Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-17

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those duties.
On roll call the court voted to allow
each of the pike commissioners $500
for services rendered up to Dec. 81,
1916, same to come out of pike fund.
| That made total OF $3.50 Tor each
commissioner rs $3.50 had been voted
previous to this. The county revenue
committee was directed to audit the
books of the Highway Commission.
C. E. Keyes resigned as member
of the workhouse committee and s. N.
Smith was elected to fill the vacancy.
MOVE ROCK CRUSHER.
= The court authorized the lime com.
mlttee to crush such quantity of rock
at Crab Orchard as Will supply the de-
mand along the I. G. railroad and then
move crusher to other points, provided
sufficient crushing can be assured to
render moving the crusher profitbe.
This order was brought about by the
desire of persons near the top of the
mountain and IN Sequatchee valley
wanting lime, but the distance 1t would
have to be hauled is prohibitIve
There is an abundancec. of lime rock
on the first bench OF the mountain on
the mail road, about l3 miles south of
Crossvllle and 1T is probable the farm.
ers of that section Will be able to Sc
cure orders for lime sufficient to justi-
fly moving the crusher. Esq. Randolph
has the matter in charge on behalf of
the county and will report to the lime
committee at an early date.
$1,000 FOR FAIR GROUNDS.
The question of the purchase of a
fair site for the county was brought
before the court, which elicIted much
but finally resulted in the
passage of an ord ais,sysk I'm. 70; no;
$1,000 oct of any available IGnds xsr
the purchase of such fair grounds site.
The county judge ard tw o justices that
he mlght appoint are to act in behalf
of the county Judge Burnett appoint |
ed Esqs. Jere Morrow and u. s. Rose
as his associates IN securing, selecting |
the site and seeing that the deed is
drawn. 1t is specified In the
order that the property shall belong TO |
the county but that it shall be leased
to the Cumberland Plateau Fair Asso-
ciatlon tor nominal sum" so long as
the ground is used by said association
for far purposes.
There are two tracts OF land IN view
One that is known as the Ball Ground
lying west of Main Street. and con-
taIns DC acres. The other is a e.
acre tract lying short distance east
If town. Just which tract will be Sc
cured, if either, remains to be decided.
This action on the part of the coun-
~, coupled with the $1,000 already
pledged towarsd the fair will insure
is success and our people may expect
4 fair here this fall that will prove (
much more attractive than any that 1t
vas possible to hold with the limited
means that have been available for
previous fairs.
ROAD UPKEEP FUND.
At a meeting of the Cumberland
county Business Association Monday
light a resolution was passed favorlng =
he setting aside of at least $50, 700 of
he $500, 900 bond sale made about a l
'ear ago as an upkeep fund. The an
lual interest only to be applied to road
Ipkeep. The matter was brought be- +
ore the county court Tuesday and was 4
pproved. The association also urged v
hat the act authorizing the sale Of the t
200, 900 road bonds be SO amended that
70, 900. of the 81. 5000 to be applied t
N building northerly and southerly
DAD from the Fentress county line on {
he north to the Bledsoe county line on II
he south, be used tor the completion II
f the Memphis to Bristol highway t
rom the Roane county line on the east t.
o the White county line on the west. D
md further that any residue of the o
20, 900 remaining after the completion
f the Memphis to- Bristol highway be a
expended on the road from Crossville
D Monterey via Maryland, which was e.
pproved by the court. tt
1t has been estimated that approx a
lately SIS, 600 will be required to com. W
lete the Memphis.to Bristol highway t.
he road is now in such condition that 81
ars can pass over 1t very readily IN 81
ry weather.