The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-23

ommend 10 the legislature Of the state
Of Florida the passage Of the law en-
bodying the following ideas:
LIST That the funds derived from
the hire Of the state convicts be paid
quarterly TO the respective counties Of
the state. in proportion 10 their as
sessed valuations respectively.
End That all Of the funds thus
paid TO the counties be used exclus-
lively by the boards Of county commits
hard surfaced roads in said counties.
3rd. That funds thus derived from
the hire of state convicts be used ex-
clusively for the building Of main line
hard surfaced roads connecting with
| main line hard roads of adjoining
counties.
4th. All roads thus constructed TO
| be located by the county commission
ers Of the respective counties. subject
| to approval to location by the
board of trustees of the Internal I'm
provement Fund.
| 5th. That the trustees Of the Inter
nal IMPROVEMENT Fund furnish com
petent engineer and road expert TO as
sIst the county commissioners in lay
| ing out and locating the said roads.
and securing suitable road material
| All of which is respectfully sub
| mitted.
Signed: W E. Baker. Chairman of
Committee; C. L. Bittinger. Secretary;
Committee. J. G. Dampier. Chairman
Alachua County Board; W. f. Baker,
Alachua County Board; ". ]. Crosby,
| Marion County Board; Fl. A. Brown,
| Pasco County Board; Fl. A Brown. w
| r. Cox, HilIsborough County Board
ID H Herlong. Columbia County
Board; NJ c. Davis, Manatee County
Board; Jno T. Reddick. Levy County
Board: Mr.. Stuart, Polk County Board
| Prof p II. Rolls.
| The question of county convict la
| Dor was then taken up. Opened by
Hon. J. G. Dampier. of Alachua, fol
| lowed by Hon. J. NJ Mathews of the
| Marion county board, who showed
| that it cost more to work convicts
| though many people think it doesn't
| because they pay nothing for their
| hire, but he showed by a careful esti-
| mate Of their cost that each convict
| used by Marion county cost US SAG a
month.
| Mr.. Dampier of A1achua estimat ed
| that county conVicts cost his county
a sum equal to two mill tax. He in
| stanced one case that it cost his coun.
ty $50 to recapture a 60-day convict
The treatment Of convicts entered into
| the discussion and Mr.. Dampier SAID
from all the facts he could gather anG
from DR.. S H. Blitchs admirable ad
fdress before the National Prison Re
form Association, the treatment o1
convicts in Florida was humane. II
not more so, than in any other state il
the Union and the death rate 10 pei
cent below that of any other state.
Quite number participated in the
discussion. All applauded Gov Gil
christ's address, but We're not in favor
for the present of the Jacksonville
Board of Trades state good road.
bill
Mr. Baker of Alachua showed that
according to the provisions of the bill
under discussion the amount named il
the bill would net $3.50 a mile in &
year to the building of good roads il
the state.
The afternoon session was taken VI
with the discussion of material. sys.
TEN of building county roads and theil
cost.
Along this line Prof y. H. Cox. civil
.
all about the different material availa
BILE and how to utilize it and the ef
forts of the state geo1ogist, Mr.. Sellers
in securing suitable clay that car
be burned and used in the form OF
squares for good road building anC
hoped during the coming year such {
material will be found and the exac1
cost of same per mile be ascertained
so that its worth and usefulness car
be given to the state in the promotion
of building good roads. The growth
of good road sentiment was proclaimed
by Mr.. Dampier and MeSsrs. Mathews
and Crosby of Marion. The former
said in Alachua county the specia
road districts would raise this year
$4,000 to build good roads III then
districts and outside of the count
funds. Mr.. Mathews of Marion detail
ed the increased amount Of money
spent since 1905 in the building o.
good roads In 1905 it was $685.
1906, S22,297: 1907, S23,003; 1908, $45
I119, 1909. s42,267, while for 1910 it will
| be $4,000. Some of this increase com
ing from individuals extending goot
roads TO which the county commission
erS add 50 for every 81 contributed b,
the individual and Mr.. Crosby sale
that he was opposed to using the lfmi