Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-02
PROCLAMATION BY GOV. A. H.
ROBERTS FOR APRIL 7
Every County In State Urged to Meet
and Make Expression Touching
Proposed Issue Of SO Million
Road Bonds

By proclamation of Governor A. H.
Roberts following the passage of a
resolution by unanimous vote In both
houses, mass meetings will be held at
the court house in each county seat at
l 100 7. M. Monday, April the seventh.
Ihe people will be asked to express
their will relative to the passage of an
enabling act which will permit the
Governor and the Comptroller to issue
serial bonds not to exceed $50, 900, 900
to supplement Federal AID and other
state road funos, as the funds are
needed from year to year, to carry out
contracts made by the state highway
department in the completion of def
mite system of state highways.
In the measure recommended by the
joint legislative committee, appointed
by the speakers of both houses. for the
purpose of preparing legislation which
will give Tennessee definite highway
system, whatever bonds are issued by
the fiscal department of the state on
the estimates of work to be done dur
ing the current year by the state high
wsy department, will be retired, the
interest paid US we'll as the maintep-
ance of the state highways and the ex-
penes of the state highway department
without penny's increase of the gen.
eral tax of the state.
The automobile owners of the state
assured the joint legislative committee
that they would be willing to pay the
increase in tax, which will make this
plan possible, providing they are given
definite assurance that a state highway
system of a permanent type of road
will be completed.
The legislation on which an express
sion of the people will be asked on
April seventh lays out a definite sys-
tenn of roads in the state highway sys.
tenn SO that assurance is given the peo-
pie of the state, Che roads which will
be included IN the system.
The plan follows one which has been
adopted by the state of Illinois, PEN
Michigan and other states
and which is up for consideration in
twenty other states. In addition to
giving assurances that the road system
will be completed, the enabling act
permits the Governor and the state
highway department to go ahead with !
the completion of the system of high |
ways just as rapidly as 1T is possible to
3 efficiently do go.
This is considered highly important.
as it is recognized that the more quick |
ly the system of roads can be con.
structed and in use the greater benefit
It will be in the development of the |
state. 1t will also enable the state to
give more employment to Its citizens,
which is generally recognized as being
greatly needed at this time.
The state highway department can
commence the construction of state
highway with definite knowledge that
he state will have the funds with
which to complete it. A definite con-
truction program of starting and COM
,letiDg through roads was strongly ad-
'ocated by the Governor in his recent
message to the Legislature.
GREAT SAFEGUARDS
One of the great safeguards that is
in the law is: The roads
o be built are designated and when the
'onds are sold for building certain
Dads the funds cannot be diverted to
ny other road or purpose.
CUMBERLAND FAVORED.
Cumberland county is to be particu-
arly favored in that we will get three
Dads extending through the county
he Memphis-to-Bristol running east
nd west; he north and south road,