The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27
THE STATE AID ROAD LAW

sid the in road improvement
Ans. By 1914 General Assembly
Dues. Why
to pull ani kn sssl1 out ' Of the %ad
CUES. How this money provided
Ans By evng vecnt State tax on each one hundred do
lars of taxable wealth
Dues What counties pay larger portion of this taxi
Ans. that already have their roads built
CUES What counties will receive the most benefit from this
Ans. The poorer counties
fund than they pay into it.
CUES In what shall county apply for State ad9
stating that public demands the Improvement OF public
oaa D esG w Sae d Such
description of such public road section thereof
Ans Commissioners of Public Roads and Fiscal Courts by
mutual agreement !
Cues What kind of suacng may be aid roads?
Ans Macadam other road roads con-
Of no 0 o"e fe and an moo hst
will be retained thereon or road constructed OF apna
Ndm, brick other paving materials
Ques largest any county can receive
annually? s,,ooo
Dues. Which roads will receive State aid frsf
Ans Roads of the nter-county seat eat system '1.nn,
Ans Roads connecting the county seats OF adjoining
Dues What per cent OF the mileage Kentucky included in
CUES How much traffic will this system carrya
. Ans. About eighty per cent of the total =,
CUES portion of the OF these roads will the State
dollar for each dollar put up by the county
Dues. How is this money o be spent;
Ans Under supervision engineers furnished by the Depart
ment of Public Roads
Que Is necessary for county to increase its tax levy to Sc
Ans No. an amount 25 of the SOC levy for
purposes be used for road and portion OF this
Cues May private subscriptions be used in securing State aid
Ans Yes in the form of money and it placed to the credit
Ous Should people along the road be improved con-
Ans Yes they should contribute half of the
total cost of the road improvement OF State aid used onefouh;
if only the county participates one-haf)
81 Ans Because they directly financially benefited
Dues Is to vote bond issue to secure state ad'
CUES Then what advantage of bond issue for roads,
1 enable community to Immediately realize the
benefit make possible the construction OF consid,
cradle mileage whereas cash taxation would provide but small
mileage each thus indefinitely poponmg the completion OF the
The cost per mile larger mileage can be more
economically constructed than isolated stretches ou at long "
Maintenance cheaper the that apply to
AS posterty benefits by the development of the local re-
sources, posterity should help to bear the burden;
s. the value of lands and the volume OF Dus
ness is substantial and than sufficient to meet
the increased rate necessary to pay the interest on ana "
CUES What chief duties of the Department OF Public
Ans To furnish FREE OF COST counties applying
plans specifications engineering advice
supervision for road or bridge Improvement .o Co., o,d
Will the State back part OF the bond issue or oao
improvement?
o ons f How mueha
Ans. Onehalf
CUES Under what conditions?
That the be spent on the construction OF recon-
srucon of roads the the Department OF Pub
" Cues How will this money be paid back?
Ans year year the countys rata part OF the
aid available the State treasury until mas re-
ceved one-half the amount so spent 80 49,,
CUES How your county Good Roads and Bridges
partmen of Public Kentucky by applying for State
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