The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-02-03
HOW TO GET STATE AID


different channels The county raise the money to meet the
funds available from the state by methods viz by general taxa
on and by bond issues In either the coun funds and the
states funds both be supplemented ty donations from
poraons citizens provided such donations paid
cash to the Of the county
Since the aid in the building of these roads and since
the counties funds instances limited for construc
reconstruction only and fair that those living along
the line of road be improved and who receive the direct and
benefit accung from said Improvement shall aid bearing
the of each improvement in proportion to the benefits de-
rived hererom And since the state oneha the cost
should fifty per county rs per and
abung property the private subscriptions the other
rs per Most certainly the abuttg property and p
subscriptions should less than Is per cent In
the latter the county would have Fay IS of the
The instance should be required for
right of way
Pulaski and Rockcase counties and several others have
quested aid for the improvement of certain scat
roads, stating abutng property that the county will
$780, provided said property and other citizens of
the county will another S0Oo and have requested that the
under plans and specifications of the State Depart
of Public Roads and accordance with the State Aid Road
Law This would general insure $4,000 worth Of road work for
county However, this depends the number of applications
for aid and the amounts requested
Few counties fortunate Jefferson Shelby Campbell
Kenon be able ask for all the aid fund that they
entitled receive and be able appropriate the
sary money from their road fund aid without impair
ing totally destroying their general maintenance fund In
should the maintenance be overlooked.
The roads aid the nercounty roads,
been improved then such other
designated be improved but to build comprehensive
such outlined by this law will require years with
national aid and without it fifteen twenty years.
A county wishing the completion of this comprehen-
system early date do only by assuming the of
through of bonds Usually the ountys
road fund and therefore the states portion to the small
few miles be built in but by of
bond issue system completed less aarge
be accomplished comparatively short
be used while they being paid for by the @
zens of the county and The reimburse
the work accordance aid
the extent oneha money actually spent
reconstruction of roads, being made annually
as the portion of the road fund is available
Two thus far avaed themselves of this
Lewis and Carter The Lewis
county approving for $15OOOO
Tuv by l4O The
tv on 3d. ratified bond issue for $15OOOO
their roads by M than the necessary
thirds majority required to carry the issue.
other instance where vote has been taken for bond
issue of the have been in favor of said
thus showing concusvey that majority Of the thinking
favor the improvement of their roads by rapid
methods.
These cooborated by the result shown such
elections the following counties Mason November 3d
s2OOOOO Campbell 3rd $OOOO build 100000
buv toll roads Kenton November $200O00 Boone
5OOO Pulaski April a. and again June 10th, $OOOOO War
ren May $OOOOO Simpson, May 100000 and Menfee
September, $35,OOO
Unfortunately however, for the promotion of road building
Constitution requires that wohirds of the bond
question shall favor of the before shall be declared
ried. ~
the Commonwealth should follow the example
Lewis, Lawrence Carter Johnson Madison, Boyd Rockcae
Shelby Jefferson Harrison and Logan counties by apply
ing aid No county cas has been shown by JEFF
couny application county that she
apply for and receive portion OF the fund OF the three
above No afford lose the
the road fund fail the
erous offer made by the state.