The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-07-06
P. AND B. c. TURNPIKE.
A Charter Company Ready to 60
to Work at oncs.


Brick Church Turnpike Company
lis reality and upon a firm basis
| The charter has been obtained, reg
? ularly signed and registered and
the directors requested to commence
building the road at once, com.
mencing at Pulaski. Mr.. Sullivan,
the gentleman who is laying the
gas pipe in Pulaski and who is an
Inexperienced road builder, went out
to Zion and inspected the road care
fully from one end to the other and
his estimate of the cost of building
Il can be relied upon as approximate
Ply correct. About $4,000 has been
subscribed and this is considered
lenough to justify ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of the work. The estimate for the
whole line, completed into a second
class turnpike, fourteen feet wide
and built in conformity to law, is in
4 the neighborhood of $4,000. More
vigorous measures were instituted
to secure stock subscriptions and
even if the whole amount is not ia
ken now, the revenue to be derived
from the first gate, which will be
erected as soon as two miles
are completed, will contribute
largely towards making up the de-
ficit
Although we consider the pike
an assured fact, yet the statement
is made relying largely upon what
the people will yet do. The people
along the line have not done their
duty in the matter and they should
come up promptly and take stock.
1t is not impossible that apathy
may yet defeat the completion of
the entire line. There is no doubt
but that the work will be done par
TALLY at once, but it should be all
put under contract and ifthose who
ought to take stock would do SO at
once the whole line would be as
sured and built more speedily. We
believe the people will take the stock
and hence we are moved to assert
confidently that the pike is an as
sured fact.
The meeting at Zion was pre-
sided over by Esq. w. A. Beaver,
and Laps. d. McCord was made
secretary.
The committee to solicit sub
scriptions reported. Chas. Buford
from the Pulaski end reported SO
shares subscribed in Pulaski. He
said Pulaski was thoroughly alive
to the work and he confidently ex-
pected to increase his list to 100
shares. Many Pulaskians had not
subscribed to the extent of their
ability because they expected to be
called upon to take stock in other
roads and they wished to divide it.
When it is definitely ascertained
that other routes will be built by
private individuals and they will
not be called upon to subscribe,
they will increase their stock in
this.
j. K. p. Blackburn from the
Brick Church end reported go
shares. He said it was not much
over half what they ought to
do, but he found most of the land
owners in debt and this plea cur
tailed their subscriptions. The
middle division had not been can
vassed and it is expected to realize
a limited subscription there.
A. j. McKimmin reported from
the committee to procure charter
that he had learned there would be
no trouble in having the pike from
Brick Church to the Marshall line
coded to this company. L. j.
Hartman, who has that road leased,
confirmed this statement and said
that whether they secured it or not,
he would turn over his eight years
lease to this company.
| The committee to solicit sub
scriptions was continued, with the
addition of w. r. Collins, w. j.
Brown and G. j. Orr from the Di-
ana vicinity. Laps. d. McCord was
appointed to prepare and have
printed an address to be used by
the committee in soliciting.
f. NJ. Bunch moved that the or
ganization of the company be now
effected, and in accordance there
with the following persons affixed
their signatures to the charter,
which had been prepared in accor-
dance with law by Capt. John 5.
Wilkes, thus constituting them
selves the incorporators and di-
rectors:
| w. A. Beaver, NJ. p. HARDWOOD,
Charles Buford, A. j. McKimmin,
| d. L. Gordon, II. NJ. Bugg, j. X. P.
| Blackburn, R. A. F. Jackson, A. N.
Ezell, Laps. D. McCord, A. f.
Finley.
The committee was instructed to
present the charter at once for reg
| istration and to do all things nee
essary in the premises to complete
the organization.
The. committee on subscriptions
Twas instructed to take any amount
THAT is offered, but all sums under
$25 shall be considered as dona-
tions.
Mr.. Sullivan was requested to
give his opinion as to the probable
cost of the pike and the character OF
material at hand. He said that he
found along the side of the road al
most the entire distance the finest
! material he ever saw and there
would be no necessity over large
part of the line to do more than
grade and ditch it, the gravel from
the bitches being first class materi-
al for the road. He has had large
Iexperience in road making and he
J found better material right on the
Iroad than can be had in Maury
county with three miles hauling
!. and better than is now in use there
He approximated the cost. fol
the nine miles, exclusive of'cuts
and fills at $3.50 to $500 per mile
= The cost of the cuts and fills would
: depend upon the route and sur
vey alone could determine it.
Il A vote Of thanks was rendered
Mr.. Sullivan for his trouble IN IN
/ specting the road and making the
! estimate.
Il Moved, that the directors b reqEesfsc
10 begin tie sOOrk Of building at once