The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-12-25
Observation-Disclosures
They Protest Against the
Proposed System
OF WORKING PUBLIC ROADS
A Pea for Better Conditions
And a More Adequate
Plan of Service.

At a meeting of the Rob Roy Lo--
cal Union, No. 1905, the following
resolutions were, unanimously, adopt
ed:
Whereas, A proposition for change
in the manner of maintaining or work.
ing our county roads, has been sub
mitted to the Honorable Fiscal Court
of Ohio county, and
Where's, The citizens of the county
were requested, in said proposition,
to express their opinion of same, there
fore we, as citizens and electors of
the county, do hereby express our
selves as follows: Be it
Resolved, LIST. We are opposed to the
present system of maintaining the
public roads, because only portion
OF our male inhabitants, such as live
outside of our incorporated towns,are
compelled to maintain roads, and that
too, by hard labor
End. We are opposed to the propos-
ed plan, because it makes no change
in regard to those who labor on roads;l
only increases the amount of labor.
Ord. We oppose the proposed plan
because it gives to the court or
Judge thereof, the power to appoint an
overseerer in each precinct in the
county and pay him price per day
and delegate power to him, that he
may employ men TO work at a sal
larry, under him, thus enabling the
court or Judge to build up politi-
cal machine, which, in our judgment,
would work much harm in the county.
4th. We oppose the proposition be-
cause under it we will be compelled
Ito paw an unreasonable price to be
exempt, or he forced to work under a
boss in any part of our precinct in
which said boss may see fit to put
us.
9Th. We oppose the proposition, be-
cause the electors of our incorporated
towns will not contribute TO the main
tanning of the roads in the same pro-
portion to their wealth as does the
country man, Thereby causing an une-
quail division of taxes, and because it
will force the poor laborer who has no
property to contribute as much to
roads as his wealthy neighbor who
teceives much more benefit from the
road than his poor neighbor.
9Th. Re it further resolved, That
we favor a tax levied by the court
on the property of the individuals of
the county and on the head of each
elector thereof, sufficient to keep in
repair all county roads. We favor
this plan because, in our Judgment, it
Dis the only fair and equitable way that
public improvements can be success
fully had. 1t would be just as fair
and right to compel the farmer to
bear the other expenses of governing
the county or State as it would to
compel him TO keep the county roads
In repair
9TH. If it is not constitutional for
the Honorable Fiscal Court to levy a
road tax, then we most respectfully
ask that Honorable body to open a
poll to the people of the county that
we may settle this very important
question by taking the sense of the
legal voters thereon. We are tired
iOf being called upon to maintain all
county roads, and we ask, and expect
the hearty cooperation of all Equity
men and friends of the farmer to join
us in placing Ohio county where she
so justly belongs, abreast of the times,
and alongside of other progressive
counties IN our grand old Common
llf1alth, and forever abandon the old
road-hand system of woodworking
that originated in the wilds of Peru,
among the savages of Mexico or the
heather Hottentots.
Respectfully submitted,
B. G. Jarnagin,
H. T. Porter,
" 10. Barrett, Com.