The De Soto County news., 1916-10-12
THE ROAD SITUATION IN DIS
TRICT 4.

On, readers doubtless saw in yes
,erday's paper the report Of the road
committee concerning the recent ac-
aon NJ the county commissioners in
,ogard to the three road petitions. As
s,sted in the signed article, both Of
the petitions, one asking for a pre-
,,,,inary survey and tentative bids,
and the other asking that a bond
election be called were tabled. A
committee was appointed to investi-
cate the other petition, asking that
n;strict No. he made a special tax
levy district.
The report of this committee indi-
Gates that all hope of the commits
siopers acting favorably upon the
preliminary survey petition or upon
the bond issue petition is gone. The
roport also indicates that the special
tax levy petition will be finally act
Cd upon favorably. This is a true
statement of the facts, as is to be In
ferred from :his report
This paper has from time to time
spoken editorlally in favor Of a bond
issue for road building, and shall
continue todo so until we get bonds.
We have but one reason for this
position and that is, this is the only
possible way by which we may have
the roads to which the people are so
Justly entitled. No one has ever even
pointed out a possibility of its being
done in any other way.
We had most sincerely hoped that
the Board of Commissioners would
see It's way clear to grant the petit
tlon for a preliminary survey and
tentative bids. for we knew personal
" that at least some OF the members
favored such a plan Of procedure.
This plan was followed by the city
council Of Arcadia; also by Polk
county in her million and one-half
dollar road bond issue; also by Pi-
nellas county Il the magnificent
S715.OOO bond issue for brick roads.
This preliminary survey was
logically the first step to he
taken. and its fairness is conced-
ed by all, even by many of those who
opposed the bond issue petition as
presented.
I'm considering this great question
we shall ;ry 10 do so fairly, dealing
with the merits involved only, stand
ing for that which we believe to be
best for the people of this communi-
ty. This paper would not deserve
your support and your respect should
it fail to do less than this.
We are a warm personal friend to
every member OF the BoaRd of Com
missioners, and shall remain so. 1t
will be our greatest pleasure to serve
the board or TO serve any individual
member Of the board in every oppor-
tUnity offered. Their duties are many
and onerous. Each member needs
and has our sympathy because of the
complicated work in which he Is en-
gagged, and because he has a job In
which it is so difficult to please the
people. We have such a job, too, and
we ask your sympathy, and friend
ship.
Gentlemen, we do not take your ac-
ton as final in tabling both of these
petitions, though we do not find
many who thus share our spirit Of
optimism. We do not believe you,
yourselves, are satisfied with your
action, If considered final. We believe
you recessed until the 18th until you
could have the opportunity of giving
this matter the fullest consideration,
and give the people the time to be
heard from, and give us time to
write this article, and you time to
read and digest it. In the language
Of one of our headlines found in a
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