Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-25
REFUSED TO SIGN.


Mr.. G.. Sherman, Of this city, refus-
ed to sign the report of committee on
resolutions at Jasper Saturday. Two
others with him disagreed from the
others that any certain route should
be endorsed, or that any enormous
amount Of bonds should be laid on an
already burdened county.
It was not much of tribute to Mr..
Sherman's WORTH as a road commis-
sioner that more attention was not
paid to his advice in the matter
There is no doubt that he is getting
very successful returns in road build
ing from the funds intrusted to him.
more SO than any other commissioner
ever on the job. To prove this, go and
look at the work he has done, and then
compare it with that of others. Be-
aides this, we recently learned that he
is so interested in good roads in this
county that he turns back bis salary
as commissioner to the county, retus-
ing any recompense, thus giving both
time and money to the work.
He is for the route via mountain
road hele to Nashville as link in the
Dixie Highway, a route adopted by
the Chattanooga Automobile Club or
others several years back as the most
practical one, on which G. Z. james
himself, recognizing its value then
spent $400 in repair work, money
which he had collected in Chattanoo-
ga. The plateau road can be graded
for $500 per mile, and to put rock Oh
it would not cost as much as the Bat
tie Creek route, which must be solid
concrete to stand up for the log haul
ers A new road around the Big Ridge
was graded last fall. Tracy City en-
tbusiasts will meet Marion at the
county liue if the road comes via their
town, otherwise not one penny will be
coming from them. The RANKIN
Cove road, or the connecting link to
the governme emit road, will then be the
remainder of road to look out for In
this county, and these should be built
any way. The government will moi
| build its road unless the county con-
| meets with it with a good macadam
road, and there are too many good
farms in Rankin's Cove for them &c
stay another hundred years without 9
good highway.
On the other hand, if Mr.. James
will assist in the route via ketner
| Gan. ami the road commissioner fol
Upper Marion pike could be persuaded
TO do a. good work as Mr.. Sherman
does with the funds intrusted to him,
1t would not take great deal OF mon
ey to complete the Ketner Gap route
to this place
We hope the county court will con
slider the matter carefully, and come
to a decision something like this Ap
propriate $25, 900, or provide for the
appropriation of $25. 900, with bonds
or without, if it can be done, and or
der the amount expended thus: SO, 0O(
on mountain plateau; So 900 to Ket
ner Gap road, new work; SO, 600 t.
Battle Creek, repair work; $1,000 tt
Rankin's Cove road or to Government
Road to Lock In event the Chatta
nooga committee does not select either
Rankin Cove or Lock route, throw
balance of money on Whitwell end O
| link in places needing the most work
Then let the citizens turn out for
grand road working day after to-
spring rains are over and MAKE
mighty heave to benefit themselves.
This il the common sense view
the matter. To take away from Sc
ouachee q route recognized as practi
cal for years, and bond the county TO
5000. 600 or $500, 1000 to build longe
and more difficult road is not common
sense.