The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-04-24
HARrroap, Ky April ~, 1873
Il i Hooker.


Elitor llcrsll:
Last week ] wished 10 publish the
t,c'S IA connection with the amended
chas'rr of Hartford. passed during the
recent session If the Legislature, but
VAS told NV you HAT ,ou .id not have
room "a put il il that week i-,ue, shere
mon ! published a cad simrly 20 ALA,
lhe fcvrrl-h anxiety ~iich many seemed
to icrl upon ia" ,uSj,cl, and promised to
give more detailed statement OF the
facts THU week Gin next weeks raper.)
- after the oI.euiu. Of the late sesy
sion al the General Assembly. received
a vo,umin ,us record from Judge +. i
Morgan. which purported TO he an "Act
To amend and reduce into one the various
acts relating TO the charter of the town
OF Hartford" Ii contained some thirty
five on forty pages Of legal cap. and al
the loot of the act was a petition OF the
trustees. PRAYING DR. Mcador aud myself
to pass the charter in that form looked
over il and altered it in one or two inn
p,rIaI.i particulars, and obtained leave
10 Introduce it in the Senate, which did,
AMI hal it appropriately referred. Soon
after received petition, addressed tC
pr Mcaior aud myself, and signed by
numerous citizens of Hartford, asking
me to pass the amended charter pre-
viously sent us, with the boundaries IA,
therein Indicated Before the bill Wa,
placed upon its passage, however, | wa'
advised 10y letter rom Hartford that II
Was being said by some OF the ardent
| friends OF the new charter that II eX'
empled the citizens of Hartford from TIA,
payment OF poil-Iax tor county levy pur'
poses; and one gentleman wrote me tina
he had signed the petition without read
ing or seeing the charter, aud that b,
mad heard that it contained the count,
.evy exemption feature, which he thous
would be wrong, and suggested that
-houli send the charter back aud let i
ue seen aud read 10y the parties interested
| | feared that | would not have time Il
get the charter through il | had to wal
.or II to be sent back and forth, but be-
ny opposed to exempting the town PEG
pie from paving county levy, again eX
.mined the bill carefully, but coul,
powh here find county levy mentioned it
the bill, and | put the bin through th'
| senate and DIR. Meador passed it through
he House Shortly after its passage
Mr.. McIIenry came to Frankfort an,
4 ,sked the about the provisions of th'
new charter. aud whether it exemptc,
| he citizrns of the town from Payin.
county levy, and told him that it di,
rot. He then asked me il it cOntaine,
INV provision with reference to the main
tenance of the poor, and | replied tina
t contained section empowering III,
lrustees and making it their duty TO max,
suitable provisions for the maintenance
| # the poor of the town, and then he in
| 'ormed me that there was an oil statu,,
which provided that the citizens of town.
| whose corporate authorities were au
| or zed to take care of their poor. an,
Nho did it. might Ice exempted from th,
payment OF county levy; and both of IL
being opposed to that feature Of the new
charter, as well many Of the citizens G
| the town-as well those who signed a
those who did not sign the petition 70
Is passage went to DR.. Meador, win
vas also opposed TO that feature wher
,ppriscd of it. aud we prepared Il bill re
peaing I! At scciion Of the new charter
which supplemental bill was passed
through both Houses, aud is now a la W
Tie TACT is, that tie zeal Of many q
the citizens OF Hartford To have mc am
a few of my ,,isl.hoIs placed back within
the corporate limits of the town ha,
we'll nigh over'cared i'sc'f, and sup
pose the most Of them, like myself, sup
posed that the change in the boundar,
lines of the town was the most materia
change in the charter. ] am satisfle'
that no considerable number Of the citi
zen. of Hartford desired to be relieved o
The payment Of poll-tax for county lev.
purposes. especially at the expense O
erecting and maintaining separate poor
house, and the action OF Dr. Meador an,
myself in repeating that section Of til
new charter meets with general approva
by them. Respectfully,
SAM. + Hill.
Hon. Henry WattersOn will delive