The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-04-11
FISCAL COURT.
A FOur-Day's Session Of the Dads
ofthe County Creates Interest
Ing Reading Matter.
The Delinquent Tax List and Other
Subjects Bring Up Many
Discussions.
THE cL0vERP0RT BRIDGE,

The Court Of Claims met on Tuesday
OF last week and continued in session for
four days. The first day was taken mp in
allowing sundry claims for various pur-
poses that usually come before that body.
WEDNESDAY.
The Court convened promptly at 8
o'clock with all the members present
The first business was the delinquent
list offered by Sheriff Rhodes who asked
for an allowance of $500. This claim
brought out spirited discussion in
which a majority of the members took
part Joined in by a number of persons
who were not members.
Squire Jarrett was in favor Of allowing
the claim for the reason that there were
great many lists in the county that
were not collectable. A number ofpeople
have left the county and a still greater
number are wholly unablet to pay. They
have no money to pay with. He thought
it would be a great hardship on the
sheriffs and the poor taxpayers as well,
to compel the sheriff to go out and force
collections. He was in favor Of making
the sheriff liberal allowance and moved
the adoption Of the proposition.
'squires Black, Harmed, and Judge
Addison opposed the proposition and
spoke in opposition to it. Squire Black
thought there was not a man in the
county who was not able to pay $l.5C
poll tax and Squire Harmed was of the
SAME opinion. They were in favor Of
allowing the sheriff a liberal list, but
they thought the amount asked for was
entirely too large.
Judge Addison thought the list en-
tirely too large and it would be a re.
Election on the taxpayers of the county
J to say that there were ] 200 men in the
county who we're not able to pay a $l.5C
poll tax. Continuing he said he was 70
years old and il it was necessary he could
go out and work at 80 cents a day and
make the money to pay his tax There
is certain amount OF money to be raised
to pay the expenses Of the county and be-
thought all should bear their portion.
1t was working hardship on the men
who were able to pay.
Mr.. Eskridge as Attorney for Mr..
Rhodes spoke at length in favor of the
proposition, saying that it would work a
great hardship ON the honest, hard-work-
ing taxpayers who were getting only so
cents day for their work and they were
not able to get work all the time, even at
these low wages. He said taking the
hard times into consideration. the large
number Of men out OF employment all
over the county and the number who
had been compelled TO leave the county
on account OF no work, he thought il
would be justice to the sherihs and the
people in particular, to make the sheriff
liberal allowance and he was OF the
opinion that the amount asked was not
too large.
Messrs. John Alexander, b. F.
Beard, G. w. Beard and Hon. Will
Miller took part in the discussion.
These gentlemen were in favor of lib
eral allowance to the sheriff and spoke in
very conservative way, both for the
sheriff and the taxpayers.
Squire Martin moved to amend Mr..
Jarrett's motion by making the amount
1000 list or equal to $500, which was
s,conded-'Squire Harmed proposed 600
but withdrew it.
A vote was finally taken ON Squire
Martins amendment which resulted in
yeas and 4 nays. The original motion
was then carried as amended and the
amount of 81 500 was allowed, 10 per
cent OF which is paid by the sheriff to
the county. making the net amount Of
delinquent list 81 800.
A claim OF 1886, was allowed for the
laying Of the new pavement around the
courthouse square, an improvement
which every taxpayer who has a spark
Of county pride in him, is justly proud
Of
Sam Davis, Of Mechanical, was exhon-
Grated from paying poll-tax in the future.
A petition from the Cloverport School
Board asking the court TO place the levy
for school purposes at 20 cents on the
500 worth OF property and $3.50 poll
tax in said district was granted and the
levy made.
Mr.. Geo. A. Cubbage, Of Leitchheld,
presented claims amounting TO s2s due
certain merchants OF Leitchfeld for work
done on Peter Cave bridge-rejected.
Mr.. johnson Dean was before the
court with petition signed by number
Of citizens In the Glendeane district ask
ing for bridge over Daniels creek, near
that place. On motion Geo. Hook and
Joe Mattingly were appointed COM
miasi opars IN Look into tha unatfaF ana