The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-12-09
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Breckenridge County Fis'
cal Court at Its October
Term, 1914.


ridge County Fiscal Court, began and
held In the Court House In Hardins-
burg, Kentucky, on Tuesday, October
9th, 1914.
Present: Hon. d. d. Dowell, Judge
of the Breckenridge County Fiscal
Court, and the following named JUS
tices of the Peace, to-wit: d. c. Her
on, w. w. Baxter, c. E. Robbins, J.
J. Keenan,, Abe Bennett and S. c.
Cox being all the Justices of the Peace
In Commission.
The election of County Road Engi-
neer being before the Court; the Coun'
ty Judge recommended the re appoint
ment of r. NJ. Basham for said posi-.
ton; and on motion of Squire d. c
Heron, seconded by Squire w. w. Bax-
ter, the vote being taken yea, and nay;
X. NJ. Basham was declared elected to
said Office and the appointment so
made on recomme ndation of the County
Judge was approved and R. NJ. Basham
is now appointed as County Road
Engineer of Breckenridge County for a
term of two years, from October LIST,
1ol4, to October list, 1915, at a salary
of $500. 90 per year; said Basham is re-
quired to execute bond unto said Couu-
ty according to law and to be approved
by the County Judge of said County.
The question of constructing an
Adjustment for Lick Run Bridge across
Yellow Bank Creek, coming before the
Court; the County Road Engineer
made written report to the Court that
said work was needed and also made
estimates for the work; and bids there
fore were opened in Court and Boiler
& Co. of Cloverport being the lowest
and best bidder for said work according
to plans and specifications were award
ed the contract for same at tie price of
$685.. 80. There being no other bids be-
fore the Court, on yea and nay vote
being taken, the aforesaid contract was
SO let 1t is further ordered by the
Court that said Boiler & Co., shall
execute bond with sufficient surety to
the County for the faithful performance
of said contract, in sum equal to the
amount of the contract and they shall
notify the County Road Engineer the
day they begin work on said abbutt
ment. and same shall be under the
supervision of the County Road Engi-
neer during the construction thereof.
On motion of Squire Bennett, second
ed by Squire keenan,, yea and nay
vote being taken, DR.. John E. Kinche-
loe was declared elected as County
Physician of Breckenridge County, for
a term of two years, at salary of
$500 per year.
The question being before the Court
as to A. T. Beard, Sheriff of Breckin-
ridge County, making settlement for
faxes collecting out of the levy of 1914;
a motion was made by Squire Heron,
seconded by Squire Baxter, yea and
nav vote being taken, it is ordered that
the said Beard make his settlement at
the April Term, 1915, of this Court, and
IL is further ordered that c. V. Robert
son. County Court Clerk, and Allen X.
Kincheloe, be and they are hereby aP-
pointed as a Committee to make said
settlement and have same ready for a
report at the April Term, 19l5. of this
Court.
The question of all printing for the
County being before the Court. on mo-
ton of Squire Heron, seconded by
SQUIRE Baxter. a yea and nay vote be-
ing taken, it is ordered that the pro-
ceedings of the Fiscal Court be pub
lished in the Record Press, newspa-
per published at Hardinsburg, KY,
and the Breckenridge News, a newspa-
or published at Cloverport. KY, at the
price of fifty cents per inch, the print'
ing to be divided equally between them
The question OF buying coal fer the
County being before the Court, and or
motion of Squire Baxter, seconded by
SQUIRE keenan,, that the coal required
be purchased, and that Judge d. d
Dowell, and the County Jailer, A. Nc
Meador, are now appointed Commit
tee to purchase coal required and sui
ficient sum of money for the purchase
of same is hereby appropriated out o.
the County Funds and they will make
report at the next term of this Court o.
their actions.
The claim of Pal Garner, as Bridge
Commissioner for the Hornback Mil
Bridge, being before the Court, on mo
ton of Squire Baxter, seconded b,
Squire Robbins, yea and nay vote be
ing taken. the Claim was deferred unit
Wednesday morning the It'll, inst.
The question of building a Bridge
over Rough Creek at Tate's Mill beini
before the Court, bids having been ad
vertised for to be opened on this thu