The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-26
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
Is Adopted by Majority Of
Over 5000.
Result Was Accomplished in Gen.
trail and Eastern Portions
Of The State.

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 25.--Kentucky
will have good roads. Such is the de-
cree OF the people, shown In the vote
cast for the Bosworth-Wyatt good
roads amendment to the, Constitution
which last night showed majority
OF 5,505 for the measure.
The votes counted up TO a late
hour last night and on the face
Of which the majority is returned
will be accepted by the Judge Advocate
of the State In issuing thee ertificate
making the new legislation a law,
While twenty-three counties are yet
to be heard from, the trend of the
vote will not change the election,
and the State Is sure of good roads.
Only the votes of the counties heard
from yesterday will be considered in
the official count.
1t was announced last night by the
Judge Advocate that it is not ncces-
sary to have a two-thirds vote, a
majority being sufficient to make tho
amendment constitutional. 1t is de-
clared that even were the votes from
the missing twenty-three counties
counted, the majority would stand,
and even through the same per centag
voted against the good roads propo-
sltion as in the counties now heard
from, the count would be little chang
ed, and practically the same majority
as counted last night would stand
Senator Wyatt was reached on the
long distance telephone last night,
and expressed himself as highly graft
fled with the result of the ell
ection.
= He declared there was absolutely
no chance of the amendment he has
so faithfully worked for being de-
feated, ard said the majority, with
twenty-three counties missing, stood
at 5,5O5. He said that granting a few,
or majority Of the counties yet to
be heard from should vote against
the amendment the measure would
yet be carried by handsome majorit,
1t is understood that Senator Wyatt
and Senator Ellsworth exchanged con-
gratulations last night, and also wired
congratulations TO other workers in
the cause of good roads in various
parts of the State.
Kentucky is now assured as good
roads as prevail in any State in the
Union. Where before the counties
were Handicapped by a lack of money
they may now borrow from the State
Government, and expend the funds so
obtained in repairing and building
up county highways.
The new measure provides that the
Common wealth or State Government
shall extend credit to any county in
the State for public road purposes,
and that any county may be permitted
to incur an indebtedness in any am
cunt fixed by the county, provided
1t is not in excess OF 5 per centum
of the value of the taxable property
therein. Here again is another proviso
for the law says the matter shall be
submitted to the voters of the coun-
ty at a special election held for that
purpose.
This debt may be paid by a spe-
cial tax levy, in addition to the tax
levy allowed under the Constitution
for county purposes. in an amount
not exceeding twenty cents on the
500 of the assessed valuation OF tho
county. 1t Is further provided that
a sinking fund shall be maintained
for the payment of the Indebtedness.
From the time Vt was first suggest
ed. the good roads agitation has been
indorsed and fought for, both in the
halls Of the General Assembly and
before the people by Senator Boswortt
and Senator Wyatt. Both of these beg
islators have given their time and
brains to seeing that Kentucky is not
left behind in the march of progress.