The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-09
The House Also Has It's Little
Troubles With County Unit
Bill and Some Unpleasant
Things Are Said.

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The unit bill caused trouble In the
senate and house this morning. In
the senate. Dowhng, Combs. Chip
man and Solmon, all liquor advo-
Gates. were suggested in a resolution
by Bowling as a committee 10 in
vestigate the charge of Senator Wat
kins yesterday before the Anti-Sa-
loon league that four senators had
been bought by the liquor interests
10 oppose the county unit for $20,-
OOO. An effort was made by the unit
senators to give Lieut.. Gov. Cox
power TO appoint the committee. and
Senator Eaton proposed Beard, New
comb. Bowling and Bertram as the
committee: but withdrew his resolu-
ton and Governor Cox was allowed
to appoint, choosing Thomas, Beard.
Newcomb and Burnam, who win
choose a fifth member.
Senator Dowliug was named as the
fifth member of the investigating
committee.
In the house Waggoner tried to
get his unit bin set as a special Or
der for tomorrow, but failed to get
two-thirds majority for his motion,
as required. though the vote, which
was sc to 32, showed a big majority
for the bill If II ever comes up for
passage.
During the debate Waggoner ac-
cused the house of trying TO delay
the bill, while Carter denied il and
said II the senate committee on re-
ligion and morals was packed against
the bill. the house committee was
packed in, favor of IT, Speaker WI
son denied this Carter said he
meant no offense to the speaker.
The Good Roads Bill.
After two weeks of untiring work,
the senate good roads committee re-
ported favorably the Bosworth- wy
att good roads bills, which make pos
sible roads in Kentucky second to
those of no state in the union. Sen
ators Bosworth and Wyatt are
known throughout the state as apos-
ties of good roads and now their
ambition in that direction is about
to be realized.
Senate bill No. 40 is a complete
revision of the present road laws of
Kentucky. and instead of the pres
ent county road overseer or road
superintendent, the magistrates elect
county road engineer. who must
be a qualified road builder or engi-
neer and while at present there are
not very many of this class in Ken
tucky, yet, in order that he may
qualify himself he is required, under
the provisions of this bill to hold
county road institutes in each road
precinct in his county during each
year. This will not only make the
county road engineer qualify him
self, but will also create a sentiment
in the various counties for public
roads.
The county road engineer looks
after the roads in the county. clear
ing them of distractions. weeds and
everything generally pertaining to
the roads of the county, and when
county determines by ITS fiscal court
upon building roads or by a two
thirds vote of the county to issue its
bonds to pay for the roads and the
county road engineer maps. plans
and surveys out. draws the specifica-
tions, and advertises for the bids and
after securing the bids for the build
ing of the roads he has performed
his part. and sends the plans. specifi-
cations and bids to the state COM
missioner of public roads, who has
charge OF the state department of
public roads which is created by the
provisions of Senate bill No. so,
which bill prescribes his duties, cre-
ating the office of state road COM
missioner. 1t being under the aus
pices of the commissioner of agri-
culture, the state road commissioner
being appointed by the commissioner
Of agriculture at a salary of $4,000,
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