The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-07

THE COST OF ROADS
In M'CRACKEN co.
Report Made Today by Supervis-
or Johnson in Fiscal Court.
County Levies to be Kept Separate
Heresfter-Dr. Pendley
Reelected.
SETTLEMENT WITH OFFICERS.

The magistrates got down to bust
ness this morning and discussed sever
al matters at length.
County Road Supervisor Bert John
son presented his report for the past
year, and the instrument was received
and filed. The report shows that al
though the amount of work done this
year was enormous, the expenses has
been comparatively small. The total
amount of money expended from
April l9o3 to April 1904 is s23. o46. SO.
During the year of 1901 t119, e57.77
was expended, and the following yesr
little work was done on the road, the
total expense amounting to but 3d.
9S5.
"This report shows that the expense
to the county for road purposes this
past year has been comparatively
light" Supervisor Johnson explained,
and in my report is included the
building of thirteen miles of new gray
eli roads, to say nothing Of the many
improvements made to the roads all
over the county, the building OF
bridges and repairs to culverts etc.
The road expense has been curtailed
as much as possible. and il the plan
suggested. by which the roads can be
repaired and new roads built by a
bond issue, is carried through, the
county will be foremost in the state
for good roads and the expense will
be smaller.
T. W. Luttrell was elected back
tax collector again and will receive 40
per cent. of his collections as salary.
The report of the back tax collector
was received and filed. 1t showed
total collection of s54.
A resolution introduced yesterday
by Justice X. b. Barber was adopted.
providing that hereafter the sheriff
deposit county money to the four
funds. separately, the sinking fund,
the county levy, the pauper and the
road fund. In the past 1t has all been
deposited in lump, and often some
of the funds were overdrawn. Here
after the sheriff will deposit the pro-
per amounts to the various funds, and
it will be impossible to overdraw any
of them.
Much business was transacted In
fiscal court yesterday afternoon ana
the principal action taken was the set
Element with Treasurer Loving.
The settlement for the county levy
fund from December 10th to April
Fourth was made and showed bal
ance on hand December 10th, amount
ing to $40, 4S3. 40. This, with the
receipts and expenditures for the Pc
riod covered by the report, leaves a
balance of So, 703.4l.
The pauper fund settlement showed
balance on hand December 10th
amounting to 80, 5s7.7T with s576.s6
receipts. The balance on hand after
the expenditures had been deducted
amounted to s1.S07.20.
The rate of taxation for the county
was fixed at so cents the same as last
year. In apportioning the tax re-
ceipts the magistrates divided the col
lections as follows: The sinking fund
will get 3S per cent, county levy 20
per cent, road fund II per cent and
the pauper fund per cent.
The back tax collectors salary was
liked the same as last year. He will
ret 40 per cent of his collections.
DR.. }. W. Pendley was reelected
county physician again and the sala-
let remain at the same figures, 5000
or annum.
\ Fiscal.court adjourned this: morning
aortly before noon until tomorrow
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS committee appoint
Ii to draft resolutions will make re-
lo.e