The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-31
Meetings For
Good Roads In All
Counties April 9TH
Voters of Tennessee Have Been
Asked to Express Choice On
Most Important Bill.

NASHVILLE, March 31.-Every
voter in this and every other county
of Tennessee will be given the oppor-
tunity to express himself on the pro-
posed bond issue fro roads which is
now pending before the general as
sembly at mass meetings to be held
in the county seas on Monday, April
Z. The governors proclamation, call
ing these meetings is given below.
! This bill, known as the "Illinois
plan" because it was so successfully
carried out in Illinois, has been re-
drafted by the special Legislative com
mittee of the legislature on two read
ings.
By its provision statewide sys-
! tenn of permanent roads will be con-
structed and entirely paid for by a
special tax levied on auto and motor
vehicle owners. The system of roads
for East Tennessee is as follows:
The Memphis-to-Bristol highway
via McMinnville, Sparta, Crossville,
lockwood, Kingston, Lenoir City,
Knoxville, Jefferson City, Morristown
Greeneville, Jonesboro, johnson City,
Elizabethton and Bristol.
The Dixie Highway from Nashville
via Winchester, Sewanee, Monteagle,
Jasper, Whitwell, Chattanooga to
lockwood following the Memphis-to-
Bristol to Knoxville, thence via Gin
ton, Jackson, LaFallcttc to Jellico
with the Carolina division following
the Memphis-to-Br:stol highway to
jefferson City thence via cambridge
and Newport to the North Carolina
line.
A highway from the Kentucky
line via Byrdstown, jamestown,
Crossville, Pikeville, Dunlap, Whit
well, Jasper, South Pittsburg to the
Alabama line with connections at
Dunlap via Signal Mountain and Jas
per to Chattanooga.
A highway from Byrdstown via
Livingston to Celina and Co0keville
to Gainesboro with a connecting high
way between Gainsboro and Celina
A highway from McMinnville via
Spencer, Pikeville, Dayton, Decatur
to Athens.
A highway from Chattanooga t.
Knoxville via Cleveland, Athens
Sweetwater, Loudon, Lenoir City
following the Memphis-t to- Bristol
Highway into Knoxville.
A highway from the Virginia fin,
via Kingsport, Johnson City, Erwin
to the North Carolina line.
A highway from Knoxville viz
Maryville, Madisonville, Englewood
Etowah, Benton, Copper Hill to tn
Georgia line with connections at Ben
, ton to Cleveland and Englewood t.
: Athens.
, A highway from Knoxville via Sc
/, vierville to an intersection with tn
highway to Newport.
f Ahighway from Cumberland Ga
\ via Tazewell, Maynardsville, Unio
s City to Knoxville with connection g
n Maynardsville via Rutledge to Morris
= town.
o A highway from Morristown Vi
Rogersville and Kingsport to Bristo
r with a connection from Rogersvill
to Sneedville.
A highway from the Kentucky lir
via Huntsville, Wartburg, Hartman
connecting with the Memphis-B
highway with connection from HaI
riman to Clinton wa OllVer oprlhg
A highway from Elizabethton
Y the North Carolina line.
A highway from Bristol via MouI
. tain City to Trade and the North Ca
:, olina line.
" Ahighway f rom Monteagle to Nj
Minnville via Altamont with a co
nection at Aitamont to Whitwell.
! 1t is the desire of the members
: tho legislature that the people of II
= state indicate their interest in tn
= measure, and for that reason the ma
. meeting at every county seat ha'
:. been arranged.