Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-04-12
HIGHWAY WORK BEGUN,
c, E. Reyes With Small Force of Men
Commenced the Preliminary Sur-
vey Monday.

Voy WioiluoI'
The actual work of locating the Dixie
Short Route was commenced Monday
when e. E. Keyes with force of four
or five men started the preliminary To-
cation running north tow ards the Fen
tress county line. There will be more
than one line surveyed before the final
location is determined upon. One line
will go via Creston.
It is the purpose of the Highway
Commission to do at least few miles
of the construction work with teams
and tools under the general direction
of G. w. Bell as superintendent. Just
how much of such work the commission
will do they do not know, but Will do
so much as they feel will be necessary
for them to get better understanding
of the work than they or any OF our
people can now possibly have. In other
words, 1t is experimental for the pur-
pose of learning SO that In the event
they find 1T necessary later to let con-
tracts for certai1 portions of the work
or for all of it for that matter-they
will be prepared to know actual cost
of the various kinds of construction.
cost of moving dirt, rock, clearing
ht-of-way and all possible detalla
that they can reasonably be expected
to learn from actual experience. Their
purpose in doing this is to enable them
! to know when far or unreasonable
price is asked by future contractors,
| should there be any.
The commission also expects to be
influenced to some extent in location by
what aid the people Of the various
nelghborhoods Will contribute to the
work.
Naturally there has been some impa-
tience on the part of the public be-
cause the commission did not move
more rapidly with the work. The COM
mission have been aware that their
progress has been slow, but they pre-
ferred to move slowly rather than to
undertake things in which they were
unintormed and have neen for many
weeks giving much careful study and
consideration to multitude of offere.
suggestions and propositions and have
finally decided upon the plan of actu-
ally doing small portion of the work
for such information as it will furnish
them.
No contracts have been let, no per-
sons have been employed for any detl-
mite time other than from day to day
as the mmisslon shall see fit to keen
them employed.
Members of the commission appeared
before the county court. MONDAY and
explained their attitude and the course
pursued met with the hearty approval
OF the court and Of all who heard what
they had to say. That our people are
the roads very much there can
be no question. 1t is now evident that
the surest way and the quickest s for
our people to lerd all possible and to
the commission in the matter OF nights
)f-way and all other things tnat will
END to forward the work To demand
}ay for rights ofWay, tor any lumber
lsed, however small, and to assume tho
'ttitude of getting every cen possible
'ut OF the commission for sjlch service
IS is rendered, will only tend TO retard
he work and 1t may result in CAUSING
he road to be built IN some Ctner way
han by your farm. Aid, nncourage-
nent and generous spirit On tho part
t every one will be the bes, and will
esult In the largest number Of miles
t road for the money expended and
hat ls what the public genoIa,lv most
esires.
1t was made very PLAIN b. the COM
lission that the question OF expense
one that will receive the most care
al scrunity and is to be one OF the
lain features of the work that is to
e kept down to the miRlrjum.
The commission feels, and rightly
20, that in the final out tcome the peo-
lie will approve more generally of
lelr course If they exercise extreme
autiOn in expenditure than if they
1ould do some wastufu things as the
,sult of undue haste n construction
ork.
One of the most encouraging things
connection with the whole matter is:
very dollar that is spent will bG used
lth the eye single to the best inter-
ts OF the county and it any person
inks there IS an ope:ing tor graft or
,tortion in any way they are doomed
disappointment. 1t Will be mighty
aooth schemer who lays hands on
liar of that $500, 200 that he IS not
silly entitled to have for service rem
red.