The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-06
IMPETUS GIVEN
IMPROVEMENT OF
JACKSON ROAD
COUNTIES BETWEEN NASHVILLE
AND SHEFFIELD REPORT
CONDITIONS HIGHWAY.
70 ELIMINATE TOLL GATES
Williamson County Delegation lndl-
Gates Determination to Make Great
Highway Free Through That coun.
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FIoAi tHe HlcctlHS Htlu III LAW
renceburg Thursday In the interest
of the completion Of the Jackson Mil
itary Highway between the govern.
ment nitrate plant at Sheffield and
the Old Hickory powder plant at
Nashville, which was attended by
more than three hundred enthusiastic
good roads men. it looks now as If
this important stretch OF highway will
soon be completed.
From the time the gavel fell calling
the meeting to order, until motion
was made to adjourn, the interest
never Jagged. The election of Judge
r. T. Simpson, of Florence, Ala, as
permanent president Of the auxiliary
assured that great good would come
out OF the meeting. Judge Simpson
in assuming the chair made a splendid
address in favor of the completion of
this great highway and called upon
the different chairmen of the delega.
ton from each county to make their
reports on the progress that is be.
ing made in their counties, and in
nearly every instance the reports
were splendid. Maury and William
son counties made about the poorest
reports. These reports were as fol-
lows:
Judge J. Il. Mcknight, for Maury
county-Reported a free road through
the county of about thirty-six miles,
all of which is in fairly good condi-
ton, but not up to standard by any
means. He believed his county was
ready to finish the highway at any
time.
Judge H. d. Jefferson, for William
son county-Reported that the high
way committee had accepted the road
from Franklin to the Davidson coun.
ty line, which was in fine shape, but
that from Franklin to the Maury
county line the free road known as
the Carriers Creek pike had not been
accepted, that the highway commit
tee was ready to accept the Columbia
and Nashville pike as soon as the UNI
slightly toll gates could be taken down,
and that he believed his county was
ready to buy the pixies as soon as the
owner, Hon. T. B. Johnson, would
name reasonable price. Judge JEFF
ferson stated that his county had been
seriously considering proceedings of
condemnation. This statement was
received with loud applause and the
entire delegation present pledged sup.
port in any measure that Williamson
county saw fit to pursue to take pos
session Of this pike.
Alf Williams for Davidson county
Reported that every foot of the
Jackson Highway in his county was
right up to the last notch of perfec-
ticn.
E. G. Parks, for Lawrence county
Reported that thirty-six miles of the
highway had been completed, and
that the county had the money in
bank to complete the balance of it,
which would be done just as soon rs
the help and time was available.
Lauderdale County, Ala.-Reported
fifteen miles of the highway COM
pleted and eighteen more miles grad
ed, at cost of $4,000.
Colbert County, Ala. - Reported
eighteen miles of highway. of which
six miles had been completed and
that the remainder of the highway
would be completed within the next
ninety days.
Franklin County, Ala.-Reported
miles of highway, six
miles completed, and six more miles
partly completed.
Marion County, Ala. - Reported
'orty miles of the Jackson Military |
all Of the mileage in coun-
~ completed at q total cost of $780,
200. This included steel bridges
across all the streams and everything
n first-class shape.
Lamar County, Ala.-Judge Bradley
that his county had fourteen
niles completed, six more miles