The Breckenridge news., 1910-09-28

be builded. We found exactly the same
condition at the Gohagan bridge. We
carefully examined the abutment Of
the Cloverport iron bridge and find
same in an apparently dangerous con-
dition However, the condition is such
that we are unable to intelligently ad-
wise the proper or best steps to take
further than to request and urge the
court to appoint competent engineer
to 90 at once and look into the cond tion
Of the bridge and make complete re-
port to this court which will then take
immediate action.
AS the other bridges. we recommend
ed that no contract be let or other ac
tion taken until the said engineer eX-
anime them and the Cloverport bridge
and has made his report, and the su-
pervisor OF roads has made his report
as to probable costs of widening roads,
etc. All Of which is respectfully re-
ported,
John Akers, member of Fiscal Court.
Sam II. Dix, member Fiscal Court.
Geo. N. Harris, member Fiscal Court.
On motion of S. II. Dix, seconded by
Jno. N. Akers, it is ordered that the
recommendation of the committee here
tofore appointed be adopted, and that
the County Judge and road supervisor
communicate at once with some capa-
BILE civil engineer and employ him on
the best terms possible, to come at once
to Cloverport and make complete and
careful examination of the conditions
of the CIoverport iron bridge abut-
ments and recommendation as to the
proper and best means of rendering
said bridge safe, and so soon as said
examination is made, report will be
prepared by said engineer and filed
with the said supervisor and Judge, and
the Judge of this court will Immediately
call this court together for such steps
as may appear proper in the premises.
Moved bye. ~ Harris that the court
proceed to let contract for erection Of
Town Creek and Gohagan bridge which
motion was seconded by Samuel Slau-
ghter, and yea and nay vote being
taken resulted as follows, to-wit;
]. N. Akers, nay;G. A. Wright, nay;
S. H. Dix, nay; G. N. Harris, yea;
Samuel Slaughter, yea: B. A. Whit
tinghill, nay.
And the motion was lost four two.
Moved by S. H. Dix, and seconded by
y. n. Akers, that the civil engineer
appointed to examine the Cloverport
bridge also examine these two bridges,
and that any action by this court be
deferred until he makes his report and
further that the road supervisor make
complete report showing complete cosrs
of changes suggested in the Cloverport
road on which said bridges are located
and that he make any suggestions he
NAV deem proper in the premises,
which motion was unanimously adopted
as the order of this court.
1t appearing that the note executed
by the commissioners to build the poor
house in 1905, has not been paid, and is
Just due, and that demand has been
made thereon. and it appearing that
commissioner and receiver did not re-
port said Indebtedness in settlement of
1905, and the same was never reported
to this court, and it further appearing
that said claim is just and otherwise
regular, it is now ordered that the
commissioner and receiver of Breck.
enridge county execute the obligation
of said oornty for said sum of 81, 900
and accumulated interest which obli-
CATION shall be countersgned by the
Judge of Breckenridge county, said
notes to be five in number of equal
amounts, due in one, two, three, four
and FIVE years after date, bearing in
terest at the lowest rate the said COM
missioner can secure, not to exceed 6
per cent. interest, payable annually