The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-22

thing clean. Mr.. Howard liked the
idea of building two miles of hard
streets. He suggested the use of
Waverly gravel, but Mr.. Walker
said that it would be impossible
to secure it.
DR.. c. w. Miles stated that he
had examined both the Naverly
gravel and the Tams novaculite
and the result of the analysis and
practical use had both demonstrate
ed that novaculite was incompar-
ably the harder of the two. The
Waverly gravel is easily crushed
while the novaculite stands tn e
hardest usage. In fact the novacu-
lite was hardest of all stone except
granite. DR.. Miles indorsed Mr..
Hardy's views. The roads should
be worked at the proper season of
the ycar-not when they are dusty.
He called attention to a 7-mile strip
of road leading from Fulton with
not single mud hole in it during
the e son of unexampled bad
roads fro m which we are just
emerging. 1t is question Of
whether we will work the roads so
that the water will not stand on
them. With few exceptions there
is not foot Of ground in Obion
County, if well rounded up, that
will not stand if properly worked.
Mr.. Semones gave description
of the process used by Mr.. Thomas
son, the engineer, in making the
Jackson roads. The hills are lev
eled, graded and graveled by the
same process.
Judge Lawson said that the sys-
tenn used there was to cut out a
chanael for gravel, and this bed of
gravel was first rolled, then a layer
big stone, another of smaller stone,
and rolled again, then layer of
fine stone with another systematic
rolling completed the job. There
was no question between ordinary
stone and novaculite. The stone
would do very we'll for the base,
rolled and covered with novaculite.
j. L. Haguewood indorsed Mr..
Hardy's suggestion.
!. G. Reynolds stated that Mr..
Walkers suggestions suited him
exactly. Novacuiite is the proper
thing to put on the streets and the
method of taxation the best. He
was not in favor of issuing bonds.
w. T.. White concurred in what |
had been said. He said that the
Association had sug-
gested bonds, but the nam idea
was to push the construction Of
good streets whether it be done by
the issuance of bonds or otherwise.
Mr.. White believed in the use of
-iling, but the tiling must be sunk
ieep enough. BY the use of tile
much Of the trouble now encounter
d could be cured, The thing
would drain the overflow from adj
accent ground and where needed
hould be laid across the roads to
Irain them. Mr.. White then made
motion, Incorporating Mr.. Hardy's |
that 2 miles Of hard /
treets be built in Union City by
axation. G Fl. Miles seconded /
he motion, stating this solution j
,as better than issuing bonds. He J
vas in favor of Mr.. Hardy's plan
nd he was in favor employing an
ngineer and paying him well.
ohn Adams challenged the bond :
len to speak or forever hold their :
eace. p
Andy corum agreed to the sug- q
estions. Il
4. E. Driskill thought we ought hi
take care of the principal streets b
Mr.. Hardy spoke again. saying d
at he was in favor Of making the I
st as outlined so that we can get :,
correct knowledge of the cost. : :
DIR, Miles thought the stepping :
ones should be sunk deeper so y
at the big holes between them o.
ght be obviated. 10
Mr.. Whites motion was carried e
animously. hi
]. F. Howard was recognized
ain and he spoke along the lines te