The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-18

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is a good Quarry about midway
between Fernleaf and Minerva from
which rock should be produced
for not to exceed $500 per rod.
notice one or two culverts
on this stretch of pike that are getting
in very bad condition, one end of
which is falling in and 1t is only a
matter of time that a new culvert will
have to be put in unless the necessary
repair is made in the near future.
will now take up the Germantown
pike from the Valley pike to German
town, the other 6 $40 miles of this
road having been referred to in anoth-
err article The $40 miles of the
Germantown pike, which l am now re-
ferring to is, as a whole, in very bad
condition, there being a number of
winter, became impossible This con-
dition is not confined to one or two
places but t0many. The first hill west
of the Valley pike and adjacent to the
Oscar Barrett farm is practically guae
through and needs lot of rock. The
next hill, near Frank Mcintyre, has
become rough and badly worn, how
ever, some rock have been hauled to
this spot to repair same.
From the home of John Evans to
Germantown, the road Is all ridge road
with one exception, near the Peter
Cook farm. There are more thay o
dozen stretches during the next winter
that will become impossible.
In front of the home of Dan Norris,
the road did become impossible, las
winter, and many wagons had to dou-
BILE team in order to get by, notwith-
standing the fact, string of rock, at
least, 300 feet in length, is lying right
beside this spot and this string or rock
has been beaten into the earth by the
traffic trying to get away from the I'M
passable spots. This rock still remain
in the pile. and | presume. will not be
spread until the road becomes muddy
during the winter, when it will sink
out of sight
From the warehouse of Thos. ].
Winter to the Town limits of German
town, there is, at least, 40 rod of
rock broken in strings. that have been
there since last summer-one year
What do you suppose this rock was
ever gotten out for? | suspect that
just before the Germantown Fair, this
rock will be spread so that the Auto
mobile traffic will wear them down"
GU Rock is available on this end of
the Germantown pike, at not to exceed
$500 per rod.
From Germantown, | took the
Lowell turnpike to the famous Lowell
bridge, a distance of 51A miles. This
road is entirely a ridge one, there not
being a bridge in the whole distance of
5k miles There is about 60 rod of
rock broken in strings at various
points from Germantown to Gal
breath's Store, some of which have
been lying there three years but most
of 1t was put out last summer. At one
point along one of the strings or rock,
a farmer advised me that one of the
automobiles taking the members OF
the Fiscal Court to Lowell bridge
stuck in a mud hole, and II 1t had not
been for the broken rock in the string
beside ii, team would have had to be
hired to pull them out. Notwithstand-
these terrible mud holes and
rough places, this 65 rod of rock re-
mains in piles and has never been
spread. What do you suppose this
rock was purchased for? Rock on
this pike can be had very cheap-not
to exceed $2.25 per rod.
From Galbreath's store, took the
pike leading to Robertson county, the
name of which l do not know, l call
II the Woodward or Two Lick pike,
as 1t crosses Two Lick about midway
its length. and by the way, this bridge
over Two Lick is the only bridge on q
turnpike entirely in the Germantowp
precinct. To say this road is rough
places 1t mildly. Stretch after stretch
has nothing but bed rock, the water
running down the middle of the road
there having been no ditch for years
past. At the Robertson County line
there is a splendid iron bridge over
the Northfork, 1874 feet long. with a
splendid foundation and everything In
good condition. l presume, Mason
County owns Y of this bridge. This is
a direct route for certain portion OF
Robertson County to reach Maysville
and II this branch road Of 2 4-1O miles
was kept In fair repair, II would bring
a great deal of traffic TO our city.
From a point $40 OF a mile from
this Northfork bridge. took the Dish
err pike or VOLTS Run which leads over
into Bracken county There is 2 4-1C
miles OF this pike in Mason, all OF
which is ridge road. and for Just a
small amount of money, could be kept
I'm excellent repair, In fact, Il is In
hafter ranai- today than 90 Der cent