The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-10-08
COURT ORDERS
$l5O,OOO BONDS
AUTHORIZED FOR BUILDING
STATE HIGHWAY FROM KNOX
TO LOUDON COUNTY
RESOLUTION PASSED WITHOUT
A DISSENTING VOTE FROM
THE MAGISTRATES

The Blount county court Nonda1
authorized the issuance of $3.50, ,0OC
in bonds to meet the state and teaera
governments offer in building high
way through Blount county from
the Knox county to the Louder
county linee~ The resolution recon-
mended at mass meeting of citizens
about two weeks ago, was presented
by T. N. Brown, who made speech
urging the necessity of meeting the
governments proposition in building
this road. He also emphasized the
importance of following the route OF
the present road.
M. H. Gamble, offered an amend
ment to the resolution stating he ap-
peared as representative of the
Aluminium Company of America of
ficials, and asked that the route not
be named in the resolution, except
that it come by Rockford. His
motion to amend received no second.
Mr.. Brown responded to Mr.. Gam
ble's argument suggesting change
in route. Esq. James ~. hauouA
made thrillino address and one of
the best speeches ever heard in the
county court, favoring the issue, and
urging the old route be Io!-oW+o
Esouires McCulloch, Pee~y and Nc
Call also spoke favoring the issue ant
the old route.
The resolution passed unanimously
1t follows:
WHEREAS, the State and Federal
Governments through the State High
arEy,o not h onrond tn oi
in the constructing of Federal high
way through Blount county from the
Knox county line to the Loudon
county line.
AND WHEREAS, under the plan
of construction as authorized by the
State and Federal Governments, the
Federal Government will pay one
half of the cost of construction and
the State one-sixth of the cost of
construction of hard surfaced high
way which will cost not more than
Twenty Thousand Dollars per mile
and be not less than sixteen feet in
width.
AND WHEREAS, The County
Court is authorized by virtue of
Chapter 26 of the Acts of the First
Extra Session of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Tennessee of 1913
and by Charter IT'S of the Acts of
the General Assembly of the State of
tennessee for 1919, to issue interest
bearing coupon bonds for the amount
required to cooperate with the State
and Federal Governments in the con-
struction of said roads,
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolv-
ed by the County Court in regular
session assembled, that Blount
County issue One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars of bonds, bearing
interest at per cent, said bonds
maturing in 25 and 35 years.
The funds derived from the sale of
said bonds shall be used for the pay
ment of Blount county's proportion
ate part of the expense of construc-
tion of said highway from the Knox
county line to the Loudon county line
by way of Maryville, said highway to
begin;
At or near the present Stock Creek
Bridge at the Haddox farm on the
present Knoxville -Maryville Pike, and
following approximately the present
Knoxville -Maryville 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 Spring
field and on said pike to the point at
or near Hannah Ave-, just East of
Maryville, thence leaving the present
Knoxville -Maryville Pike going by
way of or near the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, thence down Forest
Street under the X. & A. Railroad to
Henry Street, thence by Henry Street
to the Williams Mill, and joining
Main Street at the beginning of the
asphalt paving at the M. E. Church,
thence using the 5000 feet of asphalt
paving on Main Street and leaving it |
at the corporation line at Cedar
Avenue, thence following approxi-
mately the present Niles Ferry Road
to the Loudon county line.
Provided, however, such changes
may be made in the present Knox
Vile -Maryville Road and Niles Ferry
Road as may be necessary to straight !
en- out curves and secure proper
grades, but said road shall touch the .
various points mentioned. Provided |
further that it is the intention to use
the old road as much as practicable
as a foundation for said hard surfac-
ed highway and that part of the hard
surfaced road from the Knox county
line to Maryville shall be of concrete,
asphaltic concrete or rock asphalt
and sixteen feet in width and from
Maryville to the Loudon county line
shall be of what is known as Bitumi-
nous penetration top and shall also
be sixteen feet in width.
Routine business was transacted by
the court, nothing of special signi-
ficance, except this road issue coming
before the court. Appropriation for
the county demonstration agent will
he made at the January term of