The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-01
State Road Dept. Wants
Authority BrOadened

ne authority VI tht ototS hNo'N
partment, so as to conform 10 the
requirements of Federal Aid Roads
act, and also to provide funds to
meet the amount apportioned TO
Florida by the provisions of that act
are included in the rocemmenda-
tions submitted to the Governor OF /
Florida by Hon. Ed Scott, chairman |
Of the State Road Department, ac-
the first annual report !
of the department for the fiscal |
year ending Sept. 80, 1915, which |
is now in the hands of the State /
Printer.
The following is a copy of TIE let
ter delivered TO Governor Sidney }
Cats. containing the department
recommendation for proposed legis-
lation:
Tallahassee. Fla, Jan. 30, 1917.
To His Excellency, Honorable Sidney
]. Cats, Governor of Florida,
Tallahassee, Florida:
Dear Sir-In order that the State
Road Department may fulfill the
purpose for which it was created
and develop the highway system or
the State with greatest efficiency
and economy, the following recon-
lmendations for proposed legislation
are respectfully submitted for your
consideration, in compliance with
the requirements of section S, chap
ter $3.50, Laws of Florida, said chap
ter being the act creating this de-
partmebt.
1t is provided in said section .
That "The department shall report
Ito the Governor net later than sixty
ldays before the meeting of the leg
lis!ature such changes in the lew as
ithey find eXpedient To secure the
best results in road construction and
repair work"
Therefore. this department recon-
ments:
First-(aD That section 4 of tho
act creating the department be re-
lvised and amended so as To give this
department power and authority to
!, construct and maintain with con
, Ivicts or free labor or to enter int
contracts for the construction ant
, maintenance of such roads and sucl
: bridges as may come under its sill
rervision
fb) That section CT the ac
creating this department be revised
and amended by striking out tn,
provision requiring the county com
$ missioners of the several counties o
the State to make and file with tn,
: department quarterly reports of an,
e detailed statement of all money
\ expended on such work"
S tcl That Section 6 of the ae
: creating this department DE almond
ed so as to provide that the Stat
Road Department shall, at its dis
q erection, designate certain roads a
= State highways and construct an
. maintain same with funds derive,
. entirely from the State or joint
. from the State and Federal govern
/. lment, as such funds may be avail
:, able; and that this department ma
also designate certain other roads a
State aid roads and shall be givel
authority to construct ana maintain
same with funds raised jointly iron
Federal, State and county sources
t cd That section . of the ac
A icreating this department be amend
: led so as to accept the terms of tn
q Federal aid act, heretofore tenta
lively accepted by the Governor O
. Florida, and appropriating the SUI
lof $4,000 to meet the Federal al
:, for the year 1917. and the sum G
s16S,000 to meet the Federal aid fo
the year 1918, these amounts bein
the apportionment to the Stae {
: Florida for the years mentioned.
te) That section 10 or the az
creating this department be amend
ed so as to provide that county o
n ficials making remittances to ii
~ State treasurer of moneys for II
o use and maintenance of this depar
;, ment shall make. a report, shown
n in detail the source of the reven,
so RENTED. and that one copy
: such report be transmitted to Il
: State Road Department and anoth
copy of the same be kept on file
'e the office of the county official ma
ing the remittance and submittiI
70 the report.
III Second-That there be enacted
Ne law creating a State Convict Ro
no Force. consisting of all able-bodi