Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-08-05
Acrimonious Debate Among
Justices, and Severe
Criticisms.
Money to be Spent According
to Agreement of Pike
Commission.

A resolution to authorize the is
snance of 300, 900 in bonds and levy
an additional tax of 25c on the 500
was productive of an almost unlimited
fiow of oratory at the special session
of Comfy Court Monday. The wordy
warfare frequently grew personal, and
trouble was averted frequently by the
energetic appeals of Judge Williamson
: FAR order. and more peaceable discus
sion Of the points at issue. This Will
make the tax rate 50 Is on the 500.
sol 10 on the $1,000, on~a 30 per cent
valnation with orders from the State
to tha Eoualization Board ahead TO
ra;sa ali taxes on real estate next year.
d when the reporter got into the court
&oo,n the court was in session, the
sesolnfion for $tO0, 900 bonds had been
Atroduced. and Squire Kelly had the
,Nor He was asking where the resi-
me a15. 900, was to be spent. he
wanted an engineer employed to bring
~, a fair souare estimate to the court
I ~ the cost on each road. and see
,,,h hathar the amounts to be appropriat-
sd uonld be sufficient. IL engineer 8
ost;noata was greater than amount to
he annronriated, 1t would not do to
anter ppou the work. It was not bus
mess principles. - .ha
Squire Barber, OF WnItWel. WIS %;o
,-t snaaker. He referred to his
aoaach ~ Soutb Pitstburg for the set
element Of some of the points lnvoiv, ",
ed. He complimented tne minority n un
making good fight, put spoAe ~,
harmony. He referred TO tne conu
issue as very small, but tne pess oI5 pos
sible mite, and did not want solu
water thrown over tns pIopoAiei sioa;.
He said $25, 900 was sumcient " oiS eSa
right of way and put cneIt On ous .oe
road from near Wnitweil W 49,, s
cheek, He spoke against proposltiohh
Of Commissioners to commence woan .
ON lower end first, and get roaus tney
wanted, and then bond again ~ Pa
vide finds for other ROADS. NJ saiu
comfy court was never consu,oeu a .ha
hodv over the bond matter, put 1ne
work was all done in the iegislaeu,i;s ,;s
This statement later raised some US hs
cnssion. as it had been currently pe 70
l;aved that. the court was inVl1eu ~
hs nresent at all meetings. anu !ter .ne.e
was little tangoing over tnis nlas.ei oSia
He said people were SO unreaSonah . .;..ht
"a 10 DENY members OF tne conls risas ;S
+o act for their cOnstituoh"', a 80
sbev even carried it SO FAR as 70
.h,aatsn rememberance for action !. OF OF
carfain justices at the polls nerear;er :a.;tt,
~ very, occasion, He sala LnaJqr.G 3rs;s
~ ~ tse sees staxpayels were for bonds. Inls ns
oo;nt ~ also raised discussion laser .snsa ana
boine bo amended end il, saying be meant those nos
aavine the largest amonns u sor1eer e
esslI Hs alluded to having said n fop@sp ior1 p
anescb e that there were two fact,ohs srn -
spssoa sP;s county, progressive and i non-pIo, bO
rassiys anas and characterized those wno y
esprased ess the bonds as non -progresss,ttte, sstte,
.opPogS;r een;re Kelly criticised this iat.eI aet
e ss9%;; ssl.;on H. said Mr., Barber mlgn.
asserslUr eroOressive, but that he. Kelly; Va wss
~aId over the matter. ne parher 5aia re
!, os E spst as a. progressive as Mr. Barber r.
vas susti failed to have money enough 20 go,.O 20
q Ln;fS M the pixie Highway as Ia. la,a ooMd cop,d
pnilu ns ~ S have good road tna5 az con,u saar
be traysHHaie a. HiehTsy az s refused
ana A. accept "u it, what wonla e We ,be ~ ,ong
tier VI. seGUs9I sSos + %Sass hsa been t a5oTfad
n aus for the bonus