The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-01-19
NEW PLAN FOR
WORKING ROADS
Provided by Ohio County
Fiscal Court.
EDUCATIONAL BOARD DEMANDS
Limit in Taxes and Is Given
It-Other Court
Notes.

sion nine days In one of the most
important meetings of this body ev-
er held. The Court is composed of
six new members, together with two
who have heretofore served In that
capacity, but the new members have
shown splendid adaptability to the
work and together with the two vet
Grams they conducted the business
of the term in highly satisfactory
and business-like way. Judge We'd
ding also demonstrated in striking
manner his fitness as presiding Of
ficer Of the court.
Besides providing new and pro-
nounced to be satisfactory system OF
working the roads, many other mat
ters Of vast importance were consid-
cred and disposed Of In satisfac-
tory way. Economy In. the expendi-
ture of public funds was marked
sentiment OF the court.
The County Board of Education sub
mitted its report of the needs of the
schools during the ensuing year and
demanded that the tax rate for same
be fixed at twenty cents on the one
hundred dollars worth of taxable prop
erty and 81 per capita on poll tax
payers. The court, after due deliber-
alton decided that the law compell-
ed it to levy the rate as demanded
and in accordance with the demand
levied the tax at twenty cents on
the hundred adoilars worth, OF taxa
BILE property and 81 poll tax for
school purposes.
The Road and Bridge Commission
ers from each district filed their re-
ports which were accepted and the
commissioners relieved from further
service and liability.
An order was entered the first day
of the term making all claims payable
out OF the levy of 1910, except as
otherwise specially provided.
Sheriff r. B. Martin filed delin-
quent tax list amounting to $1,O1S.21'
which was allowed and certified.
This is less than an average for past
years.
An order was entered providing that
So for adult pauper coffins and So
for infant. pauper collins would be
the highest amount paid for same In
the future.
The Hartford Drug Company was
awarded the contract for supplying
drugs for the inmates of the poor
house and county jail during the
year 1910, for the sum of 1875.
Frank Black was reelected poor
house commissioner for period Of
one year.
DR.. A. B. Riley was elected poor
house and Jail physician.
DR.. ]. A. Duff was elected mem
Der of the County Board of Health |
for term of two years.
Judge r. R. Wedding was deslgnat-
ed as auditor and his duties as such |
will be to audit an claims payable out
Of he county funds.
Ex-County Judge, w. b. Taylor was
elected Road Supervisor for the coun-
ty for a term of two years at an an
nual salary of $500 per year.
The plan for working the roads in
the county is embodied in the fol-
lowing order of the Fiscal Court:
First. That we elect one Supervisor
to superintend the working of roads,
the building and maintenance of
bridges and the collection of any
money, which may hereafter be pro-
vided for the release of any and all
road bands who choose to pay in
stead Of working roads as provid-
ed by law in the county, at yearly
salary of $4,000 nasable quarterly.
Second That we provide a road
grader for each Magisterial district
and such other tools as may be need
ed TO work the roads and operate
the graders and that w. B. Taylor.
o. e. Scott and OSAE. Cmith be APP
pointed 10 make contract and pro-
cure said graders and tools.
Third. That we direct the Super
visor to let. at some central point
In, the district. by contract by the
day OF ten hours. to the lowest and