The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-06-29

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the middle and feet across. do not
know whether this is made for a rod
or not. This stretch of road is badly
in need Of plenty of metal and suff-
cient drainage to keep the water from
standing in the pike, as there are no
hills on this stretch Of miles.
| followed the VOLTS Run pike from
the Carmel pike, 2-1O miles to the
Northfolk bridge, where Mason, Flom-
ing and Lewis counties meet This
bridge is in good condition but it has
not seen a paint brush for several
years. About Lilo of a mile from this
bridge, is a small bridge probably 10
or IL feet wide, with a creek running
beneath it only a distance of feet or
less. The passabe way under this
bridge has become stopped up with
trash and mud and the little creek has
to flow around on the east side when
ever a rain comes. This flow of water
almost washed out one abutment en-
tirely and in the near future, a new
concrete bridge will have to take its
place as 1t seems Stone Masons cannot
be had to repair abutments which
have been standing for years. This
VOLTS Run pike is very rough, indeed
being washed to pieces on account OF
no drainage There is some new rock
being hauled but there is also old
strings that seemed to have been
broken, at least, two years and which
remain unspread. This pike runs
through a good country whose valua.
ton is, at least, $50 to $50 per acre,
and the neighborhood, a splendid peo-
pie, who pay their taxes promptly, but
il certainly looks like they are getting
nothing in return.
| next took the Dickson pike, which !
connects with the VOLTS Run pike, / y |
miles from the Northfork, and passes |
through the Dickson neighborhood TO |
Orangeburg, a distance of 3I2 miles |
This pike is in fairly good condition !
but needs some rock and a great dea ]
of drainage. Rock can be had very /
cheap, as | noticed a great many large !
piles of rock right opposite the pike !
that looked to me like could be bought |
for almost nothing. expect the neigh
bors would almost be willing to give
the rock if the county would give their
pike some attention.
In 1915, Mason county did herself
proud by expanding the large amount
of Sc on this 3la miles of pike. DO you
wonder at people not wanting TO vote
a Bond issue in Mason county? There
are three bridges on the Dickson PIKE,
one of which is a bridge over North
fork and in good condition, the only
fault have to find with it, is that, one
almost has to have a step ladder to
get upon the bridge floor from the
pike, but you know Ford" car can
do almost anything and it took the
place of step ladder.
From Orangeburg, | retraced my
steps on the Carmel pike and took up
this pike where | had left off at the
Wolfs Run. From the latter pike to
the top of the Northfork hill on the
south side, the road is very rough and
needs plenty of rock There is no
drainage here, consequently, wafer
Of yards, at a stretch. The NorthfOrk
hill on both sides has had breaks upon
il for a number of years and these
breaks have saved the road and ii is
still in fair condition These breaks
are filled up and water beginning to
run over, and is now beginning to do
great damage to this stretch. From
Orangeburg to the top of the hill there
is some rock being broken, but the
amount of it is not half that which is :
needed in fact, the men breaking are
making strings that are SO feet long
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road, and this amount Of rock will not
hll half of the ruts that are already
there. I'm many places, especially on
the hills towards Maysyille, the bed
rock is showing up. | might mention
the hill North of the Rectorville pike,
at the Cochran farm, | do not believe
there has been any rock applied to this
hill in years and the rains continue
to wash out the small amount of fine
rock that is left on top of the bed rock
Last year, there were several concrete
bridges put in on this road on account
of a big washout which occurred in
the spring of 1915. These bridges are
very seryiceable, well constructed and
reasonable in their cost, and the eX-
penditure for them constitute the prin-
cipal repair work on this II 2-1O miles
OF pike. There was $1,000 spent on this
road last year, of which the bridges
cost $1,000 so you can see there was
not to exceed $50 per mile expended
upon H. l have gone far enough into
this investigation TO make the state
ment, that slogan In Mason county
should be today. get the water of the