The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27

IL was nrst built. This resurfacing
is easily done ard without expert as.
slstance. This makes the average
yearly cost of maintenance less
than two cents per square yard or
slo5.6o per mile of nine-foot road.
With this maintenance he states
mat the life o. the road is indifi-
mite. When other material is worn
IT. must be replaced at the origina.
ent time stretch of 80 miles is be-
ing built in Lake county which road
experts nave pronounced to be as
me road as they have ever seen,
having withstood the recent uh-
precedented rainfall there while the
brick in the adjoining county was
torn up and washed out by the same
rains.
No. 11-WEy did not the Asso-
citation ask for the construction of
other roads, also important, but not
included in the system outlined on
accompanying map?
The Association. did ask for othc,
roads than those shown on the map
but were denied; the county CON-
missioners refusing to consider at
this time anything but the main
roads for reaoons stated in answer
to question No. 3.
No. 12--What is the route of the
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 TO
Bowling Green, connecting with the
Rad through DeSoto county south.
No. 13-Cannor the pledge of tLe
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 by
May 20. 1916, and as this road is
approximately so miles in length it
cannot be built without a bond is
sue.
No. 14-Wnat would be the prob
atie 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
ruad 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 a 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 IL, and it is
considered that the north end Of the
county could eaCily carry such m
election.
No. 15-Wny has brick not bean
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 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 put burden on theft
nosterity?
Polk county should no more hesi'
tate to put so called burdens on
their posterity any more than ouI
ancestors hesitatcc to place Them or
US. The great public utilities we en-
ioy today were the result Of such
bonding in the last generation
railroads. telephcnes, telegraph aIo
other CONFERENCE.-The noster'ty
I've of this geueration) enjoy, III
Guiding the coed roads which they
built and left, rot as burden ou'
as heritage. to their posterity anc
by means of which people have got
ten together and formed thickly set
tied and prosperous communities.
No. 11.-Why is so much NOR
mileage 10 be constructed in one
commissioner district than anoth
err?
More mileage is called for in on'
commissioners district than Others
for the reason that one-third of thu
entire county is embraced in tina
one district. and the plan of con
Meeting every town in the count!
with every other town in the count!
stimuli, calls for that much mileage
In this respect all the districts have
been treated alike.
No 1S-will this burden not fal
,.iI,. On the small landowner!