The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-23
URGE $3.50, 600 BOND
ISSUE FOR HIGHWAY
State and Federal Government
Will Put $45O,OOO Into Road
Through Blount County

Without dissenting vote mass meeting of citizens of
county, including of the countys largest tax
approved resolution Tuesday night which recommends
the county court at the October term for adapon auhorz
of 5O00 in pike bonds to meet the federal
proposition to build concrete highway
from the county line into Maryve and hard surfaced
road from Maryve to the Loudon county ne where will
on hard roads and Loudon counties The
meeting called leading taxpayers of the town and
county presided by R. R. Kramer, while E. F.
Ames secretary w. H. Willard made an Introductory
statement concerning countys opportunity to
900 for this highway from the state and federal
ments with the road be maintained by the state. He said
that the old route which from Maryve to the Knox
county ne the most desirable and best route for the high
way, in his judgment.
Upon the conclusion of his address, E. presented
the following resolution which recommended by rising
vote, without dissenting vote:
WHEREAS the State and Federal Governments through
the State Highway Department have agreed to aid in the CON
the Knox county line to the Loudon County line
AND WHEREAS under the plan of construction a To- as
Government will onehaf of the cost Of construction and
the Of the the cost of of a OF nad
Dollars per mile less than sixteen feet in width
virtue AMP NJ q Of The the Hes a the Esra SESSION
the General Assembly Of the State Of and by
Tennessee for 1912 to issue interest bearing coupon bonds
for the amount required to cooperate With the State and
NOW THEREFORE, Be resolved by the County lt Court curt
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars of bonds bearing interest
at------per cent, said bonds maturing n-----years
The funds the sale of said bonds shall be used
the payment of Bount County propornae part of the
expense said highway from the Knox County
line to County line by way of Mayvle said high
way to begin;
At or near the present Stock Creek Bridge at the
Haddox farm the present Knoxville Maryvlle
Pike, and following approximately the present Knox
vileMaryvle Pike to Rockford, thence by said pike
to Little River Bridge thence by said pike by the
Rockford Milling Company, by the Sam and John
Clark farm by Springfield and said pike to the
point at Hannah Ave-. just East of Maryvile,
thence leaving the present Knoxville Maryvile Pike
going by way of or the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. thence down Forest Street under the K & A.
Railroad Henry Street, thence by Henry Street to
the Williams Mill and joining Main Street at the be-
ginning of the asphalt paving at the M. E. Church.
thence using the 5000 feet of asphalt paving Main
Street and leaving at the corporation line at Cedar
Avenue, thence following approximately the present
Niles Ferry Road to the Loudon County line.
Provided however changes be made in the
ent Knoxville Maryve Road and Niles Ferry Road be
aghten and grades
said road shall touch the various points mentioned Pro-
further that it is the intention to the old road much
practicable foundation for said hard surfaced highway
the hard surfaced road from the Knox County
Maryve shall be of concrete and sixteen feet in width
Marye to the Loudon County line shall be OF what
BtumnOus penetration top and shall also be SIX
teen feet in width.
to Aoa with
Bount county
a will be threaded with GOOD
like DID,
will lead Maryvie
to he resolution. T. N. Brown -
the Importance Oh i0H