Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-12-25
THE STATE AID ROAD LAW

CUES. What is by State aid for roads?
Ans The appropriation money the State Treasury
aid the counties i'll road improvement.
Ques. When this law enacted?
Ans By the 1914 General Assembly.
CUES. Why?
Ans Because public steps
pull Kentucky out o the mud
CUES. How was this money provided?
lars of taxable wealth
Dues counties paw the larger portion of this tax?
that already have their roads built
Dues What counties will receive the benefit from this
Ans, The poorer counties
Cues Why:
Ans Because about 10 receive money
fund than they pay into it.
CUES In what shall county apply for State aid?
stating that the public improvement public
road section thereof within the county requesting
contain description OF such public road section thereof
CUES Who will determine the kind Of suracng used?
Ans The Commissioner Of Public Roads and Fiscal Courts by
mutual agreement
Ques urfacng may be used on State aid roads?
Ans. Macadam teford other road roads
struced OF other similar materials earth road the
surface Of which properly crowned dched and smooed that
tum, brick or other paving materials.
CUES. What is the larg any county
Ans Two T per cent OF the total fund about $1,000
Ans. Roads OF the nter-county system
Cues. What is the nter-county SYSTEM?
Ans Roads connecting the county of adjoining counties
on the most direct and practical route.
CUES What cent OF the mileage of Kentucky included in
Ans. About ten per cent
QueS. How much trafhc will this system carry?
Ans. About eighty per of the total
Cues What portion of the of these roads will the State
Ans Onea dollar for each dollar put up by the county
CUES How is this money to be spent:
men Of Public Roads '"ssD Oy TIC DSp'''-
Cues Is for increase its levy
No 25c Soc levy gen.
CUES May private subscriptions be used securing State add
Ans Yes if the form OF money and is placed to the credit
Of the County Road Fund
CUES Should the people along the road be improved
Ans Yes they should contribute oneOur Of the
il only the county participates one-half).
Ans Because they ale most directly financially benefited
Cues Is necessary vote bond issue to State aid!
CUES Then advantage OF bond roads?
Ans. They enable the community Immediately realize the
cradle mileage whereas cash taxation would provide but small
mileage each thus indefinitely posenng the completion OF the
The per mile is lowered larger mileage
economically constructed than isolated stretches built long in
3 Maintenance is cheaper for the that apply
postery benefits by the development OF the local
sources, posery should help to bear the burden.
immediate and substantial and than sufficient
the increased the interest and retire.
Ques chief of the Department Public
Ans To furnish FREE OF COST, to the counties applying
specifications and estimates of engineering advice
Dues Will the State pay back part the bond for road
improvement?
Ans Yes
Cues How much?
Ans One-half.
Dues Under what conditons
Ans That the money be spent on the construction or recon-
lie Roads
How will this money be paid back?
Ans From the counys of the
available the State Treasury, until has
eived one-la the spent.
How Good Roads and Bridges?
Ans BY systematic OF the engineering advice OF the De-
of Public Roads of Kentucky and by applying for State
aid