The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-05
Beginning Of What Promises
to be Two Days Meeting Of
Maeistrates...Tax Rate For
County Fixed.

ID. Pendley was elected county physi-
clan for two years this morning by
the fiscal court, closing a hot fight.
The real fight was in the caucus
where DR.. Pendley and DR.. II. c.
Gore. of Lone Oak, received three
votes each. DR.. l.. T.. Young. the
retiring county physician, and DR..
o. II. Kidd, the only Republican
nominee, received one vote each. On
the second roll call the two lowest
candidates were dropped. and the
two votes were cast for Pendley and
he was declared the victor by a vote
of five to three.
The magistrates resumed their
seats after the cadcus. Magistrate
Emery nominated DIR. j. ID. Pendley
and Magistrate Walston seconded
the nomination. Nominations were
closed and the vote was cast unani-
mously for DR.. Pendley. The salary
is fixed at $1,000 a year.
DR.. Pendley has served three
terms. having been county physician
before DR.. Young was elected four
years ago. 1t is generally under
stood that he had the backing of the
Democratic politicians. The magis-
trates did not draw party lines ia
the election, but some of the politi-
clans took an active fight in the cleo
tion. DR.. Young. the retiring officer,
has made a good record, and the
only thing against his reelection
was that he had held the Office for
two consecutive terms. He has been
laithful in his duties. and did much
to hold the drug bills down to a
normal figure by purchasing his
medicines at wholesale.
The road committee made it's re-
port for the months of February ana
March. The committee favored the
extension of the mileage of gravel
roads and recommended that the
county gravel any road on which the
abutting property owners agreed to
stand half the expense. Also the
committee recommended the estap-
lishment of eight public drinking
fountains over the country. The
committee also recommended that
the committee be extended the
power of acting in conjunction with
the county road supervisor in pur-
chasing land gravel or material
necessary to repair or extend a road
when the cost does not exceed 500.
The report was filed.
County Tax RATE
The county tax rate was fixed at
Sc cents this afternoon. This with
the state tax at so cents will make
the rate $1.16, the same amount as
last year The tax rate was appor-
toned to the different funds as fol-
lows
Road and bridge ............ "a
! Pauper .......... ........ .O6
County levy .1S
Sinking fund ............ .16
The poll tax of $3.50 will be paid
in to the Road and Bridge fund.
All residents of the county. out
side of the city will pay special tan
Of 20 cents for school taxes. And
all men in the county, outside of the
city, will pay a special poll tax OF
s1.OO. the same as last year, for the
county High school fund.
All the magistrates were present.
Road Contracts.
Road contracts were let as fol-
lows for grading: Fifth district TO
Sanders Brooks at $3.50 the mile;
Sixth district to Sanders Brooks at
SIS the mile; Seventh district to
II. l.. Ross at 500 the mile; Eighth
district to w. f. Lane at $14.95 the
mile.
The Proceedings.
The report of money expended by
l.. w. Feezor, county school superin-
tendent, was referred to the county
attorney for verification.
A bill of DR.. T.. r. Goodloe, of Lit
tie Cypress for $40 was presented
but was rejected. The bill was for
medical treatment given II. Champ
ion. who was insane several months
ago and set fire to his houseboat,
Iangstaff -Orme Manufacturing
company presented a bill for 1915,
but II was deferred.
A bill of three dollars from the
Home Telephone company was re-
Ijected because notice had been given
to remove the telephone.
Magistrate Kuykendall reported
that he had condemned the well at
the county sanitarium and ordered 1t
repaired He also reported that the
gasoline engine was out Of repair.