The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-07

roads been coz structed
Modified shee, asphalt has been
used for many years and varies lit
tie from the regular asphalt paving
in our cities, the latter being put OF
concrete base to carry heavy traffic
our county roads will not be re-
uuired to carry
w. R. Farrir gton, division eu-
ineer, Massachusetts highway com
mission. reporting on modified sheet
asphalt constructed in that State in
1906, states that, with two resur
facings at cost of 6 and cents
respectively per square yard, the
road is in as scod condition as when
il was first built. This resurfacing
is easily done ard without expert as
sistance. This makes the average
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
hat the life 9. the road is indiii-
mite. When nther material is worn
il must be replaced at the origiEa!
cnt time 3 stretch of 80 miles is be-
ing built in Lake county which road
experts nave pronounced to be as
/ ene a road as they have ever seen
having withstood the recent uI
precedenteI rainfall there while the
brick in the adjoining county was
torn up ana washed out by the same
rains
No. 11-Wkf did not The Asso-
citation ask for the construction of
other roads, also important, but not
/, included IN the system outlined Oh
accompanying map?
The Association. did ask FOR other
, roads than those shown on the map
Lrt 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 nc
Dixie Highway through Polk
county?
The route of the Dixie Highway
through Polk county is from the
Osceola county line through
f.oughman, senport, Flames Ciiy.
..ucerne Park, Florence villa. Win
ter Haven, Barlow, Fort Meade to
Rowling Green. connecting with the
r, ad through DtSoto county south
No. Is Ca"not the pledge of t.,
commissioners to build this portion
# the Dixie Highway be fulfilled
without bonding the county?
The county commissioners have
; pledged the completion of the Dixi"
Highway through Polk county hy
May 20, 1916, and as this road is
approximately 30 miles in length 1t
cannot b" built without a bond is
sue.
No. l4-Wnat would be the prot
atle 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 tn county by the dis
riots of Winter Haven and '.aka-
land immo diatsly after failure 10
carry the court y-wide bond election
and petition made to the Dine
Highway commission to accept TIA
road to connect with Tampa aRl
from thence east to Arcadia as y
substitute for the route mentioned
in answer TO question II. and it is
considered that the north end OF the
county could easily carry s:ich III
election.
No. 15-Wnr has brick not banr
considered favorably?
Brick has not been considered
favorably on account OF cost and be
cause the Association after thor
ouch Investigation believe that as
phalt will serve the interest of tn,
county just as wen, il not better
than brick, the latter being hard OF
all Kinds of vehicles. while asphas
involves no wear and tear on then
AT all.
No. l6-Wny should Polk count,
taxpayers thus put burden on thei
rosterityt
Polk ccunty should no more hest
tate to put so called burdens oil
their posterity any more than ou
ancestors hesitatcG to place them o.
us. The great public utilities we en-
Joy today were the result Of sucl
bonding in the last generation
railroads, telerhcnes. telegraph al
other convenient es-their poster't
a, 1--WE of this generation) enjoy, il
Guiding the coed roads which the
built and left. not as a burden bn
: as heritage. to their posterity an
$ by mean. Of watch people have ye,