The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
INSPECTION OF ROAD
WORK SHOWS fine
CONSTITUTION AND
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

Yesterday County Commissioners ,
j c. Swindell, A T Mann, ] C.
nurrance and John S. Howard; Ad-
visory Board members; c. c. Mar
tin, H. NJ Mansfield. II. ". Smell, ].
n Hooker and NJ F. Hetherington;
a committee from the Lakeland
Beard of Trade represented by ]. f.
Hobart. chairman, and A. ]. Hol-
worthy, together with Messrs. Jau-
den & Camp, of the engineering firm
employed by the county. MIR. Bereer.
the expert of the Pittsburg Labora
tory Testing Co., and Mr.. Howard
an engineer engaged by the contrac
tors-formed a party yesterday that
in the northeastern portion of the
county.
The plants of three contractors /
we're visited That cf the Mcdonald |
Construction Co. in the vicinity of
davenport was inspected first. Sec
tons OF completed read totaling
about four miles. have been laid. /,
and there has been a great deal Of
other work cf a preliminary char
acter including quite a large por-
tion Of road that has been e'ayed and
is now practically ready for the as
phalt Between IIaines City and d.u-
cerne Park the Eureka Paving &c. is
making a considerable showing, hav-
ing about three miles of road entire
ily finished. with much foundation
work under way Between Lueerne
Park and Winter Haven the Cent?
mental Public Works Co. are en-
"a ed This company has the road
he'd in excellent condition in fact.
nor the most part, it is fine. travel
liable read already. and good headway
ought soon to he made in putting
the final asphaltic touch on II Only
a email portion OF the road at this
f III i''lN Iil'iN ltt hfNll NSllihi'Nhs
whc roads. so far as completed.
are crrcc1 by every one who secs
I+rrrn g We snlondidly constructed
and as fine pieces of highway as can
: ho found in the country The most
critical could find little fault with
amy detail Of the construction. The
contractors and engineers have oc-
casional differences Of opinion over
minor details Of methods and mater
ials. but these usually have been set
: tied satisfactorily, and, on the
whole. these discussions are result
ing in the best possible work fer the
county. While work may seem te
he progressing slowly. those who
have had opportunity to observe thf
operations realize that roads of this
.vpc cannot be hastily built Al
st things considered, fair progress Is
r being made. though there is some de
he law occasioned by difficulty in pro
J. curing both labor and material.
of There is not an intelligent persor
II, yho understands conditions, but wh'
as will agree that the contractors arr
OF working at the point where II il
w m II needed and where II is De ~
e, IN, most good to the trave ling pub
ct lie and 10 Polk county as a whole
IS II was agreed and throughly under
stood before any bond election wa
b. called that the Dixie Highway shout
nj have first attention. and all durin
ls- the campaign this agreement was re
s neatodly emphasized II is the onl
II atenue cf inpress into the county
NJ and for some time back ears hav
reon dotoured at Orlando and haE
ri,en Polk county the go-by en'irei
becsusc Of rad conditions in 'ha
section
,e In this connection it may be stat
be ei that The Humphreys censirfeffo
,lo Co. which has been greatly delaye
al hv failure Of its machines Z arr.F
ar- is now unloadina its plant at Kat
no leeh and in q short time will :
working on the read leading FRO
serum through Lakeland to Nh
berrv. The Mcdonald Constrnctio
O.. is also pushing towards Lakelan
VIA Auburndale and Carter
through this city to the Hillsb1 ronp
- line,
The chamber OF Commerce con
mlttee will make report Of its NM
;,gs IN the directors of that bod
and this report will be printed
u this paper