The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-15
kipent Questions Regarding Proposed
Bond Issue For Good Roads Answered
Nv Polk County Good Roads Association

DClit. InlS reSurfarinr
Is easily done ard without exDert i
slstance. This makes the avor,o.
yearly cost OF maintenance less
tuan TWO cents per square ward mr.
Slo'.6O per mile of nine-foot rosG
"lth this maintenance no sta,os
mat the life {: the road Is in1is
H'te. when "ther material is wera
u must be replaced at the origiro,
ent time strc:Hh of 80 miles is no.
'hs built IN Lake county which road
experts nave pronounced 10 no as
Hhe a road as they have ever seen
having withstood the recent NJ
precedentai rainfall there while mo
brick in the adjoining county vas
torn up ana washed out by the same
rains.
No. 1l-WLi did not rs Asso-
citation ask for the construction Of
ether roads, also important, but not
included IN the system outlined en-
accompanying map?
The Association. did ask Ger other
roads than those shown on the map
but were denied, the county com
missioners refusing TO consider a.
this time anything but the main
roads for reasons stated in answer
to question No 3.
No, 12--What is the route of me
Dixie Highway through Polk
county?
The route OF the Dixie Highway
through Folk county is from the
Osceola county line thrnlGr
Louehman, Dalenport, IIaincs City
aucerne Park, Florence Villa, Win
ter Haven, Barlow, Fort Meade +.
Bowling Green, connecting with the
,ad through Dt Soto county south
No Is -Ca.aot the pled.e of II,
commissioners TO build this portion
# the Dixie iIiehway be fulfllea
Without tondins the county?
The county commissioners hat,
pledged the completion of tho Dist
Highway throleh Polk county ~
May 20, 1916, and as this road j
approximately 80 miles in length i
cannot be bull without a bond Is
sue.
No. II WHAT would be tile proh
atle result of a failure to carry tn
bonds so far as the Dixie Iiighwa.
is concerned?
A failure to carry the bond iSsr
would doubtless result in a specia
road district being formed in tn
rorth end of t. county by the dis
riots OF Winter Haven and LAX
land mcdiatcly after failure I
carry the nty-wide bond election
and patitio? made to the Din
Highway commission TO accept tn
road to connect with Tampa en-
from the.Ce east to Arcadia as
substitute for the route mentlone
in answer to question ,, and II
considered that the north end Of IN
county could easily carry 9Hch 4
election
No. 15-WnY has brick not ba'
considered favorably?
Brick has not been consldero
favorably on account of cost ana d.
cause the Association after tho'
oueh Investigation believe that az
nbalt will serve the interest OF tn
county lust as well, If not bette
than brick, tn latter being hard o
all Kinds of vehicles. while aspAa
involves no wear and tear On the'
: at all
, No l6 WHY should Polk count
r taxpayers thus Put a burden on the
rosterity?
p Polk county should no more ne
tate to put so called burdens
their posterity any more man D
ancestors hesitatcc to place 'Aem
MS The great public utilities we 81
, iov today were .he result 81 su'
handing in the last generation
: railroads. telerhcnes. telegraph a.
y other conycniences-their nos''r
: we Of this geLcrationl ENJOY, ,
!, c,udinr tie goc3 roads which 'E'
buiIt and left, Hot as burden 2
Q as A heritage. to their posterity al
~ means Of watch people haY" -
t rem together and formed thickiy s.
n lied and rosperaus communi'les
n 10 T. Why is SO much mo
/, oiIaasc 10 ba constructed IN o.
commissioners li.trirt than anot
t ere
). Nor mileage ~ called for in /"
i, commissioner district taan 9th.
. for t,e reason that one-third Of t
g. raced H fu