Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-23
LETS GET TOGETHER ON
THE ROAD SITUATION.

Wits its special road districts, the
outgrowth of sectional differences IN
the county, progressive programs IN
Putnam have suffered in the past
through the refusal of some of the
districts to agree to compromises to
meet situations which limitation on
finances make. One faces the coun-
ty now.
With view to arranging as eqult-
able a good road building program as
possible committee of leading cltl-
zens of Palatka, representing very
large percentage of the taxpayers OF
the county through membership IN
the various organizations represent
ed. worked for many weeks over the
problem of road building. The first
consideration with the committee
was the money that might be made
available to carry out program, and
the garment had to be cut according
to the cloth.
The longest stretch of road to be
constructed, and one of the most I'M
portant, is the one between Palatks
and the Marion county line. In max
ing plans it became apparent that IL
order to build even half brick ant
half gravel or clay it would be neces
sary for the Palatka district to car
ry a large portion of the bondln
burden. It was also found that
would be impossible with funds tina
might become available to construC
a brick road all the way at the pre-!
ent time. This, it seems, does NJ
meet with the approval of those III
ing along this proposed highway al
the result is that the committee face
the necessity of calling bond lssl
without the Interlachen district or
effecting some compromise.
The Interlachen district is a We
narrow strip of territory along t
Atlantic Coast Line railroad. A We
large portion of the valuation in II
district is fixed on the railroad pro
ertv. The total is approximate
100000, which would enable the d
trict to bond for approximately S.
600. This amount of money will
nav half the cost of the program
that district as provided for in
proposed program. The progr
provides $161, 900 for brick fr
Palatka to Interlachen, $4,000
clay or gravel from Interlachen
the county line, and $4,000
bridges, to say nothing Of the ov
head, such as engineering, adver
ing and legal services.
Some of the Interlachen taXpay
have made the statement that
twenty-mill limit on bonding in
trict is all bosh, as the true val
ton is not shown by the assessed
uation. This may be true, but W
the bonds are put up for sale the
is brought home that bond bu!
will not go behind the official va
tons, as proven yesterday when
Florahome bonds were bid on at
below par, and the sale was reje'
because the price was not
enough.
Some members of tina commit
feeling that they have made L
liberal allowance for the InterlaC
district. call attention to the
that if that district does not com
under he present program it vii
many years before it will be abb
build roads under the district
plan nearly so good as those that
offered in the present program,
it IS very certain that the com
tee will not ask for a bonding
ton TO include Interlachen dis
until there Is apparent practll
unanimous approval Of the plan.
A considerable portion Of the
alton Of the Interlachen district
PaIatka, and Palatka is very am
10 connect up with a hard-surf
road with this rich section Of
county. but there are certain Il
beyond which the committee, mol
road boosters Of the Interlachen
not go. as these limits are fixed
only by statute, but by the req
ments of bond purchasers, who,
all. make requirements which ha'
be met