The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-03-04
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The Courier devoteS consider
able space this week TO the sub
Ject of gravel roads. Frankly,
We are in favor of bond issue
Tor the purpose of building roads,
hut the matter given is based on
faces and figures from which
each citizen may draw his own
conclusions. A petition circulat
ed for the purpose of asking the
county Judge TO call special e.
lection 10 vote on bond s
sue was signeti with very little
objection. Possibly one out of
thirty opposed il; and some OF
these gentlemen We're frank 70
say they had not gone into the
matter sufficiently TO form an
opinion. They were right. Any
proposition that effects the peck
et-books of every taxpayer in
the county, should be given care
ful consideration. But the mat
ter should be studied without
prejudice and conclusion drawn
with a view 10 the county s best
interests-which is also TO the
best interests of the individual.
The Courier believes the new
road law will stand careful IN
vestigation; that the proposition
TO gravel the 2l0 miles of Fulton
county roads will also appeal 10
all alike when il is once under
stood. We are informed that
our tax will not be increased by
reason of voting bonds; in fact,
We are now paying the limit. If
the present road fund of SO, 600
a year, plus the minimum of Sl2,-
600, which we can get from the
State fund. will pay off the
bonded Indebtedness and allow
5000 for maintenance and re
pairs each year and give Us hard
roads from the start, II seems the
part of wisdom TO accept the
gravel roads at dirt road prices.
All this money will be spent a
mong our own citizens. In addi-
ton, we are told, ii We vote
bonds. the State will turn over
TO us the special automobile Ii
cense tax (Which now goes IN the
State fund amounting to approx.
imately $500 a year. In other
words, each county would get to
keep its auto tax at home. An
n other matter which should be
understood is that in order 10
get state aid, We must bulid our
81 first gravel road from our coun-
ty seat TO the county line to the
next nearest or adjoining county
seat, in this case being Clinton.
After that road is built, we can
# go ahead with the work any and
everywhere in the county and
the State helps us. Ii is at
once apparent to all acquainted
4 with the route that road direct
4 from Hickman 10 the county
4 line towards Clinton would not
be practicable ON account of the
overflow land along the route
In that ease, it has been sug-
gested TO build from Hickman 10
Cayce, thence toward Moscow,
where We would meet the Clinton
gravel road. This would cause
the first road established TO serve
four towns instead of two. IL
would also form substantial
neuclus for the much needed
Hickman Cayce-FultOn road. We
call special attention 10 the ar
ticle ON page one, which deals
with this subject II was written
by man thoroughly familiar
with the new law and the IA
nances of Fulton county.
Although We have prayed ear
nestly for peace among the war
ring nations, our trade balance
brought about by selling the be
ligerents arms and ammunition,
shows handsome increase, bring
ing many millions of dollars to
this country. Throughout the
land there seems 10 be a general
recovery from the i'll effects of
the war. Our business affairs
have been adjusted TO meet tie
new situation and prospects are
good for a year OF Unprecedented
nrosDeritv Locally business ls