The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-03-23
ANOTHER SPECIAL ROAD
DISTRICT is CREATED
Result of Election Held Tuesday
Good Majority Given in
Favor of Proposition

Favor of Proposition
The setting apart of territory
in this county to be known as the
Charlotte Harbor Special Road
and Bridge District under a pro
posal authorizing the construc-
ton of a bridge across Peace rlv-
er at this point and the building
of considerable mileage of hard
surfaced roads to complete the
Tamiami Trail through this sec
ton, was ratified at a special e.
lection held in the proposed dis
trict Tuesday.
Five voting precincts are en-
braced in the proposed district :
Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor,
Cleveland, Murdoch and Mccall.
Punta Gorda voted in the proper
ton of l to s for it, Charlotte
Harbor voted Sc for and 5 a.
gainst; no one voted at Mccall
according to early reports, Muir
dock was about equally divided
on the matter and Cleveland gave
a good majority for it.
This does not mean another
bond issue, but it provides for
the carrying out Of the project
under the law authorizing the
payment for such public improve
ments by an issue of scrip, which
scrip when recorded draws inter
est at 6 per cent. The proposed
improvements, it is estimated, will
cost $130,000.00, and are as fol
lows
Hard-Surfaced Roads
Beginning at a point ON Front
avenue in Charlotte Harbor, Fla.
where said avenue intersects
Peace river at Sand Point, and
running to the Manatee county
line.
Beginning at the Sc corner OF
the NE14 OF the NE14 of Sec. %,
Township Al s., Range 23 E..
thence following division No. 1C
of the Punta Gorda Special Road
and Bridge District, as grubbed
cleared and graded, to Range
line dividing Ranges rs and 2t
E., then south ON said Range line
to where said Range line inter
sects Lee, county line.
Beginning at the town of Cleve
land, Fla, where First street in
tersects Cleveland avenue, thenc'
SW on said First street to Tow1
Limits, thence continuing in
southwesterly direction between
the A. G.. L. R. R. Right-of-wa.
and Peace river, to where thi
line strikes the right-of-way o
said railroad, thence following
and adjoining said right-of-wa,
to the intersection of the Publ
Road in Solana, thence along sal
road in a westerly direction t
the intersection with the Punt
Gorda and FIT. Ogden Publ
Road, at NE corner of B. A
Wachob s pinery.
Graded Roads
Beginning at foot of Bridge o
Sand Point, Charlotte Harbol
Fla, and running in a northeaS
terly direction approximately
mile to where it will intersect tn
Charlotte Harbor and Harbo
View Public Road,
Beginning at, the North-wes
corner of Sec. 80, Township Al )
Range q E., and run southeast
erly to the town of Mccall, Flor
ida, and the C. H. & n. Railway.
Charlotte Harbor Bridge
Beginning at foot of Front ave
nue. ON Sand Point in Chariot
IIarbor, Florida, and running in
south-easterly direction to tn
North end of Nesbit street /
Punta Gorda, Florida. Sal
bridge to be constructed on COZ
crete piles with reinforced cor
crete caps. All timbers to b
creoSoted or carbolened. Widt
of bridge to be IA feet in clea
and such draw as Gavernmer
Engineers may require.
The final location and partlcl
lar detail of the foregoing road
and bridges to be determined b
the engineer in charge with con
missioner's approval, such cbans
es to be made by him as he ma
: deem necessary to avoid poin'
of difficulty which might increas
cost.
n Gilchrist Answers Wall