The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01

ROAD BUILDING
BE PROPOSED
MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT CROSS
BRIDGES, WiLLiAMsPoRT
AND OTHER PLACES.
SUSPEND PATROL SYSTEM
Believed That immediate Expenditure
OF Intcr-county Highway Fund With
Private Help Would be More Hene-
fetal Now.

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What is considered very practical
method Of meeting some OF the i'm
mediate needs of road maintenance in
Maury county has been proposed as
the result OF conference last week
between the county road commission
and ]. J. Murray, secretary of the
state highway department which has
as its basis the cooperation of the
people on the various main highways
from Columbia to the county seats Of
adjoining counties.
The state highway department has
considerable sum derived from the
automobile tax for the maintenance
by patrol of the inter-cornty high
ways. 1t was suggested at the con-
ference that if this money could be
used now to supplement county high
way funds and private subscriptions
1t could be made more effective than
II used on the patrol system After
the roads have been put back into
better condition, the patrol system
could then be resumed.
With the purpose of taking up this
proposition with the people on the
various intercounty highways the
county road commission has called a
series of meetings to be held at Cross
Bridges, Williamsport, Spring Hill.
Mt. Pleasant and McCains. The cit
liens residing on these highways or
in communities tributary to them are
urged to meet at the designated places
to hear the proposition and indicate
what assistance from private sources
they will render 1t is the present
plan Of the road commission to leave
the execution of the work and the ex-
peEditure of the money to the dete-mi-
nation of the citizens, while the com
mission itself will exercise q general
supervision of the work.
Only one inter-county highway, that
between Columbia and Lewisburg, is
considered to be in condition that
will permit it's continued maintenance
by the patrol system.
Although the first of tie series OF
meetings will not be held until March |
5, preliminary conference is being
held today at Cross Bridges and the
interest shown at this conference will
determine to some extent what may
be expected from the general meet
ings to be held next week
The following action was taken by
the county road commission. com
posed Of John H. Murphy. chairman.
A. ]. Grove and ". T. Galloway, sec
rotary, at the conference last week !!
with Secretary j. ]. Murray:
"On motion it was ordered that pub |
lication be made Of the fact that the |
Maury county road commission wants /
TO meet ALI the citizens interested in
the Columbia and Hohenwald pike, at
Cross Bridges on Tuesday. March :,
at 10 a. m to consider liberal prop
osition by ]. ]. Murray, secretary of
the State Highway department. for
their cooperation in the raising and
of funds to repair said /
road in its entirity; and for the same
purpose
TO meet the citizens interested in
the Columbia and Centreyille pike at
Wednesday. March 6,
at 10 a. m:
"To meet the citizens interested in
The Columbia and Franklin pike at
Spring Hill, Thursday. March 7, at +
10 a. m;
ITO meet the citizens interested in I,
the Columbia and Lawrenceburg pike
At Mt. Pleasant, Friday. March s, at
10 a. M;
ITO meet the citizens interested in
he Columbia and Pulaski pike at Nc
Gains, Tuesday. March IL. at 10 q. m"