The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
MASS MEETING IN SESSION ONLY
LONG ENOUGH TO HEAR RES
OLUTiONS READ.
OPPOSE INCREASE STATE DEBT
Petition Legislature and Governor to
Prevent Passage of Bill Which
Would Create Immense Fund With
out Adequate Returns.
(Monday's Daily Herald J


Unanimous disapproyal of the $780,
100000 state road bond bill was given
this afternoon by mass meeting of
Maury county citizens at the court
house and a committee was appointed
to present. the resolutions te!ythe
speaker OF the senate and house, Coy
ernpb 7 9hsrtss and MaurX county. m " a
beers Of the legislatnre
h Never was there assembled in Maui
ry county a more representative or
more determined body of citizens than
the 800 or more who met at l O'Clock
sto express their disapproval and con-
domination of measure that threat
ems to foist upon the state tremen-
dous bonded indebtedness without adj
equate returns to the people who will
pay the, taxes The rapidity with
which they acted was impressive.
There was no speech making. There
was no lobbying. The ,citizens were
there for business and they acted
without delay. The mass meeting was
in session only long enough to hear
the resolutions read by c. P. Hatch
er and then to vote on them,
Judge w. C. Whitthorne presided at
the meeting and upon motion appoint
ed aicommittee of three, composed OF
j. c. VOORHEES,, r. Fl. Claggett and A.
B. ~Sowell, to present the resolutions
to the governor and the legislature.
The resolutions in full follow:
To the members of the 61st General
Assembly of the State of Tenness
see, and his Excellency, Governor
A. H. Roberts: "aF -
Whereas by resolution adopted by
the senate and house of the G1st Gen
eral Assembly OF the State of Ten
nessee, directing the Governor to is
sue proclamation calling for mass
meetings for the various counties of
the state on Monday, April 9TH, for the
consideration of directing the legis-
lature concerning a $50,000,000 bond
dill for the improvement of the desig
mated system of roads in the state, as
outlined in certain bills now pending
before the Legislature, and
Whereas upon a liberal investiSa-
ton by the citizens and taxpayers Of
Maury county concerning the cost of
construction Of a system OF roads Of
from 5000 to 1000 miles, We find that
such a system constructed out of any
high type road pavement, that such
mileage will cost Approximately $40
100000 to SIP, 100000, and
Whereas the automobile owners OF
the state are to be taxed under the
proposed measure $10O per horse pow
er, which will produce a large amount
of revenue for road construction with
out issuing bonds, or for the accum-
ulated interest thereon to pay out
of such fund, and
Whereas the government has now
available for the state $6,230,000,
WHICH must be met dollar for dollar
and must be expended under the
direction of the State Highway
commission on important thoroukh-
fares. after being matched dol
lar for dollar, it will make approx
imately $i2, 10000 to be expended dur
ing the next three years, and
Whereas the citizens and taxpayers
of Maury county fully realize the in
Justice of any bill being passed with
out a positive guarantee being made
to each county within a period that is
reasonable and possible for the state