Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-02-16
THE PROBABLE COST OF FIVE
Pixies TO THE COUNTY LINE.

nv circle, the distance tn the county
line being about twelve miles in every
direction. This would require about
sixty miles of pike to build FIVE roads
to the county line. The highest esti-
mate of cost per mile is 1000. 1t
will not cost $50, 1000 to build the FIVE
roads, leaving the bridges out for the
present. $1,000 Of this amount may
he assessed next April. $1,000 more
have already been proposed in the way
of donations, This would leave $780,
600 to be raised froin the sale OF bonds.
Put the taxable property, including
privileges, at 100000, thirty cents
on the hundred would give $4,000.
The number of polls for 1883 were
1888. Say 1000 for 1884 at $l.0O
each, would be 50, 900, a total of IS, 900
per annum. $4,000 per annum for
eight years would give sum total of
S64, 900, with which the bonds and the
interest at Elk per cent. could be paid
within eight years and have money
left to help pay for few new bridges.
No citizen in the county would be the
least oppressed, or deem it a hardship,
tn pay thirty cents per hundred and
a poll of $l.00 per annum for eight
years to have good roads. The great
beauty of this is, the people would not
only be blessed with good roads and
their property enhanced in value, but
every dollar of the money expended
would be still among US and the county
no poorer, but greatly enhanced in
value. Just at this time there is no
necessity for picturing to our citizens
the inconvenience Of bad roads. The
awful reality, the desperate condition
Of roads just now is enough to make
them think and act. 1t is true, we
cannot build roads just now; the work
must be done in summer and fall, but
now is the time to provide means, and
now is the time to levy tax and procure
public donations, while everybody sees
and feels the importance OF the work.
Let subscription lists be gotten up and
a thorough canvass made on every line
over which a road is to be built, now,
while the people see and feel the i'm
portance Of the enterprise. If the PEG
pie Of the whole county enter into the
work in earnest it will be done, and
done SO easily that we will esteem it a
pleasure rather than burden. All
may not be able to give money, but
nearly all can give more or less labor,
the thing necessary to build roads.
When we shall have built the main
lines of road, then each neighborhood
can and will join in and build good
roads to the main lines. Those who
live remote from the main roads, in.
stead of donating for the main lines
can build neighborhood roads. BY a
judicious system Of work good roads
may be made from every neighbor-
hood to one Of the main lines. When
we begin the work other counties ad.
joining us will do likewise, and thus
the whole country will be benefited.
What we have said Of Warren may
equally apply to ever other county in
the State cursed with bad roads. We
suggest that the members Of our Coun.
ty Court talk freely with the citizens
Of their respective districts between
this and the April term, and learn the
desire Of their people on this imports
ant question. We have net word to
say against our County Court. We
have talked with many Of them, and
they talk reasonably and sensibly.
They are good and true men, safe and
ready to do the will Of the people as
far as they think it right. We think
it advisable for the Court at its March
term to appoint three good men, one
from the town and two from the
country, as a committee to mature ard
submit plans for raising the means and
accomplishing the work. Now is the
time to begin the work and push it to
completion. AS before said, the mon-
ey will not 60 to foreign corporation,
but will be expended among the citi
zens of the county and for their own
use.