The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-05-25


board. "
Being informed from several
sources that bond issues have
been secured, | am writing to ask
that you send to myself and Mr.
IS. A. Belcher, commissioners for
Florida, such evidence as you
may have in regard to the above
as to the certainty Of this route
being completed within a reason.
able time.
AS soon as / receive such evi.
dence from you / will at once ap,
ply to the head office of our asso,
citation to have this route proper.
ly designated and shown upon all
future maps of the route of the
Dixie Highway,
With every desire to serve you,
i beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
G. w. SAXON,
Vice President for Florida,
Dixie Highway Association.
The route of the Tamiami Trail
as generally accepted is from
Tampa through Hillsborough and
Manatee counties to Punta Cor.
da, from Punta Gorda to Olga, on
the Caloosahatchee, thence to Ft.
Myers and through Lee county to
the Dade county line, there con-
Meeting with the highway under
construction and running to Mi.
ami.
In explanation Of the progress
of the highway development a.
long the route the following in
formation has been forwarded by
Mr.. Perry to Mr. George Saxon,
Florida Commissioner on the Dix
lie Highway.
Replying to your favor of the
18th instant, | take pleasure in
giving you the following irCorma-
ton:
First, taking up Lee county's
portion of Tamiami trail Regin-
ming at the line between neSoto
and Lee counties there lire ap-
proximately six miles OF road be-
tween the county line and the o.
ga bridge. This little stretch of
road is now under construction,
and will be completed before next
winter. From the Olga bridge
to Fort Myers there is fairly
good road, hard-surface6, which
needs some repairs, but which
cars can travel at all seasons with
no difficulty, except that the road
is a little rough. 1t is the inten-
ton of the community, through
which this stretch of road passes,
to rebuild it within the near fu-
ture.
A bond issue has been provided
for the construction of the road
from Fort Myers to Marco and
the grading is nearly completed
for this entire distance. Bids
will be opened for surfacing next
A bond issue has been provid-
ed for the construction Of road
from Marco to the Dadc county
line where it will connect with
Dade county's road from Miami.
| understand that Dade county s
part of this through road is now
under construction under a sub
stantial bond issue. Mr.. Belcher
will correct me if | am in error,
as to that point.
Lest you may not be fully ad-
vised as to the progress of the
Tamiami Trail in southern Desc
to county, | am in a position to
state ON the best of authority,
that from the Lee county line first
mentioned, to Punta Gorda, the
grade of the rpad is complete, and
a substantial bond issue has been
voted for surfacing this road to-
gether with constructing a bridge
across Peace river at Punta Cor.
da, and including also the con-
of about eight miles of
road between the north of this
bridge and the Manatee county
line.
Manatee county has voted
bonds to construct the connecting
link between DeSoto county and
the system of roads already built
or in process of construction lead
ing to Tampa.
The road running northward
from Punta Gorda to Arcadia has
been much improved and addi-
tional work is being done on it at
this time. / presume DeSOto
county representatives will give
you correct and complete data re-
garding the link last mentioned.
Fort Myers Press, MAY 22nd.