The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-06
EIGHYHIDISTRICT
Is LAMBASTED
Judge LightfOot Sees Reflect
ion in Demand For Roads
Statistics TO Show That Other Dis
tricts Contributed Materially
Toward Expense.
WILL EsCBEw PUBLIC LIFE.

An appeal for gravel road improve
ments in the Eighth magisterial dis
ltrict of McCracken county, brought
hot retort from County Judge X. I.
lLightfoot, when a report from Mag
istrates Bleich, Rawlinson and Broad
foot, composing a committee of in
lspection Of every road in the county,
was read from the chair by County
Judge Lightfoot at the monthly
melting of fiscal court this morning
Judge Lightfoot said residents of the
Eighth district have virtually charg-
ed that money was being stolen from
the road fund by County Road Su-
lpervisor Johnson and himself. and he
felt justified in making the remarks
after reading the report. The report
made recommendations for minor re-
pairs of several roads, pointed out de-
fects here and there, and recommend
ed permanent improvements in the
way of iron bridges, concrete sewers
and culverts The report on the
Eighth district, however, was the i'm
lportant part of the report. IL was to
satisfy all that the Eighth district
was getting all coming to It and then
some MORE" that the committee was
Appointed and at an expense to the
county. In the comparing the Eigh tn
district with other districts in var
ious ways, the report shows in gravel
and dirt roads:
Fifth distrlct-13H miles gravel
and 36% dirt roads.
Sixth djstrict-6724 gravel, 41A
dirt.
Seventh-17 gravel, IAN dirt.
Eighth Y miles gravel. 72H
dirt
Districts furnish teams in improve
ments. assisting the county greatly
, financially in this way, and the COM
lparative value of assistance by dis
tricts is as follows:
Fifth district-s4,41S.61.
SiXth-$1S,211.G7.
Seventh-S4,7S1.2S,
Eighth-Nothing.
The comparative number of acres
in the districts: Fifth, 1856; Sixth
S6.S5O; Seventh. S6,314; Eighth.
&c.
Total assessed value of district,
also per acre:
Fifth, s292.764; per acre. s16.25
Sixth, s605,32S; per acre, $685..
Seventh, SS03, 2O3; per acre, $22
Eighth. $3.50, 900; per acre, s15.17
Now you see, gentlemen" stated
Judge Lightfoot this report shows
that the Fifth, Sixth and seventh dis
g tricts have each given one-half the
{ lprice of gravel roads to secure them.
q mot a cent has the Eighth district
;, given. yet it wants gravel roads. The
report just read shows that it has
I, more and better dirt roads than any
lother district. The report also shows
:. you that the committee finds money
: spent economically, judicially and
perfectly honestly Mr. Johnson's
q report shows us that the comparative
expense of road improvements. and
there was not the least scintilla of
Justification for any such petition as
Twas lodged by more than 500 resi-
dents of the Eighth district"
The report was received and filed.
Judge Lightfoot took occasion to
further state that he never intended
o to be h county official again, and no
matter how much good an official did,
q no one heard of it, but just walt UNI
= It'll ne made mistake. II have been
: lcharged with Mr.. Johnson of taking
Q this road fund " he stated. you see
" the folly of such charge or insinua-
e ton, and | want to say this. Let the
n Eighth district come in and stand
g half the expense of gravel roads like
l. the Fifth district did; like the Sixth
n did and the Seventh, which is by nc
means as rich district. When Il
does, then give 1t gravel roads,
No Road Bond Election.
Action of fiscal court last month
Y In voting to place before voters o.
McCracken county the question o
voting on issuing 500, 900 bonds TO
d county road improvements was null
r and void. declares County Attorne,
n Alben Barkley, and this is the opin
a ion he will give fiscal court this af
IS ternoon before final adjournment
n Mr.. Barley states that before fisca
L. court can authorize a vote on bon
ID issues. 10 per cent of the county
voters must petition the court for tn
election This was not done.
IN knights of Pythias Plans.