The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
DELINQUENT COUNTIES =.
MUST COME ACROSS

The Dixie Highway Magazine has
the following to say about Polk
approaching bond election;
The Central Florida Highway Asso-
citation has been notified that, at the
next meeting Of the Dixie High way
Association in June, the various
counties which have pledged the
completion of their link in the Dixie
Highway must make a report show
ing either that the link is complete
or that satisfactory steps have been
taken looking to early completion OF
the work. This means that mere
promises to do something will not be
satisfactory. Absolute assurance
must be given by competent author
ity that the counties have taken deli
mite steps in the matter and that
where the highway is not yet ready
for dedication or under construction,
the county has at least bond issue
carried or funds ready for the COM
pletion of the work.
Those who have been spending
their time and money in the develop
ment of this big scheme are no long
er willing to wait for communities
to get ready. Twelve months time
was given in which to fulfill the
pledge on the part of each county
asking for the highway to traverse
its territory and the time has now
come when two or three delinquent
counties must come across or see the
highway diverted through other ter
iritory anxious and ready to assume
the necessary obligation.
1t may not be amiss to mention
that the progressive people of Polk
county, Florida, are doing every
thing to make good the pledge OF
that county, through which the
western link of the highway has been
designated to traverse a distance OF
about sixty-five miles. In this issue
we are publishing an article which
has been send in regarding a bono
issue for one and one-half million:
of dollars for the construction of &
countrywide system of roads in Poll
county, and which included tina
countys link in the Dixie Highway
The chairman of the board of count.
commissioners is authoity for tn
statement that it is necessary to car
ry this bond election (called for Jun
1st) in order to make good Poll
county's pledge end, to that end, pro
, vide funds for the completion of tn
work, which is case the election re
suits favorably, will enable them t
proceed Immediately.
) This is a very important matte
! to the people not only of Polk coun
}, ty, but Of all Central Florida, be
e cause if Polk county should fail
s make good her pledge and the DIX
= ighway commissioners were con
y PEELED to make a new routing,
t. would doubtless interfere seriousl
with the plans and prospects, as we
as the interests and welfare of oth'
o counties north and south arrangir
III or making necessary arrangement
IT to connect with the Polk county lin
" This paper has no desire to dicta
- to the taxpayers of Polk county vii
regard to a matter which is the
=. own to settle as they may deem be:
but if unable to build this link
any other way than by bonding, al
ia in view of the apparent necessity
ne other and tributary roads, it dc
n seem to us, after going over the pla
mt and other statements published
er the Polk County Good Roads Ass
a citation, that this county would ma
an a grievous mistake not to carry t
bond issue, which, from experien
along that line in othe counties, c
:, ables us to forecast a magnifice
- and prosperous future for one Of t
=. best counties in the State. The o
%. cial organ Of the Highway Assoc
at ton, therefore, hopes that P'
d. county's big bond issue will car
tie and that it's link in the Dexie Hie
Do way will very soon be completed.