The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-05
County Supervisor Johnson
Has Completed His Report
in Full.
Bryant Ford Road Wants New
Concrete Bridge.
FISCAL COURT MEETS TODAY

The petition from taxpayers of the
Seventh Magisterial district which
states that they believe that the coun-
ty road funds have been misappro-
Driated and asking that Supervisor
Bert Johnson be required to furnish
an itemized statement of all money
| mat has passed through his hands
lduring the last five years was received
by the fiscal court this morning and
1t was voted to have the itemized
statement, which already has been
prepared. printed in one of the Padu-
,cah papers, County Attorney Barley
and Magistrate c. W. Emery, being
named as committee to get bids
from the newspapers for the work.
The report prepared by Mr.. johnson
is volumnous, and shows the DISPOSE
ton of every cent of the county road
funds during the time stated, and
about $500 names of persons, who
have been paid various sums.
In commenting upon the petition,
which is signed by about 1850 taxpay-
ers, Judge Lightfoot stated that in
going over the names he found
number of persons, who probably
signed the petition but under misap-
prehension. The judge said that
many roads were in bad condition now
but the fault lay in the fact that the
supervisor was limited last year OF
the s2i.000 collected for road and
bridge purposes, only $4,000 had been
spent on roads. $1,000 for new
bridges and the remaining sl2 900 on
created the year before.
Some others. he stated. whose names
were on the petition, had personal
spite against the court or supervisor
because they had been refused work
in road construction.
VIII Help With Bridge.
The first instance of the people OF a
noighborhood agreeing to stand a por-
ton of the cost of building a bridge
was brought to the attention of the
court today by petition, presented
and signed by number of people liv-
ing on the Bryant's Ford road agree
ing to pay $500 of the cost of a con-
crete bridge across Bryants creek in
the extreme southwest corner of Nc
Cracker county. Magistrate Broad
foot in presenting the petition stated
that he was heartily in favor of build
ing the bridge as it would open up a
territory to Paducah that has been
cut off at certain seasons of the year.
One of the best gravel roads in the
county goes within few miles of the
bridge. A number of the parties
agreeing to help defray the cost of the
bridge live in. Marshall and Graves
counties.
On motion of Magistrate Broad
foot, the supervisor was ordered to
prepare plans for both steel and con-
crete bridges and have them ready for
the next meeting of the court.
A real move toward buying a plot
of ground for the county cemetery
was made when, on the motion OF
Magistrate Bieich. committee was
appointed to investigate the title and
deed of FIVE acres of land near tho
county santarium that can be bought
for $500. The court refused an oner
of s1.025 for the "a acres just OUT
side of fredericksburg. and instructed
the committee not to receive any
more bids for the property for a less
amount than s1.15O. which is the
amount paid for the property.
Another interesting occurrence &C
the meeting of the court this morning
was the burning of $4,000 worth of
Interest coupons of the county bonds
that have been paid this year. The
coupons were burned as required by
law in "open court"
The court allowed large number
of claims while a number we're re-
ferred to committees with power to
act.
At noon the court adjourned and
went to the county sanitarium in
carriages. where the magistrates were
entertained at dinner by Mr.. Thomp-
son, the keeper.