Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-04-06
QUARTERLY COURT
Ia Regular Term Monday Did
Much Business

transacted. There were several
commissioners appointed to have
bridge and levee work done, and a
number Of appropriations were
made.
The road question, which is get
ting to be matter of much inter
est in the county, was discussed.
Judge Enochs announced that a
new road law had been passed by
the legislature and that the law
went into effect from and after its
passage. The Judge did not have
a copy of the law, and it was de-
Cided that any action Of the court
on the road question would hardly
be wise until a copy of the law
could be secured. So the court
decided that it meet in adjourned
session on Monday, April 16. to
take such action as was necessary
under the new law.
Hon. J. w. Mckinney intro,
duced the following resolution, on
the road question. which met with
much favor, but it was thought
best not to take action until the
sixteenth, when the road question
is up for consideration:
Whereas, The condition of the
public roads of Carroll county are
such that they are almost i'm
passable, and
Whereas, The people living
along the main thoroughfares Of
the county are public-spirited and
desire better roads, and
Whereas, They are willing and
anxious to make private donations
of both money and labor to repair
and work said roads and put them
in good travelling condition, and
Whereas, This court is DESTROYS
of encouraging spirit of pro-
gressiveness among the people of
the county, and
Whereas, This court is favorable
to,any movement or plan that will
result in better roads, and
Whereas, 1t has been next to
impossible heretofore with the
ordinary resources of the county
to build and make good roads that
are passable at all seasons of the
year, and in all portion of the
county, and
Whereas. There are many com
munities and persons who will do
nate both labor and money, as
aforesaid for the purpose Of build
ing good roads in their respective
communities: now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Quarterly
Court of Carroll County, Tennes-
see, at it's April term, 1917, that
wherever the people of any com
munity, DESTROYS of repairing and
building good roads, donate and
pay into the hands of the judge OF
this court any sum of money for
that purpose, then the said Judge is
hereby authorized to draw bis
warrant against the county fund
in an amount equal to the sum
thus donated, which said sum, to-
gether with the sum donated BY
the citizens along any road they
propose to improve or build, shall
be expended By and under the d.
rection of the road commissioner
of Carroll county, to be paid upon
the vouchers drawn by said road
commissioner and countersigned by
the judge of this court. When
any such donation is made, it shall
be the duty of the judge of this
court to notify said road commits
sioner of the same and to set aside
to the credit Of said road commits
sioner the amount thus donated,
together with an equal amount
herein authorized, which said
amounts shall constitute a fund for
said commission TO use in the re-
pairing and building Of the road
specified in the petition of the
donors, which said petition shall
set out the road they desire said