The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-10-10

ROAD WORKING.
Steps Taken Toward Organiza-
tiOn for 24th-25th.
Proclamation Of Governor McCTeaTy
Receiving Hearty Reception in
This County.

The following proclamation has
been issued by County Judge David
Boggs:
At regular meeting of the
Lawrence County Fiscal Court, Oct.
4, 1913, attention was called TO the
recent proclamation Of Governor Nc
Creary, designating Friday and
Saturday, October "a and 20, AS
Good Roads Day" throughout the
State, requesting that the citizens
Of the Commonwealth devote these
days 10 improving our roads, where
upon II was moved and carried that
each Magistrate furnish the names
OF not less than ten public-spirited
men In their respective magisterial
districts 10 be designated as Good
Roads Foreman" and that these
men be notified OF their appoint-
ment as such and be requested to
act on the days set apart yb the
Governor, and TO be requested TO
notify the citizens OF their neigh
borhood OF this movement and 10
urge upon every citizen. old and
young, that out OF county pride
they ought TO come out and Join
In this movement for the betterment
OF the public highways OF Lawrence
county, 1t was also proposed that
u circular letter be sent to each Of
these foremen, notifying htem of
their appointment and requesting
them TO assume the trust and be-
gin the work OF notifying the citi-
zens ut once and fixing time and
place for the meeting of citizens,s so
that the work may, 80 far as pos
sible, be done in some systematic
way. But where citizens are found
who are not able or not willing to
meet on some particular highway
at designated place. then urge
that they work somewhere. II only
on roads leading through their own
farms, or past their own homes.
These foremen, after the receipt of
notice OF their appointment, should
use every effort 10 induce every
man, woman and child, to help in
this most laudable undertaking by
the citizens OF Kentucky. and espec-
tally do 1t in Lawrence county II
Is further. requested that these
foremen shall, so far us possible,
report 10 the Magistrate OF their
respective districts the number OF
persons who work on these days,and
this report be furnished each OF the
local county papers for publication.
This meeting was attended by a
large number of the leading citizens
OF the county, farmers for the most
part. attracted to the county seat
by the meeting of the Fiscal court,
or the County Fair which opens
here Thursday. All request that help
be extended in this effort at put
ting the public roads in goodcon-
dltion before the fall rains set in.
Louisa citizens, business men, men
from almost every calling in life,
we're present and all indicate a de-
sire to be part and parcel in this
laudable undertaking, and pledging
to be on hands with some suitable
tool and to work on any road des-
ignated. outside the corporate lin
its.
The roads belong to the people
and the people should be enough
concerned about their own property
to join in this public spirited and
commendable enterprise. l request
and urge ever citizen of this coun-
ty to observe the days designated
by Gov. McCreary as Good Roads
Days" by going out and working on
some one of the public highways In
this county, Oct. "a and 25.
Very respectfully,
DAVID BoGGs. County Judge.