The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
TAXPAYERS ARE
SAVED SUM OF $7O2
LOCAL BANKERS BID FoR PRIvI-
LEoG or eEiNo COUNTY
TREAsUHUR-THG FISCAL
COURT MEETS

The Lincoln County Fircsl Court
held session two days here ths woek.
Tuesday and Wednesday, letting COZ.
tracts Tor the improvement OF the
tarnpikss Of the county and transact
ing considerable other business that
came sefors the body.
The court hsia les Biennial eleeuca
81 County Treasurer. and an interest
ing race aevslopsd between Cashier
w. NJ. Bright. Of the Lincoln County
National bank. the incumbent aat
George 4. Penny. vice President Of
the sew etste Bank 4 Trust Company
ss q result OF which. the taxpayers OF
"a. county are saved the neat sam
~ sfos Under previous conditions,
the county has been paying It's treas
urer . salary OF ,200 year. When
the court wen, into election of a
treasurer for the next term. the name
oi AIR. Penny was presented with the
statement that he would be glad TO All
the once without saIary, Squire Nc.
Neehnie. who had offered Mr. Brlghps
name for reelection. stated that he
would accept under the same terms
wehereupon II was stated that Mr.
Penny would be glad to pay 800 a
year for the privilege Of acting as
treasurer His bid was met and he
then raised his offer 10 $3.50 year.
winch Was met by An Increase To $751;
year. and at this figure Mr.. Bright
was elected treasurer. thus bringing
into the treasury the sum of 1902 for
the two years tern, as well as saving
the county the $500 salary paid be.
fore. net saving TO the taxpayers OF
s.02 a year. Il IL understood that
moet OF the other counties OF the
ttate are paid BY bankers for priv.
lege OF handling the county's funds
IA previously outlined In the I. j..
the magistrates abolished the once
Of Turnpike Supervisor and decided
that each magistrate shall In the fH-
ture have personal charge Of the roads
Ia his district The salary paid the
turnpike superintendent was increas-
ID from $500 to $1,000 year. This
II Sas decided. win be equally divided
among the magistrates for their road
work. the plan being to allow them
W per day. not TO exceed $3.50 year
Tor their road services.
The court fixed the school levy for
the current year at 10 cents on each
,l00 worth Of property. and the reg
-s'ar tst levy at so cents.
u was brought out at the meeting
hat thu county has not collected any
interest for two years ON $4,000 of its
linking mnd Il has loaned oot The
. resisnaiitn OF County Judge Bailey
- COMMITTEES To collect this inter.
cst and the loans. was accepted and
: uire NeKechnie was appointed TO
rtceed 20 collection of the amounts
O., once, and he win flle suit. u neces
fafv to collect the money
II wps decided 90 place $4,000 in
ruIance upon the courthouse and g.
ec0 upon the furniture and contents.
and this was equally divided among
The eight Insurance agencies Of the
city
The Fiscal Court ixed ,2oO year
as salary for a Sheep, Inspector. un-
der the new law recnntly enacted by
she legislature. The appointment OF
On inspector was vested IN the Coun.
" ludE. and Judge bailey eppointed
his son. Riedsos TO H.. once
The court ordered that Cousty gu.
Iertntesdent Garland sFg'eton be
alo~ed thu use Of in, Office IN the
courthouse previously used BY the
nsstsr comrJissionsr. as he 10 bsd
y W ss@A OF once room.
The court voted 20 siiov County
st,orse, ". =. Bureh $50 to buy book.
csssr FOR his Office.
VIE e-iponsn' poll taY list was
fcia % "hT'H MccsTty for s7S.
vsas.r Of panper c'sims were a.
t-~sd a. follows. the amount being
~ rnr's John A. Gooch 81 10 Aug
rst: Logan Mullins $3.50; Mani.
WE go % tAs poorhouss; Man.
~ laaferr~n 81: Deiis Routen 81;
-. Nsct"i Harvey 81 for keeping