The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-07-03
THE ROAD QUESTION.
Interview With Judge ylnson on
the Recent Change in Plans.


Judge II. +. vlnson.
at is not a new plan,' answered
the Judge, "though that is evident
ly the impression that has gone
out. The order made by the Fiscal
Court at my suggestion and with
only one opposing vote was in
conformity with the statute now in
force. Heretofore the old general
statute Of 1887 has been followed.
Just let me show you that this is
true.n And he took a statute OF
1887 and read sections 20, "a, % and
81, which provided for the appoint
ment OF surveyor for each road
and the assignment OF each road
hand to particular road. Also,
other details which are not OF in
terest here.)
"Now, lots look at sections 1906
S-0-l5-iG OF the new Statute OF Ken
lucky and you find the law which.
went into effect In March 1894,
with some changes In 1898, and
will see that am required to do
most Of this and authorized to do
the remainder Of what have
done.p
We have not space TO publish
the law cited by the Judge In this
instance, hui in substance 1t says Z;
| The Fiscal Court shall prescribe
rules and regulations for the man
agement OF roads and bridges, main
tanning them by taxation or labor,
OF both.
All able-bodlod male citizens
over Is and under so may be re-
CURED to work six days or in cases
of unusual emergency, greater
mum her Of days.
County Judges al first session
after this statute went into effect
were directed to divide county In.
to road proclnts, subJecting all
available citizens to work on the
roads within those precincts, and
Iappoinllng an overseer for each
precinct.
| III will be noticed here that the
oyerseer is given charge OF the
roads Ia his precinct aud the road
hands are subject TO work on the
| roads within that boundary, while
under the old law both the over
seer and the road hands were as
signed to particular section Of q
Tvdd. This permits tho use OF the
hands wherever needed worst, dis.
tributes the burden cquitably, and
makes 1t possible to keep the bad
places worked out.
The other sections prescribe du.
ties OF supervisors, and set forth
the powers under which the salary
OF $50 per year is paid to the over.
seers.
"rhesc provisions never having
been put into effect we are simply
enforcing them. have decided TO
rcdlstrIct the road districts TO con
form to the voting precincts, thus
saving expense aud confusion o
forming new precincts. This viii
put the road labor into the hand
OF seventeen men, whom II Is m,
intention to select from among tn,
very best citizens In the county
II will DO suggested to them tina
, the hands DO used four days oil
, main roads and two days on tn,
cross roads.
"Judge, we hear the objection
/. offered that the hands may b
forced TO go entirely across thes
!. large precincts to work, therob.
), making It a great hardship"
~ shall appoint oyerseers VIII
: have too much Judgment and con
\ sideratlon to do such foolish an
}. unnecessary thing, Nobody wi
be required to go an unreasonabl
distance" replied the Judge. "Th
objection OF the expense INQUIRE,
= by the small salaries to these over
. seers is also nullilled by the fac
that practically this amount
saved In the cost OF executing til
great number OF road orders RI
: qulred under the old system, whlc
= lwlll DO done away with now. Ais,
there will be economy In the ma
ter OF road tools. There are no.
moro than $1,000 worth OF too
10 scattered among the 200 to 3(
" overseors. All these must be d,
I. llvered TO the new overseers an
). Will supply thom so we'll that
should not be necessary to bu
anything near the number purcha
\. ed annually heretofore. The ne
s. overseer will haul them from OF
N part of his precinct to another |
" the various sections are worke
out"
~ understand that great mai
" people lay the whole burden Of Il
+" roads upon me, and | am willir
u to bear my share of II and hope
fully vindicate my course. b
o. there are few Important fac
ID that may not be generally know
II. which | will briefly refer to no
"a The road and bridge claims Great
~ prior to Jan. /, 1902, overdra
the road fund OF Lawrence coun
910 phh AZ Thoce cranted since IN