The Bourbon news., 1913-04-04
Fiscal Court Will Not Act on Nat
ural Gas Until Meeting
Next Month.
S. E. BEDFORD REELECTED
Succeeds Himself AS County
Treasurer and Custodian of
Garth and Hamilton Funds.

the BOURBON fiscal sCOurC yesterday
the franchise presented by the Central
Kentucky. Natural Gas Co.. granting
the use of the county roads to extend
it's pipe lines to Paris. was passed,
and the proposition will go over until
the xt.meeting.
Col. Tom Stewart, of Winchester.
representative of the company, was
before the court yesterday and pre-
sented the franchise Will ch was alurg
the same lines as that granted Eby the
Paris City Council, but owing to the
length of time given the body to con-
advisable to table it tor the time at
least. There is no probability that the
Fiscal Court will refuse to grant the
franchise, the members seemingly
being heartily in favor of the project,
but upon advice of County Attorney
George Batterton, who seeking 10
guard the interests of the county,
asked that he te given little time to
go over the franchise as presented to
the court.
According to Mr.. Batterton there
are no Objectionable features other
than a clause which would give the
company the exclusive right along the
county roads, and further that the
| franchise does not state upon which
road the plpe lines shall.enter the city.
| These. he contends, will be adjusted
| to meet the favor of the officials of
the company as well az the court. Tie
matter will come up for consideration
at the May session of the court, when
with the proper concessions the fran
chise will be granted.
| Tho RnorH Of Trucfooc of bo w w
Massie Memorial Hospital were before
the court and asked that All annual ap-
preparation of Sc, 600 be made TO aid in
sustaining the institution, but this
matter. too. was deferred, nd Will
come up today. At present. the tax
rate of 81 cents for the general fund
is levied and under law cannot exceed
so cents. From this source the
county obtains only a small revenue
from the SIG. 600, 900 worth of taxable
property and the annual appropriation
of Sc, 900 would necessitate an extra
levy TO meet the appropriation. 1t is
saidthe court is willing to make levy
of % or cents to meet the hospital
appropriation. The members of: the
Board of Trustees of the institution
and the Fiscal Court made visit to
the hospital yesterday afternoon.
Judge Denisi iDundon presided at the
session of the court yesterday with
the following magistratesss present
l.. j. Fretwell, E. P. ThOmason, r.
H. BurrIs. ]. ]. Redmon. ORB. Lloyd.
B. +. Stipp. John N. Shropshire and
G. K. Redmon.
The report of Road Supervisor G F.
Redmon for the month of March was
accepted by the court and the sum of
ST, 500 for use on the turnpikes, while
S647. go was ordered paid for repairs
on the country roads.
County Treasurer Silas Bedford. who
was reelected for the ensuing year.
presented his report.to the court. The
report showed the county TO be in a
good condition at the present time
with small balance to it's credit. The
report also showed that the last of a
$4S, 600 floating Indebtedness had been
wiped out, the effort to close this por-
tion of the county's indebtedness be-
ginning three years ago, and out of
the general fund, which amounts annu-
ally to the sum of $4,000. During
the past three years $500 has been
used to cancel court house bonds .and
the report of Mr.. Bedford discOsas
that only S75.0 900 of the court house
bonded Indebtedness of the county re-
mains.
A committee composed of Squires E.
p Thomason and G. X. Redmon was
appointed to advertise:for bids and let
contract to repair Colville Bridge over
HinkstOn creek.
1t appearing that a bridge over
HinkstOn creek being owned jointly
with Nicholas county is in bad condi-
tion, and that same can be done for
less than $500. and that Nicholas
county has expressed her Willingness
to unite in contract to make said
repairs, it was ordered that commit
tee be appointed to confer with a like
committee from the Nicholas Fiscal
Court, and was authorized to make
contract on behalf of Bourbon for the
repairs of the bridge. The committee
is composed of Squires Burrls and John
j. Redmon.
An appropriation of 81, 500 was made
to the Turnpike Supervisor for repairs
on turnpikes and the bridge on the
Paris and ClintOnville pike was order
| ed repaired by using three foot metal
culvert. 1t was also ordered that the
wall be raised. and the bridge on the
Thatcher's Mill and ClintenvilIe turn
pike, dlu q COIuUOSGQ OF
Squires Burris and Fretwell was ap-
pointed to build bridge over Boone's
creek.
The court appropriated a sum of
81, $50 per mile to construct l 3-4 miles
of pike between the Paris and Flat
Rock turnpikes to be known as the
Roseberry turnpike, said appropriation
to be available when the petitioners
have paid into the County Treasury the
sum of $3.50 to be used in the con- |
struction.
Squires Lloyd, Shropshire and
County Attorney George Battertop
were appointed committee to audit
the settlement of County Treasurer
Silas Bedford, and the same were ap-
pointed to make and have published a
financial statement of the county.
Silas E. Bedford was elected County
Treasurer for the ensuing year. and
his bonds were fixed as follows: Ccun.
ty Treasurer. Sc, 600; Treasurer Garth
k'und S6 mn Troacuror Ea,a,Itn.