The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28

than two cents per square yard or
islO5.60 per mile of nine-foot road
With this maintenance he states
That the life o. the road is indifi-
mite. When other material is worn
III must be replaced at the origina.
ent time e stretch of 80 miles is be-
ing built 10 Lake county which road
experts nave pronounced to be as
tne road as they have ever seen,
having withstood the recent un-
precedentei rainfall there while the
brick in the adjoining county was
torn up and washed out by the same
rains.
No. 11-Wty 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 fer othe,
roads than those shown on the map
but were denied. the county com.
missioners refusing to consider at
this time anything but the main
roads for reasons stated in answer
to question No. 3.
No. 12--What is the route of sne
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,
Lucerne Park, Florence Villa, Win
ter Haven, Barlow, Fort Meade 10
Bowling Green, connecting with the
rad through DeSoto county south.
No. 1S-Ca2not the pledge of tl.e
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 Ky
May 20, 1916, and as this road is
approximately so miles in length it
cannot be built without bond is
sue.
No. 14-Wnat 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 special
road district being formed in the
north end of tee county by the dis
riots of Winter Haven and Lake
land Immediately after failure to
carry the countrywide bond election,
and petition made to the Dixie
Highway commission to accept tais
road to connect with Tampa and
from thence east to Arcadia as a
substitute for the route mentioned
in answer to question -, and it is
considered that the north end of the
county could easily carry such an
election.
No. 15-Wny has brick not been
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 the
county just as well, 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 put a burden on their
nosterity?
Polk county should no more hest
tate to put so called burdens on
their posterity any more than our
ancestors hesitatcc to place them or
us. The great public utilities we en-
low today were the result Of such
bonding in the last generation
railroads, telerhcnes, telegraph aad
other convenien ceG-their rosterity
I've of this geueration) enjoy, IL
Guiding the goc3 roads which they
built and left, not as a burden bu.
as a heritage, to their posterity and
by means of which people have got
ten together and formed thickly set
tied and prosperous communities,
No, 1..-Why is SO much nlor7
mileage TO be constructed in one
commissioner district than anoth-
err?
More mileage Is called for in one
commissioners 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
with every other town in the county
stimuli, calls for that much mileage.
In this respect all the districts have
been treated alike
No 1S-Will this burden not fall
heavily on the small landowner?
No Every member of the Asso-
Iciatiou is a property owner and tax
payer, Just as vitality interested in