Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-05
Fiscal Court Expresses Willing
ness To Act In The
Matter.
SPLIT-LOG DRAGS ARE FREE.
Salaries Of County officers Are
Fixed For The Current
Term.

The Fiscal Court met,in regular
monthly session last Tuesday morn
ing, Judge Knight presiding. All
the Magistrates were present. Coun-
ty Attorney Ira d. Smith was pres
ent.
The following salaries were fixed
for the year 1914:
County Attorney. .............. 81 200
County Supt. Schools........... 1900
Sec'y Board of Health ........... 600
County Judge ............"..... 1900
County Physician ............." 300
County Road Engineer ......... 1900
Poor House Keeper............. 480
Poor Commissioner. ....~...... 800
The following appropriations were
made:
Kent for armory. ...~................S3 $500
Rent, lights and fuel for
Third Regiment Band. ...... $50
Janitor for Jail .................... 420
Jauitor for court house .......... $50
County Attorney Smith on motion,
was directed to inquire into the le-
gality of bonds issued for building
Lafayette turnpike.
The total salaries, exclusive of
$3.50 for janitors, amount to $7,740.
an appropriation of $l95 W a S
made to pay the board of tax equal
izers for their services, which ended
last Friday.
After the current bills had been
looked over, the Court gave hear
ing to a committee from the Chris
tian County Good Roads Association.
Waller Martin, former magistrate,
was the spokesman, and the commit
tee made the modest request that
the County pay for split-log drags
where the people had no facilities
for making them. He said the cost
would not exceed So each and the
number would be small, as the drags
could be made easier than they could
be transported from place to place.
Judge Knight, speaking for the
court, said he was sure they would
gladly furnish drags under such con-
ditions wherever the people would
agree to use them without cost to
the county.
A committee from the Business
Mems Association asked that the
court indicate what action it pro-
posed to take in regard to the estab-
lishment of a tuberculosis sanitorium.
Judge Knight, County Attorney
Smith and some of the members of
the court said it was the intention to
take steps to carry out the wishes of
the voters as soon as the county
finances would allow it to be done.
The levy will be fixed in April and
the matter will be given careful con-
sideration between now and that
time.
The first item of business taken up
in the afternoon was securing a rock
quarry and a work house Magis-
trates Morris and Moore were APP
pointed a committee to secure OPP
tons on e igible property and report
to court as soon as practicable.
The court which has carried no fire
insurance on the court house and Jail
for eight years, and onmotion, County
Attorney Smith was directed to have
the two buildings insured for the
combined sum of $10,065, in some
sound company or companies for a
period of five years.
Allowances. aggregating $45, were
allowed different members for COM
mittee work.
Various claims, amounting to $765 >
81 were audited and ordered to be
paid out of any funds available.
The committee appointed to OBJ
tsin data and present a drafted tele-
phone franchise for action at this
meeting, not having been able to
complete its work. the committee
was given until Friday, Feb. 10th.
There being no further bust ess
before the court, adjourned to meet
Feb. 10th to consider the telephone
franchise and also TO fix a day for Is
sale and for advertising same ten