The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-25
INSPECTION OF ROADS
MADE YESTERDAY
BY ADVISORY BOARD

ILL., Oh Mulberry; H. M. Mansfe,d of
Tiger Bay; j. N. Hooker. of Bar-
cow II. W. Smell, of Winter Haven.
Engineer Jaudon, and Messrs q
owindeli' M. F. Hetherington and
"A. >. Holworthy, took an insnectiop
Trip covering considerably over 1oo
mics yesterday, to view the progress
Oh the work on the Polk county
roads.
Inc party assembled at Barlow and
from there went to Fit. Meade and
Gil south to point near the Desoto
line Returning, lunch was had ar
barlow, Mr.. Hooker playing host TO
the party, and Winter Haven. Lu-
cerne Park, Haines City and Lake AL
fred were then visited.
A great deal of work has been
done, but it's nature has been prenar-
atory, and as the roads have to be
made worse in order to make them
better, they are in a pretty bad con-
dltlon at this time. In fact, for the
next twelve months travel by We
h1cle Will not be a thing of JOY in
Polk county, though after that our
roads will be delight.
Most OF the work is being done in
the remoter sections, because natur-
ally there is more to be done in such
places than around the towns where
roads have already been graded and
partially clayed. In some places the
right OF way is only now being cut
| through swamp and forest In other
places the roads are being graded
and at few places the clay is be;ng
applied. AT one point, between Bar
tow and FIT. Meade, the scarifer is
being used. This is a powerful ma
chine which tears up the clay already
on the road in order that it may be
tresurfaced to conform with the spec-
fcations.
Roads are not built, as some people
may think, with all the operations
going on simultaneously The work.
ers can't grade a little, then clay a
little, and then put down a little as
phale. 1t is necessary first to do a
great deal of preliminary work
grade the road, build culverts and
drains, put down the clay base, and
set practically a perfect road before
the application of the asphalt, which
is the last operation in the process of
road building. AS stated, before the
asphalt is put down the road is rolled
until it is as smooth as a floor. Nat
urally it cannot be kept in this con-
dition long, therefore everything
must be gotten in readiness before
the last shaping up of the road is un-
dertaken, and the asphalt will fol-
low closely upon the work of rolling.
1t is possible that the road passing
through Lakeland from Socrum TO
Mulberry will be the first to be COM
pleted, though a portion of the Dixie
Highway between Fort Meade and
Barlow may get the asphalt a little
earlier The Mcdonald Construction
Company is pushing rapidly from
Iaines City towards Lakeland and
great deal of grading has been fir-
ished The Eureka Paving Com
pany's crew were found to be putting
in a culvert between Lucerne PARK
and Haines City. These culverts are
of reinforced concrete, and they will
give the present generation no trou-
Bile. we judge, from observing the
substantial character of the con-
struction.
OF course, work may be said TO
have only fairly be2un, but soou
beginning has been made, and we pe-
lieve the county is going to get
good Job and that it will be done