The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-09
Fiscal Court Fixes il at 82 Cents,
the Same as Last Year.
Mr.. II. II. Loving Elected County
Treasurer and Mr.. e. B. John
son Supervisor.
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tax rate at SO cents, the same as dur
ing the past two years. About the
only change is that the levy for coun.
ty roads is to be 10 cents this year in
stead of cents, as during the past
year.
The apportionment of the tax is to
this year be as follows: County levy,
20 cents; sinking fund, 3s cents I;
roads, 10 cents; pauper, cents. The
increase in the road tax is taken from
the county fund.
1t is likely that the county road So.
pervisor will at once outline q plan
for this years work on the county
roads and begin Immediately. Satur-
day afternoon a test is to be made on
the Buckner Lane road, just off the
La Belle park road, that may have a
great deal to co with the cost and sue
cess Of this years work. A big grader
will be attached to a steam engine ana
an effort made to grade the road in
this way. II it is successful it will
save the county a great deal OF time
and money by enabling it to use steam
engines instead of horses to the grad
ers.
County Judge Lightfoot this morn
ing cast the vote that broke a tie in
the election of a county treasurer. and
Mr.. II. II. Loving was elected. Late
yesterday afternoon in fiscal court an
effort was made to elect treasurer,
and the vote on adjournment was 4 to
4. II becoming evident this morning
that no election would result, Judge
Lightfoot cast the deciding vote for
Mr.. Loving, defeating Mr.. T. J. At
kins, who had been treasurer for the
past ten years.
Mr.. T. W. Luttrell was allowed "a
cents on the dollar for collecting back
taxes.
The salary of county road supervis-
or was yesterday afternoon Just before
adjournment fixed at 5000 year and
Mr.. e. B. johnson was unanimously
reelected to the position.
The vote for county treasurer was
four for Mr.. T. J. Atkins, incumbent,
and four for Mr.. II. II. Loving, and
adjournment was taken without an
election.
The report OF County Road Super
visor johnson showed spent:
Bridges, SO, 4s5. 80; dirt, 80, go
ON gravel roads, 81, 6I6.25; on Fortson
levee, s579.45; on Ware branch. 81, e
9s4. So; for tools, sl2i.75; total, s9,-
9s5. %, outside the supervisors sala-
~. The report was received and filed
The county judge was authorized to
make a contract with the electric COM
pany for electric lights for the court
house.
The following salaries for three
months were allowed: r. T. Light.
foot, 1887. so; Eugene Graves, $3.50;
R. J. Barber, county commissioner.
s37. 50 Charles Graham, as fiscal
court clerk, $50; County School Su-
perintendent Marvin .Ragsdsle, 5000,
and County Physician Pendley, $3.50.
This afternoon a back tax collector
will have to be selected and so far
there is but one applicant or bidder.
This office is now let by bids. Mr..
rheo Luttrell, the present back tax
collector. placed the only bid at 80
cents on the dollar. He has been get
ting "a cents on the dollar. The mag
istrates will attempt to secure other
bidders as this is considered too high.
The refupding committee reported
the failure to receive any satisfactory
bids on the 800, 900 railroad bonds
that were to have been refunded at
80 per cent. No further action was
taekn and the matter will lie over I'M
til tomorrow when 1t will be taken up
again. Tomorrow will be spent prin.
oipslly in looking over the condition
of the roads and bridges and investi-
eating the repairs to be made. There
is great deal Of work to be done on
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