The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-10-07
THE COUNTY COURT
ROAD RESOLUTIONS
Takes Preliminary Steps Towards
State Highway Construction.

rieS towards the construction OF the
Bristol-to- Memphis, highway in Obi
on County was made by the Obion
County Court in quarterly ses-
sion last Monday in a reso-
luton specifying that the sec
ton of the road from Union City to
Troy and westward be first in, the
plans of construction. The resolu-
tion is in full herewith. Another
resolution also asks for, if possible, a
change in the survey in order to pro-
tect the boundary lines of some of
the farm tracts, at the same time al
lowing straight lines for the high
way with suitable corners and not
conflicting at all with technical
rules.
The only thing to prevent the inn
mediate letting of contracts on this
road is the delay in the passage OF
the Federal road act, which we pre-
sumo will be in very short time.
Mr.. House proposes, when this act
becomes a law, to let contract for
the Obion County portion of the
route at once. This may be done in
side of few weeks and it is indeed
a very desirable Undertaking to the
people of this county ,fraught with
more interest and more promise in
the way of substantial and material
progress in Obion County than any
other thing that has ever been pro-
posed since the county was first or
ganized in 1924. This is the view
we take of it.
AS Judge Bratton stated last Mon
day, we are now paying interest on
this road fund to the extent of two
thirds of the entire amount of $780,
O00 The Federal and State gov
ernments are forcing us to pay this
tax whether we take advantage of
highway construction or not. 1t is
collected as direct tax by the State
and in income taxes by the Federal
Government. So it is total loss IL
we do not cooperate in road con-
struction, and meet these funds with |
bond issue. We have done this
and, for the benefit of the taxpayers,
the bonds will probably not be sold
until construction on the road be-
gins, which will probably be next
spring. Our bond issue is $15O,0O0.
The resolutions are as follows:
whereas, the Obion County Court,
at it's quarterly term, July, 1919,
passed a resolution authorizing the
issuance of bonds of $150,000, to be
issued in connection with the State
and Federal highway departments to
build hard road, beginning at or
near Terrell to Union City, to Troy,
to Hornbeak, to the Lake County
line, and whereas the State Highway
desires the County Court
to go on record as to what secticn of
said road should be constructed first,
and
Whereas, the section of said road
beginning at Union City and thence
west to Troy, thence west to the
Lake County line would necessarily
and be beneficial to a
vastly greater number of citizens of
0bion County than the section be-
ginning at Union City, thence to the
County line, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Obion County .
Court, at it's October terri, 1921, that
he said highway commission be and .
s hereby requested to contract and +
the section beginning q
It Union City, thence west thru Troy \
md Hornbeak to the Lake County r
inc first. /
Be it further resolved, That .
opy of these resolutions be furnish
d at once to the chairman of the :
tate Highway Department by the
,lerk of the Obion County Court. !,
Signed: T. W. Cunningham, G. d,
ummers, D. H. Burnett, Alex Mitch :
Ii, C. M. Montgomery, G. w. Curry,
. H. Johakin, j. A. Jackson, Alwyn :,
reward, S. A. McDade, r. B. Cant
stt, j. B. Skinner, T. M. Flack, A. :,
I. Moultrie, F. r. Robertson.
Be it furter resolved That the :,
ourt ask the highway commission q
, follow the old route as far as prac- r
cal, so as not to cross farms diagon- ;,
lily to the damage of the owners of /,
lid farms. IT