Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-10
Million Dollars for Brick Highways
Florida Povi ded Fer csnsras" d ss"
Of Brick Roads-Teld Msars the Read Makss

The first county in the United States
to vote 100000 for brick roads. to
be constructed entirely within the
! country districts Hillsboro county,
Florida. Her citizens by vote OF al
most 3 to ! did such thing on July %,
1913. II there be those who question
! the assertion, they are referred to the
United States department OF agricul-
I ture, Washington, d. c, which advises
/ that, according to its records, the
above statement is entirely correct.
While Tampa will Fay more than half
of the interest and sinking fund to re-
tire the said bond issue, based on pres
ent values, which will build seventy
! 1--WE miles of vitrified brick roads. con-
Meeting her with every part os :ae
county as we'll as the four adjoining
counties, no. foot Of these roads will
be built within her corporate limits.
The people OF Tampa realize the value
of good roads and streets and they
voted overwhelmingly in favor Of this
bend issue Just as they did year ago
for very large sum for brick streets
within the city.
Hillsboro county grew from 1874
and it is now going the pace so fast
that one can only guess what the pop
ulat.on will be in 1920. This county
has long been progressive and ten
years ago, when good roads were not
so fashionable as now, its citizens
voted s400,c for rock roads. Road
, building then was not the science 1t
is today and the result Is that it an
nual,y costs to keep these roads in re-
pair more than one-fourth Of their
original cost.
For long time there has been 3
marked sentiment in favor OF more and
better roads-brick roads. and all the
newspapers in the county, as we'll as
the commercial and civic organiza-
tons labored in season and out to
crystalline sentiment in favor of same.
| just as they did in favor Of the bond
issue after the election was called.
and success crowned their efforts.
At the invitation Of several members
OF the board of county commissioners.
the county's board Of directors, the
Tampa board OF trade appointed a
committee of hve-four bankers and a
/ lawyer. long time residents who are
thoroughly familiar with the section
and its needs-to make recommended
| t;ons and confer with the said officials
as TO the location Of the roads. width,
| material TO De used etc In addition.
the United States department Of agri-
| culture sent road expert TO the coun-
! - to LOOK into the situation and make
recommendations He urged brick as
| the material which would, in the long
run. be the chea pest and best suited to
our needs. Harmony prevailed and
within a few weeks the two bodies had
! formulated definite plans, which the
! county commissioners. by resolution OF
| record. bound themselves TO adhere to.
| The published resolution gave the
| routes, the widths at various places
!! the material to be used, etc. so that
| the voters would know exactly what TO
! expect. The-eupon the Tampa board
Of trades committee published the fol-
| lowing reasons why all good citizens
/ should favor the bond issue:
First-The brick roads will last fifty
! years with nominal cost for repairs.