The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-19

missioner and acting under author.
ny OF III board. the secretary of tie
hamber of Commerce has orenor.a
al eiaDorate report covering all the
details with regard to the nronosoa
paving OF the streets directly leadinq
out to the five country roads.
The secretary's report follows.
Lakeland, Aug. IS. 1919
TO the Honorable Commissioners Of
the City of Lakeland:
Gentlemen-At your last regular
meeting Chamber of Commerce was
authorized to prepare data show
in2 amount of paving nccessarr to
be cone to connect city streets with
county roads in various directions.
estimated cost of same VITA outline
of deferred payment plan and also
to secure petitions from property
owners.
The Chamber, through its secre
fary, advised that the petitions were
unnecessary and that under article
., section "A of the charter of the
city of Lakeland. the commissioners
already have the power to proceed
by passing a resolution or ordinance
ordering the work to be done.
The mileage involved, and tho
large number of property owners It
would be necessary to see in order
tc secure petition signed by a rep-
resentative number, together with
the fact that such proceeding is not
contemplated by the law of the city
is the reason given for not present
ing such petition, though we are as
sured that the improvement of these
streets is necessary and urgent and
the method of taking care of the
cost so easy that there is no question
but that large majority favor tie
immediate execution of the work
This data has been prepared af-
ter consulting with the street com
missioner the general plan and out
line having already met with his ap-
/, proval.
Two materials have been selected
en- which to base costs-sandas-
phalt and rocmac The former be-
cause the county commissioners have
very favorably considered the adop-
ton of this type of construction.
which, if finally adopted, when
built, will give a uniform paving
from the asphalt streets already
paved and because of the reasonable
first cost and economic maintenance.
Rocmac has been taken into consid-
Grafton as the result of diligent in
quiry and exceedingly favorable re-
ports from city and highway engi-
neers where streets were paved with
this material in 1910; one report
stating that on two main roads lead
ing out of Rochester, n. Y, both
having very heavy traffic, the main
tenance has been scarcely nothing
and has been very satisfactory in ev-
cry respect. This type of paving is
also capable of economical mainten-
ance by resurfacing every five years
at cost of $50 per mile or about
ten cents per square yard.
The work proposed covers about
80. 600 linear feet or 66,317 yards of
payiAg of a uniform width Of TWEEN
ty feet and will connect all the coun-
ty roads with the streets already
naved II is suggested that half OF
this paving Coming within the
huilt-up residential district) include
cement curb and gutter if the paw
ing shall be of asphalt and curb II
of rocmac. The balance of the paw
ing outside the built-up section may
he constructed without curb, sim
liar to that proposed to be adopted
nv the county, including only side
o;tches in place of curb and gutter
The estimated cost of the work !
s,iehtIv less than 100000, OF
which the city, under the present
charter. would pay one-third ano
the property owns two-thlrds, o.
about s65,OOO.oo The cost of sand
asphalt paving, including curp ahe
gutter. will run from 50 to 30 cent'
ner front foot for each property own
.r,s share. or from $3.50 to s43,o'
in fuu payment for his share OF
ffty-foot front and on the ten-yeai
certificate plan will enable nm te
nov his assessments for this hfty'
foot front in ten annual payments
of from 81. % to 81 so. Outside thf
curb and gutter district the per 100
front rate will be from 49c to sc
~ so4 20 to S2s 30 for a tifty-foo'
front lot, or at the rate of from s2.f
~ 81 81 per annum in ten pay
ments.
II is believed that hardly a single