Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14
ROAD BADLY NEEDED.
Editor News:

| n0l ice III Your paper, the Sc
lquachee News, that the people
or voters, OF the county will vote
some time in August this veal
whether to rebo1d the county fol
$3.50, 900 for the purpose of roaC
improvement. If they vote fol
more bonds, / do hope that the
money derived from the sale OF
the bonds will not be Wasted as
the other bond money has been
by filling mud holes up with what
is called ebert. Experience
taught me long ago that you can
not, build a durable road without
a durable foundation. tits money
wasted to undertake to build a
good durable road with ebert. II
the people or voters do vote for
the issuance of more bonds / do
hope the road commissioners,
who | understand, are to be
three, will revise the different
roads for the money to be spent
upon and give unto the taxpayers
or land owners of the territory
from the county aims house a road
leading out by way of the Francis
Spring. There is a good iron
bridge at this point over the little
Sequatchie river that | asked the
county court to build some years
back when was a member of
court. Then one mile further. on
east There is another good bridge
over the Big Sequatchie river.
This road is a very important one
from the fact that it leads from
east of Imam direct to'the couvt
house at Jasper. | think those
who may be in authority ought to-
be willing to see that this road
gets as much as $4,000 to grade
it with and to help pay for
road right-of- way from Lasater's
shop to Sequachee. AS it is now
people east of here have to trav-,
ell southwest about one mile from
Lasater',s shop, then turn north
east and travel one mileupon the |
railroad right-of-way which is |
very dangerous on account Of
trains The railroad is on one
side and fences on the other and |
not over 40 feet from railroad. |
| do hope our County Judge who
| have very high regards for may
take some interest in, this road |
speak of.
| have talked to, our present
'oad commissioners time and
again in regard to- shis road but
never got anything but promises.
Mr.. B.. B. Lasater, who is well-1
lnown,. had a talk with me the
'ther day. He told me he would
rive the road a rig ht-of-way
eading from Lasater's shop to
,equatehie and SEQ in work or
money, and | believe lot of
theirs would donate to the build
ng of this road. Ebelieve Mr.. G..
sherman would be favorable to
his road but have never talked
he matter over with him.
We have had entirely too much
olitics in our county affairs and
OF enough business. | know
len who were candidates for
ounty office last August, andl
then they were jn a crowd that
,as opposed to bonds they were
DO, and when in a crowd that :
,as for bonds they were too. II {
nyone will ask me how | stand
n the bond. question | can very
'ankly tell how. So | will close ,
y saying if the voters do vote
or more bonds | do hope that I
lose who may be in authority a
ill give the people of this road |
peak of at least $4,000. They
ave paid. their taxes freely 5
very year and have never been
'compensed in any way. only by e
sing asked every year for more
x to help supply them that had /
lie pull. / was in hopes our last
gislature would revise our pres I
1t tax laws but anything for the !
lief of all the people comes slow. s
.s'. .~' 7. r. HARRIS,
equatchie, Tenn. June IL, 1917.