The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-20

| rtn- SiudIS ydTQ or
io''oo per mile of nine-foot road
4'n TINS ma'ntainance he states
mat the life :; the road l. ir1is
rs "hcn Hther material is worn
u must DC replaced at the origina,
eh' Time strc:eh of 80 miles is be-
'ns oullt Ia Lake county which road
experts nave pronounced to ba &c
~i'e road as they have ever seen
n"'ing Witnstood the recent M
precedented rainfall there while mo
orick IN the adjoining county was
torn up ana washed out by the same
rains.
[ NO. l1-WEs did not ths asso-
cation ask for the construction Of
ether roads, also important, but not
included IN the system outlined on
accompanying map?
The Association. did ask fer other
roads than those shown on the man
brt were denied the county COM
mlssioners refusing to consider n
THIS time anything but the main
roads for reasons stated in answer
TO question No, 3.
No. 12--What is the route of mo
Dixie Highway through Polk
county?
The route of the Dixie Highway
through Folk county is from the
osceola equity line through
Loughman, Davenport, Haines City.
aucerne Park, Florence Villa, Win
ter Haven, Barlow, Fort Meade 10
Rowling Green, connecting with the
rad through DtSoto county south
No. 1S-Cannot the pledge of t!e
commissioners to build this portion
If the Dixie Highway be fulfilled
Without bonding the county?
The county commissioners have
pledged the completion of the Dixie
Highway through Polk county ry
May 20, 1916, and as this road is
approximately so miles in length it
cannot be built 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 issue
would doubtless result in spccia!
road district being formed in the
north end of tee county by the dis
riots of Winter Haven and Lake
land imme diat1ly after failure to
carry the countrywide bond election,
and a petition made to the Dixie
Highway commission to accept this
road to connect with Tampa and
from thence east to Arcadia as
substitute for the route mentioned
in answer to question -, and it is
considered that the north end of the
county could easily carry such IN
election.
No. 15-Wny has brick not been
considered Gavorably?
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 the
county just as we'll, if not better,
than brick, the latter being hard on
all Kinds of vehicles, while asphalt
involves no wear and tear on then
at all.
No. 16--Why should Polk county
taxpayers thus rut burden on their
rosterity?
Polk county should no more hest
tate to put so called burdens on
their posterity any more than our
ancestors besitatec to place them or
us. The great public utilities we en-
ioy today were the result Of such
bonding in the last generating
railroads telerhcnes, telegraph AID
other COMMUNICATION nosterIty
1--WE of this generation) enjoy, IL
Guiding the goci roads which they
built and left, rot as burden bu;
as a heritage. to their posterity and
Ly means of waich people have got
ten together and formed thickly set
tied and prosperous communities
No l7.-Wky is so much nlore
Mileage TO be constructed in one
commissioner district than anoth-
or?
Nor, mileage IS called for in one
district than others
for the reason that one-third of the
entire county is embraced in that
one district and the plan of con-
Meeting every town in the county
rith every other town in the county
.impl, calls for that much mileage.
IN this respect all the districts nave
been treated alike.
"a fS-Win this burden not fall
,aavin on the small landowner?
No livery meuber OF the Asso-
.ia,.or +, a property owner and tax
aver. just as vitality interested in
,eonf..s down taxes as any one else
, d. county, ard the plans they
.-S nudaaEOriug to 4