Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-03-17
TREAT THIS COUNTY FAIR
Money Spent M-to-B. Highway Should
Bring Us Government Aid,

6flng US Government AID,
There has been much discussion rel
ative to the completion of the Mem
phis to Bristol Highway through this
county and there has been much Just
complaint on the part of the people
that the state highway commission
does not seem disposed to assist with
the work of completion through this
county, except Cumberland county
does the impossible.
The real truth of the situation is
this: Cumberland county has bonded
for roads to the extent of $240,O0O,
which was all the property valuation
of the county would permit under the
burden of other bond obligations eX-
isl.ng ct the time The road bonds
We're sold.
The state highway commission has
been fully informed on this point and
repeated efforts have been made to
induce the highway commission to
allow Cumberland county credit for
at least a portion of what has been
expended, but so far they have not
agreed to do so and insist that this
county must issue dollar in bonds
for each dollar the state puts up and
the county fund must be placed in
the hands of the state highway COM
mission to be expended on the roads
in this county.
Our people are unaiterably opposed
to such a course and if left to a popu-
lar vote would defeat it by a large
majority. The following clipping
from a Knoxville trade paper pre-
sents condition that is unfair and
unjust to this county.
"The road from Knoxville to Nash
ville is impossible in winter, and
there is bad stretch in White county
between Sparta and Cumberland
county that is said to be fierce even
in summer. White county has ap-
piled for state and Federal aid on
this stretch, the survey has been COM
pleted, and the office details are be-
ing worked out by the Tennessee
Highway Commission, and nearing
completion. These plans will have to
go to the Bureau of Roads in Wash
ington for approval, after which
thirty days will be necessary to ad-
vertise the work for contract. If
satisfactory bids are made, the road
may be complete in a year.
Cumberland county has fair road
in dry weather in summer but in
some spots it is decidedly rough.
This county has made no application
for state and federal aid, hence no
great improvement can be expected
on the road through this county this
year.
Surveys are under way for every
section of road west of Cumberland
county into Nashville, and contracts
will be let from time to time as sat
isfactory bids are received.
All these stretches mentioned are
on the MomphI3-Jo-Baistol highway,
and it is to be regretted that at pre-
sent the cities, and the entire sec
tions, of Eas5, Middle and West Ten
IiSNCNS are 30 L5t PIE Rt Jill GttSil
other. SO fer as &u59pleGilc traffic i
--lu-ln-G.
The conditions in Cumberland
county are far from being had as
n White county. If the State High
way Commission would give Cumber-
and county the consideration it is
entitled to, much could and would be
lone to relieve the situation. Since
county has gone to the
init in the matter of bonding for
'oads, fairness would direct that the
ounty have credit for what VIC have
pent, especially that part of it that
las been expended on the Memphis
o-Bristol highway. If that was done
he conditions complained of in this
ounty would be much improved.
Give Cumberland county a fair deal
efore you go to blaming US for things
We cannot help.