Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-14
THE FISCAL COURT.
Close of Weeks Session On Saturday At.
ternoon

l
ternOon.
The spring term Of the County Fis-
cal Court closed Saturday evening,
having been in session five days.
The important transactions up to
Thursday afternoon were given in the
last issue of the Kentuckian.
The most important action taken
was the adoption of resolution abol-
ishing the fee system in operating
the work house. Under this system
the county attorney, county judge,
magistrates and other court officers
were in the habit of collecting from
the county the costs and percentums
worked out in the work house. This
had greatly increased the work house
expenses, in which the city is a one
fourth partner, and the matter has
been creating good deal of discus
sion for year or more.
When it came to vote all the men,
bers acquiesced in it, those opposed
to the resolution not voting. 1t is
uncertain what the saving to the
county will be.
The annual work house report
showed total of receipts from hands
on the road and stane sold of l932.75.
The total disbursements were for
the year $4S8667,
Officers cost paid out of work
house funds from May LIST, 1895, to
July 31st, 1895, $15086. Same paid
out of county funds from August LIST,
1895, to March 31st, 1896, $473.73-
Total for year
The city council through a COM
mittee asked that the city be allowed
two votes in future elections of a
work house keeper, her one-fourth
interest emitting her to that represen-
tation. ESQ. Barker moved that the
request be granted and the Demo.
crats-Barker, Buckner, Fraser and
Parker-voted for it and the Repub-
licans-Long, Collins and Hanbery-
and the Populist- Myers-voted no.
Judge Breathitt broke the tie and
voted no. This will probably lead to
a dissolution of the partnership, the
city retiring.
The county levy was laid at so
cents, AZ cents for general purposes
and cents for interest on the rail-
road bonds. The poll tax was fixed
at $50.
The annual reports of the Work
House Committee and of the county
attorney as commissioner for the
county were received.
County Assessor j. B. Everett was
allowed 800 for taking the poll tax
assessment for the county.
1t was ordered that a committee
consisting of Esq Buckner and Myers
and Judge Breathitt be appointed to
buy two more road graders for the
county making four. An appropriation
of $40 was made for that purpose.
The county judges salary was
again fixed at $1,000. A motion to
put it to $500, the salary in 1894, was
lost.
The county attorneys salary was
left at $500 and a motion to restore
it to the old figures of $500 was lost.
Among the larger appropriations
made were the following:
To operate road graders IS 5000
Miss Katie Mcdaniel, bal
ance of salary for lS95---- 576.10
For poor house 100000
For paupers outside -------- 100000
To pay road supervisors ---- 100000
repairs in public Offices 80 1000
The annual report of Miss Katie
superintendent of schools,
was presented to the court. 1t ap-
pears elsewhere.
Miss Katie McDaniels salary as
school superintendent was fixed at
81, 500 for 1896; DR.. j. B. Jackson,
county physician, was put on the
salary roll at $500 and Clerk Prowse
vas allowed 500 for keeping the rec
,rds of the court.
The magistrates allowed themselves
3 day.