The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-09-06

On account of Coons pile,
paya lie out Of General
Eo1r,y Levy 100 SIS 90
On 20 Nc ~
bt. 543 50
>" Emn ID in Treas hands 1888 SO
Mary G. Anderson, salary
as County Supt to July
l. 1905 5OO "
On lulv Ist there was owing some small
amou is for work done on pixies Tor whleh
no vouchers had been issued at that date,
and there IS a considerable quantity OF
broken rock. paid for but unspread, on
many of the pixies.
For vouchers issued see reports OF X D
Stoklev and w. w. Eubank and the sup
pl.mental report of W. w. Eubank TOR
Vouch,r rs issued since July Ist. =,
The turnpike fund should be credited
with H2s5 o., being amount OF That
funds proportion OF Railroad FRANCHISE
TAX collected prior to July /, 1905, and
which had not at said time been credited
to said fund.
since Iulv l., 1905, the County Treas
urer reported that he had paid OF the out
stand ng NJ paid 1904 turnpike vouchers
The sum of S2I5L75, leaving unpaid al
III time only the sum OF S2o43.9o.
When the pixies were purchased, which
Was in the fall and winter OF 1897, inter
est-bearing vouchers were issued therefor
md there was not a dollar on hand TO pay
for them or 10 do any repairing what
ever. and no money could be obtained
fu, turnpike purposes till The levy Of 1898
was collected. which was in the fall OF
1898
anticipating free pixies practically moth
mo had been done on them i'll the way of
reDairs bv the turnpike companies for
long time, many OF them probably year
or more. With no money on hand, III
order to do any repairing at all it was
necessary to anticipate the levy for that
nurpose and issue voucher against the
fund to be collected.
When the county commenced TO pur-
chase the pixies i'll fall OF 1897 II common
ced to anticipate the levies OF the succeed
ing wears and thousands of dollars of
vouchers were issued in Judge O'Rear's
administration payable out OF the levies
of 1895, and succeeding years OF 1899,
1900 and 1901.
This has been the custom ever since, as
the county has never been able to catch
ND. And the increased travel and conse-
quent increased wear and tear have made
the necessary repairs greater.
The Magistrates controlled the pixies
till April, 1904, at which time Mr.. K. >.
Stoklev and w. w. Eubank were elected
Supervisors for period of two years each
and the work divided. At the time they
took charge in April 1904, and up to that
time there had been vouchers issued for
work done by the Magistrates III the sum
of S24So. 81. payable out of 1904 levy, and
considerable work was left unpaid for by
them. and the Supervisors had vouchers
issued on the o. KID. orders of Magistrates
for g2416 os for this work. The sum of
gI2oIf Oh OF 1904 levy was issued by order
of the Supervisors for their respective
pixies on contracts made by them, and on
some contracts made by some of the Mag
istrates, which the Supervisors carried out
and got the benefit of. The item S72o4 6I
of vouchers payable out of levy of 1905
represents vouchers issued for work done
up to July /, 1905, on various pixies.
1t has been the practice of Magistrates
when in charge to commence the expen-
diture Of the turnpike fund about the first
OF The year, and this practice was contin-
ued by the Supervisors.
7 he Supervisors have each presented to
the Court a separate detailed report SNOW
ire the work done by each, the kind OF
W rlk and its character the cost of same,
and to whom voucher therefor was issued,
and these reports will be published in full.
These reports show that there is a con
sid, rable quantity of metal broken and
paid for and unspread on many OF the
pix es, and that this, when spread, with
Comparatively small additional amounts
spent, will carry many of them through
ii e winter. and we estimate there will be
sufficient funds arising from the turnpike
levy of 1905 TO pay outstanding indebted
ness ana also to make such repairs as are
necessary to carry the pixies through the
winter
5 nee July 1. 1905, w. W. Eubank has
only had vouchers issued for 1868. II pay
ahle out of 1905 levy for all the pixies in
the county.
-s~----~ -