The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-26

first two miles from the city and very
few for the first five miles 10 sam
SCOTS gate. We were not allowed
10 put much nj the end either a. we
could have secured good rock about
IL miles out. They wanted us to
haul a. far n possible.
incidentally we hauled nine rods
of rock 60 Pilot View and dumped il
on the side of the road and the conn
ty was put to the extra expense of
rcloading and hauling il To the Pilot
View pike
"On the BIG Stoner we tried To find
out where the rock was I ODE spread.
We had long haul here again. We
wanted to get quarry in order that
we could save the haul for in our
business the great expense Is the long
haul. We could not and cannot now
find out from the proper authorities
where the rock i To he spread nor
how much. This refusal To indicate
the place where the rock is wanted j.,
to put H. To a. much trouble and cx-
ipenSe rs possible. =
Before we secured the contract,
We asked Mr.. IIaggard to indicate
where rock would be spread in order
TO bid intelligently. He refused. : v
ING that he could not tell then. bat
would indicate a. soon as the r',n
racts were let. He has not vet -
ldicated although ehave been at
work several months.
every move has been made To
ambarra~S uS and hold us up. We
want TO build the roads. TIE people
want the roads. but the men in an
hority do not want 10 do either:
hey want TO maintain their old polit-
cal machine.
Part of the embarras sment was
he refusal to pay for the screening,
;prcad by IL although this l., rock.
We bid so rod and they have held
back about 20 per cent. on IL. We
should like TO 90 chead. bnt we sim
Dlv cannot do ANYTHING under the
present conditions and must stop
work."
In answer Ia the communication Of
he Construction Company. Judge Ev-
ms addressed the following letter to
hem and it was delivered Wednes-
lay:
Judge Evans Answer.
Winchester. Ky. Oct. Goth. 1910.
Clark County Construction Company,
Winchester. Ky:
Gentlemen-YOur communications
,ddressedto me for Chrk county. Ky.
vas handed to me by the Sheriff lcS
hight. As your contract was WITH
he Fiscal Court. | will call them in
peciai session on Friday. October
18th 10 meet at 10 o'clock Il. m. to
AXE whatever action they may deem
proper upon said communicat ton.
lone YOU gentlemen will be present
It that time.
Yours respectfully,
=. II. EVANS. County Judge.
Judge EavnS refused to be infer
-iewed, saving that his letter spoke
or him. lie has called a meeting for
'riday and a. the contract was not
With him. he believes it should be left
o the Fiscal Court. The judge did
,ay, however:
I'VE have tried in all ways To IA
.ilitate the work of the CONSTRUCTION
Company as we wanted the road,
quilt and repaired. On the BIG Ston-
A. Mr.. Haggard went over the road
With. Mr.. Hodgkin and indicated
where he wished the rock spread. the
,ime a ~he has on all the other rodas.
lie told Mr.. IIodgkin that if the COM
)any bought rock from Mr.. Doolcv
re would not require a. much rock on
he far end of the pike and if they
not require a. much on the other end.
He has tried TO facilitate the work in
every way "a we wanted the pixies pat
IN good shape. And he said when
they got the c1uSher set he would 90
back over il again with him.
But | do not care to say more.
II is tn contract of the Fiscal Cont
and the Court will handle the mat
ter on Friday"
! There i no reason why the county
should not want the contract conr-
, pleted a. il would be impossible this
late in the season to get hands to
complete them and il would be a
great damage to the roads to leave
them as they are.