The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-05-07
BOURBON FISCAL COURT MEETS
Six Charges Brought Against
Turnpike Supervisor Redm0n
By the County Attorney.

me BOURBON lScaI court met III us
regular monthly session Saturday.
Every member of the Court was pre-
sent, with County Judge Denis DundOn
presiding. The only matter OF impor-
lance was the filing of a motion by
County Attorney 7. E. Moore, Jr., in
an effort to carry out his declaration
made some time ago that all contracts
made for-the expenditure of the public
funds must be done according to the
strict letter of the law. The motion
is as follows:
7. E. Moore, Jr., as County Attorney,
VS.. c. F. Redmon, Turnpike Supervi-
sor.
T. E. Moore, Jr., County Attorney
of Bourbon County moves the Bourbon
Fiscal Court to remove c. f. Redmon,
Turnpike Supervisor of Bourbon
County for the following reasons and
grounds.
First Because the said C. F. Red
mon as Turnpike Supervisor for said
county failed and refused to let out the
turnpikeS of Bourbon county 90 the
lowest and best bidder at the court
house door on court day in March, 1907,
as ordered by the Bourbon Fiscal Court
as its meeting held on the - day of
Feb. 1907, after having previously adj
vertised all of said turnpikes in said
county to be SO let for more than
twenty days prior to said court day.
Second--Because said Turnpike Super
visor has attempted to let out at pri-
vate contract a very large number of
said turnpikes, when said turnpikes
had not, prior to said court day towit !:
March 4, 1907, been reserved by said
Turnpike Supervisor by and with the
consent of the County Judge to be let
at private contract.
Third Because the said Turnpike
Supervisor mas let at private contract
the Millersburg and Cynthiana turn
pike to w. B. Linville at 81. rs per rod
work, prior to the letting and before
the making Of said contract with said
Linville for $3.50 per rod.
Fourth-Beause said Supervisor let
at private contract to said W. B. Lin
vile the Millersburg and Cane Ridge
turnpike at S7.75 per rod when P. S.
See had bid to do said work at ST. 80
per rod which bid and offer was made
prior to the making Of said contract
with said Linville.
Fifth-Because said Turnpike Super
visor let to Mote Rankin the Ardery
Pike at $500 per rod at private con-
tract when P. S. See had bid TO do said
work prior to the making of said con-.
tract at $7.00 per rod.
Sixth-Because said c. F. Redrnon
let to Long Brothers the Redmon turn
pike at $500 per rod at private con-
tract when said See had bid to do said
work prior to the making of said con-
tract at $500 per rod.
The court then proceeded to the con-
sideration of routine business, allow
ing the following claims for the loss of
sheep killed by dogs which were order
ed certified to the Auditor of Public
Accounts: w. NJ. Rogers, $22; G. w.
Gilkey, $54; B. F. SkilIman, $40; R.
H. Burris, $3.50; Lloyd Ashurst, $101,
and Mrs. A. L. Shackelford, $3.50.
Claims against the county to the
amount of 1866. 80 were approved and
ordered paid.
4 The following orders were entered of
record: That the report of the CON-
mittee appointed to audit the report
of Hon. c. NJ. Thomas, the retiring
County Treasurer and treasul er of the
Garth Fund, be received and spread
upon the record. The committee was
composed of Esquires Claybrook and
Anderson, their report stating that the
records of the retiring Treasurer were
correct to cent and ordering the dis
charge Of both the Treasurer and his
bondsmen from futher liability.
The report of Turnpike Supervisor
c.. F. Redmon was read and approved.
1t was ordered that he be and is hereby
ordered to accept the bid of P. S. See
for the building of abutments on the
Millersburg and Cynthiana pike near
Talbot Bros at $500 per perch,
rock to be laid dry; that Thomasson
and Keller be and are hereby appoint
ed a committee to examine and report
the feasibility Of macadamizing the
Wyatt dirt road for distance of one
and one-quarter miles.
Judge Dundon was appointed a COM
mittee TO purchase safe for the use
of the Sheriff office.