The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-07-26
GOOD ROADS.
The Important Subject Handled
BY an Expert.

road laws. effective IN our state.
| Under a part OF these laws a few
Of the counties in the State could
secure good roads With the same
laws effective large per cent Of
the counties will never have roads
worthy Of the name II is fact
that in all those counties dependent
upon the statute labor" Tor public
ways have none and in many Of
these counties the human mind can
not imagine anything less Ike roads
than some Of the so,alled big
roads. therein found The law says
the Fiscal Court shall have super
vision OF the public roads Of the
county. therefore the responsibility
OF the present conditions ot our
roads rest upon the various Fiscal
Courts Have these courts managed
or caused TO have been managed the
construction and repairs o. their
roads the very best that could have
been so done under the present sys-
tenn The natural and reasonable
conclusion would be- that they have
Then in the face Of all these facts
with roads at certain periods Of the
wear 40 communication a cut on
traffic suspended. business paralyr-
ed. live stock crippled. and even life
sacrificed by the failure of physi-
clans 70 reach the patient d il
not fact thea that the present
system the present ruad hwpi Is
wong Here is the conclusion Of
the whole matter II the manage.
ment Is good. the system Is wrong
snd Il The system Is good. the msu-
agement "a wrong Cnuld il be ross-
!bc thar IA ail these eodnues each
Fiscal Court dating dfom the day
o. Isaac Shelh, ana cumroa,d of
n.eh OF all walks u he ot all -.
luoal PARTIES api o. various social
snd religious bodies All ycs think
tic whole az them conspicuous
failure Is IL 20, true or IL the
whole system a failure
and here have ne besn sitting Tor
ever ono hundred years seeing our
hest -ltIzenship waste into other tef.
utorirs opportunities gone. emigra-
lion and wealth that might have been
ours losats where conditions we're
taore favorable Stop, listen. Is IL
not time TO get busy This Is not
only public bur a personal matter
How. Mr. County Judge aud Nlr
commissioaer and an good citizens
you are this hour engaged in nFht
Tor better public HIGHWAYS ana bet
ter conditions and having little tho
letter Of the struggle Get busy
through the public press Give no
tour ideas on the most effective plan
Don't think that they viii an b.
adopted bat some may 1t o.
wage a fsht FOR public sentiment
30 that the incoming legislature all
give US remedial laws that VIII
place us Ia the front carriages Of
the march Of progress OF would you
prefer 20 handsplke your ambition
along through the same old gulleys
ruts and mire holes ~ the neeus
and dowu the sleeper through ne
creeks and cruss miry fords. arriy.
ing at the grave vith premature old
age bent spine and rheumatic
Joints a mo tagged home and an
un,ducated ianily to act a. an ad.
N"rtiscment 20 The coming generation
Of our dspra0d public spirit / say
set busy good citizens get busy
through your public press and lets
make The fgh, Of our Hte for a
better system which means better
roads
All male citizens over N and an.
der "a years Of age not by law az.
empt may be required 10 work on
the public roads not over six DAYS
OF eight hours each during the wear
hut IN case Of extreme emergency
may be required to work a greater
number Of days Upon the vote of
two-thirds Of the legal voters Of the
county. a bond issue Of not to ex
coed two per cent Of the taxable
property may be issued. The amount
derived from tho propertv tax and
other sources and expended during
the year 1904 was sllGllalos ad.
ded 70 this the estimated value of
ihs drafted labor tax which was
'9S,ie5oo which makes a total Of
S2llSsS9oa This does not include
aal moneya raised from bond Is.
sge as there has been expended from
.nnd issues To- the Pas, Ten Years
800 SCOOP ismcd in amounts by 10