The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-27

|&3e.o0. and 20 on, - that our taxoe
are becoming almost unbearablo, and
We are still threatened with further
increase outside the proposed loan. 1t
= quite satisfaction to see that the
people are beginning to rise up in
protest against this everlasting tend
ency to saddle additional burdens
upon them. at these hard times. when
frugality and economy are sorely
needed.
There are now advertised in this
proposed road district upwards of 600
pieces of property for unpaid taxes,
amounting to more than $4,000. which
. large number of the owners have
to struggle hard to pay. or have their
little holdings sold from under them.
Mr.. Burgman advances the some
what strange argument that the
sinking fund and interest. on this
100000 loan will not increase our
taxes worth mentioning. The roads
are to be built under a five years
guarantee, thereby saving cost of
maintenance for that length of time,
just as If any man or company would
keep a road in order without charging
for it.
The st. Johns county people tried
this, but found they would have To
pay $1,000 year for such guarantee
and gave it up; we will not get some.
thing for nothing.
Mr.. Burgman states. as l under.
stand, that this new road, this eleven
miles from Ormond north as de-
scribed in the published survey. con-
meets with the st. Johns county road
through Bunnell to our county line,
and passes through the settlements
OF Favorita, HARDWOOD and volusia.
AS a matter of fact it does nothing
OF the kind; it ends in the wild woods
some distance west of the st. Johns
road, which connects with the John
Anderson road, and the only present
connection between the two would
De by road running west from
Mound Grove, which would strike the
new road mile or two south of its
north end.
NOR does ii pass through or CON
meet the settlements on the railroad
mentioned, but runs some distance IN
the east of all three of them. and
In the whole eleven miles there are
only two small houses anywhere near
1t.
Considerable experiments are going
on at present in road building and tho
use of different kinds of materials
From the best reports we have to
date it is quite doubtful if the nine.
loot brick road will be satisfactory
In the long run; that in order to stand
hard usage it ought to be Is or 1e
ieet wide. That the oil sand roads
as far as tried stand usage as well
as brick at very much less cost. Wbv
not be little conservative and leave
well enough alone until these expert.
ments have ben tried out and we
know where we are at"
The question of CARRYING this cleo.
ton lies with the people of Davtona
and its two sisters, Daytona Beach
and Seabreeze. Do you want your
present taxes increased and a burden
placed upon you and your children
Tor benefit largely imaginary and
vide open to numerous objections. or
VIII you be satisfied with your pres
ent sound and safe policy and pro-
gress for a while longer until Won
know better what you need and how
10 get 1t, at great saving? Remem-
Der that whatever you get you have
10 pay for whether it is done by the
town or county. 1t is a satisfaction
TO an organized community as we'll
as to an individual to have the priv.
llege OF spending their own money
out the road district can souander
more and levy more taxes than tow,
can.
when | think over the things that
might be said on this subject 7 coo
before me an almost bottomless pit
which ] shall not attempt to fill bv
longer epistle, but will only saw.
If this 100000 should not pan ont
10 finish this system of roads. then
what? As Mrs. Nickleby would saw.
borrow more, or leave undone. per
maps, the most needed parts. The be-
ginning only is in sight, the end not.
Let us not be too impulsive; think
the matter over we'll; remember the
race between the turtle and the rab.
DIT the turtle went slow, but he got
there all the same.
j. A. BOSTROM.
Ormond, May "a, 1915.