The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-12-13
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Lincoln county is well supplied will
good roads. Il has within its border
IL turnpike roads of greater or les
length, and two Railroads. The Leb
anon Branch Of the Louisville anc
Nashville Railroad traverses the coun
ty from West to East, and the Gin
cinnati Southern Railway from NORTH
to South. Three Of the turnpikes
run TO the Casey county line, four Il
the Boyle line, and three to the Gar
rard line. II has no turnpike connec.
ton with the other two adjoining
counties, via: Rockcastle and Pulaski,
and is not likely to have. for the
reason that the said Railroads furnish
these connections. All the important
sections of the county are intersected
with turnpikes, except three, viz;
From Halls Gap to Waynesburg,
from the Richmond Junction to the
Crab Orchard and Lancaster Turn.
pike, at Preachersvile, and from the
Stanford and Danville Turnpike, he
ginning near the Boyle line, to the
Railroad depot at Shelby City. In
each Of these sections a good turnpike
would be public convenience, but it is
not probable that they will soon be
made, except the one to the Railroad
depot, about two miles of which have
been already constructed.
There are IN the county about ll5
miles Of turnpikes. to each of which
the county has given $500 per mile,
besides a considerable sum for bridges,
NC. The amount appropriated to
these roads by the County Court, has
been about s55, 900, every dollar of
which has been paid by direct tax
upon the people. The county owes
no debt for any Of it, roads, and be-
sides their convenience. these roads
have greatly enhanced the value ofthe
land in the county.
The county owns $40 shares ofsiock
in these roads, Of $50 each, except in
one road in which the shares are 500
each.
The county has large amount in
vested in these roads, and important
interests which should he carefully
watched. 10 as to not only keep these
roads in good repair, but also to get
some returns for the large invest
ments. The county has invested more
IN these roads than in the Courthouse,
the Jail, and the Poor.house, all com.
bined. These latter are necessary public
conveniences, and no returns are ex-
pected from them, still they must be
cared for and kept in good repair.
This turnpike interest has been very
much overlooked, so that until recent
ly, when attention was called to the
subject, the County Court did not
know how many miles of turnpike
there were in the county-how much
money had been appropriated to them
how many shares of stock the coun-
ty owned in these roads-what was
the financial condition Of these roads,
and what dividends the county has
received from tolls on these roads. So
little was known on these subjects, that
it required much time and labor to
gather up all the facts in the case, and
embOdy them in permanent form for
easy reference.
Under the recent action taken by
the County Court in appointing
Commissioner To vote the stock of the
county IN the annual election OF the
Boards of Directors of these roads,
and to look after the interest of the
county in these roads, the County
Court will be kept posted as to the
condition and management of these
roads, and as to the income from them,
which is hoped may be made to reach
$1,000 year to the county. Last year,
under the very loose management
which has generally prevailed, the
county received in dividends, about
$500.
In few brief articles, it is propos-
ed to call the attention of the citizens
of the county to these turnpike inter
ests-their condition - management
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