The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-01-14
new PLAN FOR
WORKING ROADS.
Provided by The Ohio Coun-
ty Fiscal Court.
Board Of Education Demands
Limit in Taxes and is
Given it.

The Ohio County Fiscal Court adj.
,journed yesterday after being in ses-
sion nine days in one. of the mos.
imortpant meetings of this body ev-
er held. The Court is composed OF
six new members, together with two
who have heretofore served in that
caapcity, but the new members have
shown splendid adaptibf!ity to the
work and together with the two vet
Grams have conducted the business
of the term in a highly satisfactory
and business-like way. Judge We'd
ding has demonstrated in striking
manner his fitness as presiding Of
ficer of the court.
Besides providing a new and pro-
nourced to be satisfactory system of
working the roads, many other mat
ters of vast Importance We're consid-
cred and disposed of in q satigfac-
tory way. Economy in the expendi-
ture of public funds has been a
marked sentiment of the court.
The County Board of Education sub
itted it's reorpt 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 hat 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 dollars worth Of taxa
BILE properly 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 $1,01S.21,
which was allowed and certified.
This is less than an average for past
yeans
An order was enteredproviding that
An order was entered providing that
IS 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 comm issioner for a period Of
one year.
DR.. A. B. Riley was elected poor
house and jail physician.
DR.. ]. A. Duff was elected mem
Dor of the County Board of Health
for term of two years.
Judge r. R. Wedding was designat-
ed as auditor ard his duties as such
will be to audit all claims payable out
of the 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 hands who choose to pay in
stead of working roads as provid-
ed by law in the county, at a yearly
salary of $4,000 payable 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 C. e. Cmith be APP
pointed to make contract and pro-
cure said graders and tools.
Third. That we direct the Super
visor to let, at some central point