The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-27

yearly cost of maintenance less
than two cents per square yard or
$105.60 per mile of nine-foot road.
With this maintenance he states
that the life G: the road is indifi-
mite. When other material is worn
it must be replaced at the origina!
ent time e stretch of 80 miles is be-
ing built in Lake county which read
experts have pronounced to be as
fine a road as they have ever seen.
having withstood the recent un-
precedentei rainfall there while the
brick in the adjoining county was
torn up ana washed out by the same
rains.
No. 11-Wky did not the Asso-
citation ask for the construction of
other roads, also important, but not
included IN the system outlined Gil
accompanying map?
The Association. did ask for other
roads than those shown on the map,
but were denied, the county COM
missioners refusing to consider i:
this time anything but the main
roads for reasons stated in answer
to question No. 8.
No. 12--What is the route Of ehc
Dixie Highway through Polk
county?
The route of the Dixie Highway
through Folk county is from the
Osceola county line through
Loughman, Davenport, Haines City
Lucerne Park, Florence Villa, Win
ter Haven, Barlow, Fort Meade +
Bowling Green, connecting with the
, r, rd through DeSoto county sonth .
, No. 13-Cannot the pledge Of IL,
commissioners to build this portion
If the Dixie Highway be FUTILE;
without bonding the county?
The county commissioners have
pledged the completion of the Dixi'
Highway through Polk county !!
May 20, 1916, and as this road Il
approximately SO miles in length i
/ cannot be built without bond is
sue.
No. 14-What 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
road district being formed in tn
north end of tee county by the dis
ricts of Winter Haven and Lake
land Immediately after failure I
carry the countrywide bond election
and a petition made to the Dix,
Highway commission to accept Ia
road to connect with Tampa an
from thence east to Arcadia as
substitute for the route mentione
in answer to question -, and 1t
considered that the north end of tn
county could easily carry such \
election.
No. 15-Wny has brick not bea
considered favorably?
. Brick has not been considere
favorably on account of cost and b.
, cause the Association after tho
i oueh investigation believe that al
! phalt will serve the interest of tn
county just as we'll, If not bette
than brick, the latter being hard q
I all Kinds of vehicles, while aspha
involves no wear and tear on the,
at all.
No. 16--Why should Polk count
taxpayers thus put burden on the
rosterity?
Polk county should no more hes
tate to put so called burdens Q
their posterity any more than or
ancestors hesitatcd to place them Q
us. The great public utilities we Ell
joy today were the result Of sue
bonding in the last generation
railroads, telerhcnes, telegraph al
other conveniences-thei posterlt
1--WE of this generation) enjoy, il
Guiding the coed roads which the
built and left, not as burden b,
as heritage, to their posterity an
by means of watch people have 20
ten together and formed thickly Sc
tied and prosperous communities.
No. 1..-Why is so much mo-
mileage to be constructed in 81
commissioners district than anotl
err?
y More mileage Is called for in OIL
commissioners district than othe
for tue reason that one-third of Il
entire county is embraced in tn;
one district. and the plan of col
Meeting every town in the coun
with every other town in the count
simpl. calls for that much mileag
In this respect all the districts ha1
been treated alike.
No 1S-Will this burden not ia
heavily, IN tba small lon doupor9