Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-09-19
For the wnle.
To certain 90 mmissIoners.

By an act of the Legislature passed IN may -a'7
the Stock which the State owned in the East Aen-
nessee and Georgia Railroad Company amounting
"a four hundred and twenty-five thousand ooiiars
,. ero5 -, trrst in different sums, tocertain
,o,,,;ssio,ors 70 he sold or used by them i'll con-
-. ff,oon Turppike and Macademised roads
:. r., rro,nossae. for which roads charters are
Granted in said This act OF the Legislature has
not vet been Published.
Your correspondent is not able TO give all the
exact details Of said act or the names of all the
commissioners, but he remembers most of the roads
chartered, and the names of many of the commits
sioners, which he will here give.
A road from Carriers Depot TO Taylorsville by
way of Elizabethton. Commissioners not certainly
remembered. Senator Nelson can give them.
a road from Jonesboro' in the direction of North
Carona, and also running across TO Sullivan coun-
ty. Col Patton can give the names of the Com
missioners.
A road from Greeneville towards the Warm
Springs. S. McGaughey, james A. Galbraith and
John McCampbell, commissioners
A road from Sneedville either TO Rogersville or
Russellville, as the commissioners may determine.
Representative Jarvis can give the names of the
commissioners.
Ten thousand dollars of stock TO repair the old
Bean Station and Tazewell road.
4 road from New Market 10 Newport, by way
of cambridge. VIM. Harris, VIM. Gslbrai tn and
----, commissioners.
A road from Knoxville to Seviervllo. c. W.
Jones, John Williams and Col. Murphey commits
sioners.
\ road from the south side the Hoston TO Mary
vile and Montvale Springs. DR.. James Rodgers
Jno Jones and Montgomery McTeer, commissioners
\ road from Knoxville to Rutledge and Straw
berry Plains. DR.. Samuel Shields, Gen. Thomas E.
Champion and Hon s. r. Rodgers, commissioners.
A road from Knoxville ten miles out, then with
branch towards Tazewell, Maynardville, and a
branch towards Jacksboro. NJ. L. Hail, Isaac Bay
lass and Captain John c. Mynatt, commissioners.
\ road from Knoxville towards Montgomery
with branch TO Clinton. Col. John Baxter, Hon
D. r. Young and Col. William Gross, commits
sioncrs.
road from Knoxville towards Kingston and
Sparta with a branch TO Loudon and jacksonville.
Perez Dickinson, Gen. Joseph A. Cooper and r. II.
Armstrong commissioners.
4 road from Athens TO Tcllico Plains Senator
McElwee can give the names of the commissioners.
A read from Cleveland towards the Tennessee
river, but the exact point and names of commits
sioners not remembered.
Two roads from Chattanooga, but their exact des-
tinatiOn and names Of commissioners not remem-
bered but Senator Gates can give them.
The time is now at hand when something should
be done to show acceptance Of the charters privi
leges and appropriations. L suggest that the COM
missioners at once meet in Knoxville, and agreeon
basis for the sale of the Stock and general plan
| Of operations The Stock must not be sacrificed,
therefore let a,iuipsun1 price be agreed upon. In
few years there many reasons for believing it
will be par or nearly SO. II is not worth much
in the market now, but citizens along the several
lines of improvement must be induced TO purchase
it for the sake of the benefits they to directly
derive from the roads, as well for the investment
in the Stock.
Let it be distinctly understood that each set of
commissioners Is entirely Independent of the Others
Now, let us see which set will finish the first five
miles of road. 1t is surely time ou- Knoxville
| commissioners were at work 7.