The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-08-27
S15.OOOBONDISSUE
PROPOSED TO REPAIR
COURT HOUSE
Fiscal Court Orders Election.
Fiscal Court Orders Election.

last Saturday and ordered an election
held in Garrard county at the next reg
ular November election to submit to
the voters of the county a proposition
for the issuance of bonds to the a1~ount
of $15, 900 for the purpose of repairing
the court house.
Garrard county has a good court
house, apparently. or at least it pre-
sents that appearance to the casual
public, but upon closer inspection it
will be found to be one of the most lily
lighted and inconvenient edlfices in the
state. In fact, the structure is not a
proper safeguard for the records of the
county, deeds, mortgages etc. which
are placed within it's walls for safe
keeping. The vaults are supposed to
be fire proof, but fire would undoubt-
eddy destroy the title to every piece of
property in the county. Think of this
Mr.. Taxpayer, in case of a fire the
title to your farm or property would be
destroyed, and the process which you
would have to go in order to re-estab-
lish the title to the property which you
have owned so long would cost you a
good round sum of money. Can you
afford this? We think not, the chances
are too great. Then vote for this bond
issue. and place in the hands of the
officers in whom you showed such a
measure of confidence by voting them
into the offices which they now hold, a
sufficient sum of money to enable them
to place the court house in such a con-
dition as to safeguard the title to your
property, make the vaults fire proof
and make other repairs which are alb
solutelv necessary.
Our court house has been built more
than half century, and during that
time, very little has been spent in the
way of repairs, comparatively nothing
Do you allow your property to dete-
riorate IN value from year to year for
| want of the expenditure OF a few dol
lars for repairs? No, we'll the court
house is your property and mine and it
should be kept in good condition as well
as our individual property, and it re
quires money to keep up the repairs on
our public buildings. just as well as it
takes money to keep up the repairs on
our dwellings and outbuildings. The Gu
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of the people who live within its shadow
1t is swayed by every wind that blows,
the timbers which support it have been
there since its erection and are rotting
away, and there are many other repairs
equally as essential which this bond is
sue would enable your County Judge and
Fiscal Court to make.
Besides the safe guarding of your
titles, the safeguarding of the citizens
who are threatened by the dangerous
condition of the cupola, there is another
reason why We should make the repairs,
county pride. We surely should have
pride enough in the appearance of our
county structure to keep it looking pre-
sentable, and care enough for the well
fare of the officers who work therein
not to wish them to strain their eyes in
the semi-darkness, even on the bright
est days, porting over the record in the
dark vaults and offices where they are
compelled to work. This bond issue
has been asked of the people of the
county before, and refused. Only a
few more years and the old court house
will require three times as much money
to make the repairs which will have be-
come necessary. A stitch IN time saves
nine. Give this matter careful consider
alton. 1t is of vital Importance to every
owner of real estate in the county.
Therefore do not dismiss it without
consideration, and We are satisfied that
if you will attach the proper weight to
the proposition, you will view it in the
proper light, and will be prepared to
VOTE FOR THE BOND ISSUE.
Big sale Friday and Saturday at
Moore'S