The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-02-23

Lick road out of the hope of state
aid by recognizing the Eubank road
as the county seat route. He said
that it was known perfectly well that
Lincoln would never vote a bond is
sue of some 100000 to build pike
in the East End.
Judge Bailey suggested that Mr..
Perkins ought to take into considera-
ton that the law said the "direct
route" between county seats and that
the Eubank road was the direct
route.
Mr. Perkins replied that the law
also said the practical route and
that the Bee Lick was certainly the
practical route for Lincoln county.
Judge Bailey said that the court
had arranged to build the road to the
Rockcastle line for the East Enders,
but Mr.. Perkins replied that they
don't want that road as there is al
ready good road that way.
Squire w. M. Fields took the floor
and said that it was proving a whole
lot easier to get up and punch the
court for money than it was to take
the money and spend it right after
wards. He said that he was not
against the Crab Orchard road; that
his stand was simply regarding the
matter of money with which to do
these things. He said that the court
could either take the matters of road
building up little by little or else
ask the people to vote bonds, and he
then declared that he would move
the court to order vote on an usual
of bonds, say $4,000 or 100000
worth and to let the PEOPLE say what
they wanted.
Such motion was not put, how
ever, and Mr.. Perkins again asked
the court to simply adjourn for a
week until the people of the East
End could come before it with their
subscription. He said that they would
not ask that it all be built at once, if
money was lacking. They would put
up their money and let the county
build only mile at time if it was
necessary. He declared that the
County Attorny had repeatedly told
him and the East End people to
come before the court if they wanted
roads built and now that when they
had come where did they find his in
f1uence?
Mr.. Alcorn urged that if the coun-
ty has not the money now, it sim
ply designate the Bee Lick road as
the county seat route, and take up
the matter of building the road later,
just so as to save state aid for that
route.
Squire j. M. Petrey moved that
the court adjourn to Saturday in or
der to give the Crab Orchard people
time to act on their subscription.
Squire Fields said he was committed
to promise to the Waynesburg peo-
pie to build a mile of pike for them
which had been promised the year
before.
Judge Jasper of Somerset suggest
ed that the. court take the $500
and wait to next year
for state aid.
j. c. McWhorter, of Crab Orchard,
sought to show the court that it
would be mighty poor business for
Lincoln to ask for state aid on only
four miles of pike on the Eubank
road when it could get state aid on
ten miles on the Bee Lick road.
Squire j. K. Helm, of Hustonville,
seconded Squire Petrey's motion to
adjourn to Saturday. Squires Cam
den and Fields voted against the mo-
ton, and Squires Helm and Petrey
voted for it. County Judge Bailey
broke the tie by voting No. Squire
Camden moved that the previous or
der of the court designating the Eu-
bank road as the county seat route,
stand. Squires Camden and Fields
voted for this, and Squires Helm and
Petrey against it, and Judge Bailey
again had to break the tie, voting
Aye, and the Eubank route was
finally selected over the Bee Lick
route.
With the Pulaski county fiscal
court having selected one road, and
the Lincoln court another, the Pu-
laski men who were here Saturday
say that it will now be up to State
Road Commissioner Terrell for final
settlement.