The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-17
OPPOSED TO THE old
SYSTEM OF WORKING
RESOLUTION OPPOSING ROAD
WORKING ORDER ADOPT
ED HERE SATURDAY.

lions, neg leaVe 10 Tepoft 90 iVio"o'
we have carefully examined the
order of the Fiscal Court entered at
its February term, 1916, wherein 1t
is attempted to work the roads OF
Ohio county as provided by Sections
4356-O, 4356-P, 1850. 4356-R,
CarrolPs Statutes, 1915 Edition. We
are of the opinion that this is not a
practical plan, that 1t would be to
the detriment of the county to adopt
this system OF road working; we are
therefore, unalterably opposed to the
proposed system. Be II further
Resolved, That we, the citizens and
taxpayers of Ohio county in conven-
ton assembled, do hereby object to
and protest against the adoption OF
the plan as outlined in the order re-
ferred to above for the working Of
the roads in Ohio county, and would
respectfully request the Fiscal Court
of said county to rescind said order
and to work the roads under the sys-
tenn heretofore adopted, wherein they
were worked by teams and graders.
Second. Be It therefore resolved,
That we believe the proposed plan
is a backward step and not a pro-
gressive move; that IL this plan
should be adopted and put into OPP
Grafton under the law as outlined
in the sections referred to. 1t would
bankrupt the county, as the law COM
pels the overseers of the various pre-
cincts to keep the bridges and roads
free of obstruction and in good con-
dition for travel, and II they fail to
discharge their duty they may be
punished by indictment In Circuit
Court or warrant in the Quarterly
Court; that by the provision Of this
law all OF the county overseers would
have power and authority to employ
wagons. teams, plows, scrapers, and
other implements necessary to work
the roads, as required by law. This
being true, we believe that the road
overseers would be compelled to put
the roads in condition as described
in the Statute and that in order to
do so, 1t would be necessary to en-
ploy wagons, teams, plows, scrapers,
and other implements necessary to
carry out this law. In this they
would create an Indebtedness that
the Fiscal Court would not be able
to pay, and thereby bankrupt the
county. We believe that II the Fis-
cal Court would carefully examine
the Sections Of the Statutes referred
to in it's order, that 1t would find up
on proper investigation that the Sta
tute gives the road overseers too
much power, and the requirements
of the statute are too great. For
that reason we recommend that the
order be rescinded and that the plan
of working the roads with teams and
graders be adopted instead Of the
present plan.
Third. We believe and so recon-
mend, that II the present plan of
working the roads is adopted, as out
lined in the order above referred to,
that it will only be a short time be-
fore the roads will be in such con-
dition that it will be impossible to
keep them up, unless the overseers
adopt the plan as suggested in Res
olution 2; that the court will final
ly adopt some other system of work.
ing the roads; that d,l ing this time
the roads will get in such condition
that 1t will require large sums of
money to repair them or put them in
as good condition as they are now;
that the only way the roads can be
maintained or kept in good condi-
ton for travel is by the use of
teams and graders. and when this
plan is not used, the roads will ne
cessarily be damaged and large sums
of money heretofore expended on
them, lost. In justice to the Fiscal
Court.and the tax payers of the coun-
ty, we think 1t should reconsider its
order and adopt the plan suggested
herein, and we therefore earnestly
recommend that 1t do SO.
All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
r. 8. JACKSON,