The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-29

s105.60 per mile of nine-foot road.
with this maintenance he states
that the life 0; the road is indiH-
mite. When other material is worn
IL must be replaced at the origina.
ent time e stretch Of 80 miles is be-
ing built In Lake county which road
experts nave pronounced to be as
.ne road as they have ever seen.
having withstood the recent uh-
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 a.
this time anything but the main
roads for reasons stated in answer
to question No. 8.
No. 12--What is the route of she
Dixie Highway through Polk
county?
The route of the Dixie Highway
through Folk c6unty is from the
Osceola county line through
Loughman, Davenport, Haincs City.
.ucerne Park, Florence Villa, Win
ter Haven, Barlow. Fort Meade 70
Bowling Green, connecting with the
rad through DeSoto county south.
No. 13-Cannot the pledge of TIC
commissioners to build this portion
Vt the Dixie Highway be fulfilled
without bonding the county?
The county commissioners have
pledged the completion Of the Dixie
Highway through Polk county fy
May 20, 1916, and as this road is
approximately so miles in length ii
cannot be bull! without a bond is
sue.
No. 14-w1at would be the prob
allie result Of failure to carry the
bonds so far as the Dixie Highway
is concerned?
A failure to carry the bond issus
would doubtless result in specia
road district being formed in thu
north end of tee county by the dis
riots of Winter Haven and Lake
land Immediately after failure tt
carry the countrywide bond election
and a petition made to the DiHl'
Highway commission to accept tai:
road to connect with Tampa en-
from thence east to Arcadia rs ;
substitute for the route mentioned
in answer to question ~, and 1t l
considered that the north end of tn
county could easily carry such n
election.
No. 15-Wny has brick not besl
considered favorably?
Brick has not been considered
favorably on account of cost and be
cause the Association after thof
oueh investigation believe that as
phalt will serve the interest of tn
county just as we'll, II not better
than brick, the latter being hard Of
all Kinds of vehicles, while aspha:
involves no wear and tear on Their
: at all.
No. 16--Why should Polk count
taxpayers thus put burden on thei
rosterity?
Polk county should no more hest
tate to put so called burdens o.
their posterity any more than ou
ancestors hesitatcd to place them o
us. The great public utilities we en-
JOY today were the result IF sue
bonding in the last generation
railroads. telerhcnes, telegraph al
other convenienceG-their roster't
1--WE of this generation) enjoy, il
Guiding the coed roads which the
built and left, not as burden bu
as a heritage, to their posterity an
by means of which people have 20,
ten together and formed thickly sci
tied and prosperous communities.
No. 1..-Why is so much NOR
mileage to be constructed in on
commissioners district than anotf
er?
More mileage is called for in on
commissioners district than other
for the reason that one-third of tn
entire county is embraced in tina
one district, and the plan of cor
Meeting every town in the count
with every other town in the count
simply calls for that much mileag,
In this respect all the districts hav
been treated alike
n. 0 1S-Will this burden not ia
heavily on the small landowner?
No Every member of the ASST
. citation is property owner and ia,
payer, just as vitality interested