The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-03

an humble servant of the people, |
have the privilege, through the inter
est and generosity Of the editor, to call
your attention to the GOOD Roads
Bond Proposition" tried in my
former article to explain in few words
the conditions that confront our county
pertaining to roads. / shall give you
my ideas as to the remedy for said con.
ditiuns
The remedy is in the hands of the
voters of our county; and by vote on
the question of roads is the only rem
edy for our bad roads. Thirty years
or more of the tax money, at the rate
of approximately $4,000 per year, and
all the free labor in those years, is
lost and gone for naught. In thirty
years $4,000 Of tax money has been
spent and we still have practically the
same old roads. Vote $4,000 for
road purposes-the same amount you
have expended in thirty years. with
nothing to show for il, including all
iIGS ldDJI CNp0uO NlllS sum ~
once in a cautious, judicial and lawful
manner, and then see the result. No
graft can creep 10 if six commissioners
are appointed and chosen, one good
reputable citizen from each Magiste-
rial district, as a committee to handle
this fund according to law. This plan
is being followed by nearly fifty coun-
ties that have voted bonds.
Are we going TO SIT still, with hands
folded, as in the past, and do nothing
to change the situation? Just grow
from year to year and yell at your
nsighbur and "cuss' the Fiscal Court
and all other county officials doout the
conditions OF the roads. canddiy
believe that when you investigate the
question, you will at once unfold your
arms, taxa off your coat, and go to
work to call an election for a vote On
road bonds. and if any yelling or
"cussing" ; done, it will be in favor
OF bonds for good roads. You would
not expect your merchant to sell you a
good SUIT Of clothes for S?.9S. Neither
can you expect 1.20O miles of public
road 10 be sustained with $1,000
The law pertaining to the voting of
bonds IS plain ard easily understood
refer you to enc section OF Kentucky
Statutes-SectIon 4,3o7--that will ex.
plain most Of the law. l shall quote
parts Of said section:
"The Fiscal Court shall have the
power to issue and sell honds....
within constitutional limitations
...ConcS TO bear not to exceed >
Der cent interest Bonds to ne not
less tlau 800 nor more than 81 900.
Bonds to run not less than 5 years,
nor more than 81 years. Election
can be called by petition of 100
land owners OF the county, filed
with the county judge.....Ta to
be levied not to exceed 80 cents on
500 worth Of property ...."
We will not have to levy 80 cents to
the hundred dollars to carry $40 900
a far less per cent will be ample OF
course the question of amount OF
bonds viii be controlled by the senti
ment Of the people, The way to get
this proposition started Is % have your
county Judge make a cal for "a Great
Mass Meeting Of all the citizens of
the county 10 meet with the Fiscal
Court, c ,cus, TN, matter, aad draft
the proper petition calling FOR an
election on the question, and other
matters that are vita TO the question, !
Tnis method has been SUCCESSFULLY fol- !
lowed IN all counties voting bonds
The election can be had sixty DAYS
after petition Is filed in County Court. !
Mr.. Farmer, Mr. Liveryman, Mr.. !
Citizen, how oft have you been de-
laycd in past few years By a break
down on the road al great expense 10 !
you? Most Of you will answer, "sev- |
eral times. Have you stopped 10 |
think that the one break down cost you /
more than your take, would be, If we
had the money To fix our roads, hy |
reason of a bond issue? Have you !
figured the cost, and extra LABOR 20 de- |
liver your farm products To market? |
Yes, feel sure You have, Dat have |
never given the bond question much |,
Thought II YOU had an sure bonds
would have brought ~ gcod roads, |
some years ago, go least. oar neigh
Dor county, ohio, votes shortly on this
question More than one.haf of the
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