The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-18
Pertinent Questions Regarding Pronosed
Bond Issue For Good Roads Anewora.
By Polk County Good Roads Assoc;et;o

easily done and without exnort
sis'ahce' This makes the rsge
'"'is cost OF maintainanca ,eso
s e1 Two cents per square ward or
$50. oo'oV per mile of nine-foot road
"lth this maintainance ba CO.,.
.a' 'he ilfe {. the road is inai6-
h'te. When nther material ;s w.,
i must be replaced at the origina,
- TINE 2 stretch of 80 miles is be-
ing built In Lake county which -oa =
eNpeits nave pronounced to be &C
,'he road as they have ever soon
having withstood the recent w.,
pieeedented rainfall there while inc
orick In the adjoining county was
VIII up ana washed out by the same
rains.
NO. l1-WLS did not tbs Assoc
cation ask for the construction q,
other roads, also important but NOT
included IN the system outlined On
accompanying map?
Inc Association. did ask for other
roads than those shown on the man
pct were denied, the county COM
mlssloners refusing to consider AZ
this time anything but the main
roads for reasons stated in answer
to question No, 8.
No. 12--What is the route of mo
Dixie Highway through Polk
county?
Inc route OF the Dixie Highway
through Folk county is from the
osceola equity line through
Loughman, Davenport, Haincs City
:1ucerne Park, Florence Villa, Win.
ter Haven, Barlow, Fort Meade to
Rowling Green, connecting with the
rad through DtSoto county south.
No. 1S-Ca2not the pledge of TIE
commissioners to build this portion
u the Dixie Highway be fulfilled
Without tonding the county?
The county commissioners have
pledged the completion of the Dixie
Highway through Polk county ty
May 20, 1916, and as this road is
approximately so miles in length it
cannot be built without bond is
sue.
No. 14-Wnat would be the PROT
allie result of failure to carry the
bonds so far as the Dixie Highway
is concerned?
A failure to carry the bond issue
would doubtless result in a special
road district being formed in the
north end of tee county by the dis
riots of Winter Haven and Lake
and Immediately after failure to
larry the countrywide bond election.
md a petition made to the Dixie
Highway commission to accept this
'oad to connect with Tampa and
rom thecoe east to Arcadia as
substitute for the route mentioned
n answer to question u, and it is
considered that the north end of the
.ounty could easily carry such m
lection
No. -WnY has brick not baan
Considered fayorably?
Brick has not been considered
avorably on account of cost and be-
ause the Association after thor
ugh Investigation believe that as
halt will serve the interest of the
ounty Just as well, if not better,
han brick, the latter being hard on
II Kinds of vehicles, while asphalt
Involves no wear and tear on then
I all
No. l6--Wny should Polk county !
axpayers thus put burden on their
osterity?
Polk county should no more hest
ate to put so called burdens on
heir posterity any more than our
ncestors hesitatec to place them or
s. The great public utilities we en-
~ today were the result IF such
onding in the last generation
ailroads, teleFhcnes, telegraph aid
Their convenienceG-their roster "
we of this geueration) enjoy, IN
Iuding the gocI roads which they
uilt and left, not as a burden bu;
: a heritage. to their posterity and
' means of waich people have got
N together and formed thickly set
ed and prosperous communities
No 17.-Wky is so much more
ileage 10 be constructed in one
,mmissioner's district than anoth-
.
Moro mileage IS called for in one
,mmiss;oner's district than others
r the reason that one-third OF the
tire county is embraced in that
70 district. and the plan of con-
,ctirr every town in the county
It'll every other town in the county
mpl, calls for that much mileage.
tbi3 respect all the districts have
.en treated alike
Va il-Will this burden not fall
,avilv on the small landowner? /
No Every member Of the Asso-
10y, md fat-