The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-02-08
FOR SHERIFF.
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THE PoLLETT BILL.


The Toilet bill to provide a rev
enue for road purposes is a meas
uro following out Senator Car
mack's theory of high license. Mr.
Toilet proposes to fix the priv
leges for operating saloons in tn
State at $1,000 for selling liquor
and $3.50 for selling beer alone
Out of each privilege collected fol
selling liquors $3.50 go to munich
pality and $3.50 to the county
where the saloons are operated and
$3.50 to the State, the remaining
$3.50 to a Public Highway fund
to be used in the various counties
Of the State. Out of each priv.
lege collected for selling beer.$125
90 to the municipality and 1925 to
the county in which the saloons
are operated and 1926 to the State,
the remaining 1915 to a Public
Highway fund to be used in the
various counties of the State, APP
portioned according to the number
Of square miles in each county.
One section Of the bill provides
for the construction of roads as
follows:
That all highways established, built
and constructed under the provisions
of this act, shall be opened not more
than fifty and not less than twenty
five feet In width and at twenty feet
In width shall be graded with earth or
sand SO as to drain freely to the sides,
with wearing surface raisedwith stone,
brick, gravel Or other material equal
" as good not less than twelve feet in
width, to be finally not less than
twelve inches thick Ia the center and
not less than eight inches thick at the
outer edges Of such bed of stone, brick
or gravel, which shall be we'll COM
pacted together in such manner as to
secure firm, even, smooth and sub
stantial highway; provided, however,
that the State Highway Commission
err, or either OF his assistant may, 10 his
discretion, cause any such highway
to be constructed and built outofoth-
er durable, lasting material suitable
orsuch purpose wherever stone, brick,
gravel or other material equally as
good cannot be obtained, or where the
cost and expense of obtaining the same
would be excessive. In no case shall
the grade Of asc ent or descent on any
highway be greater than ten per cent.
always taking into consideration the
and natural condition of
the locality where such highway Is To-
Gated. All highways constructed and
built under the provisions Of this act
shall be well provided with all neces-
;ary side mains, waste-ways and UNI
Ter DRAWINGS to prevent overlooking
or washing by water, and with essen.
,ial and substantial bridges and cul-
7erts at all crossings of water
courses, which bridges and culverts
hall be built as part Of said highway,
ind shall be provided for ia the con-
ract to construct said highway and
hall be paid for as a part OF the high
way out Of the fund created and pro-
'ided for by this act.
1t will be seen from the aboveEl
hat each saloon IS to be taxed I
1850 altogether in lieu of alllI
heretofore operative. 1
nd that I'll, 125 Of this amount 90 !
q the State as a Public Highway
und for the various counties Of :
be State.
After the PendIeton bin goes in I
Q effect Bristol, GAINESVILLE, Co
ambia, and several other towns i
FL take advantage Of Us provi.
ions by repeating their charters. 1
knoxville may do SO too, but the 3
ther towns mentioned are practi. d
ally sure to come under the pro !
isions Of the law. .
It is supposed that this bill q
'ould raise . fund Of about $780,. i
90 annually for road purposes. d
he amount would be considerably 4