Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-08-05

baen so announced in tue newspapers,
said he had carried back an amend
ment to the Senate for So. 600 addition
al for the East Valley road, but that
somehow it had got lost and was new
souire Kelly demanded why the
pike Commission could not put 1t
down in black and white that So, 900
would be spent on the East Valley
road O.
A. R. Rankin spoke from the atti-
tnde of the tax payer. He asked the
,.ourt to consider the matter carefully,
inasmuch as after the tax was levied
and the bonds weIe authorized, the
matter was out of their hands. He
said he was surprised at Squire Barber
saving that the Court had had nothing
10 do with the matter, He said the
matter In the beginning should have
been referred to the people for their
endorsement, and then referred to the
court. He declared by terms of bill
pike Commission could take off every
dollar off of every road except one, and
spend it where they wanted. II ex-
penses were to be paid and rights OF
way bought how is county to come
out? He said that regarding their
salary and expenses, commissioners
had agreed among themselves TO stand
on the bill. That their salary would
be $S, 400 per year, and their assistants
would get 81 so per day besides that.
He spoke of possible conditions to
arise, such as failure of crops and
war. and how with high taxes could
the people stand increased burdens.
| He said it was the women and the lit
tie folks at home who now by their in
dustry paid the taxes. He wanted
roads as much as anybody. He stated
the Pike Commissioner attorney
would get $1,000 per year, but was cor
rected in this The attorney is to ge$
800 per year. Speaking of the pro-
posed working of convicts, he said;
s'If the people have to pay this tax,
they have the right to get advantage
Of the work" He stated that 800, 900
could be spent in the city of South
Pittsburg. Bond bill was an insult
TO the good sense of the people at
large. Said he had voted for former
bopd bill. which was credit to this
one. That it took power out OF the
hands of the people, and gave 1t to a
commission who might hold office Tor
ever.
Squire Kelly interrupted Mr.. Rank
in on ground that he was away from
the subject, and consuming time
Mr.. Rankin closed his speech. M
s. H. Alexander of Jasper. was
called for, and opening said people got
excited sometimes and did things they
should not do. He said he was born
and raised in the county. and had
heard his districrt maligned in form
er meeting, aud had been refused right
to reply, to same. He was for good
roads as much as any man, but want
ed this expenditure of bond. money
carried out according to Instructions,
i Squire Barber replying said that
Mr.. Alexander had not been allowed
to speak, because he, Barber, had got
right to floor. That if he bad not his
people would have lost their fight. lie
knew majority of people were opposed
to bonds, but that he stood for the
people. He charged ]. @. Kelly with
uersopal interests. He said he was
! honest in his views. Denied that be
said majority of tax payers were for
the bonds, but that he meant majority
of representative tax payers were fol
the bonds. Squire Kelly here objected
to any personal remarks. Squire Bar
ber continuing said he knew Of three
or four men strong in finances who are
fooling the people. Said bond Dill
was the smallest amount of any Of the
counties except Sequatchie.
Squire Moore said his position wat
not to let the Rankin's Cove route
defeat the Whitwell route. That Jas
per had got 66 2,3percent. of the form
er bond issue spent on roads near that
place. That Jasper had got the higt
school, and $50, 900 extra bonds hae
been issued. That Whitwell schools
could not teach above the eight
grade. He asserted that it had beer
t offered to bonn the county for $40, OOe
: by people who previously had beer
against bonds. He excitedly exclaim
ed, s'We beat you, and now we are
!. for you. He said that the presen
ibili eouslized the bond issue over the
. different sections He was glad tina
the bond issue of $3.50, 600 was unpaid
. "because, he said, when these two
: bond issues are paid we VIII star
afresh. - 41.t tf
II SQUIRE Moore's attention was called
by the Chairman to the fact that ~
bond issue had been made for TN
High School, other justices also ask
ing for correction. t @
: Squire Raulston. for two sessions
representative at Nashville, obtained
, the floor. 1t was thought he was go
ing to pour oil on the troubled water
, at the outset, but as be progressed n
] grew vitrolic He said the court wa
| a good court, and would reflect tn
, sentiment of the people. He attacked
Mr.. Alexander, who had said that IN
. present method of pushing the bon'
!, bill was taxation without represen
] tation He said the court was the rep
resentative of the people. de charge'
} that Mr.. Alexander was chairman
the Dixie Highway meeting befor
: this question Of taxation came up. IA
J said the people seemed to want goo
roads, that they were clamering 70
, the Dixie Highway. and wanted T.
get out of the mudholes He heard n
: com plants about proposed taxation
from the largest taxpayers. He sai
) too much jealousy between member
, of court and Pike Commission wa
cause Of a lot of the trouble, tina
, Commissioners had passed resolutions
! aud that they would spend just q
voted
Squire Shelton, for and agains
! whom this oratory had been expenden
{ asked that the Pike Commission ap
, pear before, court and give exuiana
iipn of their Intentions Several Ju,
tices urged that Adjournment be mao