Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-06-24
TO ASK FOR
BOND ISSUE
Selection of Route, How
lever, Is Left to Ten
neSSee Members of
Highway AssO-
citation.


ty, who are Interested in the routing
of the Dixie Highway thru this coun'
ty met at South Pittsburg Monday
A. L. Robertson, of Jasper, was Chair.
man of the meeting. which held morn
ing and afternoon sessions. r. NJ.
Woodfin, of South Pittsburg. was seo-
retary. Col. A. M. Shook, of Nash,
Vile, and Judge M. M. Allison, OF
Chattanooga, directors for Tennessee
in the Dixie Highway association,
we're present.
After considerable discussion, a
unanimous vote declared for leaving
the selection Of route entirely to the
two dill lectors Messrs. Shook and AL
lson. An effort was made to get these
gentlemen to make decision before the
meeting of county court, Monday. Ju-
lv 5, one of the Whitwell justices be-
ing particularly insistent. No agree
ment was made by the Tennessee di'
rectors that this would be done. The
fact that it is believed the route in
order to accommodate the South Pitts
burg and Battle Creek sections will go
via Battle Creek, but go via Rankin's
Cove to Chattanooga instead of the
Signal mountain route while the en-
tire bond issue would probably be vot-
ed for the cause of the roads of the
county, the amounts designated for
the roads on this route would probab-
ly more nearly do the work proposed
than the amount for the longer route.
This fact will probably be ascertained
by surveys and estimates on the two
routes prepared by an engineer for TIE
Tennessee directors.
In the discussion, mention was made
of the argument against the $3. .OO
per day to be allowed commissioners
Mr.. Kline said be would gladly do
nate his salary. Mr.. Ferguson said
he would donate his salary IL all were
satisfied. Mr.. Kline also offered to
to donate 800 to defray expenses of
commissi but there were ne 9th
ers responding.
Speeches we're made by Messrs. AL
lisou and Shook and S. Scott Raulston
of Chattanooga. Local speakers we're
w. M. Cameron, John T. Raulston,
]. P. Armstrong, w. Fl. Wilson, J.
L. Raulston, of South Pittsburg, s.
H. Alexander, of Jasper, j. ]. Dykes
and W. L. Barber, of Whitwell, S. R.
Golibart, Jr., of Whiteside. Mr.. Col
ibart, is the member of the county
court who introduced the resolution
at the called session of court leaving
the settlement Of the bond measure to
the people. He expressed himself as
convinced that "nothing reasonable
should be neglected to insure the Dix
ie Highways construction across Ma
rion county.
The feeling of the meeting was for
bonds, as was to be expected, made
up as it was principally of promoters
of the bond measure in this county,
the opponents of the measure, who
were in the minority, not voting. 1t
looks at present as If the route will
90 via Battle Creek and Rankin's
Ferry, although this is not satisfact-
ory TO a humber of citizens.t Wheth-
err II does or not the entire bond bill
would have TO be accepted, so there
is no relief 10 sight from taxes for the
citizens should the county conrt pass
the measure. The Whitweil justices
already see mouse in the matter, and
are unwilling to vote for more taxes
and have no Dixie Highway.