Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-06-16
cRossvILLE. TENNESSEE. WEDNESDAY. JUNE is. 1915.

900 to be expended in building a north
erly and southerly road through the
county and 500, 900 for completing the
Memphis to Bristol Highway, and
$50, 900 for the construction of other
roads in the county,
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
county court of Cumberland county,
now convened IN extraordinary session,
pursuant to the provisions OF said act.
that the bonds provided for in said act
be issued and sold as therein provided
in the amount of $500, 900; that the
said sum of $40. 900 for the Memphis to
Bristol Highway be so divided in its
use that $4,000 be expended on said
road east of Crossville, beginning at
the court house, and $1,000 west of
Crossville beginning at the court house (;
that the S55, 900 to be expended in the
construction of public roads other than
the two above designated be distribut-
ed on the average basis of $500 per
mile as follows; and the court recon-
mends that the commissioners carry
out the provisions of these resolutions ::
From Crossville via Biglick and Par
hams Gap to Sequatchie Valley, ap-
proximately 16 miles, $4,000.
From Crossville through Grassy
Cove to the Rhea county line on the
Spring City road, approximately II
miles, $500.
From Crab Orchard to the Crossville
and Grassy Cove road, approximately
miles, $1,000.
From Memphis to Bristol Highway
near the Shade Stephens farm in the
direction of Peavine into the Hebberts
burg neighborhood, 6 miles, $4,000.
From Crab Orchard northerly by An
tioch continuing toward lockwood 10
miles, $4,000.
From Crossville on Genesis road via
Aadms Ford steel bridge, approximate
ly II miles, SO, 800.
From Crossville on the Maryland road
via Bakers Cross Roads, approximate
ly 18 miles, SO, 900.
From Memphis to Bristol Highway
near Pomona on the Clifty road, ap
miles, $4,000.
From Pleasant Hill to Maryland. 6
miles, $1,000.
The remaining So, 900 to be used for
purchase of road machinery, upkeep
of roads or such other purposes as may
be recommended by the commissioners
created by said act.
In case the road north and south
through the county runs by way OF the
Blgick nelgbhorhood or the head of
Sequatchie valley, then So, 900 suggest |
ed for Blglick road shall be expended
on road leading from the north and
south road into the Newton and Vine
sap neighborhood.
SHORT ROUTE LOCATED.
President C. E. James of the Short |
Route Dixie highway has just issued |
he first official map of the route. He
'ays over three. fourths of the line is
aready completed to the Ohio river at
jIncinnati and that with active work
he road can be done in four months.
WHERE IT RUNS.
The Dixie Short Route is in the
hape of huge "Y" with the foot at
chattanooga and the two arms branch
ng of at jamestown, Kentucky. One
rm goes to Cincinnati and the other
o Louisville.
Beginning at Chattanooga the fol-
owing places are Indicated as being on
he line by the i,aate map OF the route:
Chattanooga, Sunnyslde, Dunlap,
'ikeville, Litton, Crossville, James
own; Albany, Kentucky, Rowena,
JAMESTOWN, Russell Springs, Liberty,
Danville, Harrodsburg,
Georgetown, Williams
own, Cincinnati. Beginning at
Kentucky, the line to
louisville shows the following towns:
Columbia, Campbellsville, Lebanon,
pringfeld, Bardstown, Shepherds
lille, Louisville.