Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-26

Issue Of $4,000 OF 1880 Five
Per Cents.
plan to Lease All of the Turn
pixies And Open the Oates
at Once.

The final order of the Fiscal
Court. after several sessions and a
full discussion, provides for an
issue of one hundred and fifty (l5O)
of the county's bonds, 90 he denom-
ination of $500 each, tooear interest
at the rate of 5 per c,H payable
semi-annually, to run 'tlrty years
and redeemable after ~ years.
The Resolution Adopted.
The formal resolution adopted
was as follows:
"Whereas, at the general election
held on the 9th day Of November,
1000, in Christian county, KY, the
proposition was submitted to the
legal voters of Christian county in
the following words:
care you in favor of free turn
pixies and gravel roads?" Upon
which proposition Sass of the legal
voters of Christian county, voting
at said election, voted in favor of
said proposition; and 1854 of the
legal voters of said county voted
against said proposition;
And Whereas, the following prop
osition, to wit: care you in favor
of issuing bonds for the purchase
and maintenance of the turnpike
roads of this county, free of toll to
the travelling public?" was also
submitted to the legal voters of said
county at said election;
And Whereas, at said election in
said county 1929 of the legal voters
of said county, voting at said cleo
ton, expressed themselves in favor
of said last proposition; and 1,653 of
the legal voters of said county, vot-
ing at said election, voted against
said proposition;
And Whereas, 1t appears IRON
the certificate of Isaac CARROT,
Chas. M. Meacham and c. A.
Brasher, Election Commissioners
for Christian county, whose duty il
was to compare the polls of said
election, and to certify the result
thereof, that said first proposition
carried by majority of the lega
voters, voting at said election; anC
that said second proposition carried
by a two-thirds' majority, as re
quired by law;
And Whereas, said facts have
been duly certified by said Boarc
of Election Commissioners; and the
said certificate has been duly en-
tered on record on the Order Bool
of Christian county, by which il
appears that both of said PROPOSE
tons received the majorities o
legal voters of Christian county
voting at said election, as required
by law.
Now Therefore, be it Resolved
by the Fiscal Court of Christian
county, a majority of the Justices o
the Peace of said county being
present, that free turnpikes anC
gravel roads should be established
in Christian county; and that sale
court now proceed to take sucl
legal steps as are necessary t
carry out the will of the people o
said county, as expressed at thu
polls at the said November election
1900; and that said court proceed t.
issue the bonds Of said county, a
soon as practicable, and within tn
Limitations fixed by the constitution
and laws Of the state, for the pur
pose of purchasing and maintaining
the existing turnpike roads; and t
build and construct new turnpik
roads within said county, and
keep same in repair under the ST
pervision and control of this court.
Justices Parker, Major and Flu
Ter were appointed to confer wit
the turnpike companies with regar
to the sale of the pixies to the couI
ty.
The bonds are expected to brin
a premium and the money will |
available July /.
Esq. Long has plan for freein
all of the turnpikes at once and
the same time build as many ne
roads as possible. 1t is for IL
county to at once lease every roa
in the county and open the gate
the leases to continue until Il