The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-15
TT. MYERS C. OF C. BEHIND
SHORT CUT ROAD Project
Re-Orsanized Body viii Work for
No. 5, Bridge and CrosS-State
Highway


ernors of the re-organized and united
Chamber of Commerce of Fort Myers
Monday night, resolutions were pass
ed clearly defining the chambers at
titude toward various road projects
in which Lee county is interested
State road number two was placed
first in the list of projects to receive
the support, of the chamber and the
short cut, or state road number FIVE,
from Punta Gorda to Fort Myers, sec
ond.
Here is the resolution setting forth
clearly the chambers attitude toward
road number two and road number
five and the proposed bridge across
the Caloosahatchee, which will be
connecting link in number five:
Whereas, the Fort Myers Chamber
of Commerce, at a membership meet
ing held September Sth, attended by
fully ninety percent of the members
in the city, unanimously approved
the proposition of the Board of Gov
ernors for concentrating the main
effort of the organization on the Gulf
to Atlantic Highway, and,
Whereas. in view of this action it
is advisable to clearly set forth the
attitude of the Chamber toward all
other road projects affecting the
growth and welfare of Lee county
and Fort Myers.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
the Fort Myers Chamber of Com
merce will continue to do everything
possible to hasten the early compile
tion of all through trunk line RAIDS
projected or in course of construction
which will link Lee county with the
outside world, and particularly the
following roads
1.-State Road No. I've now
have a good traveIable marl-surfaced
road constructed to the Lee county
line. North of this line the State
Road Department and the Federal
Department of Public Roads have
been constructing a grade to Arcadia
1t is reported that a dredge will be
available in about thirty days, with
the necessary equipment of tractors
and wagons, to begin at the Lee coun-
ty line and work northward, surfac-
ing this grade with mari.
We urge upon the State Road De- |
partment and upon the Federal De-
partment of Public Roads, the neces-
sity of greatly increasing the force at
work on this part of State Rard No. !
in order that We may derive some
benefit from it this season. We also
urge the County Commissioners of /
DeSoto county TO join with us and do |
everything possible to accelerate the /,
completion of this road south from
Arcadia.
2.-State Road No. to New Pros |
pect.-Bonds have been sold for the |
construction of eight miles of road .
beginning at the Caloosahatchee Riv- |
er opposite Fort Myers and running
Northwesterly toward Punta Gorda TO
the Lee county line. The contract :;
has been let for nine-foot, mari
surfaced road; the money will prob
ably be available in October, and the
contractor has one year to complete
the work
We are solidly behind this project,
which is link in the chain of roads
via Punta Gorda and Sarasota to
Tampa, and We urge the County Com
missioners of Charlotte county to take
whatever action may be necessary to
complete their eight miles of road in
Charlotte county to bridge the gap
between the Lee county line and
Punta Gorda by the time the eight
miles in Lee county has been COM
pleted.
3.-Caloosahatchee River Bridge -,
ty from the completion of travelable =
road over Route No. 5 from Punta =.
GOrda, as described above, until a :
bridge is built across the Caloosahat- Il
chez River connecting this road with
Fort Myers. The completion of such n
a bridge will also shorten the dis VI
tance to Arcadia by about six miles, y
cars from Fort Myers then going di- h
rect via the bridge and Woodrow to !,
Road No. 2 instead of via the Olga o
bridge. r.
The Fort Myers Chamber of Com T.
merce hereby gives its full endorse t
ment TO the project now on foot to c.
build, with private capital, a toll a
bridge, connecting East Fort Myers O
and New Prospect, with the necessary t.
approaches and about a mile of road Il
on the north side to connect with Il
state Road No. 5. 81
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Claiming that the c0mpletiOn of A.