The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-19


spared neither time nor expense in this
campaign in enlIghtning Mason Coun-
ty taxpayers. II you do not benefit by
the work have done, II Is going to be
your own fault, as, absolutely, ] can
not do It all by myself. The loss OF to-
"bacco trade to Maysville, this year,
will mean a loss to my tobacco bust
ness, of at least, $4,000, and, there
fore, am willing to do anything in my
,power to help this cause along.
The Sardis turnpike, which is COM
prised of miles, is entitled to ST.
$4,000 each year, for repair work, but
this money must be spent judiciously,
IL results are attained, as 1t is not hard
to squander this amount of money,
letting Tom, Dick and Harry have a
small job in order to help some one
out politically.
The Blue Lick turnpike comprises
IN miles, but having travelled that on
numerous occasions, two years ago, I
did not make trip yesterday, on this
pike. l have no reason to believe, that
this road has improved in the last two
years.
tried to get over the Forman
Chapel pike, but l could only travel
over 6 of a mile Of it, as a cloud burst
had washed out IL #. bridge, at the
gate of Mr.. Il. F. Herndon This road
by actual measurement is 2h miles
long, the first " mile of which, was
washed away yesterday, the other .
miles is in fair condition however, by
the expenditure of the amount of
money that Is due this road, each year,
which you will find in my next article,
will make this road a fairly good one.
There was spent last year about $55 90,
which is not more than 1-3 that the
Taxpayers in this community are en-
titled to. With the description of this
road, my inspection of Mason County
turnpikes is finished. There are or
z roads between $40 and Is miles in
length. that l did not get over but have
reliable authority for the mileage of
each. The whole system of macada.
mixed roads In Mason County, accord.
ing to my measurements, Is 285.S
miles, this measurement might vary a
Fsmall percentage. which could not be
to exceed Ito of a mile on any one
pike. and am safe in saying. that our
Ipikes cannot measure to exceed 27O
miles. believe this is the first time
that our system of pixies has ever been
measured, and propose to make a
record of this, so that in the future il
can be used as a reference for the
benefit of Mason County taxpayers.
In my description of the various
, roads OF Mason, have made sugges.
tons as to the price rock should BIZ
produced for, and during the last few
: days, | have come across a RECORD
which vindicates the statement have
been making. The average price, &C,
cording to my estimate delivered or
the pike, where needed, has run about
$2.75 per rod, this, of course, in,
cludes breaking.
In Mr.. w. P. Shoots Report OF tn,
Western Division OF the Mason County
, turnpike system, at the April term Of
Court, 1908, showed that he used 5000
rod Of rock, during the previous year
at an average cost OF $40 per road
and according to this report, at least
5000 rod OF rock was applied to the
, roads of Mason County, in 1907. Whai
would you think If l make the state,
ment, that 700 rod of rock has moi
been put out in the whole of Mason
County, SO far, in 1916. Can you won.
der at our turnpikes being worn out
What has become Of the money? OuI
road engineers never made an item.
lied statement any more, of the cost
of material and labor, and the taxpay.
ers of Mason County are In the dark as
to where our money goes.
In my next article. / deal with the
results Of my figures obtained in meas.
urements, and from the records OF the
County Clerks Office, and II you will
take this next article and go over Il
closely. l believe that every taxpayer
in Mason County can be benefited and
the taxpayers in every Precinct should
get the benefit OF. at least. the money
that they pay in road tax.
The statement that l make In the
next article, divides our road fund az
equitably in proportion as 1t produced
as can possible be done. l may be
wrong in some OF the conclusions thai
have drawn, but have failed TO sec
any argument to offset my remarks.
have tried to stick absolutely to the
truth and the facts as | find them
stated very early in my articles. that ]
would gladly correct any mls-state.
ment that l made. My attention has
been called to not single one. and
therefore. conclude that my dssorip.
ton and criticism is beyond attack.
There Is a condition existing at Or
angeburg, for the last year. thai
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