The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-04-04
$1,000 EXTRA
FOR LINCOLN
Available from State-Aid Road Fund
suggestions of Commission
for Bond Money.

Rife and County Attorney w. s.
Rurch were i'm Frankfort late last
week comforting with State Road
Commissioner R. c. Terrell In re-
GARD to the amount of state-aid funds
which are due Lincoln county Tor
the past year. At that conference
with the state department head, they
received the gratifying news that
larger sum than at first contemplated
will be apportioned to Lincoln coun-
tv than was first estimated by the
state department. Instead of re-
ceiving 5000, Lincoln will receive
S11. 900. The extra $4,000 will be
received as Lincoln's part OF an ex-
ira fund which accumulated by reac
son of the fact that a number OF
counties which had applied for state
aid did not meet the requirements OF
the law regarding the securing OF the
state funds, so that surplus was lett
to be divided among the counties
which followed out the law to the
letter. Lincoln county was one OF
these. and her part of this extra fund
will be about $4,000, the State Com
missioner informed the local men.
OF course, it is required that Lin
coin county put up like sum to
meet dollar for dollar the state-ald
money. and it is expected that every
effort will be made to do so, as TINS
extra $4,000 from the state fund
will 90 far toward improving roads
in the county.
Considerable talk is being heard
of the road bond question which Will
come TO a vote in Lincoln on May 13.
The suggestion has been made by Of
ficials and others that in order to give
the taxpayers complete assurance
that every safeguard will be thrown
about the expenditure of their money
if they vote the 100000 bonds In
the election, the Fiscal Court may
take advantage of the act OF the re-
cent legislature which gives to Fiscal
Courts the right to appoint a COM
mission of private citizens to act
with the court in planning the dlstrI-
button of the bond funds, if voted,
upon the roads. The act of the leg
islature which makes this provision
sets forth the powers OF SUCH COM
mission, ETC., and reads as follows: q,
An Act to enable Fiscal Courts Oh
any county to select commissioners
for the purpose of handling the pro-
ceeds of any bond issue voted by the
county to build or reconstruct roads
and bridges.
Be it Enacted by the General Assem-
bly of the Commonwealth OF Ken
lucky:
/ That the Fiscal Court of any
county in the Commonwealth may,
if it SO desires, select or appoint tour
or more commissioners who shall be
free-holders and legal voters and res
idents of said county, to act as a
Road Commission in the handling OF
anv funds derived from the sale OF
bonds authorized and voted by the
said county for the purpose OF build,
ing and reconstructing roads and
BRIDGES: and which commissioners
shall be equally divided between the
two dominant political parties OF the
county. Said commissioners snail pe
selected at least fifteen days before
the date of the election on the ques-
ton of the bond issue, and their
names published in some newspaper
of general circulation in the county;
and if none, by three printed notices
posted. one at the courthouse door
anu lIl6 OIllCl WV ~
places in the county.
Provided however that in any coun-
tv that has already voted bond Is
sue or shall vote a oond issue before
this act takes effect, and the bonds
voted have rot been issued or sold
the Fiscal Court may eject to take
advantage of the provisions OF this
act, and may appoint commissioners
herein provided for at any time with
out advertisement"
2. That in the event that the F1s-
cal Court of any county does select
or appoint commissioners as afore'
said that their duties in so far as the
building and reconstruction and des-
ignation of roads to be built with the
proceeds of the bond issue shall be
identical with those now exercised
by the Fiscal Court.
8. That before entering upon the
discharge of their duties said com
missioners shall each give good anC
sufficient bond, approved by the
county Judge of the county, for the
faithful discharge of their duties, anC
that the said commissioners shall be
allowed a reasonable sum for then
services by the fiscal court, to be
paid by the fiscal court out of the
county levy for road and bridge pur
poses.
4. That further, commissioner
appointed under this act shall per
form their duties subject to the su
pervision of the State Road Commits
sioner of the State Road Department
should the county so voting bond
take advantage of State aid or re
ceive funds from the State of Ken
lucky in building public highways.
5. Emergency clause. And where
as, there are number of counties
in the state which desire to take ad
vantage of the State Aid Law, ant
desire to hold elections under thi
act, an emergency is declared to exis
for the passage of this law and thi
law shall take effect upon its passag'
and approval by the Governor.
Should Not Feel Discouraged
l. Id