The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-10
Smallpox Bills Presented and Discuss
ed-Oue Allowed and One
Held Up.
FoRTsoN FILL TO BE REBUILT

The county road supervisor. Mr.
Bert johnson, presented his report
showing that since April about SO, 900
had been spent in repairing the roads
this not including bridges which alone
will amount to somewhere in the
neighborhood of 81, 500. MIR. johnson
was unable to make correct estimate
on some Of the repair work and for
this reason the board did not immedi-
ately act in regard to the matter Of
repairing the Fortson levee, near
woodville in the lower end Of the
county. This subject is painful one
to the board as IL is brought up at each
term of court. With every hard rain
il is damaged and the members Of the
board have about decided that they
will tix it right this time so that no
more trouble will be experienced from
this source. Mr.. Johnson's estimate
of the cost is about 81, 200.
Another proposition that has been
suggested and that is being considered
with the other improvements is the
repairing Of two gravel roads, the
Benton and Blandville roads, at q cost
Of about $1,000 total and also the
making Of two fills, one on the Hus-
bands and one Of the lower Hinkle-
Vile road, each being estimated at
500 cost to the county.
The past rains have placed the
county roads IN bad condition and the
cost for repairing the same has been
great The board intendsto make the
best of repairs so that as little trouole
as possible can be derived from future
rains.
One Of the most important things
done by the fiscal court this morning
was the contract entered into with
Superintendent Geo. L. Sehon Of the
Kentucky Children's Home society Of
Louisville, which was done on the re-
communication and motion Of Justice
r. j. Barber.
The representative Of the society
stated the purpose Of his visit and the
board went into the contract without
any hitch or hesitancy. He wants to
take children Of hayward charaote T
from the streets and from houses Of
i'll fame and keep them until ~ years
OF age and then secure a home for
them. he agrees to take children any
where from the age of 1 TO ~, raise
them and afterwards secure a good
home for them, all for the sum Of
ESQ each during the entire time for
which they are taken into the society
He stated that he had taken several
children from Paducah in this way,
but could not make a success with the
project until he had secured the action
/ VI Nho OouNh ANS was uOhof ~ thc
board foresaw the crowded condition
of the Home of the Friendless and the
poor farm.
There was debate between Attor-
ney James Campbell and County At
torney Eugene Graves in the discus
sion of DR.. Cooley's bill for services
in the county during the smallpox
scare. He has bill against the Gown
ty amounting to $3.50 and the matter
was last meeting referred to commit
tee, which had failed report and which
in some way had lost sight of the bill.
Attorney Campbell was for DR.. Cooley
and stated thst the original bill was
lost in some way after the same had
been filed. The board refused to act
and the matter was left open. The
attorney for the physician will prob
ably sue the county. r
This bill is one contracted at the In
stance Of county officials during the
smallpox scare several months ago.
Yesterday from the county levy
Charles e. Graham was allowed
sos so and Jailer Jones s44s. SO,
while out of the pauper fund the fol-
lowing allowances were made: Peter
Rogers, SIS; Lender and Lydon,
sl.50; Potts and sanderson, SIC;
Robert wilkins, keeper Of the poor
farm, s970 2s; steamer Dick Fowler,
81. 80; Andy Yopp, Sc; Rudy, Phillips
and Co., St.s5; J. W. Pendley, $40;
Frank Boyd, IS; Nance and spaulding.
si08.e0; Tiiiman Bash, 50. .