barlow, Ar
ada and Punta Gorda.
The routes shall be selected By the
Board Of County Commissioners 81 the
.ounties through which che road passes.
.oEether with the Road Inspector o.
Commissioner Of that county. shoul6
here be one, and the State Inspector
sbo shall decide upon the route through
'aeh county.