The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-06-27
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; MASON COUNTY TURNPIKEs


in Mason County is pursued and in
.vestigated, the worse the situation be-
comes. Il is hard for one to under
stand or believe that a great system
,of roadways valued at probably $780,
1000 could be run with as little system
and knowledge of existing conditions
az has been going on in Mason county
for the last five years. 1t is true, that
we have had the automobile traffic
lgrowing each year during that last
five years, but that traffic in this coun-
ty has damaged none of the roads out
side the main line pixies and the con-
dition OF the crOss-pikes which com
pose 7O', of our total mileage cannot
be charged to the automobile. II is
true, we have had quite a few hard
rains and washouts during the last
five years but taken on an average, the
RAINFALL has not been greater than
any years previous, so we are face to
face with the fact. that inefiiciency
and lack of systematic work is the
true cause of present conditions.
On June 18th, | took the Hill City
| pike at the junction Of the Fleming
pike proceeding south via of A. l..
Glascock's There has been probably
| $500 or 500 spent in repair to bridges
on the first mile and a half of this
| road, some of this was very essential,
undoubtedly, but this road, | presume
| has less than l-1O of the traffic upon
it as any other road coming INTO
Maysyille, as practically all the traf-
fee on the Hill City takes the Maple
Leaf pike across by J. y. Kinks place
to the Lexington pike This bridge
work helps the drainage but still there
! is no effort made to take the water
off of the first three miles of this
road
After passing A. l.. Glascock's, there
is between his place and the farm up
on which | was raised. three miles
further, SO strings of rock that were
broken. some in the last three years
and some of it has been laying on
the road as long as years. and
positively can identify some few of
these strings Of rock that have been
there so long. ! counted these strings
two months and a half since, and i'm
mediately upon my return, called upon
a member of the Advisory Board. and
asked why this condition existed; he
told me the Supervisors were in
structcd to scatter every rod of rock
that was broken i'm Mason county last
fall and this spring. and he could
give no reason why this work was
not done This rock remains in the
same condition. but ! understand, on
last Saturday, instructions were given
to J. F. Coughlin to,spread every rock
on the Hill City pike. One would be
impressed that Supervisor of pixies
had not been over this road within the
last -FOUR years.
At the junction of the Hill City pike
going south, I took the right hand
branch via Washington The hill
leading from the Tarleton farm to
the William Rhodes gate, now George
Parry, has become washed so badly
that the earth beneath the bed rock is
showing through. The washes on this
hill in places are s inches deep. 10
of a mile further there is ravine
from Clarence fuckers field that ends /.
square in the middle of the pike, and
during the wet season of the year or
after a heavy rain, water has been
from to inches deep, for a distance /
of almost 100 yards. From this point
TO Washington, the road is fairly good, |
thanks to "A splendid reconstruction 90 ,
years ago. This branch of the Hin
City is 4 clio miles. Rock can be Sc |
cured for $3.50, per rod.
At Washington, took the Clarks
Run pike, west towards Fernleaf The .
first two miles, with few exceptions /
is in a wretched condition, however, .
some rock is being hauled on this
part of the road but about one-half
enough.
From the farm Of James Owens,
west there as quite a lot of work
done, last year, with the exception of
one hill leading from Clarks Run
bridge to the home of Robert Allison,
which is being washed to pieces by
the rain. Proper drainage will elm
mate this. From the home of Robert
Allison, which is near the Fernleaf
Precinct line, all the way to the Ger
mantown pike, this road is In first
class condition. The road has been
wen drained and sufficient rock has
been put upon it to make it nice and
smooth. This pike is 8 l-1O miles in
length. For the first Az miles, rock
will cost, at least $500 per rod, the
balance Of the way, rock should be
secured for S25O The bridges on this
road seem 10 be in good condition,
there being two concrete and 4 wood
On bridges
The Kenton Station pike at the
junction Of the Germantown pike. next