The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-21

Central Florida Highway assocla-
ton at Fort Myers. The st,
Johns river route was endorsed
for the inland waterways in Flor
ida. A legislative program was a
dopted, and matters concerning
the Dixie Highway, federal aid on
roads, and a great many other
questions concerning the high
ways of the state were discussed.
The meeting, according to Sec
retary L. p. Dickie, who was one
of the Tamt MS in attendance,
was live on, and promises even
greater things for the next ses-
sion, which will be at Orlando in
December. At that time the sug-
gestion that meetings be held
semi-annually instead of quarterly
will be acted upon.
The change in the Tamiam
Trail carries it along the coast in
stead of inland to Arcadia, and
provides a route which will almost
certainly be a continuous hard
surfaced highway by the winter OF
1917-18. With the exception OF
the eleven miles in Hillsborough
county and the six in Manatee
county there is provision made or
roadway already built for every
mile of.the highway between Tam
pa and Miami. Bonds have been
voted and contracts let for the
work in various counties and the
Tamiam Trail is assured,
The route adopted at Fort My
ers is from Tampa to Rivervien,
Parrish, Bradentown, Sarasota,
Venice, Englewood, Charlotte
Harbor bridge, Punta Gorda, Ol-
ga, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs,
Estero, Marco and across to Mi
ami. 1t eliminated the run by
way of Miakka to Arcadia, but
the change was not opposed as Ar
cadia is already provided with a
highway routing as it is on the
western loop through Florida Of
the Dixie Highway.
Lafayette Takes Step Forward
The recent issued official guide
of the Old Spanish Trail asso-
ciation which showed two routes
in Florida, that coming down the
west coast and another going
down the east coast, was discuss
ed. The officials of the associa-
tion that sanctioned the guide and
map were scored as the Old Span
iSh Trail adopted only one route,
that running down the west coast.
The guide book not only showed
one to Jacksonville and the east
coast, but gave it greater promi-
nence.
A number of members of the
Central Florida Highway associG-
tion were present from Lafayette
county and reported the calling
of a bond election for 5000, 900, to
be voted upon October II. The
Lafayette county section of the
Dixie Highway is the only link
in the highway in Florida for
which provision has not been
made. The progreSsivcness of the
Lafayette county people was com
mended and the hope expressed
that the bonds would carry.
Polk county members reported
that the Polk county commission
ers had been notified by the con-
tractors that the Dixie Highway
links in Polk county would be
ready for travel by January Is.
Word was given that Jacksonville
is cooperating with Macon, Ga,
in an effort to divert one branch
of the Dixie Highway to a direct
course between Macon and Jack
sOnville, cutting out the proposed
entrance into the state at Live
Oak. The matter will be investi-
gated by the Central Florida
Highway association
Will Urge Important Legislation
Legislation which the association
went on record as favOring was
brought up in a report by. the
committee composed of F. w.
Perry of Fort Myers and w. G.
BrOrein of Tampa. The report,
unanimously adopted, follows:
providing for the regulation
of speed and dimming of lights on
vehicles approaching other We
hicleS travelling in opposite direc-
tions on the public highways.
Providing for the carrying of
lights on all vehicles travelling on
public highways for protection a
gainst accidents.
Providing for single license
tax and tags on automobiles.