The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-30
HOW TO GET STATE AID


Counties may obtain building through
different channels The county may raise the the
funds available from the by methods viz by general
on and by bond issues In either the count funds and the
states funds both be supplemented y donations from
poraons private citizens provided such donations paid
cash to the treasurer of the county
Since the aid the building Of these roads and since
the counties funds most instances limited for onsc
ton reconstruction only and fair that those living along
the line of road be improved and who receive the direct and
greatest benefit accrung from said improvement shall aid bearing
the OF each the benefits de-
rived therefrom And since the pay oneha the
the ratio should beate fifty county and
abutting property and the private subscriptions the other
Is per cent Most certainly the abung and r
vae subscriptions should less than In
the latter county would Fay IS per
The county instance should be required for
right Of way.
Pulaski Rockcaste others have re-
quested aid for the improvement of certain
roads, stating to the abung property that the will
put up $1,000 provided said property and other citizens OF
the county will another $780, and have requested that
work be under plans and specifications of Depart
of Public Roads and accordance with the State Aid Road
This would general $4,000 worth of
the county However this depends the number of applications
for state aid and the amounts requested
Few counties fortunate Jefferson Shelby, Campbell
be able ask for all the aid fund
will be entitled receive and to be able appropriate the
sary money their fund without impair
ing totally destroying their general maintenance und
should the maintenance be overlooked
The roads receive state aid the necounty
and after such roads have been improved then such other
be designated be improved but build
system such outlined by this law will require years
national aid and without fifteen twenty years.
county wishing the completion of this comprehen-
early date only by assuming
such system through the issuance of bonds Usually county
road fund and therefore the portion the county small
only few miles built year. by means of
issue system may completed expense aarger
Of work be accomplished comparatively time
roads may used while they being paid the c
of the county and commonwealth The will reimburse
county for such work accordance aid law to
the of onea the of money actually spent con-
scon reconstruction of roads, payment being annually
the countys portion of the road fund is available
Two counties have thus far avaed themselves means of
securing good roads Lewis and Carter The voters of Lewis
county approving the bond issue for $4,000 18th day of
July of 2OO yeas 40 nays voters of Carter coun
November 3d. ratified bond $4,000 for the inn
OF their roads by M than necessary two
thirds majority required to carry the issue.
every other instance where taken for bond
majority of the have of said issue
thus showing concusvey that majority Of the thinking people
favor the improvement of their roads by rapid and upodae
methods.
These corroboraed by shown such
elections held in the following counties: Mason November 3d
$00OO Campbell November d $l50O00 build roads 100000
buy toll roads Kenton November 100000; Boone November
$5O00 Pulaski April "a and again June 2h $3OOOOO War
May 10Th, 100000; Simpson, May $0o0O0 Menee
September, $35O00
Constitution requires that twothid of the bond
question shall be favor of the before declared car
ried
Every county the Commonwealth shoald follow the example
Shelby Warren, Jefferson Harrison and Logan counties
ing for aid No county rch-as has by e
not apply for and portion of the fund the
plans mentioned above No county afford
she paying toward the road fund fail accept
erous offer made by the state.