The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-03-15
STRONG RESOLUTIONS
AGAINST WORKING ROADS
Under the Old System Adopted
At Meeting OF Citizens
Held Here Saturday.

which adopted the old system. There
was large crowd present. including
members of the Fiscal Court. Mr.
Alney Tichenor was chosen chair
man of the meeting. Some lively
speaking and comment was inlulg-
ed in, both or and against The
Courts action. A committee on res
olutiCns was appointed who Report
cd as follows, the same being adopt
cd:
We, your committee on resolu-
tons, beg leave to report as follows.
We have carefully examined the
order of the Fiscal Court entered at
its February term, 1916, wherein it
is attempted to work the roads of
Ohio county as provided by Sections
1860, 4356-P, 4356-E. 4356-R.,
Carroll's Statutes, 1915 edition. We
are of the opinion that this is not a
practical plan, that it 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 it there
fore
Resolved, That we, the citizens
end taxpayers of Ohio county IT.
convention assembled, do hereby rb-
ject to and protest against the adop-
ton of the plan as outlined in the
order referred to above for the
working Of the roads in Ohio cour-
ty, and would respectfully request
the Fiscal Court of said county TO
rescind said order and to work the
roads under the system 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 progressive move; that if !
this plan should be adopted and put |
into operation under the law as out
lined in the sections referred to, it |
would bankrupt the county, as the |
law compels the overseers of the va |
rious precincts to keep the bridges |
and roads free of obstruction and in |
good condition for travel, and if |
they fail to discharge their duty
they may be punished by indictment
in Circuit Court or warrant in the
QuarterlyCourt;that by the provision
Of this law all of the county over
seers would have power and author
ty to employ wagons, teams, plows,
and other implements nee
essary to work the roads, as requir-
ed by law. This being true, we be-
ieve that the road overseers would
De compelled to put the roads in
as described in the Statute
ma that in order to do so, it would
De necessary to employ wagons.
cams, plOws, scrapers and other i'm
dement's necessary to carry out this
aw. In doing this they would Gre
tie an Indebtedness that the Fiscal
court would not be able to pay. and
hereby bankrupt the county. We
relieve that if the Fiscal Court
Would carefully examine the sec
ions of the Statutes referred to in
is orders. that it would find upon
roper investigation that the Statute
ives the road overseers too much
over. and the requirements of the
tatute are too great. For that rea-
On We recommend that the order be
escinded and that the plan of work
lg the roads with teams and gra-
ers be adopted instead of the pres
mt plan.
Third. We believe and so recon- :
lend, that If the present plan of
orking the roads is adopted. as
utlined in the order above referred
}, that it will only be a short time
efore the roads will be in such a
that 1t will be impossible
keep them up, unless the over
,ers adopt the plan as suggested in S
2; that the court will f.
ally adopt some other system of .
orking the roads; that during this \
me the roads will get in such con-
tion that 1t will require large
inns of money to repair them or q
1T them in as good condition as
icy are now; that the only way the n
'ads can be maintained or kept in
bod condition for travel is by the
10 of teams and graders. and when r
is plan is not used, the roads will
'cessarily be damaged and large .
ms Of money heretofore expended s.
them. lost. In justice to the Fis-
j Court and the taxpayers of the s