The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
MASS MEETING TO Be
HELD AT COURTHOUSE
MONDAY. APRIL z, SET BY GOV
ERNOR ROBERTS
Executive Wants TO Learn Sentiment
Of Voters Regarding Issuance of
Bonds to Build Roads in Tennessee
in Conjunction With Government.

Of Voters Regarding Issuance of
Bonds to Build Roads in Tennessee
in Conjunction With Government.
Every voter in this and every other
county Of Tennessee will be given
the opportunity To express himself
on the proposed bond issue for roads
which is now pending before the gem
eral assembly, at mass meetings to
be held in the county seats on MorH
day, April Z. The governors proc
lamation calling 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 committee
which toured the state, and in its in-4
proved form has passed both houses
of the legislature on two readings.
BY its provisions a state-wid4
system Of permanent roads will be
constructed and entirely paid for by
a special tax levied on auto and motor
vehicle owners, The system of roads
for West Tennessee is ais follows;
The Memphis to Bristol highway
via Brownsville, Jackson, Hunting
don, Camden, and on to Knoxville
and Bristol.
The Jeff Davis highway from the
Mississippi line through Memphis,
Covington, Ripley, Dyersburg, Obion
and Union City to the Kentucky
line.
The Muscle Shoals highway vial
r~lIia~villo Moscow and Essar-v
Springs.
The Bankhead highway from Mem
phis to the Mississippi line.
A highway traversing the southern
tier of counties from Memphis via
SomervilIe, Whiteville, Bolivar, Sell
mer and Savannah to connect with
road to Chattanooga.
"A highway from the Mississippi
river to Brownsville via Ripley.
IA highway from the Mississippi
river via Dyersburg, Alamo to Jack
Al highway from Brownsville
through Alamo, Humboldt, to Milan.
al highway from an intersection
with the jeff Davis highway at Union
City thence via Kenton, Rutherford,
Dyer, Trenton, Humboldt, Jackson,
Bolivar, to connect with the Muscle
Shoals highway near the Mississippi
line.
The Burlington way from the Ken
tucIxv line via Fulton, Martin. Sha-
ron, Milan, Jackson, Henderson and
Selmer, to the Mississippi line.
"A highway from Jackson via Lex
ington, Linden, to Nashville.
Al highway from Union City via
Martin, Dresden and Mckenzie to-
Huntingdon.
"A highway from Dresden via Par
is, Dover, GAINESVILLE to Nashville.
Al highway from the Kentucky line
via Paris to Camden.
a highway from Lexington to Sa-
vannah.
Upton county IS scheduled To get
26 miles Of this state highway sys-
tenn.
IL is the desire Of the members of
the Legislature that the people of the
state indicate their interest in this
measure, and for that reason the
mass meetings at every county seat
have been arranged. The governors
proclamation on that subject is as
follows:
Whereas, BY Senate joint resolu-
ton No. M, approved March rs, 1919,
il was ordered by the general assem-
bly, that a mass meeting be held in.
The courthouse at the county seat in
each county in this state at o'clock
pm, on Monday, April 2, 1919, at
which time the qualified voters are
requested In orderly mass meeting
to express their wishes with respect
to the passage Of a bill pending in
the legislature providing for the is
suance Of not exceeding fifty mill
lion dollars iii serial bonds, the prin-
cipaI and interest of which it Is pro
posed shall be paid and discharged by
tax on motor vehicles, and the one
mill property tax; that il amend
ments are desired, the mass meeting
may suggest such as may be desired,
and that the governor issue q procla-
nation requesting the people to at
tend such mass meetings.
Now, therefore, /, A. Fl. Roberts,
governor Of the state Of Tennessee,
IN pursuance Of said joint resolution,
do hereby request and call upon the
legal voters throughout the state to
meet at their several courthouses in
the various county seats at o'clock
PM. on Monday, April z, 1919, and
take such action as will be expressive
81 their win respecting the proposed
fifty million dollar bond issue. Such
action will be certified by the chair
man and secretary Of the mass meet
ing to me, as governor, immediately
after the adjournment Of the meeting.
n testimony whereof, / hereunto
1t nv hand on this March rs, 1919.
Al. II. ROBERTS, Governor.
Bv the Governor:
IKE B. STEVENS.
Secretary Of State.