The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-07
Fiscal Court Decides TO Spend
$4,000 Improving Roads,
Much Routine Business Be.
fore Magistrates.

iHlS mOFulDB at the court mouse LOT
the regular June meeting. the bill of
w. A. Thompson, deposed keeper of
the country aims house, was rejected
by the magistrates. The refusal of
the county to pay his bill makes it
necessary for Thompson to take the
initiative and sue the court for his
money. The bill was for $297.2
and was omitted from the report of
the finance committee. Magistrate
Kuykendall made the motion that II
be allowed and IL was seconded by
Magistrate Bennett. on roll call 1t
was defeated with the vote of Coun-
ty Judge Barley. The vote stood:
Ayes - Magistrates Bennett, Bieich
and Kuykendall; nays-Magisrate
Emery, Householder, Splitter, and
Walston and County Judge Barley.
Magistrate Ross declined to vote
Graveling Roads.
Crawling OF the county roads was
taken up this afternoon by the mag
lstrates. The road committee made
its report and recommended that ow-
ing to the financial condition of the
county, $4,000 be expended for
improved roads this year. II was the
intention to spend more, but the coun
ty is rather limited. The committee
favored the gravellng of 24lk miles
this year. The roads recommended
were: Ogden Landing road, 10 miles.
at cost of $4,000; Cairo road, four
miles, at cost of $4,000; Lovelace-
Vile and New Hope road, four miles,
at a cost of $4,000: Hinkleville
road, four miles. at a cost of 1000;
and the Said road, two and one-half
miles. at cost of 81 600.
The committee recommended that
one of the spans of the old Clark's
river bridge be erected over Fortson
creek on the woodville road. The
members reported that the second
span should be placed acoss the Mas
Isac creek on the Hinkleville road,
and span 20 feet long over the
Maszac creek on the Lovelaceville
road.
Magistrate Emery said that the
bills of the Paducah Water company
Tor furnishing water for the public
fountains in Arcadia and Tyler were
excessive, he thought. The bill for
each fountain has averaged about
$12 for each month. and he said
when installed the company assured
tho N, Of 81 TO-. fbaf tho .oef x-auId
not be over Sc for each fountain.
His motion to refer the cost to the
county road supervisor for an investi-
cation was passed.
Gus G. Singleton, county court
clerk, reported the collection of
sell back taxes. After the fees
were allowed the county received
s46.10. which was ordered placed to
the credit of the county.
Thank Barley and Clay.
At the suggestion of Magistrate
Emery a vote of thanks was extend
ed to County Judge Barkley, who
was assisted by County Attorney Clay
for theii$success in obtaining a YER
diet for the county in the suit
against the surety of Hiram Smed-
ley for shortages.
The following pauper accounts
were raised: Mrs. Rudolph from s12
to SIS; Edna Sexton from So to $40
month; w. |. Stanley from 50 to
$40 month. The county will pay
$12.5O of the burial expenses of
Charles Trice, a colored pauper. The
application of Ginger" an injured
Jockey, for assistance from the coun-
ty was referred to Magistrate Walls
/ ton for an investigation.
Claims Allowed.
The following bills were allowed:
County levy fund-R. ID. Clements &
company. $7.75; Coyngton Bros &
company. $3.50; Standard Oil COM
pany, $500: shelton, Bros, 500
10; Biederman Grocery company,
81; Arthur Murray, $3.50; East Ten
nessee Telephone company, $3.50;
Paducah Firearms company. $3.50;
Paducah Light and Power company,
ISIS: county attorneys office rent.
IS12.5O: Hoffman & Hannin, $500;
Hank & Davis, 81; Henry Mammen,
s25. 20; j. w. Luttrell, $50; Walter
Cartee, $3.50; J. |. Holcomb. Sill
40: l.. w. Henneberger & company,
so cents: G. w. Temple, Jr., $40; C.
B. Grassland. $40; Tornado Manufact
uring company, $3.50; J. NJ. Byrd,