The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16
sftnent Questions Regarding Proposed
Bond Issue For Good Roads Answered
By Polk County Good Roads Association

than two cents per square ward o.
1850 pr ma II nine-fo,t y,
With this ma't'a.uance rs st,,os
TT the HI fle road is inlia-
mt" When olLer material is w,ra
II must be raalaced at the orisina,
'ht time stre 4 Of - nils i bc-
~ built "a La!o county which road
eNFerts aave pronounced 10 he as
sne road as thay have ever sem.
having wi'Astood the recent m
precedent ! rainfall there While tho
brick in the adjoining county vas
torn up ana washed out by he same
rains.
No. ll-Wl> did not M Asyo-
citation ask for the construction Of
other roads, also important. but net
included IN the system outlined Gu
compauyina map?
The Association did ask fcr other
roads than these shown on the map
Int were denied the county com
mlssioners refusing to consider a.
this time anything but the main
roads for reasons stated in answer
10 question No 3
No What is the route of me
Dixie Highway through Polk
county?
The route OF The Dixie Highway
Through Polk crunty is from the
Osceola county line through
l.oughman, Da,enport, Haincs City
.ucerne Park, Florence villa. Win
ter Haven, Barlow, Fort Meade =.
Bowling Green, CONNECTING with the
r al through Soto county south
no IS Ca.Aot the pled.e Of IL,
commissioners to build this portion
# the Dixie iIiahway be fulfillel
ithout bonding the county?
The county commissioners hav,
pledged the completion of the DiNi'
Highway throneh Polk county i!
May 90 1916, and as this road i
approximately so miles in length i
cannot be bull, without a bond is
sue.
No. l4-Wnat would be the prob
allie result of failure to carry tn
bonds so far as the Dixie Highwa,
is concerned?
A failure to carry the bond issu
would doubtless result in a specia
tuad district being formed in tn
north end of to- county by the dis
riots OF Winter Haven and Lake
land fmme diattly after failure t
carry the countrywide bond election
and a petition made to the DiNi
Highway commission to accept Ia
road to connect with Tampa an
from the.ce east to Arcadia as
substitute for the route mentlone
! in answer to question 10. and II
considered that the north end of tn
county could easily carry such \
election
No Il -WnY has brick not b.
considered fayorally?
Brick has not been considero
favorably on account of cost and b'
cause the Association after tho
oueh INVESTIGATION believe that a
nha1t will serve the interest of II
county Just as well. if not bette
than brick, tn latter being hard c
all Kinds of vehicles, while aspha
involves no wear and tear en- the
at all
No. lG--Why should Polk couh
; taypayers thus put burden on the
nosterity?
, Polk county should no more ne
tate to put so called burdens
Their posterity any more than D
ancestors hesitatcG to place them
MS The great public utilities we G
inv today were .hc result 81 SUI
bonding in the last generation
! railroads. telerhcnes, telegraph a:
other convenience their poster
: I'VE of this generation enjoy,
! Guiding tie gocl roads which ~
huilt and left. Tot as a burden D
? as a heritage. to their posterity al
LIZ means Of which people have -
t len together and formed thickly Sc
, led and prosperous communities
, 80 l.. Why is 50 much mo
, ,tlaare ~ BE- constructed in q
commissioners District than anot
!cro
p Nor mf,ea.o SO called for in o
: commissioners district than othf
> for tne reason that one-third OF t
4 e,tira county is embraced IN "a
ana -iar and the plan Of &C