The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-05-02
PARIS KENTUCKY, FRIDAY. MAY p 1918
Central Kentucky Company Pur-
/Chases Franchise.

Il ChaSeS franchise.
HE Central Kentucky Natural Gas
Company, recently granted a franchise
by the city of Paris to extend its
pipe lines through the city's streets.
yesterday purchased from the Bourbon
Fiscal Court the franchise advertised
for sale by the county. This company
was the only bidder, the price being ST
and the cost of advertising the fran
chise.
Col Tom Stuart, of Winchester, rep
resenting the company, was in the city
yesterday presenting the company's
bid to the court, which met in regular
monthly session. According to Col.
Stuart the company is planning to be-
gin operations early and will within
thirty days have pipe on the ground
when work will begin extending the
mains from point in Clark county
into Bourbon, franchise for this pur-
pose having already been granted by
the Clark Fiscal Court.
Another matter ofaimportance COM
ing before the court was the request
of the trustees of the w. w. Massie
Memorial Hospital fol the appropri-
alton to assist in maintaining the insti-
tuition. TINS matter came up at the
last meeting of the court, but action
was deferred until the meeting yester-
day.
DR.. A. H. Keller and DR.. C.. G.
Daugherty, who have taken an active
part in the affairs of the hospital,
looking to its early completion, to-
gether with Prof. w. l.. Yerkes, chair
man Uf the Board of Trustees, were
present ad made short addresses urg-
ing the Importance of the matter be-
fore the court which meant the sue
cess or failure of the institution. At
the conclusion of the address the
court voted an appropriation of $3.50
per month to the institution, begin
ming May1, or an annual appropria-
ton of $4,000. Replying to the re.
quest of the court to define the class
of patients admitted to the institution
Prof. Yerkes submitted the following
Bourbon Fiscal Court, Paris, Ky.
Gentlemen :-keplying to your re-
quest that we define what patients
should be admitted to the Bourbon
County or Massie Hospital, we wish to
state that IN return for the support
given by the City of Paris and the
County of Bourbon Fiscal Court, the
hospital should on order of the Judge
of Bourbon County, or the Mayor of
the City of Paris, or Health Officer or
either, admit to the limit of the wards
of said hospital, such cases among
white patients as are usually admitted
to the wards of general hospitals, the
same to apply to colored patients when
a coIored department can be completed,
except only contagious diseases, such
as scarlet fever, dyphtheria, measles,
German measles, whooplng cough,
humps, small poX, chicken pox, cpl
demic meningitis, or of infectious dis
eases. pulminary.tuberculo erysip-
las, and yenereai diseases. except
when they shall have been accepted by
the Superintendent, staff on duty. as
proper cases for admission to the
wards or special rooms designated
| therefor.
Respectfully
w. L. YERKES,
Chairman Board of Trustees Massie
Memorial Hospital.
Turnpike contracts were awarded
and bonds executed for work as fol
| lows:
Stony Point and Simmons Mill turn
pike. 10 rods, to Ounce Hinkston. a.
So per rod.
Brush Creek turnpike, 10 rods t,
Amos McKinzie, at S7.95 per rod.
Stringtown turnpike, Is rods tt
Aonzo McKinzie, at $3.50 per rod.
- GIlIispie turnpike, z rods OF 'Alonz'
Mckenzie, at So per rod.
Lot Young turnpike, 10 rods t.
Alonzo mckenzie, at So per rod 80
Little Rock and Jackstown turnpike
to Alonzo McKinziesat:S8 per rod.
Glenn turnpike. to Joe Glenn, il
rods So. so per rod.
Steel turnpike. 20 rods to JAS Glenn
at S .25 per rod.
The session of the court yesterda
wa s tpresided over by Judge Deni
Dundon with the following Board o
Magistrates present: l.. j. Fretwell
E. P. Thomson. j. J. Redmon. R. H
Burris, o. B. Lloyd, B. F. Stipp
John.N. Shropshire and G. K. Red
mon. The report of Road Supervise
G. F. Redmon was read and approve
and ordered made of record, and tn
sum of $1,000 was appropriated fo
the use of the turnpike supervisor dur
ing the month of May.
Jailer Joe Farris presented his &C
count for the first three months of tn
year. which showed a balance of S22.
% due the county, Squires ]. J
Redhion and B. F. Stlpp were appoint
ed committee TO have the bridge owe
Strodes Creek on the Paris and Wir
chester turnpike repaired. Contract
ors for turnpike repair were given III
til June to file their bonds Squire
Fretwell land Thomasson were appoint
ed aEcommIttee.to investigate the CO:
of repairing the road from Darnab
quarry near Ceuterville.
The amount of $492.2l was orlere
paid for repairs on the turnpikes. A
ter allowing claims to the amount {
So, 728. SO. court adjourned to NEE
oooin lima :