The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-12-30
THE STATE AID ROAD LAW

Cues. What s nicant by State aid for roadsl
Ans The appropriation Of money from the State Treasury to
aid the counties in road improvement.
CUES. When this law enacedl
Ans. By the 1914 General Assembly.
Dues. Why?
Ans Because public that steps be taken
| to pull Kentucky out of the mud 1
Dues. How this money provided
Ans BY vying hvecent State tax each one hundred dol
lars of taxable wealth.
CUES. What counties pay the larger portion of this taxi
Ans The richer counties that already have their roads built
Ques What counties will receive the most benefit from this
| Ans. The poorer counties
Ans 10 counties receive from this
fund than they pay into it.
Ques In what manner shall county apply for State
Ans The fiscal court of county may pass resolution
section thereof within the county and requesting that be
reconstructed with State aid Such resolution shall
Dues Who will determine the kind of surfaeng be used,
Ans The Commissioner of Public Roads and Fiscal Courts by
Ques surfacng may State aid roadsf
Ans Macadam efod other road roads
gravel other similar materials earth road the
Of which properly crowned dched and smoOthed that
tum, brick other paving materials.
CUES What the largest receive
Ans Two per cent of the total fund, about $4,000
Dues Which roads will receive State aid hrst3
Ans Roads %Ss. Of the he ntsr,eoun.y seat
Ans Roads connecting the seats of adjoining counties
on the most direct and practical route .....
Dues What per cent of the mileage OF Kentucky included in
2us' How much much. traffic will h; system ea
aQue What portion of the Of these roads will the State
Ans Onehalf dollar each dollar put up by the county.
Dues How is this money to be spent?
of Public Roads.
Cues Isl necessary for county to increase its tax levy to Sc
No. Csc of the levy gen.
era used for road and portion of this
Que private subscriptions used in securing adi
Ans Yes the form of money and it placed the credit
of the County Road Fund.
Que Should the people along the road be improved
Ans Yes they should contribute onefouh onehal Of the
if only the county participates one-hat)
Ans. they directly financially benefited
necessary to vote bond issue to secure State adf
CUES Then what the advantage of bond issue for roadsf
Ans They enable the community to Immediately realize the
benefit make possible the construction consd
cradle mileage whereas cash taxation would provide but small
mileage each thus indefinitely poponng the completion of the
The per mile lowered larger mileage be
economically constructed than isolated stretches built long
Maintenance cheaper apply
AS postety by development of re-
sources posterity should help to bear the burden
The increase the value of lands and the volume of BUSH
and
the increased the interest and retire.
the bonds.
Ques What the chief duties of the Department of Public
plans specifications and estimates of engineering advice
and supervision for road or bridge Improvement
improvement?
a aas.. f How much,
Oues. Under what conditions?
Ans That the be the construction
ucton Of roads, under the supervision OF the Department of Pub
Ques How will this money be paid back2
Ans From to the countys of the
aid available the State Treasury until
ceved one-ha the amount spent
CUES How county secure Good Roads and Bdgesf
Ans By systematic of the engineering advice of the De-