The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-04-13
FISCAL COURT
PROCEEDINGS.

Hardinsburg, KY, April 10. -(Spe-
cisl. 1.-The Fiscal court met on last
Tuesday and continued in session
three days.
All of the justices of the peace were
present each day.
Charles Butler, of Buras, was allowed
$110 for damages for land condemned
for public road.
The total number of delinquents
allowed the Sheriff In settlement OF
the taxes for the year 1908 was 661.
q. W. Beard, j. II. SKillman and
F. X. Rhodes were appointed as a
committee to investigate and report
upon the necessity for the erection of
a bridge over Rough creek at Horns
backs mill. They were directed to
report their findings at the next term
of this court.
The committee appointed to refund
the Indebtedness of the r. r. district,
made report to the court, to the
effect that it could not be done and
the committee was discharged. The
committee was composed of g. W.
Beard, d. q. Norman and Judge
Mercer.
w. X. Barnes was reelected
to the position of commissioner
and receiver for the county. He was
allowed 800 for his service as such
during the past year.
The Circuit Clerk, Thos j. Moore,
was authorized to purchase 100 file
boxes to be used in his Office
q. P. Paul was exonerated from
paying poll taxes in the future.
q. W. Beard was appointed as a
commissioner to have the court house
painted and to have certain repairs
made.
The road tax was levied at the same
rate as last year, VIZ Ten cents prop
erty tax and fifty cent poll tax.
On the question of levying road
tax all the magistrates voted for the
tax except Squire Royalty.
The tax for county purposes was
levied at 10 cents OH the one hundred
dollars worth of property and poll tax
of 81.
Master Commissioners Lee Walls was
elected pauper commissioner tor the
ensuing year
The salary of the County Eealth
Officer, DIR. l.. B. Norman, was fixed
at $25 per annum.
DIR. A. A Simons, Health Officer of
the county, was allowed 800 for his
service as such for past year. He
took an appeal to the circuit court.
DIR. E. j. Baker. on the third ballot,
was elected Poor House Physician.
The other physicians halloted for
were Dr. j. s. Sutton and DR.. j. L.
Lynch, of jolly Station
Road Supervisors were elected as
follows: Hardinsburg district W. E.
Board; CloverpOrt district, George
Harris; Union Star district, g. W.
Jarboe; Bewleyville district, James
V. st. Clair; jacksonville district,
Thomas Dyer McDaniels district,
Samuel Rice
Henry C.Jolly was elected as bridge
commissioner for the ensuing year.
All claims allowed at this term were
ordered paid out Of the levy of 1904.
1t was ordered that the proceedings
of the court and the delinquent list
should be published in the Democrat.
The following resolution on the road
tax question was introduced by
Charles H. Drury, and adopted u
unanimously:
Resolved that Matthias Miller and
David r. Murray be and they are
hereby -appointed a committee to ex-
anime into the desirability, feasibility
and ACCESSIBILITY Of the county usual
of bonds. for the purpose of making
and working the public roads of the
county, under the provisions of the
late act of the General Assembly Of
the Common wealth of Kentucky.
Said committee will inquire into the
assessable property of the county, the
amount of bonds necessary for an
effective system for the Improvement
of the roads, at what rate of Interest
the bonds can be fioated and will re
port the relative cost and results t
the county under such system ant
the relative costs and results under
the present system and Will make {
full investigation of the question il
all its bearings, and report at thu
next term of this court.
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